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Facts tell a different story on Covid misinformation, FB tells Biden
Guy Rosen, VP of Integrity at Facebook, said in a blog post on Saturday that at a time when Covid-19 cases are rising in the US, the Biden administration has chosen to blame a handful of American social media companies. "While social media plays an important role in society, it is clear that we need a whole of society approach to end this pandemic. And facts,not allegations, should help inform that effort." Rosen argued.
UK Health Secretary tests Covid positive
Earlier on Saturday, Javid said in a tweet: "I tested positive for Covid. I'm waiting for my PCR result, but thankfully I have had my jabs and symptoms are mild. "Please make sure you come forward for your vaccine if you haven't already." Confirming the positive test later in the day, he tweeted: "My positive result has now been confirmed by PCR test, so I will continue to isolate and work from home."
Global Covid-19 caseload tops 189.9 mn
In its latest update on Sunday morning, the University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that the current global caseload, death toll and the total number of vaccine doses administered stood at 189,924,297, 4,081,385 and 3,596,183,765, respectively. The US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 34,067,424 and 608,881, respectively, according to the CSSE.
India has long history of engagement with Taliban which irks Pak: Hamid Mir
Indian officials made their first direct contact with the Taliban in 2013, when they issued a visa to senior Taliban leader Abdul Salam Zaeef for a conference. Zaeef was the Taliban's ambassador to Pakistan, but after 9/11 the Pakistani government arrested him and handed him over to the United States.
Pakistan refuses to hand over ex-ISI chief to Bosnia tribunal
The Express Tribune, Pakistan, reported that the tribunal had demanded the custody of a former chief of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), Javed Nasir, a retired lieutenant general, for his alleged support to Bosnian Muslim fighters against the Serbian army in the 1990s despite an embargo by the United Nations. Islamabad had informed the court that the former general had "lost his memory" following a recent road accident.
Pak Ambassador summoned to lodge strong protest over abduction of Af envoy's daughter
"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs explicitly called on the Pakistani government to take immediate action to identify and punish the perpetrators of this crime and ensure the full security and immunity of Afghan diplomats and their families in accordance with international conventions," a statement said.
Afghan envoy's daughter abducted, tortured in Islamabad
"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan states with deep regret that on July 16, 2021, the daughter of the Afghan ambassador to Islamabad, Ms. Silsila Alikhil, was abducted for several hours and severely tortured by unknown individuals on her way home," the statement said. After being released from the kidnappers' captivity, Alikhil is under medical care at a hospital.
Will Bezos carry India-born Sanjal on shoulders after space flight?
Billionaire Bezos is set to fly to the edge of space aboard what is touted as the world's first unpiloted suborbital flight. Born in Kalyan, Maharashtra, Gavande is a systems engineer at Blue Origin . After completing Bachelor's in mechanical engineering from the University of Mumbai, she flew to the US in 2011 to pursue Master's in mechanical engineering from the Michigan Technological University.
NASA celebrates 100th birthday of 1st American to orbit the planet
Others US astronauts had been to space but Glenn was the first to actually orbit the planet we call home. Glenn was born in Cambridge, Ohio on July 18, 1921."He also changed the language, adding a Yiddish term -- glitch -- to our lexicon. He wasn't by training a wordsmith like Shakespeare or a musician (who often change the way in which language is used through song) but change it he did," NASA said in a statement.
Siddiqui's death highlights media's dangers in Afghanistan
An Indian and a Pulitzer award winner, Siddiqui was however not murdered, unlike the more thab 30 Afghan journalists who have been killed on the line of duty, mostly by Taliban radicals. Some of them were woman who dared the Talibans with their bold reporting. Three women who worked for the local Enikass Radio and TV were brutally murdered in April in Jalalabad.
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