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UN chief calls on EU to fight for 'enlightenment' against intolerance
"As a European, I'm particularly proud with the contribution that I consider the most important contribution of Europe to global civilization -- and that is in my opinion, the Enlightenment, the values of the Enlightenment. The primacy of reason, tolerance," Guterres said at a press conference with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Xinhua reported.
France urges vigilance against Delta variant
"There is a threat (of epidemic resurgence) linked to the Delta variant," Attal told RMC radio. "We can see that things can go very quickly ... and that requires individual and collective vigilance." First identified in India, the Delta variant is the fastest and fittest coronavirus strain that will "pick off" the most vulnerable people, the World Health Organisation said on Monday.
Won't allow 'AJK' to become a province of Pakistan: Farooq Haider
He said the 'AJK' Assembly has been established after a lot of efforts and any conspiracy to make it a province of Pakistan will not be tolerated. He said that love and affection for Pakistan "is in our blood", but no department above the 'AJK' government will be acceptable to them and only they will decide the future of Kashmir. "We will sacrifice our lives but will not allow 'AJK' to become a province of Pakistan," Haider said.
Wuhan lab's classified work a hurdle for probe into Covid origins
The Wuhan lab has drawn global scrutiny because of its research on bat coronaviruses in the city where the pandemic began. Globally, many experts have, in recent weeks, pushed to determine the lab leak theory, which was earlier dismissed as conspiracy. US President Joe Biden has also recently ordered the intelligence community to redouble efforts to examine how the virus originated, including the lab accident theory.
Saudi men who killed Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi received paramilitary training in US
The report further said that the training of the four killers was granted under a contract approved by the US state department. It was provided by Tier 1 Group, which is owned by the private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management. The training included several sophisticated techniques such as “safe marksmanship” and “countering an attack”. The company said that this training was devised to better protect Saudi leaders.
Cook calls Pelosi, warns of antitrust legislation pitfalls: Report
Citing sources, The New York Times reported that Apple's chief executive phoned Pelosi and other members of Congress to warn them of potential pitfalls concerning a set of five proposals announced earlier this month. According to the report, Cook cautioned that the bills were rushed, would stifle innovation, and would hurt consumers by wreaking havoc on Apple services.
Mandalay shootout worries Myanmar Junta
Fighting erupted between an armed urban insurgent group People's Defense Force, a Mandalay based resistance force made up of Bamar (ethnic Burmese) hardliners , and the Burmese military Tatmadaw raided a rebel hideout on the 54th street in Mandalay's Chanmyathazi township on Tuesday morning.
Bomb blast near Hafiz Saeed's house in Lahore kills 2
Saeed is wanted in India for the Mumbai terror attack and other terror cases. He is the founder of banned terror groups Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jamat-ud-Dawa and currently lodged in jail. The house was cordoned through barbed wire and security personnel were deployed permanently to guard it. Top sources said that one of the policemen deployed for the security of the house was killed in the blast.
'If a man is wearing very few clothes...': Taslima Nasreen takes a jibe at Pak PM Imran Khan's remark on rape cases
Imran Khan, in an interview, had said that if a woman is wearing ‘very few clothes, it will have an impact on men’. Reacting to this, Nasreen tweeted a shirtless picture of Imran Khan and captioned: "If a man is wearing very few clothes, it will have an impact on women, unless they are robots.”
Biden to deliver address over soaring crime rates in US major cities
The President is likely to highlight funding for law enforcement and Justice Department initiatives to curb rampant crimes, local media reported. "It's an opportunity for the President to speak to what he's going to do to help address that," White House press secretary Jen Psaki said. "And as we've seen around the country, it's a concern of many Americans."
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