Staff Writer Islamabad: Russian Ambassador Danila Ganich said this week that Russia was interested to assist Pakistan in energy sector besides expanding trade relations. It was a good opportunity for Prime Minister of Pakistan to discuss everything, he said while talking to State News Channel. High level interaction between the two countries would help understand […]
Read MoreChina Economic Net Beijing: An icy river in Beijing was the setting for a special Olympic torch relay as an amphibious robot shaped like a curling stone held a metallic red-and-silver torch. The robot slid along the ice before plunging into an unfrozen area of the waterway, with the flame burning well underwater as it […]
Read MoreNewswire Moscow: Russia does not want any war and this is why it submitted its proposals on security guarantees in Europe and hopes that their key points will be taken into account during negotiations, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a news conference following his talks with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz this week. The first […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Karachi: Chairman Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said this week that the PPP’s Sindh Government has revolutionised the healthcare system in the province. He said the PPP has as per it’s commitment improved the JPMC, the largest tertiary care and postgraduate health facility by setting up a 500-beded surgical complex with […]
Read MoreGwadar Pro Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan said this week that he rejoiced his recent trip to China and said the visit will accelerate the pace of China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects. In a meeting with former ambassadors and representatives of think tanks here, PM Khan maintained that that his recent visit to China […]
Read MoreGwadar Pro Islamabad: Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Sardar Abdul Qayyum Khan Niazi said this week that Special Economic Zones (SEZs) will be built in major AJK cities under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) in addition to Mirpur and Bhimber districts. Addressing the business community during his visit to Islamabad Chamber of […]
Read MoreChina Economic Net Peshawar: A colourful celebration of the Chinese New Year was held at the China Window, a Chinese cultural and information center this week. Additional Chief Secretary Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Shahab Ali Shah formally inaugurated the celebrations while newly elected Mayor of Peshawar Haji Zubair Ali cut the New Year’s cake. A large number […]
Read MoreA team of astronomers using the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (ESO’s VLT) in Chile have found evidence of another planet orbiting Proxima Centauri, the closest star to our Solar System. This candidate planet is the third detected in the system and the lightest yet discovered orbiting this star. At just a quarter of […]
Read MoreIt has long been known that Mars once had oceans due in part to a protective magnetic field similar to Earth’s. However, the magnetic field disappeared, and new research may finally be able to explain why. Researchers recreated conditions expected in the core of Mars billions of years ago and found that the behavior of […]
Read MoreThe brain’s ability to clear a protein closely linked to Alzheimer’s disease is tied to our circadian cycle, according to research published today in PLOS Genetics. The research underscores the importance of healthy sleep habits in preventing the protein Amyloid-Beta 42 (AB42) from forming clumps in the brain, and opens a path to potential Alzheimer’s […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) senior leader Senator Rehman Malik’s health is improving as he is being treated at a local hospital. Doctors said the former Interior Minister was responding well and will soon be sent back home. Senator Rehman Malik had been put on a ventilator after his health deteriorated due to Covid-related […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the Embassy of Japan in Islamabad this week held a signing ceremony of Exchange of Notes for a USD 3.45 million grant projectaimed at strengthening the operational capacities of border management authorities to contribute towards comprehensive migration management in Pakistan. The event – held at the […]
Read MoreNewswire Tokyo: The Japanese government welcomes the International Atomic Energy Agency’s review on the safety of releasing contaminated water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said this week. A group of experts from the organisation is in Japan to evaluate the safety as well as the radiation […]
Read MoreNewswire Beijing: As the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics marched into its 10th day, it was the first day where no confirmed positive COVID-19 case had been notified within the closed loop management of the Games, and the event has reported no cluster infection so far. China’s well-orchestrated COVID-19 prevention policies have not only staved off […]
Read MoreNewswire Rome: The Italian Football Federation (FIGC) has requested the postponement of a round of Serie A fixtures to help the Italy national team in its preparations for the FIFA World Cup playoffs, FIGC president Gabriele Gravina said. European champion Italy risks failing to qualify for a second consecutive World Cup after finishing behind Switzerland […]
Read MoreNewswire Florence: The three Pietà sculptures by Renaissance master Michelangelo will be displayed together for the first time in an exhibition at the Museo Opera del Duomo in Florence, from 24 February until 1 August 2022. The exhibition will comprise the newly-restored original Bandini Pietà, from Florence’s cathedral museum, along with the casts of the […]
Read MoreNewswire Canberra: Pakistani High Commissioner to Australia Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri this week welcomed the news that Australia was open again to vaccinated international tourists, effectively bringing to an end one of the world’s longest and strictest coronavirus border closures. “Great news for international travelers including those from Pakistan From Monday 21 February 2022, Australia will […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Ambassador of Denmark to Pakistan Lis Rosenholm said this week that even today radio was a powerful medium. “I remember radio as one of earliest sources of info, education & promoting freedom of expression across cultures. Unique to see, even today radio emerges as powerful medium for celebrating humanity in all its diversity […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: The British High Commission this week announced the launch of the Chevening Mentoring Scheme for budding journalists. The three-month mentorship programme has been designed to target women and minorities working for media outlets or as freelance journalists across Pakistan. Fellows from the flagship Chevening South Asia Journalism Programme will act as mentors for […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Mrs Albana Ferrarese wife of Italy’s Ambassador to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese, said this week that Italian Institute of Culture in Pakistan will be established soon. In a statement, she said that in the near future “we are moving towards establishing an Italian Institute of Culture in Pakistan, which will enhance cultural cooperation between […]
Read MoreAndrey Kortunov On February 4, on the sidelines of the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a Joint Statement on the International Relations Entering a New Era and the Global Sustainable Development. It is a rather lengthy document, outlining common approaches of […]
Read MoreDing Gang The wonderful appearance of LEDs during the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics reminded me of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. That opening ceremony used a ground-level LED screen, 3,234 square meters in area, but many parts, especially key components, were imported from abroad. 14 years later, the world’s largest LED […]
Read MoreJosep Borrell After being postponed several times because of the COVID-19 pandemic, this week’s EU-African Union Summit in Brussels will bring together European and African heads of state and government for the first time since 2017. The EU’s objective is to become Africa’s partner of choice, a goal set by European Commission President Ursula von […]
Read MoreChris Doyle Any snapshot of the global response to COVID-19 would be characterized by vastly differing approaches and regrettably a lack of united purpose. Too often governments adopted their own approach governed by immediate self-interest. Yet more than two years into the pandemic, after endless restrictions, the like of which most of us have never […]
Read MoreNewswire Rome: Senior Italian diplomat Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo this week appreciated physiotherapist Alberto Cairo for dedicating his life for the Afghans in need. “Truly a great man,” he tweeted replying to a post in which Alberto Cairo is seen at work with Afghan victims of conflict. Though Cairo himself has been the subject of many […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Islamabad: Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication Syed Aminul Haque said this week that the cabinet has approved the first digital Cloud Policy and Personal Data Protection Bill to ensure the privacy of online data. In a statement, he said, the bill aims to ensure the privacy of online data, especially for […]
Read MoreNewswire Beijing: China is winning applause and praise from visiting Olympians for its top-notch venue services, as the world’s first “dual Olympic city” pays attention to the details in every aspect to support the safe and smooth operation of the Games while overcoming the difficulties brought by the COVID-19 pandemic. When the Winter Olympics meet […]
Read MoreIslamabad: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said this week that Prime Minister Imran would visit Moscow this month on the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin. FM Qureshi said that Pakistan’s relations with Russia were on a “positive trajectory”. Last month, Prime Minister Imran had held a telephonic conversation with Putin, during which, the premier […]
Read MoreStaff Writer Lahore: Chairman Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said this week that the opposition was united and will do everything constitutionally and legally possible to dislodge Imran Khan as the Prime Minister. Speaking to journalists after attending a lunch hosted by the opposition leader in the National Assembly, Shahbaz Sharif in honour […]
Read MoreGwadar Pro Islamabad: Zhongguancun Belt and Road Industrial Promotion Association of the People’s Republic Of China (ZBRA) and Special Technology Zones Authority (STZA) this week signed a Letter to Intent (LOI) at a virtual ceremony to promote high-quality science and technological exchanges between Pakistan and China. The LOI was signed by Zhang Xiaodong, the President […]
Read MoreGwadar Pro Islamabad: Pakistan should seek China’s help in nanotechnology to promote high-yield agriculture, a top Pakistani businessperson said this week. “(Pakistani) Ministry of National Food and Security should talk with China to extend its achievements in the field of nanotechnology to promote high-yield agriculturein Pakistan.” Pakistan Businesses Forum (PBF) Vice President, Ahmad Jawad said […]
Read MoreChina Economic Net Islamabad: Pakistan and China this week inked the Framework Agreement on Industrial Cooperation under China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). Pakistan’s State Minister and Chairman of Board of Investment (BOI) Muhammad Azfar Ahsan and Chairman of China’s National Development & Reform Commission (NRDC) He Lifeng signed the accord at a virtual meeting, said […]
Read MoreEarth’s moon is vitally important in making Earth the planet we know today: the moon controls the length of the day and ocean tides, which affect the biological cycles of lifeforms on our planet. The moon also contributes to Earth’s climate by stabilizing Earth’s spin axis, offering an ideal environment for life to develop and […]
Read MoreAstronomers have identified two different cases of “mini-Neptune” planets that are losing their puffy atmospheres and likely transforming into super-Earths. Radiation from the planets’ stars is stripping away their atmospheres, driving hot gas to escape like steam from a pot of boiling water. “Most astronomers suspected that young, small mini-Neptunes must have evaporating atmospheres,” says […]
Read MoreIndividual aspects of poor sleep can be detrimental to heart health. But if you combine them, the risk of heart disease can increase by as much as 141 percent. That’s the finding of a new study published in the journal Scientific Reports. The University of South Florida-led study reviewed sleep data of 6,820 U.S. adults […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPP) President Asif Ali Zardari and PPP chief Bilawal Bhutto Zardari this week sent bouquets to former interior minister Senator Rehman Malik who is being treated at a local hospital. Zardari and Bilawal wished early recovery to the former interior minister. Rehman Malik was admitted in the hospital and […]
Read MoreChina Economic Net Islamabad: Bravo China – the Winter Olympics in Beijing became a successful event even before the formal conclusion, an evidence of the great Chinese leadership’s unwavering commitment. When President Xi Jinping promised to stage safe and successful Winter Olympics, he meant it. The whole world saw the Chinese arrangements, live and on […]
Read MoreNewswire Rome: The Italian FA announced this week that it has told UEFA it wants to bid to host the 2032 European Championship, after its national team won the most recent edition. “In the last few days the Italian Football Federation presented to UEFA its expression of interest for hosting Euro 2032,” the FA said […]
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