Newswire Kabul: NATO’s Senior Civilian Representative for Afghanistan Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo said ceasefire was key to Afghanistan peace. In a meeting with Sayed Sadat Mansoor Naderi, Afghanistan State Minister for Peace this week, the envoy said all parties must give up hostilities and make a new beginning. “They discussed NATO support for the Afghan Peace […]
Read MoreIslamabad: Opposition parties will march towards Islamabad against Prime Minister Imran Khan’s government on March 26, Maulana Fazlur Rehman announced this week. The announcement came after a meeting of the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) in Islamabad.Caravans from across the country will leave for Islamabad on March 26, Fazl told reporters. He was flanked by other […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Transparency International this week released its annual report, showing that the corruption situation in Pakistan has worsened in 2020. The annual Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) for 2020 has revealed that persistent corruption is undermining health care systems and contributing to democratic backsliding amid the COVID-19 pandemic.Countries that perform well on the index invest […]
Read MoreKarachi: Former president and Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari’s daughter Bakhtawar Bhutto Zardari on Friday tied the knot with her fiancé Mahmood Chaudhry. Bakhtawar Bhutto’s nikah was solemnized by Maulana Ghulam Muhammad Soho of Thatta. The nikah ceremony was attended by close members of the Bhutto and Zardari families and close relatives […]
Read MoreChina Economic Net Beijing: China has made it clear that there was no genocide in the country. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said China will never accept lies made by former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Xinjiang.“The most important thing should be repeated three times – China has no genocide; China has […]
Read MoreArchaeologists have unearthed a trove of skulls in Mexico that may have once belonged to human sacrifice victims. The skulls, which date between A.D. 600 and 850, may also shatter existing notions about the ancient culture of the area.The find, described in the January issue of the journal Latin American Antiquity, was located in an […]
Read MoreThis holiday season will be a lonely one for many people as social distancing due to COVID-19 continues, and it is important to understand how isolation affects our health. A new study shows a sort of signature in the brains of lonely people that make them distinct in fundamental ways, based on variations in the […]
Read MoreTargeted neuromodulation tailored to individual patients’ distinctive symptoms is an increasingly common way of correcting misfiring brain circuits in people with epilepsy or Parkinson’s disease. Now, scientists at UC San Francisco’s Dolby Family Center for Mood Disorders have demonstrated a novel personalized neuromodulation approach that — at least in one patient — was able to […]
Read MoreThe more chaotic things get, the harder it is for people with clinical anxiety and/or depression to make sound decisions and to learn from their mistakes. On a positive note, overly anxious and depressed people’s judgment can improve if they focus on what they get right, instead of what they get wrong, suggests a new […]
Read MoreAs the number of people who have fought off SARS-CoV-2 climbs ever higher, a critical question has grown in importance: How long will their immunity to the novel coronavirus last? A new Rockefeller study offers an encouraging answer, suggesting that those who recover from COVID-19 are protected against the virus for at least six months, […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: The Government of Japan has agreed to provide grants approximately worth 1,986 million Japanese Yen (Equivalent to around 19 million USD / around 3,057 million PKR) for installation of weather surveillance radar in Sukkur, Sindh province.Notes to this effect were signed and exchanged between Matsuda Kuninori, Ambassador of Japan to Pakistan and Noor […]
Read MoreTokyo: Japan will commence random mass testing as early as March as part of efforts to ascertain the extent of the novel coronavirus’ spread in city areas, according to government sources. The central government is aiming to conduct up to several thousand polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests per day in Tokyo, Osaka and other metropolitan […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Chairman Senate Standing Committee on Interior Senator Abdul Rehman Malik has written a letter to Financial Action Task Force President Dr Marcus Pleyer, pleading him to remove Pakistan from FATF’s Grey List given to Indian propaganda against Pakistan exposed by Disinfolab EU as Indian chronicles. He also thanked him for giving a relief […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Pakistan and Italy this week agreed that they had exemplary relations based on mutual trust and principles of cooperation, resolved to further expand the relationship in all dimensions. The resolve came during the 5th Round of Pakistan-Italy Annual Bilateral Political Consultations held virtually.Foreign Secretary Sohail Mahmood led the Pakistan side, while Secretary General […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Ambassador of Italy to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese this week vowed to simplify the process of visa issuance to Pakistani businessmen and traders to further promote business to business ties between Pakistan and Italy. “Simplification of the VISA process and procedure is the top priority of the Italian embassy in Islamabad” he said in […]
Read MoreEmily Dixon Serena Williams didn’t plan on daughter Olympia playing tennis, she revealed in a new interview.“I never thought I would let my daughter play tennis, but then during this pandemic, it was the only thing that we could do safely so I’m like, well, tennis it is,” Williams shared.“It’s all consuming. It’s stressful. It’s […]
Read MoreEngland cricket head coach Chris Silverwood this week stood by team’s rotation policy even though it could cause him some selection headaches ahead of the four-match Test series against India. during the upcoming tour of India.The team rested its two star players, all-rounder Ben Stokes and fast bowler Jofra Archer, during the recently concluded two-match […]
Read MoreIslamabad: Serena Hotels hosted 35 women footballers from the Chitral Women Sports Club (CWSC) who are currently visitingIslamabad for a sports camp and sporting exchange. Serena Hotels, under its Sports Diplomacy banner, propagates local sports and sponsors a number of initiatives to promote sportspeople in the country and propel them onto the international area. The […]
Read MoreGwadar Pro Gwadar: Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Nong Rong on this week asked the companies in Gwadar to expedite the work on projects under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). Ambassador Nong Rong visited Gwadar on January 27 and 28. During the two-day visit, Ambassador Nong visited all major projects under CPEC in Gwadar, including the […]
Read MoreChina Economic Net Islamabad: Pakistan and China this week agreed to multiply the agricultural and industrial cooperation as they launched China-Pakistan Agricultural and Industrial Cooperation Information Platform.Speaking at the online inaugural ceremony, Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Nong Rong said the platform jointly initiated by China Economic Net and China Machinery Engineering Corporation could not be […]
Read MoreGwadar Pro Gwadar: The Chinese government and enterprises will create more job opportunities for local women during the construction of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), said Li Bijian, Chinese Consul General in Karachi while inspecting Gwadar Port.The Consul General made the remarks when attending the launching ceremony of the Gwadar Women’s Development Employment Centre held […]
Read MoreNewswire Quetta: British High Commissioner Dr Christian Turner Thursday announced £3.5 million UK humanitarian aid for Balochistan during his first visit to Quetta. Rates of malnutrition and food insecurity in Balochistan were already high before the COVID-19 global pandemic, but the virus has affected livelihoods and made the problem worse.UK aid will help over 41,000 […]
Read MoreIslamabad: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Dr Abdul Hafeez Sheikh this week hailed the government and people of the United Kingdom for their support and assistance for the economic development of Pakistan. He was talking to British High Commissioner Christian Turner, who along with Head of Development Annabel Gerry called on him here at […]
Read MoreLu Guangjin – China Daily The founding of the People’s Republic of China in 1949 laid the institutional foundation for the protection of Chinese citizens’ basic rights. The country’s Constitution, adopted in 1954, established the principles of people’s democracy, socialism and the system of people’s congresses, institutionally guaranteed that all State rights belong to the […]
Read MoreCornelia Meyer When Alexei Navalny returned to Russia this month, the world collectively held its breath: Would he or wouldn’t he be arrested on his return to his homeland? What many feared would happen then took place. On passing passport control, he was arrested, and now faces a Feb. 2 hearing on whether his suspended […]
Read MoreChen Weihua – China Daily In his inauguration speech as the 46th president of the United States, Joe Biden vowed to tackle the unprecedented challenges from the raging novel coronavirus and growing inequality to the climate crisis and US global role. He appealed for national unity in a sharply divided nation and said there is […]
Read MoreMohamed A El-erian UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s recent warning that the lifting of England’s current third lockdown will be no “great open sesame,” despite a fall in infections and the encouraging progress of the country’s coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination program, should come as no surprise to anyone who has been following the underlying dynamics […]
Read MoreNewswire Herat: Italian Army Brigadier General Alberto Vezzoli, Commander of the “Julia” Brigade and Multinational Land Force, officially handed over the command of Train, Advise, Assist Command-West (TAAC-W) at Camp Arena to Italian ArmyBrigadier General Beniamino Vergori, Commander of the “Folgore” Brigade this week.The ceremony was attended by the Italian Minister of Defence Hon. Lorenzo […]
Read MoreGwadar Pro Islamabad: Speaker National Assembly Asad Qaiser and Chairman National People’s Congress of China this week agreed for formation of a joint Parliamentary Committee for effective oversight of China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).They were of the view that enhanced economic cooperation would give impetus to the existing bilateral relations through parliamentary and economic cooperation. […]
Read MoreKeir Semmens Washington: Four score and eight years ago, Franklin Roosevelt entered the White House with the United States on the brink of economic collapse amid a world of brewing tensions and fascist rulers on the rise. Compared with what awaits Joe Biden, he had it easy.As Biden takes the oath of office, he confronts […]
Read MoreNewswire Sukkur: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that the federal government does not care for the common man. Addressing a gathering in Sukkur this week to distribute 1,024 flats constructed for the workers by the Sindh Department of Labor and Manpower, the PPP Chairman said that the federal government’s housing […]
Read MoreIslamabad: In yet another generous move, Iron Brother China this week promised to send 0.5 million Covid-19 vaccines free of cost to Pakistan amid Islamabad’s fight against the pandemic.Speaking to journalist here after holding talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi over the telephone, FM Qureshi Pakistan was expected to receive the first free shipment […]
Read MoreThe COVID-19 pandemic, which claimed more than 336,000 lives in the United States in 2020, has significantly affected life expectancy, USC and Princeton researchers have found. The researchers project that, due to the pandemic deaths last year, life expectancy at birth for Americans will shorten by 1.13 years to 77.48 years, according to their study […]
Read MoreScientists have decoded the genome of a lowly, blood-sucking hookworm, an advance they say could lead to cures for hookworm infection, a painful condition afflicting more than 700 million people worldwide, mostly in underdeveloped countries. But the worm’s unique relationship with the human immune system means the new findings may also provide insights into treating […]
Read MoreFor most, putting on deodorant is a necessary ritual on par with brushing teeth or washing hands. But for people who produce no armpit stench, it is totally unnecessary.Despite that, nearly three-quarters of those people still use deodorant daily, a new study finds. The findings, published in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology, show just how […]
Read MoreChemists at Scripps Research have made a discovery that supports a surprising new view of how life originated on our planet.In a study published in the chemistry journal Angewandte Chemie, they demonstrated that a simple compound called diamidophosphate (DAP), which was plausibly present on Earth before life arose, could have chemically knitted together tiny DNA […]
Read MoreThe core mass of the giant exoplanet WASP-107b is much lower than what was thought necessary to build up the immense gas envelope surrounding giant planets like Jupiter and Saturn, astronomers at Université de Montréal have found. This intriguing discovery by Ph.D. student Caroline Piaulet of UdeM’s Institute for Research on Exoplanets (iREx) suggests that […]
Read MoreIt is well known that the expansion of the universe is accelerating due to a mysterious dark energy. Within galaxies, stars also experience an acceleration, though this is due to some combination of dark matter and the stellar density. In a new study to be published in Astrophysical Journal Letters, researchers have now obtained the […]
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