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50 militants killed in Afghan airstrikes
Addressing reporters on Monday, provincial governor Mohammad Halim Fedai said that many of the dead militants were foreign fighters, Xinhua news agency reported. The Governor confirmed that the Afghan air force launched a spate of airstrikes against pro-Taliban militants in Zarmat, Mirzaka and Ahmadabad districts late on Sunday night.
Indian students paying $4K for one-way fare to land in Canada
The Delta variant accounts for more than 27 per cent of new cases in Ontario, as more international flights with Covid cases landed in Toronto last week. Sources in the travel industry say that people are skirting the ban on direct flights from India by using international airports in Muscat, Mexico City, Addis Ababa and Belgrade as transit points.
Jeff Bezos to fly on space tourism rocket with brother in July
In a video uploaded on his Instagram profile, Bezos is heard saying that he and his brother Mark will be launching into space on July 20 aboard a rocket built by his space company Blue Origin, the Verge reported. While Blue Origin had, last month, announced to fly its first astronaut crew to space, it did not say that Bezos himself would be taking part.
Taliban gains ground as 2 more Afghan districts fall
In northern Faryab province, the government forces abandoned the Qaysar district centre, which houses senior local officials, late on Sunday, reports dpa news agency. The forces fled to a hilltop in a village nearby after days of heavy fighting, including a car bomb attack on Saturday on the local police headquarters that left several police officers dead.
Choksi names 'Indian officers', 'mystery' woman in complaint to Antigua police
On June 4, IANS was first to report the name of Gurmit Singh, a resident of India whose name was mentioned in the passenger list of the two vessels -- Lady Anne and Calliope of Arne.IANS had accessed the pictures of the vessels, several documents, and two men dressed in black 'kurta pajama' standing onboard with three other men.
Queen delighted as Prince Harry, Meghan announce birth of baby girl
Harry and Meghan's press secretary and foundation announced earlier on Sunday that the Duchess of Sussex gave birth to her second child, Lilibet 'Lili' Diana Mountbatten-Windsor, on Friday in California, DPA news agency reported. Lili is named after her great-grandmother, whose family nickname is Lilibet, while her middle name is that of Harry's mother, Diana, the late Princess of Wales.
Global warming to increase extreme rainfall, flood risks
An international research team including scientists from Newcastle University, the University of East Anglia (UEA), the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research and Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE), Sao Paulo, Brazil, analysed over 170 peer-reviewed scientific papers.
Covid-19 pathogen has genetic footprint never observed in natural coronavirus: Report
Steven Quay and Richard Muller say in the WSJ essay that the Covid-19 pathogen has a genetic footprint that has never been observed in a natural coronavirus. They said that the possibility that the pandemic began with an escape from the Wuhan Institute of Virology is attracting fresh attention. President Joe Biden has asked the national intelligence community to redouble efforts to investigate.
Local hires for foreign forces will be safe in Afghanistan: Taliban
"None should currently desert the country. The Islamic Emirate will not perturb them," dpa news agency reported citing the statement as saying. Tens of thousands of Afghans have worked with the international forces in the past 20 years as interpreters, security guards, and as helpers in other capacities.
Putin signs law to pull Russia out of Open Skies Treaty
The law went into effect upon publication by the Kremlin on Monday, reports dpa news agency. Putin himself had ordered the withdrawal from Open Skies. The military observation flights were seen as key to building confidence between Russia and the West after the Cold War.
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