10-02-2021 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report LONDON/ KARACHI: The Britishers have become mad, they are the real human rights violaters, they need to learn basic ethics, elementary education (primary to lower-secondary), know about essential moral values and must obey the natural law and international customs as the remaining world …
Read More »Mysterious ‘two moons’ in Dubai went viral on social media
09-02-2021 Bureau Report + Agencies DUBAI/ KARACHI: Residents of UAE were put at ease after the case of “two moons” was solved Tuesday. According to UAE based publication Khaleej Times, the country’s social media was taken by storm after pictures and videos of two moons started to appear on their …
Read More »Coronavirus source ‘remains unidentified’: WHO
09-02-2021 WUHAN/ BEIJING/ GENEVA: An expert mission from the World Health Organization (WHO) investigating the origins of the coronavirus pandemic in China says it has yet to identify the animal source of the SARS-COV-2 virus, which has so far killed more than 2.3 million people across the world. Liang Wannian, …
Read More »UAE, US and Chinese missions prepare to explore Mars
09-02-2021 DUBAI: The Red Planet is about to get a little crowded. Three separate missions to Mars launched by the United States, China and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will all reach their destination this month after taking flight within just 11 days of each other in 2020. The un-crewed …
Read More »Hacker tries to poison water supply of Florida City
09-02-2021 FLORIDA: A computer hacker gained access to the water system of a city in Florida and tried to pump in a “dangerous” amount of a chemical, officials say. The hacker briefly increased the amount of sodium hydroxide (lye) in Oldsmar’s water treatment system, but a worker spotted it and …
Read More »China confirms Australian spy’s arrest
08-02-2021 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report BEIJING/ CANBERRA: Another Chinese-born Australian citizen arrested in China on severe spying charges like many other Australians those have been arrested in China in different masked faces or under-covered characters like teachers, journalists, doctors, tourists, smugglers and engineers etc., sources revealed. According to …
Read More »India donates 500,000 COVID vaccines to Afghanistan
08-02-2021 Bureau Report NEW DELHI/ KABUL: Afghanistan has received 500,000 doses of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine from India, the first vaccines it has received to date. The country is still waiting for emergency approval from the World Health Organization (WHO) before it can use the vaccine, according to Afghanistan’s Acting Minister …
Read More »Israeli PM pleads not guilty as corruption trial resumes
08-02-2021 JERUSALEM: Israel’s Prime Minister (PM), Benjamin Netanyahu has returned to court and pleaded not guilty to corruption charges as his trial enters an intensified phase six weeks before an election. The Monday hearing, which was pushed back multiple times because of coronavirus restrictions, is where he has to deliver …
Read More »Biden sets out firm line on Iran sanctions
08-02-2021 WASHINGTON/ TEHRAN: US President Joe Biden says he will not lift economic sanctions against Iran until it complies with the terms agreed under a 2015 nuclear deal. Biden was speaking in a CBS News interview aired on Sunday but Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said Tehran would only …
Read More »America ending aid to Saudi-led forces in Yemen
08-02-2021 WASHINGTON/ RIYADH/ DAMASCUS: United States President Joe Biden last week announced plans to end US support for Saudi Arabia’s “offensive operations” in war-torn Yemen, including ceasing relevant arms sales to the government in Riyadh. The move signaled a distinct shift in Washington’s approach to the conflict and a renewed emphasis …
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