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China's population continued to grow in 2021
The latest population figure increased by 480,000 compared with the end of 2020, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed. The figure does not include Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan residents and foreigners who live in the mainland's 31 provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities, Xinhua news agency quoted the NBS as saying. The number of newborns in 2021 stood at 10.62 million, according to the NBS data, with the birth rate at 7.52 thousandths.
World leaders to reflect on 'State of the World' during Davos Agenda 2022
Key sessions of the event will cover such issues as the pandemic, the fourth industrial revolution, energy transition, the climate crisis, sustainable development and the global economic outlook, according to the WEF. Participants will also share their views on climate change, the social contract and vaccine equity, among others, said the WEF.
Petrol price up by 55.22% during Imran's tenure
The prices have surged from 95.24 PKR per litre to 147.83 PKR per litre as of January 15, 2022, an increase of 52.59 PKR in the per litre tariff of this commodity. During the last 10 years or 120 months between January 16, 2012 and January 16, 2022 or the period when PPP, PML-N and PTI had all called the shots, the petrol prices have surged by 65 per cent
Omicron has not yet peaked: US Surgeon General
In an interview on CNN's "State of the Union," Dr Murthy noted the "good news" of the plateaus and drops in known cases in the Northeast, especially in New York City and New Jersey. But "the challenge is that the entire country is not moving at the same pace", he said, adding "we shouldn't expect a national peak in the coming days".
Texas Synagogue attack: Accused Malik Faisal Akram identified as British citizen, Joe Biden calls it 'act of terror
The accused was shot dead by the rescue team on Saturday night at about 9 P.M. (local time) and the hostages were freed unharmed after a 11 hour long standoff, as per a report by CNN. The accused landed in the U.S. legally five weeks ago in December, and spent three nights at a homeless shelter, the CNN further reports. “There is no question that this was a traumatic experience…We are resilient, and we will recover," Cytron-Walker, the Rabbi said in a statement Sunday.
North Korea fires 2 missiles from Pyongyang airfield: Seoul
The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) of South Korea military said it detected the projectiles fired from the Sunan airport at 8.50 a.m. and 8.54 a.m., respectively, and that they flew about 380 km at an altitude of 42 km, reports Yonhap News Agency. The latest firing came just three days after the North launched two suspected short-range ballistic missiles into the East Sea that it later claimed to be guided missiles fired by a railway-borne regiment during a firing drill.
Aafia Siddiqui-Pakistan born neuroscientist who became Lady Al Qaeda
The suspect stormed the Congregation Beth Israel, in Colleyville, for Aafia Siddiqui, a known terrorist who is incarcerated at Carswell Air Force Base near Fort Worth, and he was demanding for her release, according to police sources, the report said. Siddiqui was arrested in Afghanistan in 2008 by local forces who found her with two kilos of poison sodium cyanide and plans for chemical attacks on New York's Brooklyn Bridge and the Empire State Building.
'Russian troops to stay near Ukrainian border amid NATO pressure'
"We find it necessary to keep those troops due to a very tense situation and very unfriendly environment," Xinhua news agency quoted Peskov as saying. Russia has to take measures of precaution in response to NATO military build-up, drills and frequent flights of fighter jets and reconnaissance planes near the Russian borders, he said.
S.Korea signs deal to sell M-SAM missiles to UAE
The deal was signed after Moon held talks with UAE Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum in Dubai earlier on Sunday, Yonhap news agency reported, quoting the presidential office as saying.
Pakistan's Headache - Protege Taliban
Two issues have created a chasm between the Taliban rulers in Kabul and the GHQ in Rawalpindi which rules Pakistan through their 'selected' civilian proxies in Islamabad. One, Pakistan wants Taliban to take stern action against Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) – the bad terrorists so that they are eliminated. Two, Pakistan wants Kabul to rein in the Afghan Pashtuns, who are objecting to the fencing of the 2500 km-long de-facto border, the Durand Line.
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