KARACHI: Sindh culture department announced the opening of all libraries across the province from September 15 (today). The provincial culture department had shut down the libraries to eradicate the spread of COVID-19 back in March. It has now decided to lift the lockdown of libraries and has conditioned the Standard Operating Protocols (SOPs) for the […]
A Cancel Netflix movement is trending on Twitter after the release of the French film, Cuties, which has caused outrage over its controversial subject. Here’s why #CancelNetflix is trending on Twitter and the Cuties controversy that has rocked the streaming platform. Netflix is facing backlash after the release of the French film, which was made […]
Researchers say drug companies need to be more open about how vaccine trials are run to reassure Americans who are skittish about getting a coronavirus vaccine. The morning after the world learned that a closely watched clinical trial of a coronavirus vaccine had been halted last week over safety concerns, the company’s chief executive disclosed […]
LAHORE: Lahore Capital City Police Office (CCPO) Umer Sheikh on Monday apologized for his statement on the Lahore motorway gang-rape incident in which he had said the victim woman shared the blame for it. In a statement after meeting Governor Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar in Lahore, he said: “I apologize to the victim woman and all […]
Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has announced a “robust” arms purchase programme and an overhaul of the country’s military, amid tension with Turkey in the Eastern Mediterranean. “The time has come to reinforce the armed forces these initiatives constitute a robust programme that will become a national shield,” Mitsotakis said in a keynote address on […]
The Pakistan Army has paid homage to Major Raja Aziz Bhatti who embraced martyrdom while defending the country during the 1965 war with India. “Nation honors the supreme sacrifice by Major Raja Aziz Bhatti Shaheed, Nishan-e-Haider, in 1965 war,” the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a tweet on Friday. September 12 marks the 55th […]
The novel coronavirus causing COVID-19 seems to hit some people harder than others, with some people experiencing only mild symptoms and others being hospitalized and requiring ventilation. Though scientists at first thought age was the dominant factor, with young people avoiding the worst outcomes, new research has revealed a suite of features impacting disease severity. […]
Chanting ‘freedom’, the former inhabitants of burned Moria camp protest against the plan to be moved to another facility. Greek police have fired tear gas during a protest by refugees and migrants demanding to leave the island of Lesbos after being left homeless by a blaze at Europe’s largest refugee camp. Under a hot sun […]
UNICEF India has roped in youth icon and thought-leader, Ayushmann Khurrana, like its celebrity advocate for promoting rights #ForEveryChild. Ayushmann Khurrana will support UNICEF towards its work around ending violence against children. The youth icon will work towards this initiative in India and he joins the likes of David Beckham, who works on this campaign […]
Dozens of people remain missing in Oregon as wildfires that have torched millions of acres of land across the West continue to burn, the death toll has risen to 17 and smoke was choking residents in cities far from the fires. In Oregon, where more than 1 million acres have burned, fires have destroyed entire […]
