Pakistan airstrikes on Afghanistan: 3 killed, several injured as conflict fears grow

Relations between Kabul and Islamabad have remained strained over militant activity along border. (AP photo/ File) At least three people were killed and several others injured in a Pakistani airstrike targeting Afghanistan’s northeastern Kunar province, Tolo News reported on Monday, citing a provincial official.The military strike is supposedly in retaliation for suicide bombing at a…

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Pakistan braces for protests as govt warns of $400 million daily loss

Protests in Pakistan (Representative image) Pakistan’s government has put heavy restrictions on protestors warning them that those seeking to march towards Islamabad with the government warning that disruptions could cost the economy around $400 million a day as separate marches by Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) and Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) put pressure on the capital.Pakistan’s information…

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Putin-backed United Russia leads Duma polls with 57.5% as Ukraine war overshadows votes

The election is the first parliamentary vote since full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. (Reuters photo) Russia’s ruling United Russia party, which supports President Vladimir Putin, has taken a strong early lead in the country’s State Duma elections, securing 57.5 per cent of the vote in initial results.The three-day parliamentary election ended on Sunday,…

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‘Crocodile tears’: Iran shuts French language centre, slams France over Mahsa Amini

Abbas Araqchi accused France of killing 1.5 million Algerians during Algeria’s war of independence. (Reuters photo) Iranian authorities have shut down a French language centre linked to the French embassy in Tehran, escalating tensions between the two countries ahead of a planned meeting between their foreign ministers.The centre was sealed following a judicial order, Tehran’s…

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In 2016, Michael Dell paid $10.9 million for a Boston penthouse; 10 years later the barely used 4,100-sq-ft home is going to auction with a $6.5 million reserve

Billionaire tech executive Michael Dell is putting his little-used Boston penthouse up for auction with a minimum reserve price of $6.5 million (£4.9 million), ten years after buying the high-rise home. The founder and CEO of Dell Technologies paid $10.9 million for the 4,100-square-foot residence in 2016 through a limited liability company, according to property…

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A New Jersey family has owned a 135-acre Christmas tree farm for 80 years; the preserved property, with an 1839 barn, 21 acres of cropland and a guest cottage, is now listed for $1.485 million

A historic 135-acre Christmas tree farm in Warren County, New Jersey, has been listed for $1.485 million (£1.11 million) after being owned by the same family for 80 years. Located at 21 Frontage Road in Blairstown, the property includes a preserved timber-frame barn built in 1839, 21 acres of farmland, and a separate guest cottage….

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Meet Sai Sri Valli Mogilineedi, the Mechanicsburg eighth-grader who designed a controlled-release antacid and became one of 30 US finalists competing for more than $100,000 in STEM awards

Sai Sri Valli Mogilineedi, 8th Grade, Mountain View Middle School, Mechanicsburg, PA (Source: Society for Science) An eighth-grader from Pennsylvania has been named one of the top 30 middle school researchers in the United States after developing a new way to deliver medicines used to treat Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD). Sai Sri Valli Mogilineedi, a…

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