135 new dengue cases reported in KP

PESHAWAR, Oct 10 (APP):As many as 135 new dengue cases have been reported in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa during the last 24 hours, according to updates shared by the Health Department here on Sunday. With the 135 new cases, the total number of active dengue cases has […]

Iran’s power company warns of cuts due to illegal crypto mining

Tehran, Oct 10 (AFP/APP):Illegal cryptocurrency mining in Iran risks causing new power cuts this winter, the state electricity company warned Sunday. Iranian officials regularly accuse unlicensed cryptocurrency miners of using vast amounts of electricity. Illegal cryptocurrency mining will account for at least “10 percent of […]

Athletics: Chicago Marathon results

Washington, Oct 10 (AFP/APP):Top finishers from Sunday’s Chicago Marathon: Men 1. Seifu Tura (ETH) 2hrs 6mins 12secs, 2. Galen Rupp (USA) 2:06:35, 3. Eric Kiptanui (KEN) 2:06:51, 4. Kengo Suzuki (JPN) 2:08:50, 5. Shifera Tamru (ETH) 2:09:39, 6. Colin Mickow (USA) 2:13:31, 7. Nico Montanez […]

Austria FM set to replace Kurz embattled after graft claims

Vienna, Oct 10 (AFP/APP):Austria’s top diplomat Alexander Schallenberg on Sunday said an “enormously challenging task” awaited him after embattled Chancellor Sebastian Kurz named him as his successor in a spectacular leadership change in the EU member. Kurz — at age 35 one of Europe’s youngest […]

Blue Origin delays William Shatner’s space flight

Washington, Oct 10 (AFP/APP):Blue Origin announced Sunday it was delaying an upcoming flight set to carry actor William Shatner to space due to anticipated winds. Shatner, who played Captain James T. Kirk in the cult classic TV series “Star Trek,” is due to become the […]

More than 1,000 migrants cross Channel to UK in two days

London, Oct 10 (AFP/APP):Britain has rescued or intercepted a total of 1,115 migrants attempting to cross the English Channel over just two days, the country’s interior ministry said on Sunday. Rising numbers of Channel crossings by migrants in small boats have contributed to growing tensions […]

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