12-03-2022 WASHINGTON/ MOSCOW/ KYIV: The United States (US) rejected Russian claims that it supports a bioweapons program in Ukraine, saying the allegations were a sign that Moscow could soon use the weapons themselves. “The Kremlin is intentionally spreading outright lies that the United States and Ukraine are conducting chemical and …
Read More »Accidentally fired missile into Pakistan: India
11-03-2022 Bureau Report NEW DELHI/ ISLAMABAD: India said on Friday it accidentally fired a missile into Pakistan because of a “technical malfunction” during routine maintenance. “On 9 March 2022, in the course of a routine maintenance, a technical malfunction led to the accidental firing of a missile,” the Indian government …
Read More »Person to receive pig’s heart dies 2 months after surgery
11-03-2022 New York: The person who received a pig’s heart transplant passed away on Tuesday afternoon, months after going through the surgery. David Bennett, 57, had made headlines across the globe after he had his heart successfully replaced by a genetically-modified heart taken from a pig. However, Bennett passed away …
Read More »Chinese Tesla rival Xpeng launches P5 electric car in Europe
11-03-2022 OSLO/ COPENHAGEN: Xpeng has started taking pre-orders on its mass market P5 electric sedan in four European countries as the Chinese rival to Tesla continues its aggressive international expansion. The P5, which was first revealed nearly a year ago in China, can be reserved by customers in Denmark, the …
Read More »Russia-Ukraine fail to reach deal on cease-fire
11-03-2022 MOSCOW/ KYIV: Talks between Russia and Ukraine have failed, with foreign ministers from both countries making no progress on a potential cease-fire agreement. The discussions came a day after Russian forces bombed a maternity hospital in Mariupol, an attack which Ukrainian authorities say killed three people, including one child. …
Read More »Indian balloon seller girl becomes glamorous model
10-03-2022 Bureau Report KERALA/ NEW DELHI: A young girl selling balloons on the streets of Kerala, India, attained overnight fame after pictures of her went viral on social media when a photographer decided to carry out a professional photo-shoot for her. According to NDTV, the photographer, Arjun Krishnan, posted a …
Read More »Transgender man gives birth to baby boy
10-03-2022 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report LONDON: A transgender man gave birth to a baby boy who couldn’t get pregnant while going through his transitioning phase. Ryan Sanderson, who is 24-years-old and was born a female had been taking testosterone for nine months, found out that he had gotten …
Read More »Nasrallah slams US’ double standards on human rights
10-03-2022 BEIRUT/ TEHRAN: The secretary general of Lebanon’s Hezbollah resistance movement condemned the US’ double standards on human rights, saying Washington has remained silent on Israeli atrocities against Palestine and the horrendous criminal acts that the Saudi-led coalition is perpetrating in Yemen. “While US officials accuse Russia of committing war …
Read More »Australia declares floods a national emergency
10-03-2022 Bureau Report + Agencies CANBERRA/ MELBOURNE/ SYDNEY: Australia has declared the devastating flooding along its east coast a national emergency, as Prime Minister Scott Morrison faced protests during his visit to the heart of the disaster zone. The emergency declaration, which was set up after Australia’s destructive 2019 bushfires, …
Read More »Europe faces refugee crisis as millions enter from Ukraine
10-03-2022 LVIV/ MOSCOW/ KYIV: Russian troops are constantly advancing on Ukrainian territory and are now deployed a few kilometres away from the capital Kyiv as 1.2 million people from eastern Ukraine have entered Poland, making it Europe’s biggest refugee crisis since World War II. Russian troops were surrounding the key …
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