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Party without hosts? Jaded India risk early exit from T20 World Cup


November 2, 2021

DUBAI: The business end of the Twenty20 World Cup risks becoming a party without a host with timid India staring at an early exit from the tournament they were expected to dominate. England captain Eoin Morgan was merely voicing the popular perception last week when he described his team and Australia as the “joint second-favourites” in the tournament behind Virat …

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Dwaine Pretorius underlines South Africa’s team effort


November 2, 2021

ABU DHABI: All-rounder Dwaine Pretorius says the secret to South Africa’s success at the ongoing ICC Twenty20 World Cup has been the team effort that means they are not reliant on a few individuals ahead of their vital Group 1 clash against Bangladesh in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday. South Africa have been dependent on big-name players getting them over the …

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Pakistan’s morale high, says Malik ahead of Namibia game


November 2, 2021

ABU DHABI: Veteran all-rounder Shoaib Malik said on Monday Pakistan’s morale was “high” from last month’s win over India ahead of this week’s Twenty20 World Cup match against Namibia in Abu Dhabi. Pakistan have raced to three wins in as many games starting with a resounding ten-wicket opening fixture victory over arch-rivals India followed by New Zealand and Afghanistan. They need another win to qualify …

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BAHRAIN APPROVES PFIZER COVID VACCINE FOR CHILDREN AGED 5-11


November 2, 2021

Bahrain has approved the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use for children aged between 5 and 11 years, the government media office said on Tuesday. The decision came after a study involving 3,100 children aged between 5 and 11 who were administered with the vaccine found it to be 90.7% effective in that age group, said the statement, citing the …

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‘RESCUE 1122 SERVICES TO BE LAUNCHED IN ISLAMABAD THIS MONTH’


November 2, 2021

ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed has announced that Rescue 1122 service will be launched in Islamabad this month. Sheikh Rasheed made the announcement while paying a visit to the fire brigade services of Islamabad. He said that Islamabad’s Rescue 1122 will be included fire fighting, ambulances and other emergency services, whereas, 20 vehicles will be launched initially and it will …

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SC TAKES NOTICE OF INCREASING BREAST CANCER CASES


November 2, 2021

ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday took notice of the increasing breast cancer cases across the country.  The notice was taken by the Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Gulzar Ahmed while hearing a suo moto case related to the insertion of substandard stents into heart patients. CJP Gulzar remarked that the disease is rapidly increasing in the country and there are …

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APPLE CUTS IPAD PRODUCTION TO FEED CHIPS TO IPHONE 13


November 2, 2021

Apple Inc has cut back production of iPad tablets to allocate more components to the iPhone 13, a sign the global chip supply crunch is hitting Apple harder than previously indicated, Nikkei said on Tuesday, citing multiple sources. Production of the iPad was down half from Apple’s original plans for the past two months, the newspaper said on its website, …

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APPLE CUTS IPAD PRODUCTION


November 2, 2021

Apple has cut back production of iPad tablets to allocate more components to the iPhone 13, a sign the global chip supply crunch is hitting Apple harder than previously indicated, Nikkei said on Tuesday, citing multiple sources. Production of the iPad was down half from Apple’s original plans for the past two months, the newspaper said on its website, adding …

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WHATSAPP INTRODUCES UPDATES FOR WEB, MOBILE VERSIONS


November 2, 2021

WhatsApp has introduced several updates for its web and mobile phone versions. In a Twitter announcement, WhatsApp said that with the new updates, users will be able to add stickers and text or crop and rotate their photos from any WhatsApp screen, whether it’s a smaller or big one. In terms of sticker suggestions, users can now incorporate the perfect …

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