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Pfizer prevents Covid hospitalisation by 90%, but wanes against infection
The joint study by Kaiser Permanente Southern California and Pfizer underscores the importance of improving Covid-19 vaccination rates worldwide and monitoring vaccine effectiveness to determine which populations should be prioritised to receive booster shots.
Taliban kill 13 Hazaras in cold blooded execution
The killings took place in Kahor village of Khidir district on August 30. Eleven of the victims were former members of the Afghan National Defence Security Forces (ANDSF), and two were civilians. According to witness testimony gathered by Amnesty International, the Taliban extra-judicially executed nine of the ANDSF members after they had surrendered, killings that appear to be war crimes.
Prepared to face challenge of Taliban rise in Afghanistan: Hasina
Sheikh Hasina also said the indiscriminate killing of armed forces officers during dictatorship of military ruler and opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)'s founder Ziaur Rahman, should be investigated. "Nearly 2,000 armed force officers were killed. As the demand for investigation into the killing has been raised, I think a step should be taken in this regard. Public opinion should also be drummed up," she told reporters
China's headline grabbing pledge of $31 million to Afghanistan fails to materialise
On September 26, Wang Yu, Chinese Ambassador to Afghanistan, tweeted, "Met with Acting MEA, Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi. Chinese leaders announced to speed up the assistance of 200 million yuan materials to Afghanistan. They are here soon. Economic sanctions must be lifted. Afghanistan foreign reserves should be owned by and used for the people."
Blue Origin confirms William Shatner will be on its Oct 12 space mission
According to a report by Space.com, on October 12, the 90-year-old actor will take off on a sub-orbital flight in the Jeff Bezos-helmed spacecraft 'Blue Origin', from the New Shepard launch site in Texas, USA. He will be accompanied by Audrey Powers, vice-president of missions and flight operations.
Ex-China detective details systematic campaign of torture against Uyghurs
"We took (them) all forcibly overnight," a former Chinese police detective told CNN. "If there were hundreds of people in one county in this area, then you had to arrest these hundreds of people." The former detective turned whistleblower asked to be identified only as Jiang, to protect his family members who remain in China.
Taliban fighters see Pakistan as their next target for attack
However, the reality on the ground in Afghanistan seems to be entirely different as many Taliban fighters see Pakistan as their next target of attack. The Taliban-led government in Afghanistan has been formed on the basis Islamic values and teachings, which has been the prime demand of the group even during their two-year-long negotiations with the US
Why did 145 Chinese air force planes violate Taiwan airspace in 4 days?
China has been regularly, and increasingly, trespassing into Taiwan's marine and air spaces over the last two years. It has been intimidating its eastern democratic neighbour in the hope of annexing it into the mainland one day. But the 145 aircraft over four days was setting a new record of intimidation. In response, Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence (MND) scrambled combat patrol aircraft and issued radio warnings to the Chinese aircraft.
Russia pumps gas into Nord Stream 2 pipeline
"This string will be gradually filled to build the required inventory and pressure as a prerequisite for the later technical tests," Xinhua news agency quoted the Nord Stream 2 AG as saying in a statement on Monday. The first string of the pipeline has undergone pre-commissioning activities to assure the pipeline integrity, while pre-commissioning steps for the second string are underway, it added.
'North Korea continues to develop nuclear, missile programs despite sanctions'
The report issued on Monday by a panel of experts on North Korean sanctions also said the North continues to evade sanctions by ever sophisticating means, reports Yonhap News Agency. "During the reporting period, despite the country's focus on its worsening economic travails, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea continued to maintain and develop its nuclear and ballistic missile programs," said the report, referring to North Korea by its official name.
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