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Petrol queue in Lanka kills auto driver

Colombo: A 53-year-old auto-rickshaw driver in Sri Lanka died of a heart attack on Thursday in Colombo’s suburb while waiting in a serpentine Read more...

Pak politicians’ wives richer than their husbands...

Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and former premier Imran Khan’s wives have financial assets worth more than their husbands, Read more...

N. Korea reports another disease outbreak amid Covid-1...

Seoul: North Korea reported a new “epidemic” of an intestinal disease on Thursday, an unusual announcement from the secretive country t Read more...

I2U2 group of India, Israel, UAE and US to hold 1st vi...

Washington: The new I2U2 grouping of India, Israel, the UAE and the US will hold its first virtual summit next month as part of the Biden administr Read more...

‘Cutting chai’: Pak minister urges people to reduc...

Islamabad: Cash-strapped Pakistan has urged its countrymen to cut down the consumption of tea to help reduce the import bill eating into the countr Read more...

US abortions rise; 1 in 5 pregnancies terminated in 20...

Washington: The number and rate of US abortions increased from 2017 to 2020 after a long decline, according to figures released Wednesday. The repo Read more...

Iran to test rocket carrying satellite twice...

Dubai: Iran acknowledged Wednesday it plans two tests for its new solid- fueled rocket after satellite photos showed preparations at a desert launc Read more...

UK : More flights to deport asylum-seekers to Rwanda...

London: The British government vowed Wednesday to organize more flights to deport asylum-seekers to Rwanda, after a last-minute court judgment grou Read more...

Massive treasure trove found in China

Beijing: Chinese archaeologists have stumbled on an ancient treasure trove discovering a record collection of about 13,000 artefacts stated to be t Read more...

Critically-ill Musharraf may be flown to Pakistan...

Lahore: Pakistan’s exmilitary dictator General Pervez Musharraf, who is in a UAE hospital in a critical condition with no possibility of reco Read more...