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Maryam Nawaz asks Pakistanis not to let their children watch Imran's speeches
PML-N Vice-President Maryam Nawaz told Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday that his "game is over now", Dawn reported. "Your electoral prospects in the wake of inflation and lack of governance are bleak. You know you have lost the game and the upcoming elections." And, the PML-N leader went on, the Pakistani Prime Minister looks like a joker while he's at it, Dawn reported.
'Ukrainians being deported to Siberia after confiscating their phones and documents'
Russian news agencies have reported that buses carrying hundreds of refugees from the besieged southeastern port city Mariupol had arrived in Russia in recent days. Moscow officials also said a trainload of over 280 Ukrainians were being 'rescued' from Mariupol, showing footage of them thanking Russian forces.
Opposition in Pakistan plans alternative strategies if no-confidence motion fails
Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), the joint opposition alliance campaigning to oust the Imran Khan government through a no-confidence motion in the National Assembly, has planned different strategies to continue its political offensive against the Prime Minister in case the motion fails. Sources say that PDM has chalked out different options - Plans B and C, if their initial Plan A of the no-confidence motion fails.
Plane carrying 132 people crashes in China
A China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737, carrying 132 people on board, crashed on Monday in a mountainous area of the country's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, according to emergency officials. Flight MU5735 took off from Kunming at 1.11 p.m. (local time) and was scheduled to arrive in Guangzhou at 3.05 p.m.
In touch with Tatas for providing new aircraft for Air India: Airbus India
Global aerospace major Airbus India on Monday said that it is in touch with Tata Group for providing its new aircraft A350 for Air India. Speaking at a company event here to showcase the new generation aircraft A350, Airbus India President Remi Maillard said: "We are in talks with all airlines."
US not optimistic about Ukraine talks
Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the US Ambassador to the UN, has warned that there was little immediate hope of a negotiated end to the war in Ukraine, as pressure continued to build on American President Joe Biden ahead of a crucial NATO summit in Europe this week, the Guardian reported.
Afghan Finance Minister is now Uber driver in Washington
"If I complete 50 trips in the next two days, I receive a $95 bonus," the Guardian quoted Payenda as saying to The Washington Post, from behind the wheel of a Honda Accord. The 40-year-old once oversaw a US-supported $6 billion budget. The Post reported that in one night earlier this week, he made "a little over $150 for six hours' work, not counting his commute – a mediocre night".
UK starts 4th Covid booster for all elderly over 75, high risk patients
The UK on Monday rolled out the fourth Covid dose, termed spring booster, for the elderly above 75 and those who are immunosuppressed aged 12 and over. The vaccine programme is timely as official figures show Covid infection is rising in all age groups, including the over-70s. According to a BBC report, an estimated one in every 20 people being affected with Covid, showing that previous vaccine dose effect is waning.
Xi Jinping doesn't believe democracy can be sustained in 21st century: Joe Biden
“I think we're in a genuine struggle between autocracies and democracies and whether or not democracies can be sustained,” Biden said. He further said that his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping does not believe that democracy is an efficient form of governance and hence cannot be sustained in the 21st century. This is because, President Biden added, as per his Chinese counterpart democracies cannot arrive at a consensus on critical factors like rapidly evolving technologies.
Covid not gone, expect uptick in cases due to BA.2 subvariant: Fauci
Fauci said that the BA.2 subvariant is estimated to account for about 25 or 30% of new cases in the US, and could also become the most dominant variant in the country, CNBC reported. While Fauci said he expects a rise in cases, it will not necessarily result in a massive surge like other variants have caused. According to Fauci, who is also the White House chief medical advisor, BA.2 subvariant is about 50 to 60% more transmissible than Omicron, yet it does not appear to be more severe.
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