Details of UK military personnel exposed in payroll data breach
(): British officials say the names and bank details of thousands of serving British soldiers, sailors and air force members have been exposed in a data breach at a payroll system. The Ministry of Defence said Defence Secretary Grant Shapps would make a statement in the House of Commons on...
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Boeing calls off its first astronaut launch due to valve issue
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Stormy Daniels expected to appear at hush money trial
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2 killed, 21 injured in knife attack at hospital in China
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Malaysia defends companies that supply weapons to Israel
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‘Gaza may be Joe Biden’s Vietnam’
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Police break up pro-Palestinian student protest in Berlin
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Israeli forces seize Rafah crossing in Gaza
08 May 2024 | AP
New vaccine may be effective against all coronaviruses
A team of scientists from the world’s leading universities have developed a new all-in-one vaccine that they hope can protect humans against a broad range of coronaviruses, including ones that are yet to emerge. The research published in ‘Nature Nanotechnology’ on Monday is based on a new approach to vaccine development...
‘Gulf Kingdom considers Pak high priority biz opportunity’
(): A senior Saudi official on Monday said that the oil-rich Gulf Kingdom’s government and companies consider Pakistan a high priority economic, investment and business opportunity. Saudi Deputy Investment Minister Ibrahim Almubarak made the remarks while addressing a two-day Pakistan-Saudi Arabia Investment Conference, which began here on Monday. A 50-member Saudi...
Chad holds prez polls after years of military rule
(): Voters in Chad headed to the polls on Monday to cast their ballot in a long delayed presidential election that is set to end three years of military rule under interim president, Mahamat Deby Itno. Deby Itno seized power after his father who ran the country for more than...
Pak CJ slams panel for probe into extremist group-led sit-in
Pakistan’s Chief Justice Faez Isa on Monday slammed a fact-finding commission set up to investigate the extremist group Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan’s 2017 Faizabad sit-in, saying that apparently, the committee’s “mandate was to acquit” former ISI chief Faiz Hameed “by going out of the way”. Isa’s remarks came as a three-member bench of...
Pak SC suspends HC verdict denying Sunni Ittehad Council reserved seats
In a relief to jailed former premier Imran Khan’s party, Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Monday suspended a high court verdict denying the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) reserved seats for women and minorities in the national and provincial assemblies. The Peshawar High Court (PHC) had rejected a petition of the SIC, which...
Maldives urges Indians to ‘be a part’ of its tourism
ith the number of Indian tourists visiting the Maldives dwindling amidst strained bilateral ties, the archipelago nation’s tourism minister on Monday urged Indians to contribute to the country’s economy which is dependent on tourism. In an interview with PTI Videos here, Maldivian Tourism Minister Ibrahim Faisal emphasised on the historical relations...
Germany recalls envoy in Russia for a week
(): Germany said on Monday it recalled its ambassador to Russia for a week of consultations in Berlin following an alleged hacker attack on Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s party. Germany last week accused Russian military agents of hacking into the top echelons of Scholz’s Social Democrats’ party and other sensitive government...
