Most coronavirus infections spread by people who have no symptoms. Masks are the only available protection against this. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in newly updated guidance. The warning follows the second wave of Covid-19 infection. It is spreading at an unprecedented speed. So far, the World Health Organisation (WHO) […]
Donald Trump has been dealt a new setback in his effort to overturn the United States’s November 3 election results as a federal judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by his campaign that sought to throw out millions of mail-in votes in the state of Pennsylvania. US District Court Judge Matthew Brann ruled on Saturday that […]
China has finally congratulated Joe Biden on his projected win in the US presidential election, breaking a frosty period of silence. “We respect the choice of the American people. We extend congratulations to Mr. Biden and Ms. Harris,” a foreign ministry spokesman said on Friday. The China-US relationship is crucial to both sides, and the […]
President-elect has pledged to immediately halt travel restrictions imposed by the Trump administration on more than a dozen nations. On the first day of his presidency, president-elect Joe Biden intends to rescind Donald Trump’s travel bans on travellers from 13 countries, most either majority-Muslim or African nations. Shortly after taking office in 2017, Trump issued […]
Afghanistan reels from attack on Kabul University that left at least 22 people, including 18 students, dead. Sami Mahdi, a professor at Kabul University, is shaken by the killing of his students by gunmen on Monday. He has just returned after laying them to rest but their memories still remain fresh. He recalls the dreams […]
WASHINGTON: The US election was plunged into chaos early Wednesday as President Donald Trump prematurely declared victory and sought Supreme Court intervention to stop vote-counting — even as his Democratic rival Joe Biden voiced confidence in his own chances. In a divisive election cast under the shadow of the coronavirus pandemic that has claimed more […]
The United States dollar fell to a six-month low against the rupee in the interbank market, losing 14 paisas to reach Rs159.97, according to data released by the State Bank of Pakistan on Tuesday. The last time the dollar stood at similar levels was earlier this year on May 8, when it was changing hands […]
Prime Minister Imran Khan urged the US to adopt an “evenhanded” treatment as the Pakistani leader warned that the region could “flare up at any time” due to India’s actions in Indian occupied Kashmir. In an interview with German magazine Spiegel, PM Imran reflected the US was under the impression that India could limit China’s […]
The late launch of new 5G phones caused Apple Inc’s AAPL.O customers to put off buying new devices, leading the company on Thursday to report the steepest quarterly drop in iPhone sales in two years. Apple fell over 5% at one point in after-hours trade, wiping $100 billion from its stock market value. Even as […]
ISLAMABAD: The Senate was informed on Thursday that Dr. Aafia Siddiqui, a Pakistani neuroscientist convicted by a US court on the charge of shooting at army and FBI officers while in custody in Afghanistan, has finally signed a mercy petition. Adviser to the Prime Minister on Parliamentary Affairs Babar Awan said during the question hour […]
