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10 killed, 15 injured in stabbings in Canada: Police
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police said in a press conference on Sunday that they found 13 incident locations in James Smith Cree Nation and Weldon of the province in central Canada and are hunting for two suspects. The whereabouts of the suspects are unknown and everyone in Saskatchewan needs to remain vigilant as this is one of the largest and most significant events they have seen in recent years, the police added.
2 killed, 5 injured in overnight shooting in Virginia
The incident took place on early Sunday morning, Xinhua news agency reported. Norfolk police on Sunday said officers responded to the 5000 block of Killam Avenue for the report of a gunshot disturbance around midnight and found four women and three men suffering from gunshot injuries. Among the victims transported to the hospital, two died later as a result of their injuries.
Indian Army chief arrives in Kathmandu
During his visit, General Pande will call on the President Bidhya Devi Bhandari, Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba who is also the Defence Minister, and will hold delegation- level talks with his counterpart, Gen Sharma, where both sides will discuss wide range to issues related to military and defence cooperation, according to Nepal Army.
IMF raises red flag over Chinese investment in Pakistan
"In early 2022, new investments through the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), originally established in 2013, were announced. Although infrastructure in these second-phase investments could raise growth prospects, attendant contingent liabilities also pose a risk to debt sustainability," the IMF stated in its Public and External Debt Sustainability Analysis done alone with the Fund staff report released after the approval of EFF program for Pakistan, The News reported.
Joe Biden's 15% corporate tax could be halted if MAGA Republicans seize control of house of reps in Nov midterms
President Biden's tax agenda could be stopped in its tracks if Republicans seize control of the House or Senate, shifting attention to what will happen when major pieces of the tax code expire in the coming years, says the Wall Street Journal in a report. Biden campaigned on tax increases for large corporations and high-income individuals alongside larger tax credits for middle class American families.
Donald Trump little fazed by Biden's Philadelphia speech, renews his call for reinstalling him as President
Trump's remarks, however ridiculous it might sound, seems to be gaining much traction with a section of the Make America Great Again (MAGA) Republicans who are seething with rage over the 15 per cent taxes imposed on corporates and the rich having to subsidise the high costs of health care to the middle class through the inflation reduction act of Biden and the massive student loan waiver program of the democrats.
'Bloody revolution or elections only way to remove ruling elite': Imran Khan
Addressing a jalsa in Bahawalpur, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman highlighted how the Sharifs, Zardari and Maulana Fazlur Rehman are a disease the country is suffering from, Samaa TV reported. He maintained that the incumbent government did not come to power to reduce inflation but only to protect their ill-gotten wealth.
FATF team completes onsite visit to decide Pakistan's fate
The findings of the 15-member FATF team would be discussed and reviewed in the next meeting of FATF, scheduled in Paris in October, The Express Tribune reported. The positive outcome of the onsite team's findings would allow Pakistan to finally come clean over deficiencies in the system to curb money laundering and terror financing.
37% of Pakistan's population hit by poverty after floods in 118 districts
A high-profile committee with representation from the Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Planning, State Bank of Pakistan, FBR, PIDE and others evaluated that poverty and unemployment have gone up manifold, rising from 21.9 per cent to over 36 per cent. Some 37 per cent of the population has been hit by poverty after 118 districts of the country were ravaged by severe flooding, Geo News reported. Unemployment has gone up significantly but the government has decided to share any number after holding consultations with relevant stakeholders. The unemployment rate stood at six per cent before the recent severe floods.
Elon Musk throws a solution for ailing NASA's Artemis 1 mission
NASA engineers could not overcome a hydrogen leak in a 'quick disconnect' phase of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket launch on Saturday. According to Eric Berger of Ars Technica, NASA has a tolerance for a small amount of hydrogen leakage and anything above a 4 per cent concentration of hydrogen near the 'quick disconnect' is considered a flammability hazard. Musk replied to Berger's 'accurate assessment', saying that "Raptor design started out using H2 (hydrogen), but switched to CH4 (hydrogen). Latter is the best combo of high efficiency and ease of operation in my opinion."
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