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US home sales cool as mortgage rates remain high

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Washington, Aug 22 (AFP/APP): Sales of homes in the United States ticked down in July, according to industry data released on Tuesday, as elevated mortgage rates and limited housing supply held buyers back. The housing market in the world’s biggest economy has been reeling as […]

Covid-19 may trigger new-onset high blood pressure: Study

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ISLAMABAD, Aug 22 (APP): Covid-19, caused by SARS-CoV-2 virus, is significantly associated with the development of high blood pressure in adults with pre-existing heart conditions, finds new study based on analysis of electronic medical records of more than 45,000 people. While Covid-19 is typically more […]

Russian army officials in Libya after Haftar invite

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Tripoli, Aug 22 (AFP/APP): Russian military officials including Moscow’s deputy defence minister arrived in Libya on Tuesday after receiving an invitation from pro-Moscow military strongman Khalifa Haftar. Haftar, who backs the country’s eastern administration, is close to Russia’s private Wagner mercenary group, whose troops guard […]

EU commission vice president resigns to stand in Dutch elections

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Brussels, Aug 22 (AFP/APP): European Commission vice president Frans Timmermans announced his resignation Tuesday to stand in the Dutch general elections with ambitions of becoming the next prime minister. Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen responded to his notification by thanking Timmermans, 62, for his […]

Rauf leads Pakistan’s rout of Afghanistan in first ODI

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Hambantota, Sri Lanka, Aug 22 (AFP/APP): Fast bowler Haris Rauf led a pace assault on Afghanistan with a career-best five-wicket haul to give Pakistan a thumping 142-run victory in the first one-day international in Sri Lanka’s Hambantota on Tuesday. Rauf’s fiery 5-18 condemned Afghanistan to […]

‘I’m here, I’m the champion’: Richardson

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BUDAPEST Aug 22 (Online): American Sha’Carri Richardson crushed Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce’s hopes of a sixth women’s world 100m title when she stormed to victory in Budapest on Monday. Richardson sprinted to a championship record of 10.65sec despite being in lane nine to seal a US 100m […]

Suspected militants kill 12 Niger troops: state TV

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Niamey, Niger, Aug 22 (AFP/APP): Suspected armed militants have killed 12 soldiers in Niger’s remote southwest, state television reported on Tuesday, in the latest attack since army officers seized power last month. An anti-militants operation by national guards was “the target of an ambush” Sunday […]

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