Floods, landslides kill 116 in India and Nepal

Dehradun, India, Oct 20 (AFP/APP):More than 100 people have died in several days of massive flooding and devastating landslides that swept away roads and houses in India and Nepal, officials said Wednesday, with scores more missing. In Uttarakhand in northern India, officials said that 46 […]

Sepoy Waqas embraces martyrdom foiling terrorists’ attack

RAWALPINDI, Oct 20 (APP):A soldier of Pakistan Army has embraced martyrdom (Shahadat) foiling the terrorists’ attack at the military post in Thall, Hangu District. The terrorists fired at the military post in Thall, Hangu District late last night (Tuesday), said an Inter Services Public Relations […]

Israel reports subvariant of Delta coronavirus strain

Jerusalem, Oct 20 (AFP/APP):Israel has confirmed a case of a subvariant of the Delta strain of the coronavirus previously reported in some European countries, the health ministry said. “The variant AY 4.2. that has been discovered in a number of countries in Europe has been […]

Japan’s Mount Aso volcano erupts

Tokyo, Oct 20 (AFP/APP):Japan’s Mount Aso erupted Wednesday, spewing a giant column of ash thousands of metres into the sky as hikers rushed away from the popular tourist spot. No injuries were immediately reported after the late-morning eruption in southwest Japan, which sent rocks flying […]

UK annual inflation dips to 3.1 percent: official

London, Oct 20 (AFP/APP):British annual inflation eased to 3.1 percent in September, official data showed Wednesday, remaining close to a nine-year peak that risks a UK interest rate rise as soon as November. The annual rate fell from 3.2 percent in August, which was the […]

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