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10/12/2022

It’s already been a “ruff” flu season, in more ways than one. Humans across the U.S. have been dealing with a big surge in influenza cases. That’s after Covid-19 precautions over the past two Fall and Winters had seemingly put flu seasons on pause. And now those with paws, namely dogs, have been suffering from surges in the flu as well, specifically the dog flu. Veterinarians have been reporting outbreaks of such illnesses in various parts of the U.S. such as Texas and California, according to the following KRON news segment:

09/12/2022

ISLAMABAD: A team set up by the Pakistani government to probe the killing of a well-known Pakistani journalist in Nairobi said it found several contradictions in the version given by Kenyan authorities, and believes it was a case of pre-meditated murder.

09/12/2022

Bangladesh all-rounder Mehidy Hasan Miraz scored an unbeaten 100 from 83 balls and grabbed two wickets to help his side beat India by five runs in their second one-day international in Mirpur on Wednesday, sealing a 2-0 series victory with one game left to play.

Chasing 272 to win, India got off to a disappointing start losing openers Virat Kohli and Shikhar Dhawan early before half-centuries by Shreyas Iyer (82) and Axar Patel (56) got them back on track.

07/12/2022

Washington has "neither encouraged nor enabled" Ukraine to strike targets inside Russia, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said.

07/12/2022

ISLAMABAD: After a day-long closure due to purported violations of building by-laws, the Capital Development Authority (CDA) re-opened the Centaurus Mall, barring parts of its basement, on Jinnah Avenue following protests by the traders’ community.

The mall had been sealed by the civic body in the morning for “non-conforming use and other violations”. The move prompted strong protests with the traders demanding the reversal of the decision.

06/12/2022

ISLAMABAD – Federal capital’s biggest shopping mall Centaurus has been sealed once again.

Centaurus Mall has been sealed from all sides with heavy fence and is enclosed by massive police force.

The CDA building control and Islamabad management took out the guards along with the whole management and sealed the mall at night.

The notice on the entrance states that the mall has been sealed because of its illegal use and the steps told by CDA building control and fire safety have not been taken into action rather the damage caused by the fire is still not amended.

06/12/2022

Dense fog again blanketed different cities of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Sindh and Punjab, including Lahore on night between Monday and Tuesday, paralysing routine life and disrupting road traffic.

03/12/2022

03/12/2022

The Afghan Charge d’Affaires was summoned to foreign ministry, to convey Islamabad's “deep concern and anguish” over the attack on Pakistan’s Head of Mission in Kabul.

02/12/2022

England batters broke a 112-year-old record on the first day of the first test match against Pakistan, racking up 506 runs for a loss of four wickets at Rawalpindi’s cricket stadium in 75 overs, when play was called off due to bad light.

Playing its first test match on Pakistani soil in 17 years, English batters took advantage of the flat pitch after captain Ben Stokes won the toss and had no hesitation in electing to bat.

Four English batters have scored a century so far. With four more days to come, they could still break the record for the most number of centuries in an innings, currently shared by Pakistan and England at 5.

The English team managed to hit 73 fours and three sixes on a day that was cut short due to fading light.

The previous record for the highest number of runs scored on the first day of the match was Australia’s 494 against South Africa in Sydney in 1910

01/12/2022

England became the first team to score 500 runs on the opening day of a Test match Thursday, putting Pakistan to the sword in Rawalpindi. Four English batsmen scored centuries as the tourists cantered to 506-4 at the close of play.

The previous record for runs on the first day was the 494 Australia accumulated against South Africa in Sydney in 1910. More than 500 runs in a day has only been achieved on four other occasions -- three times by England and once by Sri Lanka -- but never on the opening day of a Test. The record is the 588 England ran up on day two of a test against India in 1936.