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London: Author Salman Rushdie has been taken off his ventilator and is talking as he recovers from being stabbed in the US. British-American writer Aatish Taseer said, in a since-deleted tweet, that the 75-year-old was “off the ventilator and talking (and joking)”, which was then confirmed by the author’s agent Andrew Wylie. Wylie had earlier […]
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San Francisco: Google has received a go-ahead from the Federal Election Commission (FEC) in the US to keep politician campaign emails from being marked as spam. Google will now allow candidates and political party committees to apply for its programme that would make their messages exempt from Gmail’s spam detection systems, reports The Verge. “I have […]
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Washington: The federal government declared a public health emergency Thursday to bolster the response to the monkeypox outbreak that has infected more than 7,100 Americans. The announcement will free up money and other resources to fight the virus, which may cause fever, body aches, chills, fatigue and pimple-like bumps on many parts of the body. […]
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Washington: The US has issued a worldwide alert asking its citizens to maintain a high level of vigilance when travelling abroad as al-Qaeda supporters may target American facilities, personnel or nationals in the wake of killing of the terror network’s emir Ayman al-Zawahiri. Zawahiri, who played a key role in the 9/11 attacks and later […]
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New York: Monkeypox becoming endemic in the US would be the “worst public health failure in modern times” because it could have been prevented, says former Food and Drug Administration (FDA) director Scott Gottlieb. Writing in the op-ed, Gottlieb said should the disease become endemic, it would be a serious failure because this could have […]
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Washington [US]: Al Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri was killed on Saturday in an air strike by the United States, US President Joe Biden confirmed on Monday (local time). “On Saturday, at my direction, the United States successfully concluded an air strike in Kabul, Afghanistan and killed Al Qaeda Amir Ayman al-Zawahiri,” Biden said in a […]
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New York: In the US, about 1 in 5 of those surveyed (19 per cent) are somewhat (14 per cent) or very worried (5 per cent) about getting monkeypox in the next three months, while 81 per cent are not too (41 per cent) or not at all worried (40 per cent), reveals a new […]
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Washington: Three people were killed in a shooting at a park in the US state of Iowa and the suspected gunman is also dead, police said in a statement. Police were notified of a triple homicide at the Maquoketa Caves State Park campground in Jackson County at about 6.23 a.m. on Friday, Xinhua news agency […]
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Washington: Health officials in the US have confirmed a case of polio, the first in nearly a decade in the country, in an unvaccinated man. The last known case was in 2013. Results of lab tests have confirmed revertant polio Sabin type 2 virus in the 20-year-old man, a resident of Rockland County, according to a […]
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Washington/New Delhi: After India, the US lawmakers have now asked the Lina Khan-led Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to address abusive and deceptive data practices by hundreds of companies providing Virtual Private Network (VPN) services for individuals. A VPN is an online service that purports to give users more security when connecting to the Internet. However, […]
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San Francisco: India, with 14.7 per cent of all downloads, and the US, with 10.2 per cent, had the most Subway Surfers downloads in June of this year, says a new report. According to Sensor Tower, Subway Surfers was the most downloaded mobile game worldwide for June 2022, with more than 26 million installs, representing […]
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San Francisco: Nearly 550 women passengers have sued ride-hailing platform Uber, alleging they were assaulted by its drivers that included kidnapping, rape and physical attacks in the US. The complaint, filed in San Francisco County Superior Court, has sought damages and a jury trial. The women said in their complaint that they were kidnapped, sexually […]
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Manila: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called on China to comply with a 2016 arbitration ruling that invalidated Beijing’s vast territorial claims in the South China Sea and warned that Washington is obligated to defend treaty ally Philippines if its forces, vessels or aircraft come under attack in the disputed waters. Blinken’s statement, issued […]
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Hyderabad: Salaman Rasoli is helping students pursue healthcare careers such as medical doctors, physician associates, nursing, pharmacy, and dental professions. Salaman’s amazing track record and his unique way of consulting have gained a lot of popularity amongst young students. He is specifically interested in helping those in underserved communities who are not fortunate enough to […]
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Washington: Gun violence spiked over the Fourth of July weekend and shootings were reported in nearly every US state, with at least 220 people killed and some 570 others injured, according to the Gun Violence Archive. Published tallies showed the number of weekend shootings was almost equal to the number of resulting injuries, with well over […]
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Hyderabad: The State government is promoting high density cotton cultivation in about 20,000 acres in Telangana from this Vaanakalam (Kharif) season on a pilot basis. Based on the results, this highly profitable method will be increased to cover wider area from next Vaanakalam season. Agriculture Minister S Niranjan Reddy, who is on a tour of […]
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New Delhi: As the tech and startup sector gets hammered by economic meltdown, more that 22,000 workers in the sector have lost jobs in 2022, along with more than 12,000 in the Indian startup ecosystem. Startups, especially the ones who benefited from a pandemic boom, are feeling the pressure as valuations, particularly at the late […]
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Washington: The US has said it is having “intensive engagement” with key oil consuming countries, including India, on the specifics of how a price cap on Russian oil imports would work, but the issue was not discussed at the level of President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the recent G7 Summit. The […]
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United Nations: UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet has denounced the US Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade that established a constitutional right to abortion, saying that it was a huge blow to women’s human rights and gender equality. “Access to safe, legal and effective abortion is firmly rooted […]
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San Francisco: Elon Musk-owned electric vehicle company Tesla’s Enhanced Autopilot is available in the US and China. According to Teslarati, in the US, Enhanced Autopilot costs $6,000. Meanwhile, in China, it costs approx 31,970 yuan ($4,779). The features included in Enhanced Autopilot are Navigate on Autopilot, Auto Lane Change, Autopark, Summon, and Smart Summon. Earlier this […]
