'Pak arrests militant linked to Bhutto attack'
Pakistani security forces have arrested a militant with links to Osama bin Laden in connection with an October assassination attempt on Benazir Bhutto, the interior minister said on Tuesday.
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Ukraine calls on world to 'show strength' after shelling near nuclear plant
Ukraine called for new sanctions on Russia and warned about the consequences of catastrophe at Europe's biggest nuclear plant, where fresh shelling nearby has renewed a blame game between both sides. Ukrainian and Russian-installed officials have traded accusations over who is responsible for attacks close to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in southern Ukraine. In Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's late Monday-night address, Zelenskiy sought a tougher world response on the Kremlin. Reuters could not immediately verify battlefield reports.
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Twitter has to give Elon Musk only one bot checker's data, judge rules
Twitter Inc. was ordered to hand over files from its former consumer product head to Elon Musk on spam and bot accounts the billionaire has cited in seeking to abandon his $44 billion purchase of the company. Far Twitter has given up the names of “records custodians,” who aren't as familiar with the data in question. He was pushing Twitter into new product areas, like live audio spaces and newsletters, before he was ousted.
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Putin says Russia ready to offer its most advanced weapons to country's allies
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday vowed to expand military cooperation with the country's allies, noting that Moscow is ready to offer them its most advanced weapons. Putin hailed the Russian military's action in Ukraine, which has triggered massive Western sanctions, and thanked Moscow's allies for their support. “We highly appreciate that we have many allies, partners and people who share our thinking on various continents,” he said.
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UK clears 1st Covid vaccine tweaked for Omicron variant
The UK became the first country on Monday to approve a variant-adapted coronavirus vaccine as it cleared Moderna's so-called bivalent dose that targets the original as well as the Omicron version of the virus. The UK medicines regulator gave the conditional approval for its use as a booster for adults, after clinical trial data showed the booster triggered “a strong immune response” against both Omicron (BA.1) and the original 2020 virus.
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Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla tests positive for Covid with mild symptoms
The CEO is one of many people who have contracted Covid despite receiving full vaccination and boosting. The mutating coronavirus has continually found ways to at least partially evade immunity induced by shots and previous infections, although usually causing milder cases.
