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Texas Rangers arrest Wolfe City officer on murder charge after fatal shooting


October 6, 2020

The Texas Rangers have arrested a Wolfe City police officer on a charge of murder after the officer fatally shot a man Saturday, authorities said. The officer, 22-year-old Shaun Lucas, was booked Monday into the Hunt County Jail. Jail records show his bail was set at $1 million. Shaun David Lucas(Hunt County Sheriff’s Office) A statement from the Texas Rangers, …

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Here is how long novel coronavirus can survive on human skin!


October 6, 2020

Left undisturbed, the new coronavirus can survive many hours on human skin, a new study has found. To avoid possibly infecting healthy volunteers, researchers conducted lab experiments using cadaver skin that would otherwise have been used for skin grafts. While influenza A virus survived less than two hours on human skin, the novel coronavirus survived for more than nine hours. …

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COVID-19: Breathing with face mask does not alter oxygen level


October 6, 2020

The average face mask may be uncomfortable but does not limit the flow of oxygen to the lungs, even in people with severe lung diseases, researchers say. They tested the effect of wearing surgical masks on gas exchange – the process by which the body adds oxygen to the blood while removing carbon dioxide – in 15 healthy physicians and 15 …

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Haris sets up final showdown with Sajjad


October 6, 2020

KARACHI: Promising Haris Tahir inched closer towards picking up his maiden national ranking crown when he accounted for former national champion Mohammad Bilal 6-3 and set up a title clash with veteran Mohammad Sajjad who coasted to 6-4 triumph over defending champion Mohammad Asif in other semi-final on Monday. Haris, the find of the ongoing event, has proved his mettle …

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Sevilla frustrate Barca as Real see off Levante


October 6, 2020

BARCELONA: Sevilla’s energetic defending ensured Ronald Koeman’s Barcelona dropped its first points in La Liga on Sunday. While Sevilla held Barcelona to a 1-1 draw at Camp Nou, Real Madrid went to the top of the standings after Vincius Junior and goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois helped earn a 2-0 victory at Levante. Barca and Sevilla have a game in hand and …

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United and Liverpool at sixes and sevens as EPL goes wild


October 6, 2020

LONDON: English football’s biggest teams have never experienced a day like it. Liverpool and Manchester United were both comprehensively humiliated by defeats on Sunday that rank among the heaviest in their history. Just when it looked like United’s 6-1 collapse at home to Tottenham Hotspur would be the day’s biggest shock in the Premier League, Liverpool managed to surpass it. …

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Shaheen strikes gold again as KP sink Sindh


October 6, 2020

KARACHI: For the second time in three matches of the ongoing First XI National T20 Cup, Shaheen Shah Afridi bagged a five-for as the big fast bowler inspired Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to a clinical eight-wicket rout of Sindh in Multan on Monday. The 20-year-old left-armer followed up his 5-20 against Balochistan last Friday with another rich haul of 5-21 as Sindh …

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Ali Naqvi inducted into ICC panel of match referees


October 6, 2020

LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has pulled back its best match referee Mohammad Anis to induct former Test opener Ali Naqvi into the ICC Panel of International Match Referees. “Former Test opener Ali Naqvi is the only new inclusion as he joins Prof Javed Malik in the ICC Panel of International Match Referees, while Ahsan Raza, Asif Yaqoob, Rashid …

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Ogra to settle system losses dispute on priority


October 6, 2020

ISLAMABAD: With the completion of quorum, the Oil & Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) is expected to settle — on priority and with majority vote — a dispute over system losses which has holding back the prices of Regasified Liquefied Natural Gas (RLNG) for two months now. The regulator has not notified RLNG prices after July owing to the disagreement between …

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