Afghanistan’s ministry of foreign affairs said in a statement that Silsila Alikhil, daughter of the Afghan ambassador in Pakistan Najibullah Alikhil, has been released and is currently under medical care. The daughter of the Afghan ambassador to Pakistan was abducted on Friday and was severely tortured for several hours by unknown individuals on her way home, according to Afghanistan’s ministry of foreign affairs.The ministry said in a statement that Silsila Alikhil, daughter of the Afghan ambassador in Pakistan Najibullah Alikhil, has been released by the abductors and is currently under medical care.The Afghan foreign ministry said it “strongly condemns this…
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Alec G., Tech Times 17 July 2021, 07:07 am (Photo : Unsplash) A NASA executive is sentenced to 18 months for filing fake paperwork in pretense for COVID-19 relief. Andrew Tezna has used more than $285,000 for a French bulldog and Disney membership. Tezna used the COVID-19 relief programs as his “personal piggy bank,” said a US attorney. Tezna’s Expense Sheet The Justice Department said that Tezna, 36, of Leesburg, Virginia, has applied more than $350,000 in COVID-19 relief from Paycheck Protection Program and Virginia unemployment. Tezna pleaded guilty to one account of bank fraud last April. The acting US attorney for the…
France has joined several other European countries to allow international travellers who have been administered Covishield, a version of AstraZeneca vaccine manufactured by Pune-based Serum Institute of India (SII). Many EU member states have started accepting visitors vaccinated with Covishield after global outcry over the fact that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has not recognised the India-made vaccine for the ‘Green Pass’.”Because the vaccines are effective against the virus, and in particular its variant Delta, the constraints weighing on travellers benefiting from a complete vaccination schedule with a vaccine recognised by the European Medicines Agency (Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca or Janssen)…
Syrian President Bashar Assad was sworn in Saturday for a fourth seven-year term in the war-torn country.The May elections were described by the West and Assad’s opposition as illegitimate and a sham.The swearing-in ceremony was held at the presidential palace and attended by clergymen, members of parliament, political figures and army officers.In power since 2000, Assad’s re-election in a landslide was never in doubt. His new term starts with the country still devastated by 10 years of war and sliding deeper into a worsening economic crisis.The U.N. estimates that more than 80% of Syrians live under the poverty line. The…
(Photo : Pixabay/terimakasih0) Freedom Phone Freedom phone is a new smartphone that is making waves among the supporters of former US President Donald Trump. The phone was introduced this week by Erik Finman, a self-described Bitcoin millionaire. The smartphone is $499, and it is meant to compete with other smartphones on the market. It is advertised as free from censorship and influence. However, it was discovered that the smartphone is from China and may be a knock-off. Freedom Phone Features The Freedom Phone is claimed to be everything that people “could dream of.” It includes an uncensorable app store, and…
Alec G., Tech Times 17 July 2021, 05:07 am (Photo : Pexels) (Photo : Statista) Regardless of whether they are flagship models or not, Android phones only have a shorter lifespan compared to Apple’s iPhones. Apple has continuously supported its much older iPhone models with frequent software updates even years after its release. Companies that develop Android phones are making their phones obsolete in just two to three years. Android Software Updates Android smartphone updates usually have a lifespan of only two to three years before it becomes obsolete. That’s also including flagship phones, which have a cost reaching the thousand…
As Britain prepares to remove virtually all restrictions from Monday, a former UK health secretary has warned that the government may have to reimpose lockdown if the current trend of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) cases continues. Jeremy Hunt, chairman of the Commons Health and Social Care Committee, told the BBC Radio 4 Today programme that hospitalisations related to coronavirus are doubling every two weeks and about 10,000 Covid-19 patients could end up in hospital by the end of August, twice the number than last year.“The warning light on the NHS dashboard is not flashing amber, it is flashing red,” he said.…
Essential food items, including ghee, sugar and wheat flour, have become costlier in Pakistan, as the Economic Coordination Committee of the Cabinet approved the hike of the items at the Utility Stores Corporation of Pakistan, citing an “increasing gap between the subsidised prices and the prevailing market prices”.Following the revision, the price of ghee at these outlets will now spike by 53 per cent and one kilogram of it will cost PKR (Pakistani Rupee) 260, instead of PKR 170. A bag of 20 kg wheat flour will cost PKR 950 from its existing rate of PKR 800, which is a…
The crypto mining crackdown in Malaysia is now at the next level. A steam roller crushed about 1000 PCs after owners of the machine allegedly stole tons of electricity. (Photo : Photo by David McBee from Pexels)The cryptocurrency mining crackdown is now at a new level. About 1000 PCs have been crushed by a road roller in Malaysia after it allegedly stole tons of electricity. Staunch crackdown campaigns against the power-hogging cryptocurrency mining have been flooding the headlines recently. For instance, a province in China decided to wipe out crypto mining facilities in an attempt to balance the power supply of…
(Photo : Pixabay/napoleonschwan) Netflix gaming Netflix had been vocal about its plans of diving into the world of video games in the past. Now, the streaming service has announced that it would expand to game content, as well as movies and TV for its platform. However, a recent data mine suggests that a partnership between Netflix and Sony could bring the biggest PlayStation brands into the streaming service in some form. Netflix and Sony Team Up According to VGC, a data miner named Steve Moser have discovered numerous Sony PlayStation brand imagery and content in the Netflix platform’s code. Moser…