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Sindh govt announces public holiday on Dec 25

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Islamabad December 21 (Online): The provincial government of Sindh has announced a public holiday across the province on December 25. An official notification issued by the Services, General Administration, and Coordination Department said that it will be a public holiday on account of the birth […]

SSGC admits gas shortage getting worse

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Islamabad – December 21 (Online): Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) on Tuesday told National Assembly’s standing committee on power that gas shortage was getting worse in country while Karachi remains most severely hit city by the shortage. According to details, committee’s meeting was held Tuesday […]

EU clears Microsoft buyout of telemedicine-oriented Nuance

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Brussels, Dec 21 (AFP/APP):The EU on Tuesday cleared Microsoft’s purchase of artificial intelligence and cloud computing company Nuance, one of the biggest transactions in the fast-growing telemedicine sector. The bloc’s powerful antitrust authority said the $19.7 billion buyout posed no competition concerns in the European […]

Norway and Sweden oil firms merge in 12 bn euro deal

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Oslo, Dec 21 (AFP/APP):Norwegian oil company Aker BP said Tuesday it would acquire Sweden’s Lundin Energy’s oil and gas activities in a merger valued at 125 billion Norwegian kroner ($13.9 billion, 12.3 billion euros). The company will be the largest of its kind “focused purely […]

Mexico says refugee requests tripled in 2021

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Mexico City, Dec 21 (AFP/APP):Applications for refugee status in Mexico have roughly tripled this year compared with 2020, the government said Tuesday, in the face of a relentless influx of US-bound migrants. The Latin American nation has received 123,187 requests in 2021, up from 41,230 […]

Latifi reveals death threats after F1 title furore

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London, Dec 21 (AFP/APP):Williams driver Nicholas Latifi revealed on Tuesday that he had received death threats over his role in the controversial finish to this year’s Formula One season at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Red Bull’s Max Verstappen sped past Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton […]

PM Imran Khan to visit Lahore on Thursday

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Islamabad – December 21 (Online): Prime Minister Imran Khan will pay a visit to Lahore on Thursday, it emerged Tuesday. According to sources, the premier will hold a one-on-one meeting with Chief Minister Punjab Usman Buzdar to get a briefing regarding upcoming local bodies’ election […]

The technology behind Covid jabs

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Paris, Dec 21 (AFP/APP):The World Health Organization on Tuesday authorised its 10th Covid-19 vaccine — Nuvaxovid from US firm Novavax. As the highly mutated Omicron variant throws yet more uncertainty into the mix, here is a look at the technology behind the jabs. – ‘Subunit’ […]

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