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Trump premises searched for papers related to nuclear weapons
Neither the US Justice Department, which oversees the FBI, nor the investigating agency denied or confirmed the Thursday evening report by The Washington Post. The newspaper sourced the report to multiple officials "all unidentified" involved in the investigation of the case that caused the search but gave no further details of the kind of nuclear weapons' documents sought by the agents. Government officials are worried that these documents could fall in the wrong hands at Trump's Florida home that is also a club frequented by members.
The decisive vote that turned Democrat Joe Manchin from 'villain' to 'hero'
He voted along with 50 fellow Democrats including Arizona democrat Krysten Sinema, who had blocked the legislation, demanding a flat 15 per cent tax on corporates to replace the "carried over interest" taxes. Manchin had opposed the bill for a year fearing that huge public spending would generate more inflation pressures than controlling it.
Pakistan Navy says it saved nine Indian crew members after ship drowned near Gwadar
The incident took place on August 9 (Tuesday) when an Indian sailing vessel -- 'Jamna Sagar' -- sank with 10 crew members onboard, according to the statement, Geo News reported. As the ship was sinking, the navy responded to a distress call and the Pakistan Maritime Information Centre requested a nearby merchant ship, MT Kruibeke, to provide necessary assistance to the stranded crew of the drowning sailing vessel.
Trump remains mum during deposition on 'tax frauds'
Trump, who was summoned by the AG soon after the FBI raid on his Mar a Lago Florida residence to unearth official and classified documents he took home after presidency, is facing a civil suit against him for misstating and inflating accounts and valuations on his properties and realties to secure bank loans to enhance his business and tax breaks to aggregate his profits.
Taliban's catastrophic year of rule
After capturing Kabul on August 15, 2021, Taliban authorities have imposed severe restrictions on women's and girls' rights, suppressed the media, and arbitrarily detained, tortured, and summarily executed critics and perceived opponents, among other abuses. Taliban human rights abuses have brought widespread condemnation and imperiled international efforts to address the country's dire humanitarian situation, Human Rights Watch said.
China overtakes US as world leader in scientific research output, 'high impact' studies
The report, which was published by Japan's National Institute of Science and Technology Policy (NISTP) on Tuesday, found that China now publishes the highest number of scientific research papers yearly, followed by the US and Germany, the Guardian reported.The figures were based on yearly averages between 2018 and 2020, and drawn from data compiled by the analytics firm Clarivate. The Japanese NISTP report also found that Chinese research comprised 27.2 per cent of the world's top 1 per cent most frequently cited papers.
In Pakistan, an anti-Imran Khan purge gathers steam
Over the years the former premier had developed powerful nodes of influence in the military, radical Islamist organisations, the media and within civilian state institutions as well as an influential section of the civil society. Over the past few days, a focused effort seems to have been launched by a hybrid-combination of the top military brass, personally led by the Army Chief.
SpaceX's Starship won't take 1st flight in August: Report
According to a radio-spectrum licence application that the company filed with the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC), SpaceX is targeting a six-month window that opens on September 1 for the highly anticipated mission, Space.com reported. The licence was granted on Wednesday, according to the Twitter account FCC Space Licences, which keeps tabs on such things.
India-based social media accounts linked to anti-Pak army campaign: Islamabad
The revelations were made during a session of the committee summoned by Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah for a briefing on the progress made in the case so far, The Express Tribune reported. The Cyber Crimes Wing (CCW) of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) also informed the Ministry about the case's proceedings.The inquiry team informed that over 17 accounts were found to be operating from India whereas 204 accounts out of 774 accounts were being handled by people inside Pakistan, The Express Tribune reported.
Most Pakistanis prefer democracy over theocracy and military rule: Study
An ongoing survey of the Islamabad based Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE), a public policy think tank, the majority of the people have favoured a democratic system over a religious government without elections or even a military or a technocrat rule. Not just that they have stressed the need to have a "none of the above" (NOTA) option in the voting process. According to the survey, more than 30 per cent people in Balochistan have said they are not happy with the current political dispensation and that they would cast their vote supporting 'NOTA.'
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