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Australia nears peak of current Covid wave
According to the Department data, there were an average of 11,953 new cases recorded daily in the week to Friday, reports Xinhua news agency. It represents an increase of 10 per cent from the previous week -- a significantly smaller increase than in early and mid-November.
Gen Asim Munir is first Pakistan Army chief to have headed both ISI, MI
Gen Asim Munir is first army chief to have headed both the Military Intelligence (MI) and Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), and also the first army chief who served as the Quartermaster General (QMG), and first army chief from the OTS programme, Dawn reported. OTS-trained officers from 1950 to 1990, but most of its graduates ended up at the ranks of major or colonel in the army with very few rising to the rank of brigadier.
Slain Indian-origin teen's father regrets moving to Canada
Sethi died in the hospital after being attacked with a knife by a 17 year-old student of Tamanawis Secondary School in the Newton area, on Tuesday. "When I went to the hospital, the doctors told me that the weapon directly pierced his heart, which is why he died," Harshpreet Sethi, Mehakpreet's father, told Omni Punjabi.
Germany relaxes Schengen visa rules for Indians
"As a result of centralisation of Schengen visa (short term visa) processing in German Visa Centre Mumbai, we are pleased to inform about... relaxation regarding appointment bookings," the German embassy said in a statement. A short-stay Schengen visa allows one to visit Germany and other Schengen countries for a maximum of 90 days within a 180-day period.
Democrats to face acid test on ongoing probe against Donald Trump
The new Congress -- Senate and House -- will reconvene in January 2023, with just a year left for the 2024 presidential run, and the Republicans have the house, albeit with a razor thin majority at 222 to democrats 213, nine representatives more than the earlier numbers of 220 to 212.
Biden renews call to ban assault weapons
The remarks came on the heels of a pair of high-profile mass shootings in just a few days, Xinhua news agency reported. In the shooting at a Colorado Springs nightclub over the weekend, a gunman wielded an AR-15 style rifle, killing five people while injuring 19 others. "I'm sick and tired of these shootings," the President said on Thursday. "We should have much stricter gun laws."
50 Ukrainian servicemen freed in prisoner swap with Russia
Among those released were two officers, as well as 48 sergeants and soldiers, Yermak wrote on Telegram on Thursday. Most of the released soldiers served in Ukraine's Naval Forces, the National Guard and the Armed Forces, he added. Yermak did not provide the details on the number of Russian troops released by Ukraine under the deal, Xinhua news agency reported.
Decision on Army chief based on merit despite 'immense pressure': Pakistan PM
In a statement, PM Sharif said that applying the principle of seniority in state institutions would serve to strengthen them, Samaa TV reported. He was referring to how he picked the senior-most officer from among the six candidates shortlisted and sent to him to pick the new Army chief and CJCSC, the report said.
US increasingly fearful President Putin will use unconventional weapons in Ukraine
As the progress of the war has gone increasingly in Kiev's favour, fears that Russia could take extreme measures to force Ukraine to surrender - such as launching a nuclear strike or a dirty bomb attack - have been rising, Daily Mail reported. But according to six people with knowledge of the matter, Putin is prepared to use chemical weapons in a mass-casualty event before resorting to a nuclear confrontation with NATO.
Russian troops ordered Ukrainian women to hang white rags outside homes so soldiers would know who to rape
A Ukrainian woman, from the village of Berestianka near Kiev, described how a Russian soldier ordered her to hang a white rag outside her house, the report said. In some areas around Kiev, there is evidence that sexual violence committed by Russian troops involved a level of organisation that it "speaks to planning on a more systematic level", Jordash said.
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