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UK PM Johnson likely to be spared a leadership contest
However, Johnson told a press conference following publication of the report that he had no plans to resign. He felt it was his job "to get on with the job". The ruling Conservative parliamentary party was scheduled to decide his fate at a meeting on Wednesday evening.
Pakistan stocks fall as clashes between PTI protesters and police dampen sentiment
According to the PSX website, the KSE-100 index had gone down by 572.63 points, or 1.37 per cent, by 12:35 p.m. Ahsan Mehanti of the Arif Habib Corporation said the stock market was witnessing a slump due to the central bank's decision to hike the key interest policy rate and the political instability.
Has Chinese firm HK Sun Corporation stopped work at CPEC project in Gwadar?
Not all's well with Chinese companies working in Pakistan. Reports say that Chinese firm HK Sun Corporation working in the Gwadar Free Zone (GFZ) in the port city of Gwadar has closed down operations and sent its staff back to China.
Imran says 'no question' of any deal with govt as political drama continues
Following the directions of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, the two sides engaged in dialogue, however, no breakthrough was reported between the two. According to Geo News, the talks between the government and PTI continued for two-and-half hours, Geo News reported.
NASA's Artemis mission will fly a Japanese astronaut to Moon: Biden
Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida met in Tokyo on Monday where they announced progress on collaboration for human and robotic lunar missions. They confirmed their commitment to include a Japanese astronaut aboard the lunar Gateway outpost and their shared ambition to see a future Japanese astronaut land on the Moon as part of the Artemis mission.
N. Korea tests nuclear detonation device: Presidential office
South Korea does not believe a nuclear test will happen in the next day or two, but it could "certainly" take place after that, Kim Tae-hyo, First Deputy Director of the National Security Office, told reporters. North Korea is believed to be preparing for its first nuclear test in nearly five years at its Punggye-ri nuclear test site, Yonhap news agency reported.
21 killed in Rio de Janeiro favela police operation
The police operation took place on Tuesday, Xinhua news agency reported. The event occurred in Vila Cruzeiro during an operation by the Federal Police, the Federal Highway Police and the Military Police, which was aimed at capturing the heads of the largest criminal faction in the city. According to the Military Police, the agents were met with gunfire in the upper part of the favela.
US refocuses on Central Asia after Russia's show of Eurasian solidarity
The group also comprises of National Security Council's Senior Director for Russia and Central Asia Eric Green, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defence for Afghanistan, Pakistan and Central Asia Rebecca Zimmerman, US Agency for International Development Deputy Assistant Administrator of the Bureau for Asia Anjali Kaur, and the US International Development Finance Corporation's Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy Naz El-Khatib.
'An epidemic we can control': McConaughey on school carnage in his hometown
Sharing a long note, he wrote, "As you are all aware, there was another mass shooting today, this time in my hometown of Uvalde, Texas." The Oscar winner, according to 'Deadline', spent the first 12 years of his life in Uvalde, which is about 130 kilometres west of San Antonio, near the border with Mexico, and where the shooting happened.
Monkeypox doesn't spread easily by air like Covid: US CDC
The CDC noted that the monkeypox virus transmission requires close contact with an infected person, CNBC reported. Although it can spread through respiratory droplets as well, but not nearly as easily as Covid-19, they said. A monkeypox patient with lesions in their throat or mouth can spread the virus through respiratory droplets if they are around someone else for an extended period of time. However, the virus does not spread easily that way, Dr Jennifer McQuiston, a CDC official was quoted as saying.
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