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Food department action on unfair distribution, tampering of wheat

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PESHAWAR, Oct 08 (APP):The Food Department Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Friday suspended three officers and issued directives for complete inquiry in misuse of power, unfair distribution of wheat and tampering of wheat quota. The three officials including an Assistant Food Controller and two Food Green Inspectors […]

US nuclear sub damaged in underwater collision

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Washington, Oct 8 (AFP/APP):A US nuclear submarine was damaged after hitting an unidentified object while operating underwater in Asia, the US Navy said Thursday. The USS Connecticut, a nuclear-powered fast-attack submarine, “struck an object while submerged on the afternoon of Oct. 2, while operating in […]

Extreme drought in Brazil triggers fatal sand storms

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Sao Paulo, Oct 8 (AFP/APP):Unusually powerful sandstorms have left at least six people dead in Sao Paulo in recent weeks, local media said, as southeastern Brazil grapples with severe drought. Scenes of huge orange dust clouds rumbling across the countryside — with winds of up […]

Fury, Wilder ready for trilogy showdown

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Las Vegas, Oct 8 (AFP/APP):Tyson Fury defends his WBC heavyweight boxing crown on Saturday when he faces Deontay Wilder for the third — and probably final — installment of an acrimonious three-year ring rivalry. A tortuous build-up marked by bitter legal wrangling, a Covid-19 outbreak […]

US Senate green-lights stop-gap deal to avert debt default

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Washington, Oct 8 (AFP/APP):The US Senate voted Thursday to stave off a credit default that would have sparked a recession and roiled world markets as Democrats and Republicans agreed to a stop-gap fix to raise the nation’s debt limit. The breakthrough — which temporarily defers […]

Arozarena fuels Rays in 5-0 playoff win over Red Sox

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Los Angeles, Oct 8 (AFP/APP):Randy Arozarena belted his 11th career playoff home run and produced a rare straight steal of home Thursday as the Tampa Bay Rays launched their post-season with a 5-0 victory over the Boston Red Sox. The Rays, who fell to the […]

PDM rejects NAB ordinance

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Islamabad – October 8 (Online): Opposition alliance Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) on Friday rejected government’s ordinance to amend NAB laws. PDM spokesperson and JUI-F leader Hafiz Hamdullah on Friday reacting to the ordinance called it an ‘NRO by the government to itself’ and said that […]

Chinese central bank boss vows to further fintech crackdown

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Beijing, Oct 8 (AFP/APP):China will strengthen supervision of the online payments industry and continue its anti-monopoly crackdown, the governor of the central bank said, indicating Beijing will press ahead with a regulatory crackdown on the country’s technology giants. Authorities have for about a year targeted […]

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