The death toll from wildfires on Turkey’s southern coast has risen to four. Firefighters were battling blazes for a third day on Friday after the evacuation of dozens of villages and some hotels. More than 70 wildfires have broken out this week in provinces on Turkey’s Aegean and Mediterranean coasts as well as inland areas; […]
The Ministry of Commerce has approved a list of ten products for Geographical Indication (GI) registration in response to India’s attempt to label Basmati rice as an exclusively Indian brand in the European Union market. These include agro and non-agro products that will become Pakistan’s brands in the international market. The process of GI registration […]
LONDON – UK-based Pakistani chef Zahra Khan who founded cafes near iconic Harrods and Selfridges retail stores in England’s capital has been included in this year’s prestigious Forbes 30 under 30 lists. The 29-year-old mother of two has made it to the Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe List in the retail and E-commerce category. Khan, […]
The use of facial recognition for surveillance, or algorithms that manipulate human behavior; will be banned under proposed European regulations on Artificial Intelligence AI. The wide-ranging proposals, which were leaked ahead of their official publication, also promised tough new rules for what they deem high-risk AI. That includes algorithms used by the police and in […]
About 20 African migrants were found dead on Thursday after their boat, which was trying to reach Europe; sank in the Mediterranean Sea, Tunisian authorities said. Five survivors were rescued and the Tunisian navy is searching for up to 20 others still believed missing. Tunisian coast guard boats and local fishermen found the bodies of […]
At least 27 countries ban flights and travellers from the UK after the detection of a new coronavirus strain in England. Several countries have banned or will ban flights and travellers from the UK after the British government said on Sunday that the spread of a more-infectious new strain of the coronavirus was now “out […]
Pakistan has decided to challenge India’s claim of exclusive rights over the use of Geographical Indication (GI) tag to Basmati rice in the European Union (EU). Commerce Secretary Muhammad Sualeh Ahmad Faruqui informed a parliamentary panel on Tuesday: India has claimed its rights over Basmati rice in the European Union market and has challenged the […]
