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Car transforms into flying vehicle ‘in less than three minutes’


November 1, 2020

A company, Klein Vision, has managed to transform a car into an aeroplane in Slovakia after 30 years of research and development on a prototype, called ‘AirCar’. The company run by Professor Stefan Klein made the announcement for the completion of successful test flights of the two-seat AirCar that weighs 1,100 kg and can carry an additional load of 200 …

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38 electric buses to reach Islamabad by December: Fawad Chaudhry


November 1, 2020

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Science and Technology, Fawad Chaudhry, said on Saturday that the federal capital will be the first city to have environment-friendly electric transport with 38 electric buses by December this year.  The PTI minister in a statement said under the new MoU, the German company will invest in three phases; installations of its manufacturing plants, bus operations …

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Plans to test COVID-19 vaccine in ages 12-18 on the cards


October 31, 2020

NEW YORK: Johnson & Johnson plans to start testing its experimental COVID-19 vaccine in youths aged 12 to 18 as soon as possible, and the company’s previous experience with the same technology in a vaccine successfully used in children could give it a leg up with regulators. “We plan to go into children as soon as we possibly can, but …

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‘Flying car’ takes first test flight


October 31, 2020

A vehicle has been developed in Slovakia which can transform itself from a car to an actual airplane within three minutes. The vehicle, named Air Car, took its first test flight of late, flying 1500 feet in the air. A Slovak company, called Klein Vision, posted a video showing a futuristic-looking white car being driven down the runway. It pulls …

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BBC clamps down on social media posts by staff


October 30, 2020

LONDON: The British Broadcasting Corporation unveiled new impartiality guidelines on Thursday after accusations that journalists and other staff have undermined its credibility via their social media accounts or by accepting lucrative offers to give outside speeches. Staff, contractors and freelancers could face dismissal for “serious” breaches of the guidelines, according to the broadcaster, which has been coming under pressure from the ruling …

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Instagram users can now stream live for four hours


October 28, 2020

Facebook-owned Instagram on Tuesday announced extending the maximum length of a stream to four hours. This extended timeframe will be available to all Instagram users globally, so long as they have no history of IP or policy violations. Explaining the reason behind extending time limits on live steams, the company said that change is meant to help those who’ve had …

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Digital media wing established to promote national narrative of Pakistan


October 28, 2020

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has taken a major step to promote national narrative and counter anti-state propaganda by establishing a digital media wing under the administration of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. Pakistan has stepped up for strengthening the national narrative on the international level and a digital media wing under the administration of the information ministry. After getting …

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Govt plans to convert public transport into electric vehicles


October 27, 2020

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry said on Monday that the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) government was working on a plan to convert public transport into electric vehicles in metropolitan cities. Speaking at a ceremony held to sign a memorandum of understanding with British company EGV to build electric buses locally, he said that after introducing an electric …

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Fake news spread on WhatsApp to Indian Americans plays stealth role in US election


October 27, 2020

New Jersey tech entrepreneur Arun Bantval is United States presidential candidate Joe Biden’s top fake-news watchdog on messaging service WhatsApp about the Democrat and his Indian American running mate Kamala Harris. Messages on WhatsApp, owned by Facebook Inc, are confidential and cannot be seen by moderators who police misleading memes, claims and other content on the social media giant’s flagship …

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PM vows to build knowledge city for quality education


October 27, 2020

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday said his dream was to build the country’s first Knowledge City which would offer top quality education to students. The prime minister shared on Twitter a video of the master plan of the project the ground-breaking of which was performed by him in Mianwali on Saturday. Renowned architect Tony Ashai, who will carry …

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