153 Palestinians in hospital after Jerusalem holy site clash
Jerusalem: Israeli police firing tear gas, stun grenades and rubber-coated bullets clashed with Palestinian stone-throwers at a flashpoint Jerusalem holy site on Monday, the latest in a series of confrontations that is pushing the contested city to the brink of eruption. More than a dozen tear gas canisters and stun grenades landed in the Al-Aqsa […]
Pak govt to set new rules to meet FATF demands
Islamabad: Pakistan, keen to exit from the grey list of the FATF, is set to introduce new rules relating to anti-money laundering cases and change the prosecution process to meet its remaining tough conditions, a media report said on Monday. Pakistan was put on the grey list by the Paris-based Financial Action Task Force (FATF), […]
Organ transplant recipients vulnerable even after vaccination: Study
New Delhi: Although two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine confer some protection for people who have received solid organ transplants, it’s still not enough to enable them to dispense with masks, physical distancing and other safety measures, according to a study. This is a follow-up study to an earlier one in which the researchers reported […]
UAE to bar airline passengers arriving from Bangladesh, Pak, Nepal, Sri Lanka
Dubai: The United Arab Emirates has announced it will bar airline passengers arriving from Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal and Sri Lanka starting May 12 until further notice, as concern mounts over a virus variant spreading in India. The statement on the UAE’s state-run WAM news agency said anyone who has been in those Southeast Asian nations […]
Bomb kills at least 30 near girls’ school in Kabul
Kabul: A bomb exploded near a girl’s school in a majority Shiite district of west Kabul on Saturday, killing at least 30 people, many them young pupils between 11 and 15 years old, Afghan government spokesmen said. The Taliban condemned the attack apparently aimed at civilians, and denied any responsibility. The explosion is being investigated, […]
WhatsApp scraps May 15 deadline for accepting privacy policy terms
New Delhi: WhatsApp has scrapped its May 15 deadline for users to accept its controversial privacy policy update and said not accepting the terms will not lead to deletion of accounts. WhatsApp had faced severe backlash over user concerns that data was being shared with parent company Facebook. A WhatsApp spokesperson told PTI that no […]
COVID-19 vaccine linked with fewer asymptomatic infections: Study
New Delhi: People who received the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at a US hospital had dramatically lower symptomatic and asymptomatic infections compared with their unvaccinated peers, according to a study. The research, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, is among the first to show an association between COVID-19 Pfizer-BioNTech vaccination and fewer asymptomatic […]
Overseas pilgrims likely to be barred for Hajj 2021: Report
Jeddah: Saudi Arabia is considering barring overseas pilgrims from the annual haj for the second year running as COVID-19 cases rise globally and worries grow about the emergence of new variants, Reuters news agency has reported. Such a move would restrict the pilgrimage to Mecca, a once in a lifetime duty for every able-bodied Muslim […]