Imran Khan prefers to stay in jail rather than make a deal: Former Pakistan President

Islamabad [Pakistan], May 11 (ANI): Former President Arif Alvi said on Saturday that Imran Khan, former PM and the founder of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party who is currently detained in Adiala Jail, would prefer to remain ...

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Saturday, 11 May 2024
EU discloses profits from frozen Russian assets

The G7 has reportedly ruled out the total confiscation of the funds EU clearinghouse Euroclear accrued 1.6 billion ($1.7 billion) in interest from frozen Russian assets in just three months of this year, its CEO Valerie Urbain ha ...

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Saturday, 11 May 2024
China tests European unity through Xi Jinping’s trip

Taipei, Taiwan — Chinese President Xi Jinping concluded his high-profile European tour Friday after signing dozens of agreements with France, Hungary and Serbia, while reiterating Beijing’s desire to enhance "mutually beneficial coo ...

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Saturday, 11 May 2024
8 more Chinese cities join Hong Kong solo travel scheme

HONG KONG — Eight Chinese cities have joined a program allowing their residents to travel to Hong Kong on their own, rather than as part of a tour group, as part of efforts to boost Hong Kong’s economy. Hong Kong is battling to r ...

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Saturday, 11 May 2024
UN reports 300 deaths from flash floods in northern Afghanistan

ISLAMABAD — The United Nations and Taliban authorities said Saturday that the death toll from flash floods following heavy seasonal rains in Afghanistan’s northern Baghlan province had risen to a least 300. The U.N. World Food Pr ...

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Saturday, 11 May 2024
Germany to place majority of army under NATO command - Pistorius

The defense minister also announced that Berlin has purchased three HIMARS rocket launcher systems for Ukraine Earlier in the day, Pistorius also met with his US counterpart, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, and revealed that Berl ...

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Saturday, 11 May 2024
Xi concludes Europe trip with clear message on fortifying cooperation

Over the course of six days, Xi’s travels took him through France, Serbia, and Hungary, where he consistently underscored the significance of the China-Europe relationship for fostering global peace and prosperity. ...

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Saturday, 11 May 2024
Balanced medical resources bring healthcare to doorsteps in China

BEIJING, May 10 (Xinhua) -- A 72-year-old resident surnamed Xu from Bijie City in southwest China’s Guizhou Province, who had long planned to treat her lower back pain with surgery at a "big hospital," was overjoyed t ...

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Saturday, 11 May 2024
Chennai doctors successfully perform India’s first Robotic Cytoreductive Surgery

Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 9 (ANI): Surgical oncologists at Chennai’s Apollo Cancer Centre (ACC) have successfully performed India’s first Robotic Cytoreductive Surgery (CRS) with Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy (HI ...

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Saturday, 11 May 2024
Union Health Secretary advocates compulsory testing for thalassemia during pregnancy

New Delhi [India], May 9 (ANI): On the occasion of International Thalassemia Day on May 8, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare stressed the importance of timely detection and prevention of thalassemia. In a talk with ANI, U ...

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Saturday, 11 May 2024
Paris in spring, Bali in winter. How ‘bucket lists’ help cancer patients handle life and death

In the 2007 film The Bucket List Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman play two main characters who respond to their terminal cancer diagnoses by rejecting experimental treatment. Instead, they go on a range of energetic, overseas escap ...

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Saturday, 11 May 2024
AstraZeneca’s COVID vaccine withdrawn - right to the end it was the victim of misinformation

The Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine was a critical part of the COVID-19 pandemic response. However, on May 7 2024, the European Commission announced the vaccine is no longer authorised for use. This EU announcement was preceded by an ...

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Saturday, 11 May 2024