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LONDON: Britain on Wednesday became the first country in the world to approve a coronavirus vaccine developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca as it battles a major winter surge driven by a new, highly contagious variant of the virus. Britain has already ordered 100 million doses of the vaccine, and the government said it had accepted the recommendation from the …

LONDON: Wind power accounted for more than half of Britain’s daily generated electricity on Saturday in the wake of Storm Bella, according to energy giant Drax. The percentage of wind power in the country’s energy mix hit a record 50.67 per cent on Saturday, the company said over the weekend, beating the previous record of 50 per cent in August. …

ISLAMABAD: The novel coronavirus has claimed more 63 lives in the past 24 hours, taking the death tally to 9,922. The data released by National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) shows more 63 fatalities due to the pandemic, whereas, 1,776 new infections were reported during the last 24 hours. 1,602 patients have recovered from the virus in a day and 2,259 patients …

WASHINGTON: Small drones will be allowed to fly over people and at night in the United States, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said on Monday, a significant step toward their use for widespread commercial deliveries. The FAA said its long-awaited rules for the drones, also known as unmanned aerial vehicles, will address security concerns by requiring remote identification technology in …

The E-video games industry in Pakistan is expanding and gaining the support of the federal government. Federal Minister for Science and Technology has recently said that the government has made a platform for E-gaming and he urged the youth who are not interested in studies to join the platform and earn foreign exchange for the country. “The video game industry …

Fumbling your smartphone and seeing it crash towards the ground is an expensive slip which often leads to a shattered screen and a pricey repair bill.   Tech firms have, as a result, ploughed millions into developing tougher screen and protective cases but have failed to eradicate the curse of the smashed screen + South Korean researchers now believe they have …

LAHORE: Hearing a petition against the government’s failure to remove blasphemous material from internet, Lahore High Court Chief Justice Muhammad Qasim Khan on Monday asked a federal law officer if the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has the jurisdiction to lodge a case against search engine Google. Several FIA officials were present in the court in compliance with the chief justice’s …

Despite several new features rolled out by the Facebook-owned WhatsApp in 2020, it is expected that in 2021 more exciting features will be introduced. Although several changes are on the cards in 2021, these are the three major features that we can expect. WhatsApp web to get voice, video call WhatsApp will introduce voice and video calling option for the …

ISLAMABAD: Minister for IT & Telecommunication Syed Amin ul Haque on Friday said that the IT sector has to harness the potential arising out of the digital shift due to the pandemic and achieve $5 billion export target by the end of FY23. In a statement, Haq said the measures taken by the IT ministry was moving on the right …

The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has issued notices to Google Inc and Wikipedia for “disseminating sacrilegious content” through the two platforms, it emerged on Friday. In a press release, the authority said it has been receiving complaints regarding “misleading search results associated with ‘present khalifa of Islam’ and an unauthentic version of the Holy Quran uploaded by the Ahmedi community …