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6 rockets hit Iraqi military airbase housing US advisers
The attack took place in the evening, when the rockets landed in Ayn al-Asad Airbase without knowing the casualties, an Iraqi army source told Xinhua news agency on the condition of anonymity. The rockets were fired from a village located some 15 km east of the airbase.
Global Covid caseload tops 297 mn
In its latest update on Thursday morning, the University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that the current global caseload and the death toll stood at 297,504,250 and 5,464,532, respectively, while the total number of vaccine doses administered has increased to 9,279,347,173.
Talk of deal with Nawaz Sharif 'baseless speculation': Pak ISPR
"I will only say this about the issue, that it is all baseless speculation," he said. "If someone speaks about such a matter, I would request you to ask them who is striking a deal. What are the specifics? What is the evidence that someone is out to make a deal," Iftikhar asked. He said there is no such thing going on and reiterated that if someone does talk of it, they must be asked for details.
Joe Biden's disapproval rating hits new high over Covid, economy: Poll
According to the poll, 56 per cent of the survey's 1,895 respondents said they disapprove of Biden's job performance, the worst such reading of his presidency by the end of his first year in office, Xinhua news agency reported.
Kazakh President vows 'tough' response as situation 'extremely tense'
"Despite my repeated appeals for calm, individuals calling themselves 'protesters' continue to exacerbate the situation in the country," Xinhua news agency quoted Tokayev as saying in an address to the nation on Wednesday. He said that the situation is especially difficult in the Kazakh city of Almaty and added: "As president, I am obliged to protect the safety and peace of our citizens, to worry about the integrity of Kazakhstan.
Over 95% US Covid cases now Omicron: CDC data
According to new CDC estimates released late on Tuesday, the swing from Delta to Omicron happened in nearly a month. At the end of November, more than 99.5 per cent of coronavirus infections were Delta in the country. On Monday, the US shattered a single-day record with over 1 million Covid-19 cases amid the rapid spread of the Omicron variant and government decisions to ease prevention and control measures in the country.
Record number of guns found with travellers at US airports in 2021
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has stopped travellers carrying more than 5,700 firearms at US airports since the beginning of 2021, far surpassing the previous record of 4,432 firearms in 2019. About 85 per cent of the firearms found in 2021 were loaded, Xinhua news agency reported. The surge in gun discoveries came even though travel demand remained about 25 per cent below the pre-pandemic pace of 2019, according to the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
N. Korea fires suspected ballistic missile toward East Sea
The North launched the missile eastward at around 8.10 a.m. (S.Korea time) from a land-based platform, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said without further elaboration, reported Yonhap news agency. "For additional information, the intelligence authorities of South Korea and the United States are conducting a detailed analysis," the JCS said in a text message sent to reporters. South Korea's military in cooperation with the US is closely watching related North Korean movements and maintaining a readiness posture against the possibility of the North's additional launches, the JCS said.
UK PM plans to 'ride out' Omicron wave with no more curbs
He, however, acknowledged parts of the NHS would feel "temporarily overwhelmed" amid a surge of Omicron cases, the BBC reported on Tuesday. The Prime Minister said there was a "good chance" he would not impose fresh measures and would recommend continuing the government's "Plan B" strategy in England to ministers on Wednesday. He also announced plans for 100,000 critical workers to take daily tests.
Japanese govt says N.Korea fired possible ballistic missile
The Japan Coast Guard said the unidentified projectile is believed to have already landed, Xinhua news agency reported. It was fired toward the Sea of Japan, according to South Korea's Yonhap News Agency citing the South Korean military. This was the first test-fire of the country in 2022. Before it, the DPRK test-fired a new type of submarine-launched ballistic missile in October 2021.
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