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Islamabad, Aug 28 (IANS) The ongoing forecast and debate about the expected delay in Pakistan’s general elections and extension of the caretaker government’s tenure from its mandated 90 days, has prompted western nations and the European Union (EU) to express their reservations and warns Islamabad of consequences in case of a postponement,Diplomatic sources said that key western countries including the US and UK, have expressed serious concerns over the matter and have warned that a delay in polls might result in consequences, which includes downgrading of bilateral ties.As per sources in the diplomatic circle, the US and EU believe that…

New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) The 15th summit of the BRICS bloc comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, was held in Johannesburg, and majorly focussed on two issues; first, admitting new members to the five-nation organisation and boosting trade using the local currency of the member nations.Reportedly, encouraged by BRICS success on the economic and geopolitical fronts, a growing number of countries in the Global South consider it as an attractive agent of multilateralism. More than 40 nations, including Algeria, Egypt, Thailand, and the United Arab Emirates, as well as key G20 countries such as Argentina, Indonesia, Mexico,…

Islamabad, Aug 28 (IANS) Thousands of people across Pakistan have taken to the streets to protest against soaring electricity bills and high taxes imposed by the government at a time when surviving high inflation has become impossible for the common man.The angry protesters also burnt thousands of electricity bills during the demonstrations against the government’s high electricity tariffs and taxes.“This government has made it impossible for a common man with a small family to run their household expenses by increasing prices of everything that is basic necessity. Now, they send us bills with towering tariffs and taxes. Imagine a house…

Jaipur, Aug 28 (IANS) A woman in Rajasthan has given birth to quadruplets — two boys and two girls.Dr. Shalini Aggarwal of the Ayushman Hospital said Kiran Kanwar (28), a resident of Wazirpura, was brought to the hospital by her family members when she started labour pain at 2 a.m. on Sunday.The woman was operated upon and delivered at around 6 a.m. in the morning.According to Aggarwal, the weight of three newborns is 1 kg and 350 grams, while the fourth weighs 1 kg and 650 grams.”These children need special monitoring. The three children weighing 1 kg and 350 grams…

London, Aug 28 (IANS) Four men have been charged with murdering a 23-year-old Indian-origin delivery driver who died after being ambushed by a machete-wielding gang in western England, police said. Aurman Singh, who worked with Dynamic Parcel Distribution, died on the spot while he was delivering parcels in Berwick Avenue in Shrewsbury on August 21. He could not be saved inspite of the best efforts of emergency services who had rushed to the crime scene. The West Mercia Police have arrested and charged Arshdeep Singh, 24, of Tipton, Jagdeep Singh, 22, of Dudley, Shivdeep Singh, 26, and Manjot Singh, 24,…

Miami, Aug 28 (IANS) A 21-year-old gunman who killed three Black people in a racially-motivated shooting attack in Florida, had authored a crime manifesto, which was “the diary of a madman”, says Jacksonville’s Sheriff T.K. Waters.On Sunday, the Sheriff’s Office released new CCTV video of gunman Ryan Christopher Palmeter entering the Dollar General store with an AR-15 semiautomatic rifle and a Glock handgun after 1 p.m. on Saturday, reports Fox News.The store is located in a predominantly Black neighborhood in Jacksonville.The victims were identified as 52-year-old Angela Michelle Carr, 19-year-old Anolt Joseph Laguerre Jr., and 29-year-old Jerrald De’Shawn Gallion.According to…

Miami, Aug 28 (IANS) Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, who is seeking a Republican nomination for the 2024 US presidential election, has left his campaign trail and returned home after two major crises have hit his home state, including a racially-motivated attack that killed three African-Americans and an intensifying tropical storm.DeSantis made a public address on Sunday from the state’s emergency operations centrein Tallahassee to brace Florida’s gulf coast for Tropical Storm Idalia, which could make landfall as a hurricane as early as Wednesday, reports CNN.Before speaking on the storm, the Governo read a statement addressing Saturday;s attack at a Dollar…

Sydney, Aug 27 (IANS) Hormone testosterone may play an important role in the development of endometrial cancer, according to a study.The discovery, by QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute in Australia, raises exciting new possibilities for screening, preventing and fighting this increasingly prevalent disease. Treatment options for the cancer are limited, with a hysterectomy often the first line of defence. “Everyone has testosterone, but our research suggests that women with higher levels of the hormone are at greater risk of developing endometrial cancer,” said Associate Professor Tracy O’Mara, from the Institute. “In establishing an independent relationship between testosterone and endometrial cancer,…

Islamabad, Aug 27 (IANS) At least seven people were killed and 11 others injured when a passenger van turned turtle in Mansehra district of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province. According to rescue service, the accident took place in the Maangla area of the district on Saturday after the driver lost control of the vehicle due to which it went off the road and overturned, resulting in casualties, Xinhua news agency reported.Following the accident, locals and rescue workers reached the site and shifted the victims to hospitals, said the rescue service.–IANSint/svn

New York, Aug 27 (IANS) US researchers have found that a type of gene therapy can some day help treat people with hepatocellular carcinoma — the most common form of liver cancer — and metabolic diseases like diabetes.The team led by University of California-Davis discovered a gene therapy that induces the body to create microRNA-22 (miR-22), a naturally occurring molecule, aided in treating mice with hepatocellular carcinoma. The miR-22 treatment also reduced liver inflammation and produced better survival outcomes with no observable toxicity compared to the US FDA-approved liver cancer treatment lenvatinib.“This research introduces miR-22 gene therapy as a promising…