International

10-08-2021 The mRNA vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech may be less effective than Moderna’s against the Delta variant of the coronavirus, according to two reports posted on medRxiv on Sunday ahead of peer review. In a study of more than 50,000 patients in the Mayo Clinic Health System, researchers found …

10-08-2021 WASHINGTON: The Taliban are making swift gains in Afghanistan but President Joe Biden is standing firm on a US exit with limited options appearing to be on the table to reverse the insurgents’ momentum. The Taliban’s advances, including seizing six provincial capitals within days, may appear startling in their …

10-08-2021 NEW YORK/ KABUL: The UN’s agency for children, UNICEF, in a statement on Monday said that 27 children were killed and 136 more were wounded in ongoing fighting in Kandahar, Khost and Paktia provinces in the last 72 hours. The UN agency said it is “shocked by the rapid …

09-08-2021 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report RIYADH/ KARACHI/ ISLAMABAD: The so-called present and former “Muslims rulers” of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) while those were / are really not only non-Muslims but also anti-Shia and pro-Jewish ( Takfiris, Yazidis and Wahabis) have not only been murdering, slaughtering, beheading, killing, …

09-08-2021 SACRAMENTO (CALIFORNIA): As thousands fled advancing flames on Sunday, authorities revealed that the Dixie blaze in northern California had grown to become the second-worst wildfire in state history. As of Sunday, the fire had destroyed 463,477 acres (187,562 hectares), up from the previous day’s 447,723 acres. It now covers …

09-08-2021 NEW YORK: Humanity will experience more extreme weather in the coming years and it will suffer the consequences of rising sea levels and melting Arctic ice, scientists working from across the globe said in a crucial UN climate report. The alarming report by a UN scientific panel, released on …

09-08-2021 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies KABUL/ ISLAMABAD: The Taliban has captured three more provincial capitals, as they take their fight to the cities after seizing much of the countryside in recent months. The group has seized five provincial capitals in Afghanistan since Friday in a lightning …

09-08-2021 TOKYO: The Tokyo Olympics, postponed and played out behind closed doors because of the COVID pandemic, concluded with an upbeat ceremony in Japan’s capital. The Games took place without spectators and athletes were barred from venturing outside the Olympic village. Their staging has faced local opposition and around 30 …

09-08-2021 Bureau Report SYDNEY: “If the objective was to frighten the hell out of the community, I can guarantee you they have done that.” Dai Le, a local councilor in Sydney, is speaking angrily about the deployment of 300 military personnel to the city’s streets this week. Her constituency, Fairfield, …

08-08-2021 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies KABUL/ ISLAMABAD: The Taliban has captured the city of Kunduz, the armed group said, the third provincial capital it has taken over in the last three days. A Taliban statement on Sunday said it has captured the police headquarters, the governor’s …