‘It is defensive, nothing aggressive’: Pak scrambles to define Mecca pact after Houthi attack

File photo: Pakistan’s military spokesperson Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry Pakistan’s military has rushed to give a definition to the newly formed Mecca Defence Alliance, saying the pact with Saudi Arabia and Turkey is meant for collective deterrence and has “no regional aspirations”, even as questions grow over how the agreement would work if one…

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Hyderabad man dies in US; family seeks EAM Jaishankar’s help to bring back body

Mohammed Hussain’s family is seeking government assistance to bring his remains back to India. A 27-year-old man from Hyderabad’s Santoshnagar died in Massachusetts in the United States on Monday, September 14, with his family seeking government assistance to bring his remains back to India.Mohammed Jaber Hussain, who was reportedly living in Lowell, had moved to…

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An Irish man diagnosed with terminal brain cancer became ‘The King of Chemo’; he is now trying to break a marathon fundraising world record | World News

A medical trial that Iain Ward joined in 2019 led to an unexpected discovery that changed his life. An MRI scan revealed a brain tumour, although doctors initially believed it was benign. Around six months later, further scans showed that the tumour was growing. Ward underwent brain surgery and was diagnosed with glioblastoma in 2020,…

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In 2002, an Australian couple bought a barren 26-hectare island; 17 years later, they moved in after clearing weeds and hauling 38 truckloads of materials | World News

Ram Island is situated in southeast Tasmania’s Little Swanport estuary. Image Credit: Peterswald The story of Ram Island began with a simple newspaper advertisement and grew into a 17-year project that turned a weed-covered, undeveloped piece of Tasmania into a private home. Ralph and Caralyn Mansfield bought the 26-hectare island in Little Swanport in 2002,…

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Meet Maya Trutschl, the 18-year-old Louisiana student who built a $130 system that detects bedsores before they form in ICU patients using machine learning and thermal cameras; wins a $25,000 scholarship

At an age when most teenagers might have their minds on crushes, fashion or the latest album releases, Shreveport resident Maya Trutschl was thinking about a problem in hospital ICUs: how to stop bedsores before they appear.In the ICU, patients lie motionless for hours. Their skin may show no signs of damage. But beneath the…

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“Additional achievement”: Uttar Pradesh CM inaugurates Charitable Blood Centre; praises IMA’s healthcare efforts in Gorakhpur | India News

“Additional achievement”: Uttar Pradesh CM inaugurates Charitable Blood Centre; praises IMA’s healthcare efforts in Gorakhpur (Photo: ANI). GORAKHPUR: Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday lauded the contribution of medical professionals towards public welfare, highlighting the Indian Medical Association (IMA) for extending its role beyond clinical practice by establishing charitable blood banks and free…

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