The rare yet severe viral haemorrhagic fever is similar to Ebola and has a fatality rate of up to 88 per cent. So far, there have been nine deaths and 16 suspected cases with symptoms including fever, fatigue and blood-stained vomit and diarrhoea, WHO reported on Monday. Further investigations are ongoing. Rapid action, expert…
“Even without verified numbers it’s tragically clear the number of children killed, the number of children orphaned is going to keep on rising”,” said UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) spokesperson James Elder. In Türkiye, the total number of children living in the 10 provinces before the emergency was 4.6 million, and 2.5 million in Syria. Growing…
Spokesperson Jeremy Laurence said that since Saturday, at least nine people have been reportedly arrested and some detained, on security and graft charges. Among those arrested were two former judges, a lawyer, a prominent businessman, the head of a radio station and the leader of the Islamist Ennahdha political party, according to media reports. Concern…
António Guterres told reporters outside the Security Council in New York that aid “must get through from all sides” and the funding would cover an initial period of three months. He said a similar appeal is being finalised for survivors across the border in Türkiye. ‘Immense’ need In the immediate aftermath of the earthquakes, the United Nations…
5 judges of the Indian Supreme Court had ordered the demolition of the Babri Masjid, Photo: File New Delhi: The Modi government awarded the three Supreme Court judges who delivered the Babri Masjid verdict against Muslims with high government posts and honors after their retirement. According to Indian media, the Modi government made Ranjan Gogoi,…
The Saudi female astronaut will be sent on a space mission in the middle of this year, Photo: File Riyadh: Saudi Arabia has announced that it will send the first female astronaut Riyana Barnawi on a space mission. According to Saudi media, Saudi Arabia’s 10-day space mission AX-2 will be launched in the middle of…
Major General Vladimir Makarov. Former Russian Interior Minister Major General Vladimir Makarov has been found dead at his residence in Moscow, state news agency says he committed suicide. General Makarov was dismissed by President Putin a few weeks ago. General Makarov served as deputy head of the Central Directorate for Combating Extremism. Family members told…
Member of National Assembly of Pashtun Protection Movement (PTM) Ali Wazir was released from Central Jail Karachi. Ali Wazir was transferred to Central Jail Karachi on 31 December 2020. Cases have also been registered in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for sedition and provocative speeches against members of the National Assembly. setTimeout(function(){ !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s) {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod? n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)}; if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version=’2.0′; n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0; t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];…
Netherlands fighter jets at the Malbork airbase in Poland, file photo Netherlands F-35 fighter jets chased away 3 Russian warplanes as they approached Polish airspace. The Ministry of Defense of the Netherlands said in its statement that a Russian spy plane and two Su-27 fighter jets assigned to protect it were taken out by our…
Thanks Instagram February 14 is celebrated as the International Day of Love i.e. ‘Valentine’s Day’, but Bollywood’s Barbie doll celebrates it in a unique way and named it ‘Galentine’s Day’. Various videos have been uploaded on the page of Katrina Kaif’s make-up brand ‘K By Katrina’ on the photo and video sharing platform Instagram, in…
