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Pakistani police storm home of former PM Khan, arrest 61
Published On: March 19, 2023 11:39 AM NPT By: Associated Press
LAHORE, Islamabad: Pakistani police stormed former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s residence in the eastern city of Lahore on Saturday and arrested 61 people amid tear gas and clashes between Khan’s supporters and police, officials said.
Mountain forests disappearing at alarming rate: study
Published On: March 19, 2023 09:00 AM NPT By: AFP/RSS
WASHINGTON, March 19: Logging, wildfires and farming are causing mountain forests, habitat to 85 percent of the world's birds, mammals and amphibians, to vanish at an alarming rate, according to a study published on Friday.
Minnesota nuclear plant leaked radioactive water in November
Published On: March 18, 2023 09:45 AM NPT By: AFP/RSS
WASHINGTON, March 18: The operator of a nuclear facility in Minnesota said on Thursday the plant suffered a leak last November of water containing radioactive tritium, but that contamination was largely limited to the plant itself.Xcel Energy, operator of the nuclear plant northwest of Minneapolis in the Midwest state of Minnesota, did not say why it waited more than three months to acknowledge the leak to the public.
Arrest warrant suspended for ex-Pakistan PM Khan
Published On: March 18, 2023 09:15 AM NPT By: AFP/RSS
LAHORE, Pakistan, March 18: An arrest warrant for former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan was suspended Friday, his lawyers said, clearing the way for him to end a holdout at his residence that led to bloody clashes between supporters and police earlier this week.
WHO sees Covid posing similar threat to flu this year
Published On: March 18, 2023 08:16 AM NPT By: AFP/RSS
GENEVA, March 18: The Covid-19 pandemic could settle down this year to a point where it poses a threat similar to flu, the World Health Organization said Friday.
Chinese president to pay state visit to Russia
Published On: March 17, 2023 04:24 PM NPT By: Republica
March 17: Chinese President Xi Jinping will pay a state visit to Russia from March 20 to 22 at the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying announced on Friday.
At least 22 people killed in suspected massacre at Myanmar monastery
Published On: March 17, 2023 01:15 PM NPT By: Reuters
March 17: At least 22 people, including three Buddhist monks, were shot dead at close range in central Myanmar last week, according to a doctor's post-mortem report, in what opponents of military rule say was a massacre of civilians conducted by the army.
Dengue treatment advances in animal trials
Published On: March 17, 2023 10:15 AM NPT By: AFP/RSS
TOKYO, March 17 : A new dengue treatment that could become the first to prevent and treat the virus has proven effective in initial trials in monkeys, according to new research.
Banned from school, Afghan girls turn to madrassas
Published On: March 17, 2023 09:15 AM NPT By: AFP/RSS
KABUL, March 17: In a madrassa in the Afghan capital, rows of teenage girls rock back and forth reciting verses of the Koran under the watchful eye of a religious scholar.
Credit Suisse bounces back but investors still cautious
Published On: March 17, 2023 08:31 AM NPT By: AFP/RSS
ZURICH, March 17: Credit Suisse rallied on the stock market Thursday after grabbing a $54 billion central bank lifeline in a bid to restore investor confidence but analysts remain wary about the major lender's future.
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