LA PALMA: Red-hot lava engulfed the land Jose Roberto Sanchez inherited from his parents on Saturday and lightning flashed around the rim of the volcano that has been erupting on the Spanish island of La Palma for almost three weeks. There were 37 seismic movements on Saturday, with the largest measuring 4.1, the Spanish National Geological Institute said, but La …

HOUSTON: Texans on Saturday once again found themselves living under a ban on most abortions following a ruling by a US federal appeals court which came just days after they were temporarily allowed. The Friday decision by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals temporarily set aside a Wednesday ruling, and effectively reinstated the ban on most abortions once a fetal …

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping vowed on Saturday to achieve “peaceful reunification” with Taiwan, and did not directly mention the use of force after a week of tensions with the Chinese-claimed island that sparked international concern. Taiwan responded shortly after by calling on Beijing to abandon its “coercion”, reiterating that only Taiwan’s people could decide their future. Democratically ruled Taiwan …

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The Delta variant of the coronavirus does not appear to cause more severe disease in children than earlier forms of the virus, a UK study suggests. Earlier this year, the research team found the Alpha variant of the virus did not appear to make children sicker than the so-called wild, or original, form of the virus, first seen in China. …

Ashish Mishra, son of India’s junior home minister Ajay Mishra Teni, has been arrested on accusations that he ran over and killed four protesting farmers last week, a senior police official said. The farmers, killed on Oct 3 in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, were part of India’s longest-running agricultural protest, opposing laws they fear will reduce guaranteed minimum prices for …

KARACHI: Reigning national U-17 champion Ahsan Ramzan created quite a stir when he pulled off the biggest upset to date by humbling top seed and holder Mohammad Asif 5-2 as second seed Mohammad Sajjad smashed maximum break of 147, first ever by a cueist in a ranking event, in the NBP 46th National Snooker Championship at the bank’s sports complex …

Nuclear scientist Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan passed away in Islamabad on Sunday morning at the age of 85. He was given a state funeral at Faisal Mosque, while his burial is to be held at H-8 graveyard. According to Radio Pakistan, he was admitted to a local hospital where his health deteriorated early morning. PTV said that he died after being transferred to …

ISLAMABAD: The opposition Pak­is­tan Peoples Party (PPP) on Saturday urged the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) government to present details of its talks with the International Mone­tary Fund (IMF) before parliament, prior to taking any final decision. Talking to Dawn on Saturday, PPP central Punjab president Raja Pervez Ashraf asked the government to apprise the nation about conditions being imposed by the IMF for …

LAHORE: Opposition Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) alliance leaders Maulana Fazlur Rehman and Shehbaz Sharif have said that fresh polls must be held at once to steer the country out of crises. “It’s a demand of the PDM and other (political forces) that fresh elections be called in the country immediately. Only transparent fresh polls will pave the way for the …