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UAE issues travel advisory against dangerous Marburg virus

05 Apr 2023 23:41 PM IST

UAE has issued a travel advisory for citizens against travelling to Equatorial Guinea and Tanzania due to the outbreak of Marburg virus, reported Al Arabiya News. “The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) has urged the public to be aware of the virus causing Marburg haemorrhagic fever and to avoid

Nepal President Ram Paudel discharged from hospital

05 Apr 2023 16:42 PM IST

Nepali President Ram Chandra Paudel has been discharged from hospital after undergoing a four-day treatment, hospital authorities said on Wednesday. He was discharged from Tribhuwan University Teaching Hospital, Maharajgunj . However, no details about the health condition of the President were mentioned in the latest release. Notably, the newly elected

Iran appoints 1st envoy to UAE since 2016 thaw

05 Apr 2023 13:32 PM IST

Since a warming in relations and realignment between Gulf governments and Iran in 2016, Iran named its first ambassador to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Tuesday, according to Dawn. Reza Ameri, Iran’s recently appointed ambassador was previously the director general of the foreign ministry’s office for Iranian expatriates, according

Trump: “US is going to hell”

05 Apr 2023 08:10 AM IST

The United States is going to hell, said former President Donald Trump in a jibe at Joe Biden’s administration while addressing a public gathering on Tuesday night. Addressing supporters from his Mar-a-Lago property, Trump mentioned the Hunter Biden’s laptop scandal saying, “The FBI and Department of Justice in collusion with

US ‘still assessing’ recovered parts from China spy balloon: Pentagon

04 Apr 2023 23:47 PM IST

The United States is still assessing the parts that were recovered from the balloon, and precautionary steps were taken in time to limit the intelligence value that it would be able to collect, Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh said in a press briefing on Monday. Responding to media queries

Musk replaces Twitter’s blue bird logo with ‘Doge’ meme

04 Apr 2023 23:46 PM IST

Yet again, Twitter CEO Elon Musk is back with new updates for the micro-blogging site, and this time he has changed the iconic blue bird logo, which has served as a home button on the web version, with the “doge” meme of the Dogecoin cryptocurrency. Twitter users noticed the ‘doge’

Rights groups welcome Malaysia move on death penalty

04 Apr 2023 23:45 PM IST

Human rights groups on Tuesday applauded Malaysia’s move to scrap the mandatory death penalty as a major step forward in the push for the abolition of capital punishment in Southeast Asia. Instead of the death penalty, lawmakers on Monday approved bills to give courts the option of imposing prison sentences

Biden offers $450 million for clean energy projects at coal mines

04 Apr 2023 23:44 PM IST

President Joe Biden’s administration is making $ 450 million available for solar farms and other clean energy projects across the country at the sites of current or former coal mines, as part of its ongoing efforts to combat climate change. As many as five projects nationwide will be funded through

Lahore ATC extends Imran’s interim bail in 3 cases to 13 April

04 Apr 2023 23:42 PM IST

An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan’s Punjab province on Tuesday extended the interim bail of Imran Khan until 13 April in three cases filed relating to the clashes that took place between his supporters and the police outside the residence of the former prime minister in Lahore last month. ATC Judge

Pak SC declares EC decision to delay Punjab polls illegal

04 Apr 2023 23:40 PM IST

Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Tuesday termed “unconstitutional” the election commission’s decision to postpone polls in the Punjab province till 8 October, in a major blow to the federal government that has been trying to delay the provincial election citing security issues and the economic crisis. The apex court also fixed

US Foreign Affairs Committee chairman to visit Taiwan

04 Apr 2023 23:38 PM IST

Michael McCaul, chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee in the United States House of Representatives, is expected to arrive in Taiwan on Thursday. During his visit, Michael McCaul will hold a meeting with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen, Focus Taiwan reported. Apart from his meeting with Taiwanese President Michael McCaul and

Sweden arrests 5 suspected of terror, for Quran burning

04 Apr 2023 23:37 PM IST

Five men have been arrested “on suspicion of aiding and abetting terrorist offenses,” Sweden’s SAPO domestic security agency said Tuesday, adding the case was related to the burning of a Quran in January in Stockholm and that an attack is not imminent. In a statement, Susanna Trehörning, deputy head of