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Suez Canal shipping backlog ends, days after giant vessel freed
Last 61 ships, out of 422 ships that were queuing, passed through the vital trade artery
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Seven deaths in UK among AstraZeneca jab recipients after blood clots
British acknowledgement of deaths comes as several European countries paused use of Oxford vaccine
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Muslim scholar Maulana Wali Rahmani dies in India
Rahmani, 78, a former general secretary of the AIMPLB had tested positive for coronavirus last week
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Brazil exhumes old graves to make space for surging Covid-19 burials
Country’s outbreak is the second-deadliest in the world averaging about 3,000 deaths, 75,500 new cases per day
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‘400k Pakistani children suffer from autism’
World observes Autism Awareness Day today
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Train crash kills 48 in Taiwan's deadliest rail tragedy for decades
Train derailed in tunnel after hitting truck, Island’s worst rail disaster in four decades
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UK regulator found total of 30 cases of blood clot events after AstraZeneca vaccine use
Regulatory Agency says no such reports of clotting events following use of BioNTech SE and Pfizer Inc vaccines
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US says any approach to North Korea will have to be in 'lockstep' with allies
Denuclearisation will remain at the center of US policy toward North Korea
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Japan getting more Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines to immunise elderly faster
Japan’s immunisation campaign began in February, later than most major economies
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India reports six-month high of Covid-19 daily infections amid new curbs
The new surge this year presents a fresh challenge to the government
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Suez Canal must upgrade quickly to avoid future disruption - shipping sources
Major trade route tries to bounce back from a costly six-day closure
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China Sinovac says it reached two billion doses annual capacity for Covid-19 vaccine
Spokesperson says third facility starts cultivating cells where the coronavirus would be grown
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Australia probes if blood clot case linked to AstraZeneca vaccine
Investigators have not confirmed a causal link with the Covid-19 AstraZeneca vaccine, investigations ongoing
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UK bans entry of travellers from Pakistan, three other countries over pandemic fears
The measure will come into effect at 4am on Friday, April 9, says British high commissioner to Pakistan
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New Covid-19 restrictions to impact French growth
New lockdown would force temporary closure of 150,000 businesses at a cost of 11 billion euros per month
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Knife-wielding man arrested from Makkah's Grand Mosque
The man was reportedly chanting slogans of terrorist organisations; probe initiated
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Turkish nasal COVID-19 vaccine effective versus variant
Developer of protein-based intranasal vaccine candidate says Turkey-made spray ready to start clinic studies
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India's Maharashtra state warns of full lockdown amid second wave of coronavirus
Consider this a warning that I could impose a complete lockdown in next couple of days if things remain same, says CM
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US, Iran head to Vienna for indirect nuclear deal talks
We don’t anticipate an immediate breakthrough as there will be difficult discussions ahead, says US official
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US Capitol complex on lockdown after reports motorist rams officers
Both officers are injured and have been transported to the hospital, say police
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Protests planned for Modi’s visit to attend G7 summit in UK
UK based Pakistani-Kashmiri, Bangladeshi and Sikh rights groups stand united against the Indian prime minister
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Jailed Kremlin critic Navalny launches hunger strike in bid for medical care
Navalny said requests for a doctor of his choice to examine him and for proper medicine had been ignored
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India opens up immunisation to more people, vaccine exports to dwindle
The country has so far injected 64 million doses and exported nearly as many
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Cuba vaunts 'technical sovereignty' in Covid battle
With the country's homegrown vaccine candidates and production of ventilators and CT scanners make headlines worldwide
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US envoy Kerry heads to India, Bangladesh for climate talks, skips Pakistan
Biden ignored Pakistan at his government's first summit on climate change to be held on April 22
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As grassroots feminist movement takes hold, Egypt moves to restrict women's rights even further
The law gives fathers priority in child custody and allows them to prevent mothers from traveling with their children
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Exit from women's treaty splits Turkey's activists
Erdogan's decision came as the number of femicides and other crimes against Turkish women is growing
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Macron orders Covid-19 lockdown across all of France, closes schools
With death toll nearing 100,000 Macron forced to abandon his goal of keeping the country open to protect the economy
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Four dead, 2 wounded, including suspect, in shooting near Los Angeles
The shooting erupted in a two-story office building that opens onto an inner courtyard ringed by several businesses
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German intensive care association demands hard lockdown
About 1,000 additional patients had ended up in intensive care since the middle of March
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EU to sanction Iran militia, police, three entities over 2019 protests, diplomats say
Iran has called the toll given by sources “fake news”
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CJCSC meets top Turkish security, defence officials
ISPR says both sides deliberated upon bilateral cooperation including security and counter-terrorism
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India AstraZeneca shot delay could be 'catastrophic' for Africa
India decided to delay exports of the shots made by the Serum Institute of India (SII) to meet local demand
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EU seeks 10 million AstraZeneca vaccines from India to meet shortfall
Any quick approval is unlikely as India is scrambling to expand its own domestic vaccination drive, says official
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British police officer convicted of belonging to neo-Nazi group
It was the first far-right group to be outlawed in Britain since World War Two
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PM Imran’s letter to Modi shows wisdom, vision: Chinese scholar
India must first take concrete actions to create favourable environment for constructive dialogue, says Cheng Xizhong
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Iran adds advanced machines enriching underground at Natanz: IAEA
Last year Tehran began adding more advanced centrifuges there able to enrich much faster than the IR-1
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Afghan polio vaccine drive in trouble after three female medics killed
About 70,000 staff, including vaccinators, are involved in implementing polio campaign, of which about 40% are women
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Pfizer Covid-19 shot 91% effective in updated data, protective against South African variant
New overall efficacy rate of 91.3% is lower than the 95% originally reported in November for its 44,000-person trial
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UAE: 1 year in prison for April Fool's Day pranks
The April Fool's Day is marked every year on the first of April worldwide where traditionally people prank others
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US raises concerns at 'significant' human rights violations in India
In its report, State Department highlights rights abuses, mistreatment of minorities, and widespread corruption
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Myanmar protesters hold vigils as US orders non-essential staff to leave
With at least 521 civilians killed in two months of protests against the Feb 1 coup
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India's daily coronavirus cases rise at slower pace than day earlier
India has been reporting a spike in cases this month
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Pakistan assures Tajikistan of early completion of CASA-1000 energy project
FM Qureshi tells Tajik counterpart Gwadar, other seaports could help boost bilateral trade between the two countries
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OPEC+ panel says uncertainties may impact oil demand recovery
The Joint Technical Committee forecasts oil stocks dipping below the 2015-2019 average in August
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Paris mayor calls for schools to be closed to rein in Covid-19
Ahead of possible new restrictive measures to be announced by the government
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Turkey logs highest new Covid-19 cases since beginning of pandemic - ministry
The latest daily death toll was 155
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EU to get 107 million COVID doses by end of March, 30 million from AstraZeneca
Pfizer-BioNTech will deliver 67.5 million doses and Moderna nearly 10 million
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China amends Hong Kong’s Basic Law to improve electoral system
Amendments will revise, improve methods for selection of Hong Kong's chief executive, says foreign ministry
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First batch of CanSino Covid-19 vaccines arrives in Pakistan
Single-dose Chinese jab is 74.8% efficient in preventing coronavirus and 100% efficient at preventing severe disease

















































