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Muslim woman sentenced to death in Pak for blasphemy
The judge delivered the reserved verdict on Wednesday. According to a summary issued by the Sessions court, the 26-year-old woman was arrested in May 2020 and charged with posting blasphemous material on her WhatsApp status. The woman was sentenced to a total of 20 years under Section 295C of the Pakistan Penal Code, which pertains to blasphemy.
'I'm coming home in a body bag': Texas hostage-taker's last call
The Blackburn terrorist who held up a synagogue ranted about "f***ing Jews" and urged more British Muslims to launch jihad in the United States in a disturbing final phone call to his family, minutes before he was shot dead following the hostage standoff in Texas, the report said. Father-of-six Akram, who had been in the US for a fortnight and bought his gun 'off the street' in Texas, had said: "I've told my kids to man up. Don't cry at my funeral. I've been praying to Allah for two years for this. I'm coming home in a body bag."
Putin, Raisi discuss economic cooperation, int'l issues
This is Putin and Raisi's first in-person meeting since the latter took office in August last year, and also the first visit by an Iranian leader to Russia since 2017. During Wednesday's meeting, Putin noted that trade between the two countries increased by over 6 per cent in 2020 despite the pandemic, and by more than 38 per cent last year.
IED blast in busy Lahore market leaves two dead, several injured
The banned Baloch National Army has claimed responsibility for the attack. As per locals, Lahore's hub of wholesale markets, located around the Lohari Gate area, which is a congested and densely-populated vicinity, was rocked by a powerful blast, claiming lives of at least two, including one teenager, and injuring at least 25 others. Among the injured, 22 are men while three are women.
Covid booster shots no longer 'an optional extra' in Aus state
"To be properly protected, you need three doses. That is what the experts tell us and what I expect the National Cabinet (meeting) to reflect today," Andrews said. "I want to be really clear with everybody, this is not two plus an optional extra. It is three doses in order to be protected against severe illness as well as to minimize the likelihood of you getting the virus or giving the virus to someone else."
Drug overdose killed 650 people in San Francisco last yr
It was the first time the number of lives lost to drugs in the city dipped year over year in a decade following an unprecedented spike in deaths the year before from 441 in 2019 to 711 in 2020, reports Xinhua news agency. In contrast, 430 people in the city died of Covid-19 in 2021. The unfolding drug crisis pushed the city mayor London Breed to declare an emergency last month in the Tenderloin, the hardest-hit neighbourhood, according to a report by San Francisco Chronicle.
SL Navy rams and sinks TN fishing boat, 7 fishermen rescued
The incident occurred on Wednesday late at night. The All Mechanised Boat Fishermen's association president, P. Sesuraja while speaking to mediapersons said, "450 boats from Rameswaram area ventured into the sea after 4 p.m. on Wednesday. While they were fishing near Katchatheevu, a Sri Lankan Naval boat reached the spot and rammed it into a fishing boat creating a crack in the boat, and ultimately it sank in the waters.
US researchers find clues to Omicron surge in sewage data
According to The New York Times, people who contract coronavirus shed the virus in their stool, and the virus levels in local wastewater provide a strong, independent signal of how much is circulating in a given community.
Gunmen attack office of Iraqi Deputy Speaker
The incident took place on Wednesday evening when gunmen threw a hand grenade at Abdullah's office in the Rahim Awa neighborhood in central Kirkuk, some 250 km north of Baghdad, the source told Xinhua news agency.
Kamala Harris will be my running mate in 2024: Joe Biden
“She is going to be my running mate,” Biden said in a press conference commemorating the one-year anniversary of his swearing-in. The U.S. President was asked about VP Harris’s performance heading the voting rights reforms to which he replied that he was very satisfied with her work and that “she`s doing a good job.” VP Harris term has not been a smooth one. As per the latest poll published by The Los Angeles Times on 18th January, Harris’s approval rating stands at 39 percent while 53 percent voters disapprove of her performance.
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