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High tsunami risk poses challenge to Pakistan: Experts
The awareness programme on an early warning system for hazards like tsunami noted the Makran subduction zone had the potential to generate future...
Why many democracies are floundering
When democratic governments seem incapable of delivering on their promises, this failure can lead to alienation, resignation, distrust and withdrawal...
Mass extinction of a pre-historic kind
There are currently 142,500 animal and plant species on the Red List of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) — 40,000 of which...
Nepal police stop 2 COVID-positive Indians from crossing border
Two Indians, including a 14-year-old boy, were stopped from crossing into Nepal on Thursday after they were found to have coronavirus during the...
Portugal cuts COVID-19 isolation from 10 days to seven
Portugal on Thursday cut the mandatory isolation period for people who test positive for COVID-19 but are asymptomatic from 10 days to seven, even as...
Ex-Afghan president says had no choice but to flee Kabul
Afghanistan's former president said he had no choice but to abruptly leave Kabul as the Taliban closed in and denied an agreement was in the works for...
Germany to pull the plug on three of its last six nuclear plants
Germany will pull the plug on three of its last six nuclear power stations on Friday, another step towards completing its withdrawal from nuclear...
Omicron nothing more than 'seasonal cold virus': US-based doctor
The fast-spreading Omicron variant is "nothing more than a seasonal cold virus" and there is little we can do to stop this virus from infecting...