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YES Prep Southwest shooting: Former student in custody after school principal was shot and wounded


October 2, 2021

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Classes at YES Prep Southwest Secondary will be canceled Monday through Wednesday next week following a shooting that injured the school’s principal, according to the school. The Houston Police Department said it received a report of an active shooting at about 11:45 a.m. at 4400 Anderson Road at Hiram Clarke. HPD Chief Troy Finner said the …

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Southwest Freeway to close again this weekend for interchange project


October 2, 2021

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Do you have plans to be out and about this weekend? If so, you may want to know about these road closures before heading out. In part two of the I-610 West Loop/ I-69 Southwest Freeway interchange project, the Texas Department of Transportation has closed all northbound and southbound mainlanes of the Southwest Freeway at the …

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‘FIRST’ PUBLIC SECTOR GAMMA KNIFE RADIOSURGERY FACILITY OPENS IN KARACHI


October 1, 2021

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah on Friday inaugurated a Gamma Knife radiosurgery facility at the Dow University Hospital, Ojha Campus. Karachi Administrator Murtaza Wahab Siddiqui, who is also the provincial government’s spokesperson tweeted: “This is the first such intervention at a public sector hospital in Pakistan.” “This painless technology is known worldwide for treatment of tumours.” TODAY CM #SINDH INAUGURATED …

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Family blames Rohingya militants for murder of community leader


October 1, 2021

KUTUPALONG: The brother of slain Rohingya community leader Mohib Ullah on Thursday blamed militants for murdering him in a Bangladesh refugee camp because of his popularity and rights work. Mohib Ullah had emerged in recent years as one of the most prominent representatives of around 850,000 Rohingya stuck in camps in Bangladesh since fleeing violence in Myanmar in 2017. Unidentified assailants gunned …

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MALAYSIA APPROVES SINOVAC’S COVID-19 VACCINE FOR AGES 12 TO 17


October 1, 2021

Malaysia has given conditional approval for a COVID-19 vaccine made by China’s Sinovac to be used on young people aged between 12 and 17, its health ministry said on Friday. Teenagers younger than 18 began receiving COVID-19 doses last month, after vaccinations of more than 80% of adults were completed in one of Southeast Asia’s fastest vaccine rollouts that has …

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71,000 cyber attacks made on FBR portals every month: Tarin


October 1, 2021

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin has informed the National Assembly that on an average the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) portals were subjected to 71,000 cyber attacks every month. This volume has, over a couple of years, increased sharply as tools and methods available with the hackers are more powerful and sophisticated, Mr Tarin said in a written reply to …

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