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South Korea Oct exports fall to lowest in 26 months low, worsening deficit

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South Korea exports fell 5.7% from a year earlier to $52.48 billion in October. Imports increased by 9.9% to $59.18 billion, creating a trade imbalance of $6.70 billion. The deficit will exert additional pressure on the country’s won, which is near a 13-year low. In October, South Korea exports decreased by the most in 26 … Read more

Oil prices decline as China imposes more extensive Covid-19 restrictions

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Brent crude for January delivery fell 4 cents to $92.77 per barrel. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude declined 18 cents, or 0.2%, to $86.35. China’s 19 crude oil import restrictions forced the temporary shutdown of Disney’s Shanghai resort. Oil prices declined on Tuesday, extending losses of 1% from the previous session, as expectations of … Read more

Johnny Depp to tour UK with his rock supergroup Hollywood Vampires in 2023

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Hollywood Vampires will debut in Scarborough in July 2023 featuring Johnny Depp. The band was forced to cancel their 2020 tour because of the Covid-19 pandemic. The next concert will mark Johnny Depp’s first U.K. tour. Next year, Johnny Depp and his rock supergroup Hollywood Vampires will embark on a highly anticipated tour of the … Read more

Balochistan COVID update: Virus spiked as 1 case reported in last 24 hours

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  • A spike in the virus has been reported where one positive case of the deadly virus found in the province
  • With a 1.18 percent surge in COVID-19, Quetta reported the most number of cases in the province
  • The tests were conducted in the four districts of the province
  • Around  378 people lost their lives during the pandemic

QUETTA: After a decline in COVID-19 cases in Balochistan, a spike in the virus has been reported where one positive case of the deadly virus found in the province, according to a report by the Department of Health Balochistan.

As per the details released by the provincial health department, during the last 24 hours, a single case was found in the districts of Balochistan. With a 1.18 percent surge in COVID-19, Quetta reported the most number of cases in the province. overall, the virus ratio in the province was reported at 0.98 percent.

The tests were conducted in the four districts of the province. These cases bring the total number of COVID-19 cases in Balochistan to remain the same, that is 36,001. Moreover, 572831 tests were conducted in the province till now, to the department of Health report says.

According to the report, 35,613 people recovered from the virus. Around  378 people lost their lives during the pandemic. The provincial health department conducted 148 tests, the results of which for 22 people are yet to come.

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Naseem Shah says, ‘Feeling better and recovering well’

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Pakistani fast bowler Naseem Shah tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday. The 19-year-old was admitted to hospital the day before the T20I game. He tweeted that he is recovering well and is feeling better. Naseem Shah, a Pakistani Pace bowler who recently becomes patient with pneumonia, has reported feeling better and recovering well. On Wednesday … Read more

Lee Jung-jae discontinues all his activities after testing positive for COVID-19

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Lee Jung-jae
  • Lee Jung-jae cancelled all of his scheduled activities after testing positive for COVID-19.
  • His agency issued a statement about a situation.
  • They revealed that “Actor took a PCR test, and the results were positive”.

Lee Jung-jae, the Emmy Award-winning actor for Netflix’s Squid Game, cancelled all of his scheduled activities after testing positive for COVID-19.

On September 21, Allkpop stated that Lee agency confirmed the actor’s positive COVID-19 test.

The actor’s agency issued a statement about a situation and said that “Actor took a PCR test, and the results were positive. As per quarantine authorities’ instructions, he has currently halted all his schedule and self-isolating at home.”

Recently, Lee attended the “74th Primetime Emmy Awards” in Los Angeles and took home the “Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series” award for his performance in Netflix’s Squid Game.

On September 18, he went to the “Toronto International Film Festival” for his first film as a filmmaker Hunt which had its North American premiere there.

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Mohammad Shami ruled out of T20 series due to Covid-19

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The three Twenty20 international games against Australia. Will not feature fast bowler Mohammed Shami of India since. Tested positive for COVID-19, the nation’s cricket governing body. Mohammed Shami last competed for the national team in the shortest format in November during their previous T20 World Cup campaign. In the United Arab Emirates. Shami was not … Read more

US should play a bigger part in global semiconductor industry: Antony Blinken

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Antony Blinken has called on the US to become more involved in the global semiconductor industry. The Chips and Science Act aims to encourage the manufacture of microchips domestically. Mexico has also invited the US to join its multibillion-dollar initiative to increase semiconductor production. According to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, the United States … Read more

Queen Elizabeth reign: Kennedy’s assassination, Brexit, Covid-19

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The Queen was crowned in 1953, a year after her father, King George VI, died. She witnessed the momentous moment of Britain’s first female prime leader, Margaret Thatcher, taking office in 1979. The monarch observed Britain’s most deadly mining-related accident, known as the Aberfan Disaster, in 1966. Queen Elizabeth was a constant in a changing … Read more

COVID-19 Sounds app: Uses your voice to detect virus

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  • An app has been created that can identify COVID-19 just by listening to your voice.
  • Inflammation of the respiratory system and vocal cords is one of the main symptoms.
  • The application is 89% accurate in identifying positive cases.

An app has been created by researchers from Maastricht University in the Netherlands that can identify COVID-19 just by listening to your voice.

The application states that it can identify illnesses “more precisely than lateral flow tests.”

The COVID-19 Sounds App is already available on both the Google Play Store and the Apple App Store.

Inflammation of the respiratory system and vocal cords, which typically results in a change in the patient’s voice, is one of the main symptoms of COVID-19 infections.

The researchers looked into the possibility of accurately diagnosing the illness using these symptoms.

The scientific team used artificial intelligence (AI), which was more accurate than fast antigen tests with a rate of more than 89%.

Data from more than 893 audio samples collected from 4,352 healthy and unhealthy adults were used to train the AI model. It was discovered that 308 of these patients tested positive for COVID-19.

Wafaa Aljbawi, a researcher at Maastricht University’s Institute of Data Science, said:

“These promising results suggest that simple voice recordings and fine-tuned AI algorithms can potentially achieve high precision in determining which patients have Covid-19 infection. Such tests can be provided at no cost and are simple to interpret. Moreover, they enable remote, virtual testing and have a turnaround time of less than a minute.”

On Monday, the study was presented at the international congress of the European Respiratory Society in Barcelona.

How It Operates

The app requests some fundamental data from users, like their demographics, medical history, and smoking status, before prompting them to capture a sample of their breathing sounds.

Coughing three times, taking three to five deep breaths through their lips, and reading a brief sentence on the screen three times are all examples of this.

The software makes use of a speech analysis method called Mel-spectrogram analysis, which examines voice characteristics like loudness, power, and fluctuation over time to diagnose.

The software is 89% accurate in identifying positive cases, as was already mentioned, however it is only about 83% accurate at identifying negative cases.

 

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Moderna sues Pfizer and BioNTech for vaccine patent

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Moderna sued Pfizer and BioNTech in US federal court and in Germany on Friday, alleging they infringed on its messenger RNA patents for the COVID vaccines. Moderna accused the two firms of infringing on patents it filed between 2010 and 2016 by replicating its vaccination technology. Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel claimed the company is suing … Read more

Girls’ Generation Sunny has been diagnosed with COVID-19

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Girls’ Generation After receiving the news that she has COVID-19 Sunny has decided to postpone all of her previously planned activities. The fact that the artist had a positive test result for COVID-19 was confirmed by SM Entertainment on August 25, according to reports. According to Soompi, the results of the test were obtained after … Read more

American workers lost nearly $28 billion in salaries due to Covid-19 as a result of not having access to paid leave

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According to recent data from the Urban Institute, workers without access to paid leave lost an average of $815 in income for missing a week of work due to illness, child care, or other obligations during COVID-19. As a result, between March 2020 and February 2022, workers missed out on an additional $28 billion in … Read more

Novak Djokovic: Unvaccinated out of Montreal ATP occasion

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Novak Djokovic

Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic, whose refusal to be. Vaccinated against Covid-19 makes him unable to enter Canada. Withdrawn from the ATP hardcourt tournament in Montreal. Novak Djokovic, unvaccinated status made it unlikely he would play in the prestigious ATP Masters tournament. Just as it means he will probably miss the US Open starting later in … Read more

EU sign deal for new Spanish Covid vaccination

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The European Commission has signed a contract allowing EU member states to purchase up to 250 million doses of a new Covid-19 vaccine produced in Spain. If the European Medicines Agency (EMA) approves the HIPRA vaccine, it will be the seventh to join the EU’s joint procurement programme. The European Commission said that it has … Read more

Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson continue long-distance relationship

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Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson have been forced to spend time apart due to work and filming commitments. Reports indicate that Davidson will need to wait until August before reuniting with his girlfriend. The Saturday Night Live star is currently filming in Cairns, Australia for his next film Wizards. The public’s reaction to the fact … Read more

Novak Djokovic confident he can contend at U.S. Open

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Novak Djokovic

Novak Djokovic said he is getting ready for the U.S. Open. hough he will be permitted to contend at the hardcourt major. Regardless of his refusal to take the COVID-19 antibody. Novak Djokovic, who has three U.S. Open titles, cannot take an interest at the current year’s U.S. Open because of current principles. Uunder which … Read more

US to help set up CDC in Pakistan, donate 61mn Covid vaccines

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The first ever US-Pakistan Health Dialogue was held in Washington Both agreed to set up Centre for Disease Control in Pakistan US will provide 61.5 million COVID vaccines, 16 million pediatric vaccines USAID  will provide $20 million funding to support vaccination efforts US will donate four mobile testing labs to National Institute of Health WASHINGTON: … Read more

Summer fun despite Covid-19 and heat

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Despite the heat, there are ways to still have fun this summer. Expert Dr. Leana Wen gives recommendations for staying safe during the Covid-19 surge. Know the warning signs of heatstroke, heat rash, and heat fatigue.  This isn’t the summer to take long hikes. No, extremely high temperatures have us drowning in our own sweat … Read more

PM wishes US President Biden speedy recovery from Covid

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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday wished President of the United States Joe Biden a speedy and complete recovery from Covid-19. On his Twitter handle, the prime minister posted “I wish President Biden a speedy and complete recovery from corona.” I wish H.E. President Biden speedy and complete recovery from corona. — Shehbaz Sharif … Read more

Jill Biden booed at ice cream store in Connecticut

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Jill Biden

Jill Biden visited an ice cream shop in Connecticut on Wednesday. She however booed by people who didn’t know her by yelling, “You suck!”. The visit happened the same day as President Joe Biden tested positive for coronavirus. First Lady Jill Biden booed by the people she didn’t know when she went into an ice … Read more

Hudson-Smith says he endeavored to end his own life

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England’s 400m World Championship bronze medalist. Matthew Hudson-Smith said he endeavored to take own his life. Psychological wellness issues, injury, obligation and separation. Hudson-Smith, 27, timed 44.66 seconds to assume the last platform position on Friday, behind American Michael Norman and Kirani James. “I had gigantic emotional well-being issues in 2021,” Hudson-Smith told journalists subsequent … Read more

Dem congressman tests negative for COVID-19

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Rep. Jake Auchincloss tested negative for COVID-19 on Thursday. A day earlier, he posted photos of himself and Vice President Joe Biden. The White House confirmed that the president tested positive for the virus. Rep. Jake Auchincloss, a Dem congressman from Massachusetts, tested negative for COVID-19 on Thursday, a day after he posted pictures of … Read more

American Airlines reports profits despite jet fuel cost drag

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American Airlines reports profits
  • Profits were $476 million compared with just $19 million in the year-ago period.
  • Revenues jumped about 80 percent to $13.4 billion, the most in the company’s history.
  • Jet fuel costs more than double the level from the 2021 period.

American Airlines reported a profitable second quarter Thursday as the ebbing of the Covid-19 pandemic resulted in record revenues despite the hit from higher fuel costs.

The big US carrier said its first profitable quarter since the start of the pandemic was due to operations rather than government support programs.

Profits were $476 million compared with just $19 million in the year-ago period.

Revenues jumped about 80 percent to $13.4 billion, the most in the company’s history. Jet fuel costs were more than double the level from the 2021 period.

Pricey tickets have fueled the surge. From April through June, revenues topped those of the pre-pandemic 2019 quarter by 12 percent, even though capacity was 8.5 percent lower.

American signaled that the trend was holding in the third quarter, when it expects revenues of 10-12 percent above the 2019 level, with capacity down 8-10 percent.

Leisure travel remains above pre-pandemic levels, while American also saw improvements in both business travel and international bookings, Chief Executive Officer Robert Isom said in a letter to employees.

“Making sure American could take advantage of the continued recovery has been our collective focus, and the second quarter is evidence that our actions are producing positive results,” Isom said.

“There is no better validation of this than reporting our first quarterly profit since the start of the pandemic.”

Shares fell 3.2 percent to $14.73 in pre-market trading.

 

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Andrew Wiggins: Warriors forward wishes he didn’t get immunization

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Golden State Warriors forward Andrew Wiggins doesn’t have. First time All-Star and came out on top for his most memorable title. However he said he wishes he didn’t get the COVID-19 immunization. Andrew Wiggins, who is up for an agreement expansion prior to turning into a free specialist next offseason. He has said he desires … Read more

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