According to reports, a 3-year-old boy in Illinois accidentally shot and killed his mother after discovering a gun in the backseat of the family’s car. According to WLS, the horrific tragedy occurred after Dejah Bennet and her boyfriend arrived with her son at a supermarket in the Chicago suburb of Dolton on Saturday. The toddler … Read more
Russia passed legislation on Monday allowing the country’s airlines to re-register planes leased from abroad in an attempt to avoid Western sanctions. The bill, signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin, aims to support domestic flights in Russia and “ensure the uninterrupted operation of civil aviation activities.” Western sanctions imposed in response to Russia’s invasion of … Read more
Special Assistant to Prime Minister (SAPM) on Climate Change Malik Amin Aslam on Tuesday announced that the Ministry would launch the State of the Forest Report annually, based on satellite monitoring to reveal change analysis of plantation sites after massive plantation and afforestation. Addressing the two-day consultative workshop on establishing a geospatial platform for Pakistan’s … Read more
An inquest heard that a MUM-OF-FIVE told her daughter “I’ll be fine” just moments before falling 60ft to her death at a beauty spot. Ruqayya Hussain, 18, begged Tahira Jabeen, 46, not to descend the steep slope near the Dorset coastal landmark of Durdle Door. People on the beach below yelled at her to stop, … Read more
The United States has said that it had “no indication” that India’s missile fire into Pakistan last week was “anything other than an accident”. US State Department Spokesperson Ned Price made the remarks on Monday while responding to a question about the incident. Read more: India says reviewing procedures after missile accidentally fired into Pakistan … Read more
A RUSSIAN drone was shot down in Ukraine today, according to reports, after it allegedly flew into Polish airspace. The drone is said to have circled the Ukrainian city of Yavoriv before flying over Poland, where it violated Nato territory. According to 24 TV, the Ukrainian Armed Forces said the drone appeared to be assessing … Read more
Indian troops in their fresh act of state terrorism martyred one more youth in Pulwama district, in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJ&K) on Tuesday, raising the toll to nine since last Thursday. The youth was martyred by the troops during a cordon and search operation in the Charsoo area of Awantipora in south … Read more
A SURVIVALIST has revealed his nuclear bunker plan, stating that every household should be prepared. Frank Deegan has at least three months’ worth of food stored in his home and has urged others to do the same. The ex-Navy man from Co Kilkenny, Ireland, also stated that he is aware of four nuclear bunkers in … Read more
The United States has warned China that it is willing to send weapons to Russia to aid in its invasion. As WW3 fears grow, Beijing has been warned that it will face isolation and penalties if it assists Moscow. It followed a meeting in Rome between US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan and Chinese diplomat … Read more
LONDON: Britain’s unemployment rate has fallen below four percent to reach its pre-pandemic level, official data showed Tuesday. The UK unemployment rate dropped to 3.9 percent in the three months to the end of January from 4.1 percent in the final quarter of last year, “returning to pre-coronavirus pandemic levels”, the Office for National Statistics … Read more
A MOTHER OF TWO WROTE LAST LETTERS TO HER CHILDREN AFTER LEARNING THAT her “pregnancy headaches” were much more sinister. Dominique Nicholson assumed that the aches and pains that come with pregnancy were normal. But, just weeks after the birth of her second child, the 30-year-old received shocking news. She had been experiencing headaches throughout … Read more
According to defence experts, Vladimir Putin may only have ten days to win the war in Ukraine before his forces collapse. When the Russian tyrant ordered the invasion on February 23, he expected a quick victory, but his forces encountered fierce resistance, with 150 Kremlin troops killed overnight in Mariupol. Russian pilots have been shot … Read more
BEIJING: China’s foreign minister has said his nation does not want to be impacted by Western economic sanctions on Russia, state media reported Tuesday, as pressure grows on Beijing to withdraw support from an isolated Moscow. “China is not a party to the crisis, still less wants to be affected by the sanctions,” Wang Yi said, … Read more
Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh claimed that New Delhi was conducting a review of its “procedures for operations, maintenance, and inspection of weapons systems” after accidentally launching a missile into Pakistan last week, said Reuters. Read more: Pakistan demands explanation from India over ‘accidental’ missile fire “We attach the highest priority to the safety and … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister and senior Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) leader Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Tuesday said since the opposition’s filing no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan, their members had started receiving notices from the National Accountability Bureau (NAB). “Interference in the no-confidence motion is not a chairman NAB’s job. The accountability is being … Read more
SYDNEY – People taking prescribed opioids for pain relief have a higher risk of developing mood disorders such as anxiety, according to Australian researchers. Their study, published in Pain Medicine and revealed to the public on Tuesday, is based on the analysis of patients who were prescribed opioids to treat an array of physical health … Read more
BEIJING: Nearly 30 million people were under lockdown across China on Tuesday, as surging virus cases prompted the return of mass tests and hazmat-suited health officials to city streets on a scale not seen since the start of the pandemic. China reported 5,280 new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday, more than double the previous day’s tally, … Read more
KARACHI: Sindh Minister for Labour, Information and Human Resources Saeed Ghani on Tuesday said in few days, Prime Minister Imran Khan would be called former prime minister. “The government believes that it is going out. There is no need for international conspiracy against Imran Khan as he is an incompetent man. Pakistan’s enemies are fond … Read more
ULAN BATOR – Mongolia registered 97 new COVID-19 infections in the last 24 hours, below the benchmark of 100 for three days in a row since Dec. 27, 2021 when 83 daily cases were reported, the country’s health ministry said Tuesday. The country’s COVID-19 tally has now risen to 468,159, while its COVID-19 death toll … Read more
RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Tuesday emphasized that misinformation and propaganda by inimical forces threaten national cohesion, which must be identified and countered collectively through a unified response. Read more: COAS terms fake news, disinformation as a threat to national security: Fawad Chaudhry The Army Chief was addressing the … Read more
NEW DELHI – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 42,996,062 on Tuesday, as 2,568 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours across the country, showed the federal health ministry’s latest data. Besides, 97 related deaths since Monday morning took the total death toll to 515,974. There are still 33,917 active COVID-19 cases in the … Read more
SYDNEY – The potentially fatal Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) is continuing to seep across Australia’s flooded regions with confirmation of another case on Monday. The JEV patient, a man in his 60s from the state of New South Wales (NSW), is the sixth case of the state, while the total infections nationally reached at least … Read more
SEOUL – South Korea reported 362,338 new COVID-19 cases as of midnight Monday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 7,228,550, the health authorities said Tuesday. The daily caseload was sharply up from 309,784 in the previous day, hovering above 300,000 for four straight days, according to the Korea Disease … Read more
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan added 473 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) said on Tuesday. The overall tally of the infected people climbed to 1,519,627 across the country, said the NCOC, the department leading Pakistan’s campaign against the pandemic. Statistics 15 Mar 22: Total Tests in Last … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia reported 22,030 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Monday, bringing the national total to 3,845,601, according to the health ministry. There are 394 new imported cases, with 21,636 being local transmissions, data released on the ministry’s website showed. A further 92 deaths have been reported, bringing the death toll to 33,899. … Read more
WELLINGTON – New Zealand reported 21,616 new community cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, the Ministry of Health said in a statement. The ministry also reported two deaths with COVID-19. Both people, one man and one woman, were aged over 70. The total number of publicly reported COVID-19-related deaths is 117 in the country, it said. … Read more
BEIJING – The Chinese mainland on Monday reported 3,507 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said Tuesday. Of the new local infections, 3,076 were reported in Jilin, 106 in Shandong, 53 in Shaanxi, 51 in Tianjin, 48 in Guangdong, 33 in Fujian, 31 in Zhejiang, 24 in Liaoning, 20 in Jiangsu, 13 in … Read more
Pakistan and Indonesia have agreed to further strengthen bilateral ties covering political trade, and economic matters. The understanding came during a telephonic conversation between Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and Indonesian Foreign Minister Ms Retno Marsudi. They also agreed to enhance cooperation at the United Nations, ASEAN, OIC and other multilateral fora. Meanwhile, Pakistan and … Read more
