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Pakistan parliament defers debate on French envoy's expulsion
A resolution tabled Wednesday called for the national assembly to debate whether to expel the French envoy, for the assembly to condemn Western blasphemy, for Muslim nations to unite on the issue, and for authorities to provide space in cities for future protests.
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Fire kills 13 coronavirus patients in hospital in India
"There were 17 patients inside when a fire broke out in the ICU of Vijay Vallabh Hospital, out of which 13 died and four have been shifted to other facilities," fire department official Morrison Khavari said.
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Bollywood composer Shravan Rathod dies after Covid diagnosis
Rathod worked with fellow composer Nadeem Saifi to create some of Bollywood's most enduring hits of the 1990s, with the duo winning multiple awards for their soundtracks during the decade.
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UAE provides over 10 million coronavirus vaccine doses
The announcement underscores the success of the campaign, which aims to achieve herd immunity and ensure recovery from the pandemic. It also highlights the confidence in the safety and efficiency of the vaccines provided for free by the country to the entire community.
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UAE, Israel to cooperate on healthcare services
Under the agreement, signed by Dr. Yousif Al Serkal, Director General of the EHSE and the Israeli Health Minister Yuli Edelstein, the cooperation will range from joint efforts to fight global pandemics, protection of medical data, cyber security, medical education, innovation and use of artificial intelligence and other fields of advanced technology.
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UAE airlines suspend flights from India effective from April 24
Over 314,000 infections in the past 24 hours raise India's total past 15.9 million cases since the pandemic began. It's the second-highest total in the world next to the United States. India has nearly 1.4 billion people.
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NASA-SpaceX set to launch next 4-member crew to ISS
The company's Crew Dragon capsule, the Endeavour, was set for liftoff atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at 5:49 a.m. Eastern time (0949 GMT) from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
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Pakistan PM Imran vows not to allow scourge of terrorism to rise again; TTP claims Quetta blast
In a tweet, Imran said that he was deeply saddened by the loss of innocent lives in the condemnable and cowardly terrorist attack in Quetta.
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Hundreds rally over violence against women after grisly Kuwait murder
The brutal killing of Farah Hamzah Akbar, 32, whose body was dumped outside a hospital on Tuesday, caused shock waves in the country.
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Dubai denies granting licences for gambling activities
In a tweet posted on Dubai Media office’s twitter handle authorities said “reports circulating in social media about licenses being granted for gambling activities in the emirate are incorrect."22 hours ago -
Exchange house to pay penalty of Dhs496,000 for failing to block money laundering, terror financing
CBUAE’s examination findings revealed that the exchange house had a weak compliance framework to prevent money laundering and financing of terrorism.
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Pfizer confirms fake vaccine shots on sale in Mexico and Poland
At a clinic in Mexico, some 80 people received bogus vaccines, which appeared to have been physically harmless though offered no protection against the potentially deadly disease ravaging the country.
22 Apr 2021
