We’re just not compatible any more: why Microsoft finally dumped Internet Explorer
Lismore (Australia): (The Conversation) Tech giant Microsoft recently announced the retirement of its longstanding web browser, Internet Explorer, in favour of its newer product, Microsoft Edge. With support for Internet Explorer only set to last until June 15, 2022, its remaining users have just over a year to find an alternative. But of course, most […]
Government, Taliban blame each other for shell that kills 7
Kabul: A mortar shell hit a wedding ceremony in northern Afghanistan, killing at least seven people, mostly children, and wounding at least four others, a police spokesman said. Taliban insurgents attacked a government security checkpoint in the district of Tagab and one of their mortar shells hit a civilian house, Kapisa provincial police spokesman Shayeq Shoresh […]
UK PM Boris Johnson marries fiancee in private ceremony
London: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his fianc e Carrie Symonds married Saturday in a small private ceremony in London, his Downing Street office said Sunday. Johnson’s office confirmed reports in the Mail on Sunday and the Sun that the couple wed at the Roman Catholic Westminster Cathedral in front of a small group of […]
Can a vaccinated person spread coronavirus?
Nashville (US): (The Conversation) When the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention changed its guidelines about mask-wearing on May 13, 2021, plenty of Americans were left a little confused. Now anyone who is fully vaccinated can participate in indoor and outdoor activities, large or small, without wearing a mask or physical distancing. Anthony Fauci, […]
China successfully launches cargo spacecraft to dock with space station module
Beijing: China on Saturday successfully launched an automated cargo spacecraft carrying supplies, equipment and propellant for the country’s new space station Tianhe. The Long March-7 Y3 rocket, carrying Tianzhou-2, blasted off from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site on the coast of the southern island province of Hainan, the China Manned Space Agency, (CMSA) announced. Spacecraft Tianzhou-2 […]
PM Imran Khan expresses full confidence in Pakistan’s nuclear capability to defend itself
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday expressed full confidence in the country’s nuclear capability to defend itself. Khan visited a nuclear facility of the Strategic Forces Command, which is responsible for protection of nuclear assets. Pakistan is committed to continue working towards the promotion of an environment of peace and stability at the […]
US recognises India is important part of conversation on Afghanistan: Jaishankar
Washington: There is a recognition in the US that India is an important part of the conversation when it comes to talk about the future of Afghanistan, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said. Jaishankar, who is in the US on an official trip, said the situation in Afghanistan, from where the US is in […]
B.1.617 COVID19 variant, first detected in India, now found in 53 countries: WHO
United Nations/Geneva: The B.1.617 COVID-19 variant, first detected in India, has now been found in 53 countries, according to the WHO, which noted that India recorded a 23 per cent decrease in the number of new cases in the last seven days but they were still the highest in the world. The World Health Organisation’s […]
COVID-19 test results: what you need to know to understand them
By: Gabriel Recchia, Research Associate, Winton Centre for Risk and Evidence Communication, University of Cambridge London:(The Conversation) Testing has been vital during the pandemic. Negative COVID-19 test results have allowed people the freedom to work and travel, while positive results have been used to isolate infected individuals and protect the wider community. But the main […]
US security assistance to Pakistan remains suspended: Pentagon
Washington/Islamabad: US President Joe Biden has continued his predecessor Donald Trump’s policy on suspending security assistance to Pakistan and there is no clarity if the administration will change its stance in the future, the Pentagon has said. Former US president Trump suspended all security assistance to Pakistan in January 2018, arguing that he was not […]
