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ASAD UMAR WARNS OF 5TH COVID WAVE IF VACCINATION TARGET NOT MET


October 21, 2021

ISLAMABAD: National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) head Asad Umar warned on Thursday that the Covid-19 pandemic could rear its ugly head again if the country fails to achieve its target of vaccination against the viral disease. “To ensure there is no 5th wave of covid we have to meet vaccination targets set,” the planning and development minister wrote in …

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92 MORE TEST POSITIVE FOR DENGUE FEVER IN ISLAMABAD


October 21, 2021

ISLAMABAD: Islamabad continues to report a spike in dengue fever cases as 92 more people tested positive for the mosquito-borne disease in the capital during the past 24 hours. Of the new cases, 38 were reported in rural areas while 54 in urban areas, sources said, adding a total of 2,429 people have got infected with the disease in Islamabad …

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14 killed as bombs go off on Syrian army bus; shelling claims 13 lives


October 21, 2021

DAMASCUS: A rare bombing of an army bus in Damascus and government shelling shortly after of a town in rebel-held northwest Syria killed at least 27 people on Wednesday, in the deadliest flare-up in months. Two bombs planted on an army bus in central Damascus were detonated early in the morning, killing 14 people, in the worst such attack there …

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Bitcoin hits record above $66,000 on Wall Street debut


October 21, 2021

LONDON: Bitcoin surged on Wednesday to a record above $66,000 after taking another step towards mainstream status as the world’s most popular cryptocurrency forayed onto Wall Street. A bitcoin futures exchange-traded fund (ETF), a type of financial instrument, launched on the New York Stock Exchange on Tuesday. The news electrified demand for the cryptocurrency, which scaled an all-time pinnacle of …

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Rider raises $2.3m in seed round


October 21, 2021

KARACHI: Rider, a last-mile delivery partner for e-commerce retailers, has raised $2.3 million in a seed round led by venture capital firm Global Founders Capital, Fatima Gobi Ventures and Asian Development Bank. A press release said on Wednesday that TPL E-Ventures and Transhold also participated in the seed round. The Karachi-based B2B2C service, which was launched in 2019, operates in …

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New name for Facebook? Critics cry smoke and mirrors


October 21, 2021

SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook critics pounced on Wednesday on a report the leading social network plans to rename itself, arguing it may be seeking to distract from recent scandals and controversy. The report from website The Verge, which Facebook refused to confirm, said the embattled company was aiming to show its ambition to be more than a social media site. But an activist …

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INDIA SAYS IT HAS ADMINISTERED 1 BILLION COVID-19 VACCINES


October 21, 2021

NEW DELHI: India health minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya has confirmed Thursday the country has administered a billion doses of Covid-19. “Congratulations India!” said the health minister in his tweet today. Earlier yesterday, when 998.5 million doses had been administere, Mansukh Mandaviya said on Twitter, “The country is close to making a vaccine century.” “To be a part of this golden …

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CAA issues notices to four airlines for cancelling domestic flights


October 21, 2021

RAWALPINDI: The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has issued notices to four airlines — Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), Serene Air, Airblue and Air Sial — for cancelling confirmed scheduled domestic flights, causing inconvenience to travellers. In light of public complaints, the CAA Director General has taken strict notice of airline operators for cancelling confirmed scheduled domestic flights and then utilising aircraft …

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Two ex-soldiers arrested in Germany over bid to form fighting force for Yemen


October 21, 2021

BERLIN: Police on Wednesday arrested two former German soldiers accused of trying to form a “terrorist” paramilitary group to fight in Yemen’s civil war, prosecutors said. The two men had taken steps to “create a paramilitary unit of 100 to 150 men” composed of former police officers and soldiers, the Karlsruhe federal prosecutor’s office in southwestern Germany said. Named as …

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