Tokyo: A Tokyo hotel has apologized and removed signs reading “Japanese only” and “foreigners only” from elevators after the anti-COVID-19 precaution sparked outrage on social media ahead of the 2020 Summer Olympics.Tokyo entered a state of emergency on July 12 amid concerns that an influx of tens of thousands of athletes and officials during the […]
Read MoreTokyo: Eleven people were arrested off the coast of Hokkaido in northern Japan this week during a massive sea cucumber heist — a daring nighttime attempt to make off with 1,500 pounds of contraband, per Hokkaido news channel HTB News.The Japanese coast guard team stationed in the port city of Rumoi, Hokkaido, received a tip-off […]
Read MoreNewswire London: Italy won the European Championship for the first time since 1968 as Gianluigi Donnarumma saved two England penalties en route to a 3-2 shootout win after the teams had fought out a 1-1 extra-time draw at a raucous Wembley this week. The giant keeper saved from Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka after Marcus […]
Read MoreAndy Bull Five minutes into this interview, I tell Andrew Flintoff that I know he’s fibbing. Flintoff, who is part of Sky’s commentary team for the Hundred, is talking about how happy he is to be involved in cricket again having spent the past few years working on Top Gear, Lord of the Fries, Australian […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Former Interior Minister and Chairman Institute of Research and Reforms Senator A. Rehman Malik has said that Pakistan has made every effort for regional and world peace.While addressing the diplomatic community in Islamabad, the senator said that he hopes the ambassadors serving in Pakistan know and recognize our sacrifices for international peace.“Pakistan’s sacrifices […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Italy’s Ambassador to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese said this week that he and the embassy staff enthusiastically celebrated Italy’s victory in the Uefa European Championship (Euro 2020).The envoy told Covert that the whole of Italy and the football lovers took Italy as the favourites but the game is always won on the ground. “The […]
Read MoreShabana Syed The horrific genocidal policies against indigenous children in British Columbia have surfaced at an inappropriate time for Canada, the U.S., and its allies who are embroiled in the ‘Pivot to Asia’ strategy, which aims to contain the growing economic and military power of China and demonise it for its alleged human rights abuses.This […]
Read MoreMuhammad Asif Noor Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) is celebrating its 20 years this year. Since its establishment, this important multilateral forum has made significant contributions to the common security and development pursuit of the region. At the time of inception, SCO was meant to address “the three evils”, i.e., extremism, separatism, and terrorism in the […]
Read MoreDr Diana galeeva During the first coronavirus disease (COVID-19) lockdown in May last year, myself and colleagues from the prestigious Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) were invited to discuss effective approaches that would ensure the economic development of Russia in the context of the pandemic. This was at an international conference titled “Pandemic […]
Read MoreFahad M Al-Ruwaily The French people on Wednesday celebrate their country’s National Day, with the whole world joining them in commemorating this great occasion. I would like to take this opportunity to extend my most heartfelt congratulations and best wishes to the French Republic and the French people and wish them continuous progress and prosperity.This […]
Read MoreJames Bickerton On February 6, 2022 the Queen will mark 70 years on the throne, the first British Monarch to achieve this accolade. Festivities to mark the occasion will take place between June 2-5, with the public granted an additional bank holiday.The V&A has invited all those aged between 13 and 25, who live in […]
Read MoreNewswire Peshawar: UNOPS Pakistan installed solar power plants in 1,240 schools in the seven southern districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in cooperation with the Elementary and Secondary Education Department of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province and co-funded by the Saudi Fund for Development and the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. The project created a conducive learning […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Sepideh Vahdad Neccia, the wife of Deputy Head of Mission of Italian embassy in Pakistan Roberto Neccia, visited the mesmerizing Hunza valley this week and returned with bags full of memories.Sepideh Vahdad Neccia told Covert that she had heard about the beauty of Hunza but it proved to be even more picturesque.“I believe […]
Read MoreNewswire Kabul: Kabul: NATO’s Senior Civilian Representative in Afghanistan Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo was busier than usual this week – official work and football romance. The Ambassador whose weekdays and weekends are mostly full of official agenda took out time to watch the Italy-England football final match for European Championship. Luckily for him, his country Italy […]
Read MoreTashkent: Pakistan and Uzbekistan this week agreed to further strengthen their bilateral relations through strategic partnership and enhanced cooperation in the areas of trade, economy, culture, tourism and connectivity for mutual benefit.Prime Minister Imran Khan and President Shavkat Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan after holding wide ranging bilateral talks signed Joint Declaration on the Establishment of Strategic […]
Read MoreChina Economic Net Beijing: Chinese leader Xi Jinping this week urged political parties in the world to shoulder their responsibility for the pursuit of people’s wellbeing and progress of mankind.Xi, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and Chinese president, called on political parties to strengthen cooperation to tackle global challenges […]
Read MoreNewswire Washington: US President Joe Biden this week strongly defended his decision to pull U.S. military forces out of Afghanistan, saying the Afghan people must decide their own future, rather than sacrificing another generation of Americans in an unwinnable war. Speaking in the White House East Room, Biden said the Afghan military has the ability […]
Read MoreIslamabad: Chairman Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said this week only the PPP can chase out the government and after winning the Kashmir elections the Jiyalas will proceed towards Banigala.Addressing a huge public gathering at Abbaspur in connection with the Azad Jammu Kashmir election campaign, he said that some people on television say […]
Read MoreGwadar Pro Beijing: China and Pakistan welcome any third party who supports the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) to take part in the Gwadar Port and other corridor projects on the basis of mutual respect, win-win cooperation and consensus through consultation to share the dividends of the BRI, said […]
Read MoreGwadar Pro Islamabad: Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) President Shehbaz Sharif said this week that China’s peaceful rise as the world’s second largest economy and a paramount global power owes itself to the vision and dedication of the Communist Party of China (CPC). Shehbaz Sharif, who is presently the Opposition Leader in National Assembly, expressed gratitude […]
Read MoreGwadar Pro Islamabad: Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Nong Rong this week appreciated Prime Minister Imran Khan for his supportive statements in favor of China.Addressing ‘The Communist Party of China (CPC) and World Political Parties Summit’ here, the envoy said the recent supporting statements by PM Imran Khan and other Pakistani leaders were very encouraging as […]
Read MoreRobert Preidt Due to language barriers, 25 million Spanish speakers receive about a third less health care than other Americans, a large study of U.S. adults shows.The analysis of federal survey data from more than 120,000 adults revealed that total use of health care (as measured by spending) was 35% to 42% lower among those […]
Read MoreSara Heath After a year of identifying and understanding how health disparities and social determinants of health are affecting patient outcomes, it’s time for the medical community to take action toward actually addressing public and population health, according to Sophia Thomas, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, PPCNP-BC, FNAP, FAANP, immediate past president of the American Association of […]
Read MoreLife is stressful. Between working and raising a family, there is plenty to be stressed about on an everyday basis. Throw in the fears associated with a worldwide pandemic, and it’s easy to understand why many people are more stressed than usual these days. If you’re a minority also dealing with the realities of racism, […]
Read MoreAn unknown methane-producing process is likely at work in the hidden ocean beneath the icy shell of Saturn’s moon Enceladus, suggests a new study published in Nature Astronomy by scientists at the University of Arizona and Paris Sciences & Lettres University. Giant water plumes erupting from Enceladus have long fascinated scientists and the public alike, […]
Read MoreOur universe is expanding, but our two main ways to measure how fast this expansion is happening have resulted in different answers. For the past decade, astrophysicists have been gradually dividing into two camps: one that believes that the difference is significant, and another that thinks it could be due to errors in measurement.If it […]
Read MoreA new study disputes the prevailing hypothesis on why Mercury has a big core relative to its mantle (the layer between a planet’s core and crust). For decades, scientists argued that hit-and-run collisions with other bodies during the formation of our solar system blew away much of Mercury’s rocky mantle and left the big, dense, […]
Read MoreLondon: History suggests Britain’s house price surge could threaten hopes of post-Brexit export-powered growth, if finance minister Rishi Sunak uses the housing market to fuel the economy like his predecessors did.Stoked by his tax break on property purchases and a pandemic-driven rush for larger houses as more people work from home, house prices are rising […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: The UK government this week announced a new package of genomic sequencing support to help Pakistan’s fight against new variants of Covid-19. Through the New Variant Assessment Platform (NVAP) programme Pakistan will be able to draw on UK expertise and support to detect quickly new, and potentially more dangerous, variants of Covid-19. The […]
Read MoreWilliam Pesek Tokyo: The Bank of Japan is turning heads as it joins peers in adding melting glaciers and environmental wokeness to the list of reasons to cut interest rates. To monetary purists, combating climate change is central bank mission creep run amok — this can only end badly. To others, it is wise recognition […]
Read MoreNewswire Tokyo: An international production about a Japanese soldier who remained in the Philippine jungle for 29 years after the end of World War II, will make its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival this month.Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle, which is set to debut on Wednesday, is expected to receive glowing reviews from […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Former Interior Minister, Chairman Institute of Research and Reforms Senator A. Rehman Malik has said that Afghan Taliban are being trained for modern weapons which could prove a threat to the region in upcoming days.He said that passing out parade for the new trained Taliban recruits was organized in an undisclosed place and […]
Read MoreAndrew Fidel Fernando Angelo Mathews has informed Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) he is considering retirement, after turning down the tour contract for the forthcoming series against India.Mathews, 34, in understood to be disillusioned at the treatment he and fellow senior players have received during the contracts standoff with the board. He was also unhappy to […]
Read MoreNewswire Tim Tszyu ended Stevie Spark within three rounds as Aussie boxing’s golden boy demolished the challenger with a relentless barrage of brutal body shots.It was an intriguing fight as Tszyu had everything to lose while Spark could only enhance his reputation by putting up any sort of resistance. Bravely stepping into the ring with […]
Read MoreWang Wen The Communist Party of China (CPC) and World Political Parties Summit, held this week, is a new climax of the 100th anniversary of the founding of CPC celebrations. It is also the largest-scale political parties’ summit with the highest level of participants held by the CPC. It is an unprecedented meeting in the […]
Read MoreUlf Sandmark China’s success in building a modern industrialized society and eradicating absolute poverty is a shining example for all countries and activists, like me, fighting for a just and fairer world economic order.In his July 1 speech to mark the 100th anniversary of founding of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary of the […]
Read MoreMohamed Chebaro I made a point of watching the joint press conference of German Chancellor Angela Merkel and UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, held last week at the latter’s country residence of Chequers as part of Merkel’s farewell visit to Britain, as she prepares to stand down after 16 years at the helm of German […]
Read MoreTala Jarjour Music has fascinated, captivated and intrigued humans for as long as they have been around. From the oldest finds relevant to humans and their activity, especially social activity, it is thought that sound making with the body or with tools has always accompanied human life. In our present day, as in recent history, […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Italy’s Ambassador to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese has said that Italy was fully supporting Pakistan in Generalized Scheme of Preferences (GSP+) status in every review.In an interview, the ambassador said in FY 2019-20, Pakistan’s imports from Italy stood at $521 million included ships, boats, and other floating structures, machinery, pharmaceutical product, aircraft, spacecraft, electrical, […]
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