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AFP/APPWashington: An exceptional number of tornadoes have ravaged parts of Oklahoma and nearby Great Plains states, leaving at least five dead, authorities and local media said Sunday.After 78 tornadoes were reported Friday, mostly…

AFP/APPWashington: The Democratic-held US Senate rejected a Republican-led bid on Wednesday to oust President Joe Biden's immigration chief over his handling of the southern border with Mexico.Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro…

AFP/APPTokyo: Tokyo stocks opened higher on Monday after US inflation data matched the Federal Reserve's expectations.The benchmark Nikkei 225 index was up 0.60 percent, or 242.22 points, at 40,611.66, while the broader Topix index…

AFP/APPHong Kong: Asian markets traded mixed on Monday as investors weighed fresh US inflation data against signs of recovery in China’s manufacturing sector, which lifted hopes that the world’s second-largest economy may be regaining…

Xinhua/APPJakarta: A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck off Indonesia's eastern province of Papua earlier Sunday, with no potential to cause a tsunami, the country's meteorology, climatology, and geophysics agency said.The weather…

News DeskAbbottabad: From January 1st to December 26th, 2023, as many as 16,988,946 tourists explored the different districts of the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province.Remarkably, KP welcomed 4,554 foreign tourists, signaling the…

APP Islamabad: Elderly and medically vulnerable teaching and non-teaching staff of educational institutions have appealed for exemption from their duties at polling stations during the 2024 general elections. The Election Commission of…

AFPNew Zealand: NASA launched two small satellites designed to track tropical cyclones hour by hour from a base in New Zealand on Monday in a project that could improve weather predictions for devastating storms.The new storm…