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Ukraine losing 60-100 per day: President Zelensky
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"The situation is very difficult. We're losing 60-100 soldiers per day as killed in action and something around 500 people as wounded in action. So we are holding our defensive perimeters. The most difficult situation is in the east of Ukraine and southern Donetsk and Luhansk," Zelensky was quoted as saying.
Pakistan's committee on enforced disappearances is a whitewash even if it summons Gen Musharraf: Activists
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This Sunday, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) asked the Shehbaz Sharif government to explain how disappearances "became state policy". IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah also asked the government to serve notice on Gen Pervez Musharraf, former Prime Minister Imran Khan, current Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.
Starship flight must to send Starlink 2.0 satellites into orbit: Musk
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Speaking at YouTube show 'Everyday Astronaut,' Musk said that "we need Starship to work and to fly frequently, or Starlink 2.0 will be stuck on the ground". "Falcon 9 rocket has neither the volume nor the mass to orbit capability required for Starlink 2.0. Even if we shrunk the satellite down, the total up mass of Falcon is not nearly enough to do Starlink 2.0," Musk said late on Tuesday.
US to send medium-range rocket systems to Ukraine
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A $700-million weapon package to be formally unveiled on Wednesday, including High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS), which are to enable Ukraine to fire more precisely at targets in its eastern part, the officials were quoted as saying by Xinhua news agency. The officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said Ukrainian officials had offered assurances that the HIMARS would not be used to strike targets inside the Russian territory.
New Australian government ministry sworn in
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The 30 members of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's frontbench, which includes a record-breaking 13 women, were sworn-in to their portfolios by Governor-General David Hurley at the Government House in Canberra, Xinhua news agency reported. Of the 30, 23 will serve in Albanese's cabinet, the innermost sanctum of the government where major policy decisions are made.
1 dead, 13 injured after blast rocks restaurant in China
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All the injured have been rushed to the hospital for treatment. The local fire, public security and emergency response departments have joined the rescue operation, Xinhua news agency reported. Investigation into the cause of the accident is under way.
New Omicron subvariant makes up 60% of new US Covid-19 cases
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The new subvariant, known as BA.2.12.1, spreads more rapidly than previous versions of Omicron, Xinhua news agency reported. It only made up about 3.4 per cent of new Covid-19 cases in the country in late March. The data increased to 31.8 per cent at the end of April, and 59.1 per cent the end of May, CDC data showed on Tuesday.
Imran Khan more dangerous than terrorists: Maryam Nawaz
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In her address at an event on Tuesday, the PML-N Vice President said: "Imran Khan is a gang leader... his political campaign is more dangerous than terrorism," Geo News reported. Maryam Nawaz said Khan had admitted in a recent interview that his party workers were armed, whereas in her rallies, "not a single person carries weapons".
In Covid's aftermath, India points to risk of terrorists using bioweapons
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"In the Covid-era, the threat of misuse of biological agents and chemicals as weapons, combined with advances in chemistry and biology has heightened," A.Amarnath, a counsellor at India's UN Mission, said on Tuesday at a consultation held by the Security Council panel dealing with terrorists and weapons of mass destruction (WMD).
3 shot on college campus in US Louisiana
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The shooting took place on Tuesday following the graduation ceremony for Morris Jeff Community School, WDSU television station reported. A suspect has been taken into custody, according to the New Orleans police, Xinhua news agency reported. No more information is immediately available.
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