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Pakistan cannot dictate us: Taliban spokesman
Shaheen's remarks came during an interview with Geo News on the programme 'Jirga' aired late on Sunday night. When asked how he views the Afghan Taliban's relations with Pakistan to be, especially in the context of reports that the Taliban is not willing to listen to Pakistan, the spokesperson said: "We want brotherly relations. They are neighbours, a Muslim country, and we have shared values -- historical, religious and cultural."
Remdesivir, HCQ have no antiviral effects: WHO study
The study, led by researchers from the Oslo University Hospital in Norway, found that lack of antiviral effect with Remdesivir and HCQ remained consistent despite patient age, symptom duration, degree of viral load, and presence of antibodies against SARS-CoV-2. For the study, the team randomly assigned 181 hospitalised patients in 23 hospitals in Norway to receive Remdesivir.
64 people dead in Iraq Covid hospital fire
"The latest toll of the fire in the quarantine center in al-Hussein Hospital in the provincial capital al-Nasiriyah rose to 64 killed and 50 wounded," the official Iraqi News Agency (INA) report quoted Ammar al-Zamily, a spokesman for the provincial Health Department, as saying. According to the INA report, the fire erupted on Monday evening in the the quarantine centre and quickly spread to 20 sandwich panel caravans nearby.
Deuba appointed new Nepal PM
The development came a day after the Supreme Court overturned former Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli's decision to dissolve Parliament and directed Bhandari to appoint Deuba as the Prime Minister. Already appointed as the Prime Minister four times previously, Deuba, 69, will now take charge of the Himalayan nation for the fifth time. He is leading an alliance of four parties.
Airstrikes kill 29 militants in Afghanistan
Three key Taliban commanders were among those killed in the air raids along the road linking Jawzjan to the neighbouring Sari Pul province, Xinhua news agency quoted the Ministry as saying. Amid the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan, the Taliban has overrun more than a dozen districts in Jawzjan and the neighbouring Faryab, Balkh and Sari Pul provinces over the past two months.
Indian consulate area in Kandahar safe, Taliban claims of takeover false
The area where Indias consulate office in Kandhar is located has not fallen into the hands of the Taliban and "Indian consulate is still open. The situation is very normal" Bahir Ahmadi, spokesman of the Kandahar governor said on the WION news. Bashir told the TV channel that the situation has been tense but the area where the Indian mission is located is safe. Even consulates of Pakistan and Iran, situated in the same area, are safe.
In blow to China, Maldives holds naval exercises with India
Navies from India and Maldives participated in the fourth edition of Ekatha exercise, with Male making a statement that it is India and not China which will serve as the net security provider of Maldives. A pivotal nation in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR), Maldives is strategically located close to key international shipping lanes.
Mehul Choksi allowed to go back to Antigua for treatment
The latest court order comes as a setback for Indian agencies that had moved court in Dominica to get Choksi repatriated to India. Indian Fugitive jeweller Mehul Choksi, who is wanted in India in Rs 13,500 crore Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud case, was allowed to travel back to Antigua and Barbuda after he was granted bail by a Dominica High Court. Choksi's lawyer Vijay Aggarwal, told IANS, "Yes, Choksi has been granted bail on medical grounds."
457 mountaineers climbed Everest this spring
A total of 457 mountaineers, including Sherpa guides, scaled Mount Everest during the 2021 spring season, Nepal's Department of Tourism said. The feat was achieved despite reports about climbers infected with Covid-19 and reduced weather windows due to snowfall and winds in the Himalayas caused by two back-to-back cyclones, TaukTae and Yaas.
Elon Musk buys a $250K ticket to ride on Branson's space flight
SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who claims to be living in a modest $50,000, 37-square-metre prefab guest house in Boca Chica, Texas, has bought a $250,000 ticket to space from fellow billionaire Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic. The Wall Street Journal reports that Musk had bought a ticket for his space ride before Branson touched the edge of space on Sunday.
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