Doctors in Oman have detected a potentially fatal fungal infection called mucormycosis – commonly known as “black fungus” – in the country, according to authorities. The Oman Health Ministry said on Tuesday that three COVID-19 patients had become infected with the condition, which has spread among some coronavirus patients in hard-hit India. Although relatively rare, […]
Israeli police shut symbolic Damascus Gate and beat and arrest Palestinians as twice-postponed parade goes ahead, with far-right Israelis chanting ‘Death to Arabs’ and Palestinians calling for ‘day of rage’ Israeli police beat and arrested Palestinians on Tuesday, after closing Damascus Gate to make way for at least a thousand Israelis gathering for the start […]
A man accused of running down a Muslim family in the Canadian city of London, Ontario, this month, killing four people including a teenage girl, now faces terrorism charges, authorities announced on Monday. The London Police Service said in a statement that Nathaniel Veltman’s four counts of first-degree murder “constitute terrorism offences” and that federal […]
Nato leaders have declared China presents a security risk at their annual summit in Brussels, the first time the traditionally Russia-focused military alliance has asserted it needs to respond to Beijing’s growing power. The final communique, signed off by leaders of the 30-member alliance at the urging of the new US administration, said China’s “stated […]
Tesla Inc Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk tweeted on Sunday that the electric carmarker will resume allowing bitcoin transactions when miners who verify transactions use more renewable energy. “When there’s confirmation of reasonable (~50%) clean energy usage by miners with positive future trend, Tesla will resume allowing bitcoin transactions.” Musk was reacting to comments from […]
Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry urged the Supreme Court (SC) on Sunday to ensure the implementation of Article 140-A of the Constitution in Sindh to address what he dubbed a “constitutional crisis” in the province. Article 140-A requires the provincial governments to establish local governments in their jurisdiction. Speaking to media representatives in Karachi, the federal […]
Group of Seven leaders on Sunday scolded China over human rights in its Xinjiang region, called for Hong Kong to keep a high degree of autonomy and demanded a full and thorough investigation of the origins of the coronavirus in China. After discussing how to come up with a unified position on China, leaders issued […]
Israel’s longest-serving leader, Benjamin Netanyahu, has been ousted from office by a loose coalition of rivals from across the political spectrum, united by their wish to end his 12-year run in power. The opposition leader, Yair Lapid, a centrist former TV news anchor, won a confidence vote in the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, by a razor-thin […]
The Canadian government is being urged to launch an independent inquiry into allegations that its military failed to respond to a complaint in 2018 that Iraqi forces being trained by Canadian troops had committed war crimes. Last month, an internal report obtained by The Canadian Press and reported on by Postmedia found that, within days […]
Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin said on Saturday that the federal budget for the fiscal year 2021-22 was “growth-oriented” and the real challenge for the government was to achieve inclusive growth for everyone. “For the first time we have given an overall growth-oriented budget,” Tarin said, pointing to innovation in revenue collection, incentives given to exporters […]
