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Al Qaeda leader Aiman al-Zawahiri believed to be in border region of Afghanistan and Pakistan, probably alive but too frail: UN report
United Nations: A significant part of the Al-Qaeda leadership resides in the Afghanistan and Pakistan border region, including the group's elusive...
Trump’s Facebook account suspended for 2 years
Washington: Social media behemoth Facebook on Friday said the account of former US President Donald Trump will remain suspended for two...
Three more cases of B.1.617 COVID-19 variant found in Pakistan
Peshawar: Pakistan reported three more cases of the highly infectious Delta variant of the coronavirus, first identified in India, on Friday,...
Pfizer jab produces less antibodies against Delta variant of coronavirus: Lancet study
London: People fully vaccinated with the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine are likely to have more than five times lower levels of neutralising antibodies...
China urges closer Afghanistan ties as US withdrawal looms
Beijing: China is urging closer security and economic cooperation with Afghanistan in an apparent effort to bolster its influence in the...
Prior infection cuts COVID-19 infection risk for up to 10 months: Lancet study
New Delhi: The risk of being infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, is substantially reduced for up to 10...
Immunizing children against coronavirus not a high priority: WHO
Geneva: The World Health Organisation's top vaccines expert says that immunising children against the coronavirus is not a high priority...
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s rivals reach historic coalition deal to oust him
Jerusalem: Israel's Opposition parties on Thursday set the wheels in motion for a potential national unity government after clinching a last-minute...
Black carbon deposits are accelerating glaciers and snow melt in Himalayan ranges says World Bank
Washington: Black carbon deposits due to human activities are accelerating glaciers and snow melt in the fragile Himalayan ranges and are...
World-first artefact dating method shows humans have lived in the shadow of the Himalayas for more than 5,000 years
Melbourne: Few parts of the world would seem as inhospitable to humans as the highlands of the Tibetan Plateau, near...