Punjab CM’s protocol officer passes away from Coronavirus

LAHORE: A protocol officer of Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar died of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19), ARY News reported, citing sources.

Hamid Raza had been under treatment at the Pakistan Kidney and Liver Institute (PKLI) since he contracted the deadly disease, sources at the medical facility said.

Also Read: Two infants infected with Covid-19 die at Lahore hospital

They said his kidneys stopped functioning due to the infection.

Expressing sadness over the demise of his protocol officer, the chief minister extended condolences to the bereaved family. “Hamid Raza was a hard-working, dutiful and professional officer. He discharged his duties sincerely,” CM Buzdar said.

Also Read: Punjab announces ‘effective’ lockdown in districts with over 12% Covid positivity rate

According to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), COVID-19 claimed 98 more lives across the country over the past 24 hours, taking the death toll to 14,530.

As many as 4,974 new cases of Covid-19 surfaced when 50,055 tests were conducted.

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Mother confesses to poisoning ailing baby

A woman has pleaded guilty to deliberately poising her ailing baby at the hospital in New Zealand. 

The 35-year-old woman was caught mixing antidepressants, pharmaceutical eye drops, and nasal spray into the child’s feeding tube in 2019, while he lay fighting for life in hospital.

The concoction put the child at risk of brain damage, strokes and seizures. It also had the potential to kill the child.

The toddler, who was born prematurely, had been admitted to Dunedin Hospital in August that year after contracting bronchitis.

She mixed tetrahydrozoline and sertraline into milk and bottle-fed the baby.

Hours later the child had to be airlifted to Auckland’s Starship Children’s Hospital after he suddenly became floppy and unresponsive, with a dangerously low heart rate. The baby suffered brain damage during this time and had to be placed in an induced coma.

At the time, doctors had no idea what had caused the toddlers health to decline so bad.

The boy’s father was warned to “prepare for the worst”.

The woman continued to her research on her phone, her searches included: “How the chemical in eyedrops attacks your body if swallowed and can potentially kill you”.

Two days later the mother gave the boy another dangerous concoction of toxins, causing his health to decline even further.

It wasn’t until the boy’s father caught the woman “tampering with the feeding tube” that doctors were able to figure out the cause of his illness.

The man said his partner may have suffered from Munchausen syndrome – a rare disorder in which a person fakes illness.

He said the woman has also been diagnosed with borderline personality disorder.

The woman pleaded guilty to two charges of ill-treatment of a child by administering various substances in the High Court of Auckland last week.

She has been remanded in custody and is due to be sentenced in May.

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Woman shocked after washing machine explodes mid-cycle

SCOTLAND: The Internet is filled with incidents that can leave one terrified and stunned. A post of a shocking explosion shared by a woman from Scotland will leave you with a similar feeling. 

Laura Birrell thought that a bomb went off at her home when her washing machine “literally exploded” mid-cycle

Birrell posted shocking pictures of the destruction in her kitchen after her Indesit machine “blew up”. The mother said that the incident left debris scattered around her kitchen which was filled with smoke.

The pictures show the bunker top above the washing machine seems to have imploded. The top cover of the home appliance was also been blown apart, leaving large chunks of plastic and glass scattered all over the floor.

The businesswoman warned people to not leave their washing machines on when they are not at home.

“I have often heard don’t leave your washing machine on when you leave the house. Well today I am glad that I did not go out anywhere as my machine literally exploded. With a glass sink drainer unit I thought a bomb had gone off, glass everywhere. That is the machine drum that exploded through the worktop and drainer,” she wrote on Facebook.

She added, “Fortunately I was in as smoke started to appear so I quickly switched it off. I will never leave a washing in again when I am out.”

A spokesman for manufacturers Whirlpool was quoted as saying by Metro, “Our thoughts are with the residents affected by this incident, and we are investigating the situation.

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Massive alligator patrols couple’s lanai, swims in backyard pool

EAST LAKE, Flordia: A Florida couple was shocked to find a 7 to 9-foot alligator on the lanai of the house after hearing a growling sound which later managed to free itself and went for a swim in the backyard pool.

Tim Kelly told WTVT-TV that he found the alligator on the lanai of his Pinellas County home after hearing a growling sound that was stuck under an end table.

The man said that he was not sure how the alligator got into that predicament.

He immediately called the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC).

While they were waiting for FWC to arrive, the gator managed to free itself from the table and went for a swim in Kelly’s pool before an officer arrives at the scene.

“We were just sitting here having coffee just watching him swim around in the pool. He would come up here and rest on the steps, then sink to the bottom again.”

Later, FWC officers reached there and got the alligator out of the pool. They were reportedly planning on relocating the alligator because of its size.

Tim Kelly says it was a morning he won’t forget. “It was unbelievable. Good start to a Friday morning, good weekend starter, got us up, that’s for sure,” he added.

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Punjab CM’s protocol officer passes away from Coronavirus

LAHORE: A protocol officer of Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar died of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19), ARY News reported, citing sources.

Hamid Raza had been under treatment at the Pakistan Kidney and Liver Institute (PKLI) since he contracted the deadly disease, sources at the medical facility said.

Also Read: Two infants infected with Covid-19 die at Lahore hospital

They said his kidneys stopped functioning due to the infection.

Expressing sadness over the demise of his protocol officer, the chief minister extended condolences to the bereaved family. “Hamid Raza was a hard-working, dutiful and professional officer. He discharged his duties sincerely,” CM Buzdar said.

Also Read: Punjab announces ‘effective’ lockdown in districts with over 12% Covid positivity rate

According to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), COVID-19 claimed 98 more lives across the country over the past 24 hours, taking the death toll to 14,530.

As many as 4,974 new cases of Covid-19 surfaced when 50,055 tests were conducted.

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Mother confesses to poisoning ailing baby

A woman has pleaded guilty to deliberately poising her ailing baby at the hospital in New Zealand. 

The 35-year-old woman was caught mixing antidepressants, pharmaceutical eye drops, and nasal spray into the child’s feeding tube in 2019, while he lay fighting for life in hospital.

The concoction put the child at risk of brain damage, strokes and seizures. It also had the potential to kill the child.

The toddler, who was born prematurely, had been admitted to Dunedin Hospital in August that year after contracting bronchitis.

She mixed tetrahydrozoline and sertraline into milk and bottle-fed the baby.

Hours later the child had to be airlifted to Auckland’s Starship Children’s Hospital after he suddenly became floppy and unresponsive, with a dangerously low heart rate. The baby suffered brain damage during this time and had to be placed in an induced coma.

At the time, doctors had no idea what had caused the toddlers health to decline so bad.

The boy’s father was warned to “prepare for the worst”.

The woman continued to her research on her phone, her searches included: “How the chemical in eyedrops attacks your body if swallowed and can potentially kill you”.

Two days later the mother gave the boy another dangerous concoction of toxins, causing his health to decline even further.

It wasn’t until the boy’s father caught the woman “tampering with the feeding tube” that doctors were able to figure out the cause of his illness.

The man said his partner may have suffered from Munchausen syndrome – a rare disorder in which a person fakes illness.

He said the woman has also been diagnosed with borderline personality disorder.

The woman pleaded guilty to two charges of ill-treatment of a child by administering various substances in the High Court of Auckland last week.

She has been remanded in custody and is due to be sentenced in May.

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Woman shocked after washing machine explodes mid-cycle

SCOTLAND: The Internet is filled with incidents that can leave one terrified and stunned. A post of a shocking explosion shared by a woman from Scotland will leave you with a similar feeling. 

Laura Birrell thought that a bomb went off at her home when her washing machine “literally exploded” mid-cycle

Birrell posted shocking pictures of the destruction in her kitchen after her Indesit machine “blew up”. The mother said that the incident left debris scattered around her kitchen which was filled with smoke.

The pictures show the bunker top above the washing machine seems to have imploded. The top cover of the home appliance was also been blown apart, leaving large chunks of plastic and glass scattered all over the floor.

The businesswoman warned people to not leave their washing machines on when they are not at home.

“I have often heard don’t leave your washing machine on when you leave the house. Well today I am glad that I did not go out anywhere as my machine literally exploded. With a glass sink drainer unit I thought a bomb had gone off, glass everywhere. That is the machine drum that exploded through the worktop and drainer,” she wrote on Facebook.

She added, “Fortunately I was in as smoke started to appear so I quickly switched it off. I will never leave a washing in again when I am out.”

A spokesman for manufacturers Whirlpool was quoted as saying by Metro, “Our thoughts are with the residents affected by this incident, and we are investigating the situation.

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Woman shocked after washing machine explodes mid-cycle

SCOTLAND: The Internet is filled with incidents that can leave one terrified and stunned. A post of a shocking explosion shared by a woman from Scotland will leave you with a similar feeling. 

Laura Birrell thought that a bomb went off at her home when her washing machine “literally exploded” mid-cycle

Birrell posted shocking pictures of the destruction in her kitchen after her Indesit machine “blew up”. The mother said that the incident left debris scattered around her kitchen which was filled with smoke.

The pictures show the bunker top above the washing machine seems to have imploded. The top cover of the home appliance was also been blown apart, leaving large chunks of plastic and glass scattered all over the floor.

The businesswoman warned people to not leave their washing machines on when they are not at home.

“I have often heard don’t leave your washing machine on when you leave the house. Well today I am glad that I did not go out anywhere as my machine literally exploded. With a glass sink drainer unit I thought a bomb had gone off, glass everywhere. That is the machine drum that exploded through the worktop and drainer,” she wrote on Facebook.

She added, “Fortunately I was in as smoke started to appear so I quickly switched it off. I will never leave a washing in again when I am out.”

A spokesman for manufacturers Whirlpool was quoted as saying by Metro, “Our thoughts are with the residents affected by this incident, and we are investigating the situation.

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‘Working from home is increasing productivity’

LONDON: More employers in Britain say working from home is increasing the productivity of their staff, according to a survey published on Thursday.

A third of employers think the shift to home-working has boosted productivity, up from 28% last June, the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development said.

Those who said working from home had decreased productivity fell to 23% from 28%.

“The pandemic has shown that ways of working that previously seemed impossible are actually possible,” Claire McCartney, CIPD senior policy adviser for resourcing and inclusion, said.

It remains to be seen how permanent the shift to working from home proves to be.

A survey published last week by accountants KPMG showed most major global companies no longer planned to reduce their use of office space after the pandemic, though few expect business to return to normal this year.

The CIPD said in a report more progress can be made to offer flexible hours: part-time work is used by 19% of staff but favoured by 28%, and 3% of employees work full-time hours over fewer days while 19% would use the arrangement if available.

The CIPD survey was based on responses from 2,000 employers.

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Seven including women, children killed in car-truck collision

BUREWALA: Seven people were killed in a road mishap in Burewala, an area in Punjab’s Vehari district on Thursday, ARY News reported, citing rescue sources. 

As per details, a truck and car met a deadly road crash near Kachi Paki Road Chak 463. The deceased including children and women. Getting the information, the rescue teams reached the spot and moved the bodies to the nearby medical facility.

Also Read: Drivers miraculously escape fuel tankers’ collision in Karachi

Last month, six members of a family had died in a car crash after a speeding vehicle ran into a roadside tree in the Mohsinwal area.

The car speeding on Jindiali Road crashed into the tree instantly killing six people of a family including two women and two minors.

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‘Working from home is increasing productivity’

LONDON: More employers in Britain say working from home is increasing the productivity of their staff, according to a survey published on Thursday.

A third of employers think the shift to home-working has boosted productivity, up from 28% last June, the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development said.

Those who said working from home had decreased productivity fell to 23% from 28%.

“The pandemic has shown that ways of working that previously seemed impossible are actually possible,” Claire McCartney, CIPD senior policy adviser for resourcing and inclusion, said.

It remains to be seen how permanent the shift to working from home proves to be.

A survey published last week by accountants KPMG showed most major global companies no longer planned to reduce their use of office space after the pandemic, though few expect business to return to normal this year.

The CIPD said in a report more progress can be made to offer flexible hours: part-time work is used by 19% of staff but favoured by 28%, and 3% of employees work full-time hours over fewer days while 19% would use the arrangement if available.

The CIPD survey was based on responses from 2,000 employers.

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Seven including women, children killed in car-truck collision

BUREWALA: Seven people were killed in a road mishap in Burewala, an area in Punjab’s Vehari district on Thursday, ARY News reported, citing rescue sources. 

As per details, a truck and car met a deadly road crash near Kachi Paki Road Chak 463. The deceased including children and women. Getting the information, the rescue teams reached the spot and moved the bodies to the nearby medical facility.

Also Read: Drivers miraculously escape fuel tankers’ collision in Karachi

Last month, six members of a family had died in a car crash after a speeding vehicle ran into a roadside tree in the Mohsinwal area.

The car speeding on Jindiali Road crashed into the tree instantly killing six people of a family including two women and two minors.

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Working from home is working better: UK employers

LONDON: More employers in Britain say working from home is increasing the productivity of their staff, according to a survey published on Thursday.

A third of employers think the shift to home-working has boosted productivity, up from 28% last June, the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development said.

Those who said working from home had decreased productivity fell to 23% from 28%.

“The pandemic has shown that ways of working that previously seemed impossible are actually possible,” Claire McCartney, CIPD senior policy adviser for resourcing and inclusion, said.

It remains to be seen how permanent the shift to working from home proves to be.

A survey published last week by accountants KPMG showed most major global companies no longer planned to reduce their use of office space after the pandemic, though few expect business to return to normal this year.

The CIPD said in a report more progress can be made to offer flexible hours: part-time work is used by 19% of staff but favoured by 28%, and 3% of employees work full-time hours over fewer days while 19% would use the arrangement if available.

The CIPD survey was based on responses from 2,000 employers.

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Seven including women, children killed in car-truck collision

BUREWALA: Seven people were killed in a road mishap in Burewala, an area in Punjab’s Vehari district on Thursday, ARY News reported, citing rescue sources. 

As per details, a truck and car met a deadly road crash near Kachi Paki Road Chak 463. The deceased including children and women. Getting the information, the rescue teams reached the spot and moved the bodies to the nearby medical facility.

Also Read: Drivers miraculously escape fuel tankers’ collision in Karachi

Last month, six members of a family had died in a car crash after a speeding vehicle ran into a roadside tree in the Mohsinwal area.

The car speeding on Jindiali Road crashed into the tree instantly killing six people of a family including two women and two minors.

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US FAA approves design of 737 MAX 8200 variant

WASHINGTON: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said on Wednesday it had approved the design for the Boeing 737-8200, part of the Boeing 737 MAX series, a necessary step before the U.S. planemaker can begin delivering the airplanes to Ryanair.

The FAA said the 737-8200 incorporates all of the design improvements that were part the 20-month review of the 737 MAX that led to the ungrounding of the MAX in November, more than a year after two fatal crashes killed 346 people.

Ryanair first ordered the 737-8200 plane, which seats 197 passengers, in 2014. The European Union Aviation Safety Agency still must approve the aircraft, a move that could come soon after the FAA approval.

Boeing said Wednesday it would “continue to work with global regulators to safely return the 737-8 and -9 to service. Our teams are also focused on ensuring future members of the 737 family meet all regulatory requirements.”

In December, Ryanair – Europe’s largest airline – said it was is placing a firm order for 75 additional 737 MAX 8200 planes, a higher-passenger capacity version of the 737-8 MAX.

Ryanair Group Chief Executive Michael O’Leary said last week the airline expected to receive eight of the MAX aircraft in April, another eight in May and none in June.

Ryanair is the launch customer for the 737-8 variant after the carrier placed its first order for 100 airplanes and 100 options in late 2014, followed by firm orders of 10 airplanes in 2017 and 25 in 2018. Ryanair did not immediately comment late Wednesday.

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Oil gains ahead of OPEC+ meeting on output policy

TOKYO: Crude prices rose on Thursday, recouping some of the previous session’s losses on expectations that a meeting of OPEC and its allies later on Thursday would yield output constraint in the face of resurgent COVID-19 infections in some regions.

Brent crude for June delivery was up by 31 cents, or 0.5%, at $63.05 a barrel by 0159 GMT after falling 2.2% overnight. U.S. oil was up 38 cents, or 0.6%, at $59.54 a barrel, having dropped 2.3% on Wednesday.

Ministers from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and allies including Russia and Kazakhstan, a group called OPEC+, meet later on Thursday to consider options that include an output roll-over and a gradual output increase.

“The most likely outcome of the … meeting is no significant changes in production,” Eurasia Group said in a report on the gathering.

“The caution on display in the OPEC+ discussions signals that any decisions on tapering will likely be delayed to the May meeting,” Eurasia said, referring to the gradual supply of withheld production to the market.

A lowering of the OPEC+ oil demand growth forecast for this year by 300,000 barrels per day (bpd) also weighed on prices and made it more likely the meeting would result in continued restraint.

On Wednesday, the Joint Technical Committee, which advises the group of oil-producing nations that includes Saudi Arabia and Russia, made no formal recommendation, three OPEC+ sources said.

OPEC+ is currently curbing output by just over 7 million bpd to support prices and reduce oversupply. Saudi Arabia has added to those cuts with a further 1 million bpd.

The cuts came after the novel coronavirus outbreak turned into the biggest global health crisis in a century and led to the evisceration of demand for oil and fuel.

Recovery has been intermittent as outbreak after outbreak of coronavirus infections leads to more lockdown measures.

France President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday put his country into a third lockdown and said schools would close for three weeks to cope with a third wave of COVID-19 infections that threatens to overwhelm hospitals.

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4,974 COVID-19 cases, 98 deaths reported in 24 hours: NCOC

ISLAMABAD: Coronavirus has claimed 98 more lives in Pakistan during the past 24 hours, taking the overall death toll to 14,530, ARY News reported on Thursday.

The latest statistics of the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) showed the COVID-19 has claimed 98 more lives and 4,974 fresh infections were reported during the period.

During the period of a day, the total count of active cases was recorded at 53,127 and the positivity rate stood at 9.93 per cent.

The health facilities across the country conducted 50,055 coronavirus detection tests, taking the total number of COVID-19 tests to 10,247,374 since the first case was reported.

According to the statistics, 106 patients were declared critical, adding to the total number of patients suffering from sensitive health condition up to 3,303.

Overall 605,274 people have recovered from the virus including 2,148 who have regained their health from COVID-19 during the past 24 hours.

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US FAA approves design of 737 MAX 8200 variant

WASHINGTON: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said on Wednesday it had approved the design for the Boeing 737-8200, part of the Boeing 737 MAX series, a necessary step before the U.S. planemaker can begin delivering the airplanes to Ryanair.

The FAA said the 737-8200 incorporates all of the design improvements that were part the 20-month review of the 737 MAX that led to the ungrounding of the MAX in November, more than a year after two fatal crashes killed 346 people.

Ryanair first ordered the 737-8200 plane, which seats 197 passengers, in 2014. The European Union Aviation Safety Agency still must approve the aircraft, a move that could come soon after the FAA approval.

Boeing said Wednesday it would “continue to work with global regulators to safely return the 737-8 and -9 to service. Our teams are also focused on ensuring future members of the 737 family meet all regulatory requirements.”

In December, Ryanair – Europe’s largest airline – said it was is placing a firm order for 75 additional 737 MAX 8200 planes, a higher-passenger capacity version of the 737-8 MAX.

Ryanair Group Chief Executive Michael O’Leary said last week the airline expected to receive eight of the MAX aircraft in April, another eight in May and none in June.

Ryanair is the launch customer for the 737-8 variant after the carrier placed its first order for 100 airplanes and 100 options in late 2014, followed by firm orders of 10 airplanes in 2017 and 25 in 2018. Ryanair did not immediately comment late Wednesday.

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Oil gains ahead of OPEC+ meeting on output policy

TOKYO: Crude prices rose on Thursday, recouping some of the previous session’s losses on expectations that a meeting of OPEC and its allies later on Thursday would yield output constraint in the face of resurgent COVID-19 infections in some regions.

Brent crude for June delivery was up by 31 cents, or 0.5%, at $63.05 a barrel by 0159 GMT after falling 2.2% overnight. U.S. oil was up 38 cents, or 0.6%, at $59.54 a barrel, having dropped 2.3% on Wednesday.

Ministers from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and allies including Russia and Kazakhstan, a group called OPEC+, meet later on Thursday to consider options that include an output roll-over and a gradual output increase.

“The most likely outcome of the … meeting is no significant changes in production,” Eurasia Group said in a report on the gathering.

“The caution on display in the OPEC+ discussions signals that any decisions on tapering will likely be delayed to the May meeting,” Eurasia said, referring to the gradual supply of withheld production to the market.

A lowering of the OPEC+ oil demand growth forecast for this year by 300,000 barrels per day (bpd) also weighed on prices and made it more likely the meeting would result in continued restraint.

On Wednesday, the Joint Technical Committee, which advises the group of oil-producing nations that includes Saudi Arabia and Russia, made no formal recommendation, three OPEC+ sources said.

OPEC+ is currently curbing output by just over 7 million bpd to support prices and reduce oversupply. Saudi Arabia has added to those cuts with a further 1 million bpd.

The cuts came after the novel coronavirus outbreak turned into the biggest global health crisis in a century and led to the evisceration of demand for oil and fuel.

Recovery has been intermittent as outbreak after outbreak of coronavirus infections leads to more lockdown measures.

France President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday put his country into a third lockdown and said schools would close for three weeks to cope with a third wave of COVID-19 infections that threatens to overwhelm hospitals.

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4,974 COVID-19 cases, 98 deaths reported in 24 hours: NCOC

ISLAMABAD: Coronavirus has claimed 98 more lives in Pakistan during the past 24 hours, taking the overall death toll to 14,530, ARY News reported on Thursday.

The latest statistics of the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) showed the COVID-19 has claimed 98 more lives and 4,974 fresh infections were reported during the period.

During the period of a day, the total count of active cases was recorded at 53,127 and the positivity rate stood at 9.93 per cent.

The health facilities across the country conducted 50,055 coronavirus detection tests, taking the total number of COVID-19 tests to 10,247,374 since the first case was reported.

According to the statistics, 106 patients were declared critical, adding to the total number of patients suffering from sensitive health condition up to 3,303.

Overall 605,274 people have recovered from the virus including 2,148 who have regained their health from COVID-19 during the past 24 hours.

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US FAA approves design of 737 MAX 8200 variant

WASHINGTON: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said on Wednesday it had approved the design for the Boeing 737-8200, part of the Boeing 737 MAX series, a necessary step before the U.S. planemaker can begin delivering the airplanes to Ryanair.

The FAA said the 737-8200 incorporates all of the design improvements that were part the 20-month review of the 737 MAX that led to the ungrounding of the MAX in November, more than a year after two fatal crashes killed 346 people.

Ryanair first ordered the 737-8200 plane, which seats 197 passengers, in 2014. The European Union Aviation Safety Agency still must approve the aircraft, a move that could come soon after the FAA approval.

Boeing said Wednesday it would “continue to work with global regulators to safely return the 737-8 and -9 to service. Our teams are also focused on ensuring future members of the 737 family meet all regulatory requirements.”

In December, Ryanair – Europe’s largest airline – said it was is placing a firm order for 75 additional 737 MAX 8200 planes, a higher-passenger capacity version of the 737-8 MAX.

Ryanair Group Chief Executive Michael O’Leary said last week the airline expected to receive eight of the MAX aircraft in April, another eight in May and none in June.

Ryanair is the launch customer for the 737-8 variant after the carrier placed its first order for 100 airplanes and 100 options in late 2014, followed by firm orders of 10 airplanes in 2017 and 25 in 2018. Ryanair did not immediately comment late Wednesday.

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Oil gains ahead of OPEC+ meeting on output policy

TOKYO: Crude prices rose on Thursday, recouping some of the previous session’s losses on expectations that a meeting of OPEC and its allies later on Thursday would yield output constraint in the face of resurgent COVID-19 infections in some regions.

Brent crude for June delivery was up by 31 cents, or 0.5%, at $63.05 a barrel by 0159 GMT after falling 2.2% overnight. U.S. oil was up 38 cents, or 0.6%, at $59.54 a barrel, having dropped 2.3% on Wednesday.

Ministers from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and allies including Russia and Kazakhstan, a group called OPEC+, meet later on Thursday to consider options that include an output roll-over and a gradual output increase.

“The most likely outcome of the … meeting is no significant changes in production,” Eurasia Group said in a report on the gathering.

“The caution on display in the OPEC+ discussions signals that any decisions on tapering will likely be delayed to the May meeting,” Eurasia said, referring to the gradual supply of withheld production to the market.

A lowering of the OPEC+ oil demand growth forecast for this year by 300,000 barrels per day (bpd) also weighed on prices and made it more likely the meeting would result in continued restraint.

On Wednesday, the Joint Technical Committee, which advises the group of oil-producing nations that includes Saudi Arabia and Russia, made no formal recommendation, three OPEC+ sources said.

OPEC+ is currently curbing output by just over 7 million bpd to support prices and reduce oversupply. Saudi Arabia has added to those cuts with a further 1 million bpd.

The cuts came after the novel coronavirus outbreak turned into the biggest global health crisis in a century and led to the evisceration of demand for oil and fuel.

Recovery has been intermittent as outbreak after outbreak of coronavirus infections leads to more lockdown measures.

France President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday put his country into a third lockdown and said schools would close for three weeks to cope with a third wave of COVID-19 infections that threatens to overwhelm hospitals.

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4,974 COVID-19 cases, 98 deaths reported in 24 hours: NCOC

ISLAMABAD: Coronavirus has claimed 98 more lives in Pakistan during the past 24 hours, taking the overall death toll to 14,530, ARY News reported on Thursday.

The latest statistics of the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) showed the COVID-19 has claimed 98 more lives and 4,974 fresh infections were reported during the period.

During the period of a day, the total count of active cases was recorded at 53,127 and the positivity rate stood at 9.93 per cent.

The health facilities across the country conducted 50,055 coronavirus detection tests, taking the total number of COVID-19 tests to 10,247,374 since the first case was reported.

According to the statistics, 106 patients were declared critical, adding to the total number of patients suffering from sensitive health condition up to 3,303.

Overall 605,274 people have recovered from the virus including 2,148 who have regained their health from COVID-19 during the past 24 hours.

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Viral video: Little girl dozes off on stage during dance performance

A video has gone viral on social media which showed a little girl falling asleep on stage during her dance performance in China.

The five-year-old girl was dozing off while apparently participating in an event with other girls on the stage who continued with their dance moves.

The girl performing next to her tried many times to wake her up, however, her efforts go in vain as the partner kept enjoying her nap on the stage.

The happening amused audience who were present at the event and those who watched the interesting video online.

The girl’s mother said that she usually takes a quick nap during lunchtime but she could not do so due to the performance on the day. The mother added that she could not wake her up even after the show as she was so tired and fell asleep on the stage during her performance.

The video has so far garnered over 403,000 views on YouTube which ended up with a caption, ‘This is me while I’m at work.’

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SHC orders govt to fix price of privately imported vaccine in week

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) directed on Wednesday the federal government to fix the price of a Covid-19 vaccine imported by the private sector in a week.

A two-member bench comprising Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar and Justice Amjad Ali Sahito disposed of an appeal of the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) that challenged a single bench’s March 18 verdict.

On March 18, the single bench had suspended the drug regulatory authority’s notification with regard to the withdrawal of exemption in Covid-19 vaccines import to a private pharma company.

Also Read: Pakistan to import CanSino vaccine in bulk to package 3m doses: Umar

The firm’s lawyer stated before the court that the DRAP allowed the import of vaccine under certain conditions on Feb 2, following which the pharma company imported one million doses of Russia’s Sputnik-V vaccine.

He lamented that the firm is not being allowed to sell the vaccine. “We have already invested $45 million and imported the vaccine. What should we do now?” he asked.

Also Read: SHC puts Govt on notice over Covid vaccine price, distribution

A DRAP counsel requested the court to not allow the sale of the vaccine until its price is fixed. He said the firm couldn’t be allowed to fix the vaccine price as the authority to do so rests with the government. He said the company wants to sell the vaccine at desired prices.

The counsel for the firm demanded that the government allow it to re-export the vaccine if it’s not being allowed to sell it.

“Tell us whether you want the vaccine or not?” the bench asked the DRAP counsel.

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Taxi driver stabbed to death by woman over fare dispute

An Egyptian woman has stabbed a taxi driver in the chest several times after engaging in an argument over fares.

A woman stabbed a taxi driver in the chest multiple times using a sharp object before fleeing from the scene as she thought of being overcharged, according to the initial police investigation.

The driver and the traveller were reportedly got into an argument over taxi fare. The driver succumbed to his wounds before arriving in the hospital, Gulf News reported.

Police patrols were dispatched to the scene immediately after receiving a report about the crime. In light of the statements of eyewitnesses, they checked surveillance cameras to identify the perpetrator of the crime.

The suspect was later arrested after the police managed to identify the suspected woman and launched a manhunt to capture her.

The woman reportedly confessed to stabbing the taxi driver after being interrogated by police. The case will be referred to the public prosecutor for further action.

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Taxi driver stabbed to death by woman over fare dispute

An Egyptian woman has stabbed a taxi driver in the chest several times after engaging in an argument over fares.

A woman stabbed a taxi driver in the chest multiple times using a sharp object before fleeing from the scene as she thought of being overcharged, according to the initial police investigation.

The driver and the traveller were reportedly got into an argument over taxi fare. The driver succumbed to his wounds before arriving in the hospital, Gulf News reported.

Police patrols were dispatched to the scene immediately after receiving a report about the crime. In light of the statements of eyewitnesses, they checked surveillance cameras to identify the perpetrator of the crime.

The suspect was later arrested after the police managed to identify the suspected woman and launched a manhunt to capture her.

The woman reportedly confessed to stabbing the taxi driver after being interrogated by police. The case will be referred to the public prosecutor for further action.

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Pakistani-American set to become first Muslim US federal judge

President Joe Biden has nominated Pakistani-American Judge Zahid N. Quraishi as a federal judge on the US District Court for the District of New Jersey.

He would be the first-ever lifetime-appointed Muslim federal judge if confirmed by the Senate.

Quraishi, who is of Pakistani descent, was appointed in 2019 to be a magistrate judge in the District of New Jersey by the judges he now seeks to join on the bench. He got his law degree from Rutgers Law School, where he currently serves as an adjunct professor.

Also Read: Pakistani-American girl honoured as coronavirus hero by US president

He was a military prosecutor with the JAG Corps during his time in the Army and did deployments in Iraq in 2004 and 2006, according to his Rutgers bio page. He later worked with the Department of Homeland Security then served as a federal prosecutor in the District of New Jersey.

The Biden nominee has also received several honors for his work, according to his Rutgers bio, including the 2019 New Jersey Muslim Lawyers Association Trailblazer of the Year Award.

WATCH: Pakistani-origin British MP Afzal Khan takes oath in Urdu

Just before his magistrate judge appointment, Quraishi worked in white collar private practice at the law firm Riker Danzig, according to Rutgers, where he was also the chief diversity officer.

Quraishi is among Biden’s first 11 judicial nominees that also include three black women.

“This trailblazing slate of nominees draws from the very best and brightest minds of the American legal profession,’ Biden said in a statement that emphasized their “broad diversity of background experience and perspective.”

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Taxi driver stabbed to death by woman over fare dispute

An Egyptian woman has stabbed a taxi driver in the chest several times after engaging in an argument over fares.

A woman stabbed a taxi driver in the chest multiple times using a sharp object before fleeing from the scene as she thought of being overcharged, according to the initial police investigation.

The driver and the traveller were reportedly got into an argument over taxi fare. The driver succumbed to his wounds before arriving in the hospital, Gulf News reported.

Police patrols were dispatched to the scene immediately after receiving a report about the crime. In light of the statements of eyewitnesses, they checked surveillance cameras to identify the perpetrator of the crime.

The suspect was later arrested after the police managed to identify the suspected woman and launched a manhunt to capture her.

The woman reportedly confessed to stabbing the taxi driver after being interrogated by police. The case will be referred to the public prosecutor for further action.

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Pakistani-American set to become first Muslim US federal judge

President Joe Biden has nominated Pakistani-American Judge Zahid N. Quraishi as a federal judge on the US District Court for the District of New Jersey.

He would be the first-ever lifetime-appointed Muslim federal judge if confirmed by the Senate.

Quraishi, who is of Pakistani descent, was appointed in 2019 to be a magistrate judge in the District of New Jersey by the judges he now seeks to join on the bench. He got his law degree from Rutgers Law School, where he currently serves as an adjunct professor.

Also Read: Pakistani-American girl honoured as coronavirus hero by US president

He was a military prosecutor with the JAG Corps during his time in the Army and did deployments in Iraq in 2004 and 2006, according to his Rutgers bio page. He later worked with the Department of Homeland Security then served as a federal prosecutor in the District of New Jersey.

The Biden nominee has also received several honors for his work, according to his Rutgers bio, including the 2019 New Jersey Muslim Lawyers Association Trailblazer of the Year Award.

WATCH: Pakistani-origin British MP Afzal Khan takes oath in Urdu

Just before his magistrate judge appointment, Quraishi worked in white collar private practice at the law firm Riker Danzig, according to Rutgers, where he was also the chief diversity officer.

Quraishi is among Biden’s first 11 judicial nominees that also include three black women.

“This trailblazing slate of nominees draws from the very best and brightest minds of the American legal profession,’ Biden said in a statement that emphasized their “broad diversity of background experience and perspective.”

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Pakistani-American set to become first Muslim US federal judge

President Joe Biden has nominated Pakistani-American Judge Zahid N. Quraishi as a federal judge on the US District Court for the District of New Jersey.

He would be the first-ever lifetime-appointed Muslim federal judge if confirmed by the Senate.

Quraishi, who is of Pakistani descent, was appointed in 2019 to be a magistrate judge in the District of New Jersey by the judges he now seeks to join on the bench. He got his law degree from Rutgers Law School, where he currently serves as an adjunct professor.

Also Read: Pakistani-American girl honoured as coronavirus hero by US president

He was a military prosecutor with the JAG Corps during his time in the Army and did deployments in Iraq in 2004 and 2006, according to his Rutgers bio page. He later worked with the Department of Homeland Security then served as a federal prosecutor in the District of New Jersey.

The Biden nominee has also received several honors for his work, according to his Rutgers bio, including the 2019 New Jersey Muslim Lawyers Association Trailblazer of the Year Award.

WATCH: Pakistani-origin British MP Afzal Khan takes oath in Urdu

Just before his magistrate judge appointment, Quraishi worked in white collar private practice at the law firm Riker Danzig, according to Rutgers, where he was also the chief diversity officer.

Quraishi is among Biden’s first 11 judicial nominees that also include three black women.

“This trailblazing slate of nominees draws from the very best and brightest minds of the American legal profession,’ Biden said in a statement that emphasized their “broad diversity of background experience and perspective.”

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T cells induced by COVID-19 infection respond to new virus variants

CHICAGO: A critical component of the immune system known as T cells that respond to fight infection from the original version of the novel coronavirus appear to also protect against three of the most concerning new virus variants, according to a U.S. laboratory study released on Tuesday.

Several recent studies have shown that certain variants of the novel coronavirus can undermine immune protection from antibodies and vaccines.

But antibodies – which block the coronavirus from attaching to human cells – may not tell the whole story, according to the study by researchers at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). T cells appear to play an important additionally protective role.

“Our data, as well as the results from other groups, shows that the T cell response to COVID-19 in individuals infected with the initial viral variants appears to fully recognize the major new variants identified in the UK, South Africa and Brazil,” said Andrew Redd of the NIAID and Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine who led the study.

The researchers analyzed blood from 30 people who had recovered from COVID-19 before the emergence of the new more contagious variants.

From those samples, they identified a specific form of T cell that was active against the virus, and looked to see how these T cells fared against the concerning variants from South Africa, the UK and Brazil.

They found the T-cell responses remained largely intact and could recognize virtually all mutations in the variants studied.

The findings add to a prior study that also suggested T cell protection appears to remain intact against the variants.

The NIAID researchers said larger studies are needed to confirm the findings. Continued monitoring for variants that escape both antibody and T cell protection is needed, Redd said.

The paper has been accepted for publication in Open Forum Infectious Diseases but has yet to be peer reviewed.

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T cells induced by COVID-19 infection respond to new virus variants

CHICAGO: A critical component of the immune system known as T cells that respond to fight infection from the original version of the novel coronavirus appear to also protect against three of the most concerning new virus variants, according to a U.S. laboratory study released on Tuesday.

Several recent studies have shown that certain variants of the novel coronavirus can undermine immune protection from antibodies and vaccines.

But antibodies – which block the coronavirus from attaching to human cells – may not tell the whole story, according to the study by researchers at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). T cells appear to play an important additionally protective role.

“Our data, as well as the results from other groups, shows that the T cell response to COVID-19 in individuals infected with the initial viral variants appears to fully recognize the major new variants identified in the UK, South Africa and Brazil,” said Andrew Redd of the NIAID and Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine who led the study.

The researchers analyzed blood from 30 people who had recovered from COVID-19 before the emergence of the new more contagious variants.

From those samples, they identified a specific form of T cell that was active against the virus, and looked to see how these T cells fared against the concerning variants from South Africa, the UK and Brazil.

They found the T-cell responses remained largely intact and could recognize virtually all mutations in the variants studied.

The findings add to a prior study that also suggested T cell protection appears to remain intact against the variants.

The NIAID researchers said larger studies are needed to confirm the findings. Continued monitoring for variants that escape both antibody and T cell protection is needed, Redd said.

The paper has been accepted for publication in Open Forum Infectious Diseases but has yet to be peer reviewed.

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SpaceX Starship SN11 rocket fails to land safely after test launch in Texas

An uncrewed SpaceX Starship prototype rocket failed to land safely on Tuesday after a test launch from Boca Chica, Texas, and engineers were investigating, SpaceX said.

“We do appear to have lost all the data from the vehicle,” SpaceX engineer John Insprucker said in a webcast video of the rocket’s flight test. “We’re going to have to find out from the team what happened.”

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Our last views of #Starship #SN11‘s flight, now with sound!

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The webcast view was obscured by fog, making it difficult to see the vehicle’s landing.

Debris from the spacecraft was found scattered five miles (eight km) away from its landing site, Reuters reported.

CEO Elon Musk released a statement on Twitter shortly after the incident saying ‘engine 2 had issues on ascent & didn’t reach operating chamber pressure during landing burn, but, in theory, it wasn’t needed.

‘Something significant happened shortly after landing burn start. Should know what it was once we can examine the bits later today,’ according to Dailymail UK.

The Starship was one in a series of prototypes for the heavy-lift rocket being developed by billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk’s private space company to carry humans and 100 tons of cargo on future missions to the moon and Mars.

The complete Starship rocket, which will stand 394 feet (120 metres) tall with its super-heavy first-stage booster included, is SpaceX’s next-generation fully reusable launch vehicle – the center of Musk’s ambitions to make human space travel more affordable and routine.

A first orbital Starship flight is planned for year’s end. Musk, who also heads the electric carmaker Tesla Inc, has said he intends to fly Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa around the moon in the Starship in 2023.

Starships SN8 and SN9 previously exploded upon landing during their test runs. SN10 achieved an upright landing earlier this month, but then went up in flames about eight minutes after touchdown.

 

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T cells induced by COVID-19 infection respond to new virus variants

CHICAGO: A critical component of the immune system known as T cells that respond to fight infection from the original version of the novel coronavirus appear to also protect against three of the most concerning new virus variants, according to a U.S. laboratory study released on Tuesday.

Several recent studies have shown that certain variants of the novel coronavirus can undermine immune protection from antibodies and vaccines.

But antibodies – which block the coronavirus from attaching to human cells – may not tell the whole story, according to the study by researchers at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). T cells appear to play an important additionally protective role.

“Our data, as well as the results from other groups, shows that the T cell response to COVID-19 in individuals infected with the initial viral variants appears to fully recognize the major new variants identified in the UK, South Africa and Brazil,” said Andrew Redd of the NIAID and Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine who led the study.

The researchers analyzed blood from 30 people who had recovered from COVID-19 before the emergence of the new more contagious variants.

From those samples, they identified a specific form of T cell that was active against the virus, and looked to see how these T cells fared against the concerning variants from South Africa, the UK and Brazil.

They found the T-cell responses remained largely intact and could recognize virtually all mutations in the variants studied.

The findings add to a prior study that also suggested T cell protection appears to remain intact against the variants.

The NIAID researchers said larger studies are needed to confirm the findings. Continued monitoring for variants that escape both antibody and T cell protection is needed, Redd said.

The paper has been accepted for publication in Open Forum Infectious Diseases but has yet to be peer reviewed.

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