Daily Archives: September 18, 2021

Former players back Sharma to replace Kohli as India’s T20 captain


September 18, 2021

NEW DELHI: Opener Rohit Sharma has demonstrated his leadership qualities in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and is an obvious choice to succeed Virat Kohli as India’s Twenty20 captain, according to several former players. Kohli, who has led India across formats, has decided to relinquish Twenty20 captaincy after the 20-overs World Cup scheduled in the United Arab Emirates and Oman …

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Tim Paine confident for Ashes after surgery


September 18, 2021

SYDNEY: Australian Test captain Tim Paine Friday said he was “extremely confident” of being ready for the Ashes against England after invasive neck surgery. The 36-year-old went under the knife on Tuesday after suffering severe pain in his neck and left arm due to a bulging disc which was hampering his ability to train at full intensity. Paine said the …

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VIETNAM APPROVES CUBA’S ABDALA COVID-19 VACCINE


September 18, 2021

Vietnam has approved Cuba’s Abdala vaccine for use against the new coronavirus, the government said on Saturday, as the Southeast Asian country is battling its worst outbreak. Abdala becomes the eighth COVID-19 vaccine approved for use in Vietnam, which has one of the lowest vaccination rates in the region, with only 6.3% of its 98 million people having received at …

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‘New Zealand will hear us at ICC’ Ramiz Raja fumed over NZC’s decision


September 18, 2021

Karachi: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja has slammed New Zealand after they unilaterally postponed the series due to a security alert. The 59-year-old Ramiz, in a tweet, felt sorry for the fans and asked New Zealand to tell on what grounds they made this decision. Ramiz affirmed that Blackcaps will hear us from Pakistan at the forum of the …

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HOW MUCH BIGGER IPHONE 13 BATTERIES ARE?


September 18, 2021

Apple revealed its new models called iPhone 13 on September 14. The battery size of the latest models has gotten significantly bigger since last year, according to a document posted to hazardous material information and response company Chemtrec’s website. Battery sizes have been described in watt-hours instead of traditional milliamp hours. Following are the battery sizes of Apple’s new phones and the …

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PRIVACY QUESTIONS RAISED OVER FACEBOOK SMART GLASSES


September 18, 2021

Ireland’s data privacy regulator on Friday said it had asked Facebook to demonstrate that an LED indicator light on the social media giant’s newly launched smart glasses is “an effective means” to let people know they are being filmed or photographed. Ireland’s Data Privacy Commissioner (DPC) is the lead regulator of Facebook under the European Union’s strict data privacy laws …

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TikTok comes up with mechanism to discourage indecency


September 18, 2021

ISLAMABAD: TikTok has launched an Urdu-language “safety centre” in the country in order to ensure that videos shared through the platform do not overstep the guidelines spelled out by the government. The decision comes in the wake of complaints that some of the videos created by users are too explicit and go beyond the bounds of decency. The telecom regulator …

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COVID-19 POSITIVITY RATIO FALLS BELOW 5PC IN PAKISTAN


September 18, 2021

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has reported 2,512 new COVID-19 cases during the past 24 hours at the positivity rate of 4.4 per cent, ARY News reported on Saturday, quoting National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC). According to the latest NCOC figures, COVID-19 has claimed 63 more lives across the country during the said period, pushing the overall death toll to 27,135. The daily …

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ABU DHABI ABOLISHES COVID-19 TESTING REQUIREMENT FOR ENTRY FROM WITHIN UAE


September 18, 2021

After fall in the number of coronavirus cases, Abu Dhabi has abolished a requirement for visitors coming from other parts of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to show a negative COVID-19 test report. According to the UAE’s official news agency, the changes, effective from Sunday (September 19), come after the Covid-19 infection rate in the UAE capital fell to 0.2% …

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