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'Father of Pakistan's bomb' A.Q. Khan dies at 85
AFP, Published on 10/10/2021
» ISLAMABAD - Abdul Qadeer Khan, celebrated as the father of Pakistan's nuclear weapons programme but accused of smuggling technology to Iran, North Korea and Libya, has died at 85, authorities said Sunday.
Philippine Nobel winner Ressa calls Facebook 'biased against facts'
Published on 10/10/2021
» MANILA: Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa used her new prominence to criticise Facebook as a threat to democracy, saying the social media giant fails to protect against the spread of hate and disinformation and is "biased against facts".
Meth pills left by courier seized
Published on 10/10/2021
» CHIANG MAI: A military patrol seized 90,000 methamphetamine pills believed to have been abandoned by a drug courier who sped through a checkpoint in Wiang Haeng district on a motorcycle late on Saturday night, Pha Muang Force commander Maj Gen Narit Thawornwong revealed on Sunday.
Malaysia lifts travel restrictions for fully-vaccinated people
Reuters, Published on 10/10/2021
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia on Sunday lifted interstate and international travel restrictions for residents fully vaccinated against Covid-19, as the country achieved its target of inoculating 90% of its adult population.
Green energy springs from abandoned UK coalmine
AFP, Published on 10/10/2021
» SEAHAM (UNITED KINGDOM) - Dawdon coalmine in northeast England was abandoned three decades ago, but is being brought back to life as the unlikely setting for a green energy revolution.
Fury knocks out Wilder to retain WBC crown in heavyweight classic
AFP, Published on 10/10/2021
» LAS VEGAS - Tyson Fury retained his WBC heavyweight crown on Saturday with a spectacular 11th-round knockout of Deontay Wilder as their trilogy fight delivered a boxing classic.
Clamour grows for Duterte daughter presidential bid
AFP, Published on 10/10/2021
» Philippines "First Daughter" Sara Duterte has been in lockstep with her father, following him into law and succeeding him as a city mayor. Now, she's leading the race to replace Rodrigo Duterte as president.
Villager seriously wounded in gun attack
Abdullah Benjakat, Published on 10/10/2021
» PATTANI: A villager was seriously injured in a gun attack in Nong Chik district late on Saturday night, police said.
Young woman charged with killing own baby
Published on 10/10/2021
» CHAIYAPHUM: Police on Sunday arrested a 19-year-old woman and charged her with killing her newborn baby.
Fury knocks out Wilder to retain WBC crown in heavyweight classic
AFP, Published on 10/10/2021
» LAS VEGAS: Tyson Fury retained his WBC heavyweight crown on Saturday with a spectacular 11th-round knockout of Deontay Wilder as their trilogy fight delivered a boxing classic.