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New Omicron subvariants make up over 35% of US Covid cases
BQ.1.1 made up nearly 19 per cent of circulating variants and BQ.1 was estimated to make up 16.5 per cent of circulating cases this week, Xinhua news agency reported, citing a report released by the CDC on Friday.
US urges UNSC action to 'punish' N. Korea over recent 'provocations'
"Over the last week and a half the DPRK has exacerbated an extremely worrisome trend that we've seen all year; an increasing number of (missile) launches in flagrant violation of the Security Council Resolution, destabilising and threatening rhetoric and continue escalation," the US diplomat said at an emergency meeting of the Security Council held in New York.
WATCH | Four people plotted to kill me: Imran Khan
"Four people plotted to kill me. I made a video and named those people and have stashed it abroad," Imran Khan said, adding that it would be released in case something happens, Dawn reported. He indicated that he received the information of this plot through the relationships he had formed while in power.
Imran Khan is the new Benazir Bhutto
In fact, the injured Imran Khan has already fired the first shot by accusing Major General Faisal Nadeem, head of ISI-Directorate C of conspiring to assassinate him. Nadeem, a few days, was nicknamed by Khan as 'Dirty Harry'. Nadeem and one of his sector commanders were in news recently for allegedly torturing a senior PTI leader, Azam Swati.
Shehbaz Sharif considering to visit Imran Khan
"Earlier when Imran Khan had an incident, Nawaz Sharif went to inquire about his health," said Sanaullah, Geo News reported. He added that Prime Minister Shebaz Sharif is considering going to inquire about Khan's health, and will soon take a call on this.
Spanish airports closed airspace because of out-of-control Chinese rocket falling back to Earth
Flights into and out of Barcelona, Tarragona, Ibiza and Reus were known to have been grounded with reports other regions including La Rioja and Castilla and Leon have been affected, the Daily Mail reported.The measure lasted around 40 minutes, although local reports were pointing to the possibility places such as Ibiza could still face delays of several hours, Daily Mail reported.
Two-thirds of Australians have had Covid: Surveys
The national paediatric serosurvey, led by the Paediatric Active Enhanced Diseases Surveillance (PAEDS) network and the National Center for Immunisation Research and Surveillance (NCIRS), tested two types of antibodies in the blood samples of children aged 0-19, collected between June and August 2022, reports Xinhua news agency.
Seven decades of political assassinations in Pakistan
The bullets fired in 1951 at the Company Gardens, later renamed Liaquat Bagh, led to the first major assassination but, unfortunately, it was not the last attempt as PTI chairman and former premier Imran Khan has become the latest to join the long list of politicians, who have faced such attacks, The Express Tribune reported.
Democrats wheel out heavy artillery Barack Obama to save face in midterms
Common folk are upset with a weak White House helmed by Biden and are seeking the return of a tougher and more decisive Trump. My taxi driver was hugely upset with economic tumult plaguing the country. As he said, America needs to redefine itself again, only Trump can set the nation on that path, gun violence is a rampant issue, as is abortion, even as the economy is caught in a maelstrom.
NATO chief urges Turkey to finalise process of ratifying Finland, Sweden's entry
"It's time to welcome Finland and Sweden as full members of NATO," said Stoltenberg during a press conference in Istanbul with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Thursday. "Their accession will make our alliance stronger and our people safer," he said, noting that Finland and Sweden are ready to work closer with Turkey to fight terrorism.
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