Afternoon brief: China's Covid cases hit new record amid fresh surge, and all the latest news

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Published on: Nov 26, 2022, 13:01:19 IST

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Here are today’s top news, analysis, and opinion. Know all about the latest news and other news updates from Hindustan Times.

The country had recorded 32,943 new cases a day earlier – 3,103 symptomatic and 29,840 asymptomatic infections. (AFP)

China's Covid cases hit record high, virus catches Beijing unawares: Top updates

China reported 35,183 new Covid-19 infections of which 3,474 were symptomatic and 31,709 were asymptomatic, the National Health Commission said on Saturday, a new high for the third consecutive day. Read more

BSF shoots down drone along Indo-Pakistan border in Amritsar

The Border Security Force shot down a drone that entered Punjab’s Amritsar district from Pakistan, a BSF spokesperson said on Saturday. The BSF personnel fired at the drone after they noticed it sneaking into Indian territory near Daoke village, 34km southwest of Amritsar city, around 7.45pm on Friday evening. Read more

Google fixes 8th zero-day vulnerability of 2022. Details here

Google has released a crucial security update for the desktop version of Chrome web browser that fixes another zero-day vulnerability. This is the eighth zero-day vulnerability of this year. Tracked as CVE-2022-413, Google describes it as a heap buffer overflow in GPU. Read more

Raveena Tandon reacts to Richa Chadha's Galwan tweet, Swara Bhasker sends her ‘strength and love’

Raveena Tandon has reacted to Richa Chadha's tweet on the Galwan Valley clash, while Swara Bhasker has extended her support to Richa. Taking to Twitter, a journalist shared a screenshot of Richa Chadha's tweet and wrote, "For last four decades, ISI money has flown into Bollywood. Read more

‘They kept me in rehab against my will. That’s illegal in world but not in Pakistan': Wasim Akram on cocaine addiction

Wasim Akram, who opened up about his post-retirement cocaine addiction in his autobiography, Sultan: A Memoir, has now revealed he was kept in rehab in Pakistan for two and a half months against his will. Read more

Shehnaaz Gill in a bralette and printed pants shoots with Ayushmann Khurrana for her new chat show: Watch

Actor Ayushmann Khurrana met with Shehnaaz Gill on the sets of her new chat show Desi Vibes With Shehnaaz Gill to promote his upcoming film An Action Hero. Read more

Web story: Fatima shares pics from Ira Khan's engagement

On November 25, actor Fatima Sana Shaik took to Instagram and shared some pics from Ira Khan's engagement. Read more

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