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Egypt Unveils More Than 40 Ancient Greek Mummies
The mummies, including adults, children and animals, had been laid on the floor or in open clay coffins in a crumbling underground chamber in Minya governorate.
China to Provide USD 2.5bn Loan to Pakistan to Boost Foreign Cash Reserves
Pakistan has struggled to maintain reserves that are not currently sufficient to provide cover to even two months of imports despite receiving USD 4 billion in loans from two Middle-Eastern countries.
Second Trump-Kim Summit Planned for Vietnam in Late February: Report
Many critics accuse the Trump administration of failing to get Kim to agree to specifics at their first summit.
Stripper-Turned-Pharma Executive Gave Doctor Lap Dance to Get Prescription for Highly Addictive Drug
The executives of Insys Therapeutics are charged with conspiring to pay doctors kickbacks in the form of fees for sham speaking events that were billed as opportunities for other physicians to learn about the drug, a highly addictive fentanyl spray.
Special Medical Board Examines Former Pak PM Nawaz Sharif in Jail
Earlier, a medical board of Jinnah Hospital Lahore had declared that "Sharif is not completely well and he should be shifted to hospital from jail to get optimal treatment for his heart complications."
UK PM Theresa May Wins Mandate to Reopen Brexit Deal, EU Says No Changes
May's dramatic decision to abandon a pact she herself sealed with the 27 EU leaders at a summit last month came with Britain on course to crash out of the bloc in political and economic chaos on March 29.
Indian Man Charged With Possessing Child Pornography in Australia
The man was charged with one offence related to possessing child pornography and one of importing "objectionable" goods, Perth-based newspaper 'The West Australian' reported.
Pakistan SC Rejects Review Plea Against Aasia Bibi's Acquittal in Blasphemy Case
The apex court's decision in October to overturn the conviction of Aasia Bibi sparked nationwide protests and death threats from hardline groups.
After 13 Days, 2-Year-Old Spanish Boy's Body Pulled Out of Deep Well
Rescuers were not able to get to Julen via the well he fell down because it was blocked by a layer of earth, sand and stones believed to have been dislodged when he tumbled into the shaft.
40 Dead, More than 300 Feared Buried in Mud After Dam Bursts in Brazil
The company said that more than 200 workers were still missing, while fire officials at one point estimated the total number at close to 300. Vale CEO Fabio Schvartsman said he did not know what caused the collapse.
Donald Trump Caves on Border Wall, Signs Bill to Pause Longest Govt Shutdown
Trump triggered the shutdown in December as a way of putting pressure on congressional Democrats after they refused his wall funding demand.
Larger Special Medical Board to be Formed to Assess Nawaz Sharif's Health Condition
Three-time prime minister, who is serving a seven-year imprisonment in Lahore's Kot Lakhpat jail, was rushed to a hospital on Tuesday after he complained of heart related complications.
Kamala Harris Seeks End to Shutdown as 800,000 Federal Workers Go Without Pay
The Democratic Party leader from California said that the senate will vote on a clean bill to fund the government.
'Not Our Concern’: Bangladesh Home Minister Says After Border Guards Push 31 Refugees Into India
Asaduzzaman Khan said, Bangladesh had already stepped up to take responsibility of those who are directly seeking asylum by entering through the Myanmar border, but those who enter from other areas “are not our concern.”
Earthquake of 4.5 Magnitude Strikes Eastern Nepal
This was the second quake that hit the Himalayan nation in less than 12 hours. The tremor was felt around 10.30 pm and its epicentre was in Bhojpur district, about 500 km east of Kathmandu, the National Seismological Department said.
No Public Mood for Compromise as Brexit Gulf Widens: Study
The report, drawn from collated polls, highlights the challenge facing prime minister May as she tries to resurrect the deal she struck with the European Union after if was comprehensively rejected by MPs.