The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) has decided to re-impose lockdown restrictions in Islamabad as a surge in COVID-19 cases. The federal district administration issued a notification of the application of the new restrictions. On the other hand, the use of masks in public and other places has been made mandatory. Covid-19 in Pakistan: […]
The son of legendary singer Reshma, Sawan, has passed away on Monday night. According to family sources, Sawan, who was an employee of a gas company; had a sudden heart attack which proved fatal. According to sources, Sawan’s funeral prayers will announce later. Being Reshma’s eldest son, Sawan also followed his mother’s footsteps and performed […]
Myanmar police fired on protesters around the country on Sunday on the bloodiest day of weeks of demonstrations against a military coup and at least 18 people were killed, the U.N. human rights office said. Police were out in force early and opened fire in different parts of the biggest city of Yangon after stun […]
Tehran: Iran received 250,000 doses of the Sinopharm vaccine on Sunday that have been donated by the government of China. “This act and those similar to it by the government and nation of China are admirable and will of course remain in the historical memory of the Iranian nation,” Kianoush Jahanpour, spokesman of the Food […]
A German court on Wednesday sentenced an Iraqi preacher to more than 10 years in prison after finding him guilty of taking part in planning an attack in Germany and collecting funds and fighters for the Islamic State militant group. Prosecutors had accused the 40-year-old preacher, identified as Ahmad Abdulaziz Abdullah in court documents; of […]
An attack on a United Nations convoy has killed the Italian ambassador to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Italy’s foreign ministry said Monday. The ambush on the World Food Program convoy that killed Ambassador Luca Attanasio and the officer occurred near Goma; Congo’s eastern regional capital in the territory of Nyiragongo; in North Kivu; […]
A Nigerian military aircraft has crashed near Abuja airport, killing all seven people on board, according to officials. “First responders are at the scene. Sadly, all 7 personnel on board died in the crash,” Ibikunle Daramole; air force spokesman, said in a statement on Sunday. The Beechcraft KingAir B350i aircraft crashed; while returning to the […]
Australia has kicked off its COVID-19 vaccination program a day ahead of schedule, with Prime Minister Scott Morrison and an 84-year-old World War II survivor among the first Australians to receive the first dose of their coronavirus jabs. Morrison and Jane Malysiak were injected with the COVID-19 vaccine jointly developed by Pfizer Inc and BioNTech […]
At least three people in Guinea have died from Ebola and an additional four people have been confirmed to be infected, according to the country’s health authorities. The cases announced by the health ministry on Sunday are the first since the deadly Ebola epidemic ravaged the country, alongside Liberia and Sierra Leone, five years ago. […]
London: UK government scientific advisers say the Covid-19 variant now predominant in the country may be up to 70 percent more deadly than previous variants, underscoring concerns about how mutations may change the characteristics of the disease. The findings from the New and Emerging Respiratory Virus Threats Advisory Group; published Friday on the government’s website, […]
