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Pakistan

Senator Rehman Malik urges Imran Khan to take up Indian chronicles leaks with UN Secretary General, Interpol

Newswire Islamabad: Chairman Senate Standing Committee on Interior Senator Rehman Malik has written a letter to Prime Minister ImranKhan, advising him for moving the matter of Indian Chronicles in the United Nations and Interpol to constitute a police commission to investigate the Indian violations of sovereignty of Pakistan-through hybrid/cybercrime using soil of several countries including […]

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Retired US soldier traces Italian children after 76 years

Bologna: Retired US soldier is reunited virtually with three siblings who were found to be still alive after a search involving tens of thousands of Italians: they are Bruno, Mafalda and Giuliana Naldi who are now aged 83, 81 and 79. A 96-year-old retired American soldier has managed to make contact with the three Italian […]

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Italy to establish cultural center in Islamabad: Ambassador Andreas Ferrarese

Newswire Islamabad: The Italian Ambassador to Pakistan, Andreas Ferrarese said Tuesday that Italy wanted to establish a culture center in Islamabad to further boost bilateral relations between the two countries and let the people of Pakistan have better understanding of Italian culture. The culture center would be established in the embassy of the country, the […]

Iron brother

Chinese govt, companies offer to invest $ 3 billion in Lahore Ravi City project

Gwadar Pro Islamabad: Chinese government and companies have offered to invest $ 3 billion in the Ravi City project in Lahore, Prime Minister Imran Khan was told.The investment, the PM was informed, did not include any kind of loan. Besides, ANGCC – a Global Investment Consortium, had also offered to invest $ 5 billion in […]

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Pakistan to remove hitches in quick completion of CPEC projects

Gwadar Pro Islamabad: Pakistan has vowed to remove hitches in quick completion of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projectsMinister for Planning Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar said Pakistan and China would work together to take the mega CPEC project to new heights. Asad Umar said he would personally hold four meetings in the next […]

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Chinese economy emerges stronger from unprecedented virus test

China Economic Net Beijing: China’s economy, the first jolted by COVID-19, has bounced back from epidemic fallout with resilience on effective virus control and targeted stimuli, as a pandemic depression continues to threaten the world.With GDP growth reaching 3.2 percent and 4.9 percent in the second and third quarters, the world’s second-largest economy completed the […]

Health

Peanut treatment lowers risk of severe allergic reactions in preschoolers, study finds

Islamabad: It’s a peanut-filled world — or at least it can feel that way for kids with peanut allergies. But a new study by researchers at the University of British Columbia and BC Children’s Hospital gives hope to parents and kids who face real danger from exposure to peanuts. “There’s a common misperception about peanut […]

Health

Obesity impairs immune cell function, accelerates tumor growth

Islamabad: Obesity has been linked to increased risk for over a dozen different types of cancer, as well as worse prognosis and survival. Over the years, scientists have identified obesity-related processes that drive tumor growth, such as metabolic changes and chronic inflammation, but a detailed understanding of the interplay between obesity and cancer has remained […]

Health

Inhaled vaccine induces fast, strong immune response in mice and non-human primates

Islamabad: Researchers demonstrate in a proof-of-concept study that a phage-based inhalation delivery system for vaccines generates potent antibody responses in mice and non-human primates, without causing lung damage. The findings suggest that a safe and effective lung delivery system could one day be used for vaccines and therapeutics against respiratory diseases. The results appear December […]

S & Tech

Spiders in space: Without gravity, light becomes key to orientation

Islamabad: Humans have taken spiders into space more than once to study the importance of gravity to their web-building. What originally began as a somewhat unsuccessful PR experiment for high school students has yielded the surprising insight that light plays a larger role in arachnid orientation than previously thought. The spider experiment by the US […]

S & Tech

Alien Super-Earth planets plentiful in exoplanet search

Islamabad: Our solar system hosts a cornucopia of worlds, from the hellfire of Venus to the frozen plains of Mars to the mighty winds of Uranus. In that range, the Earth stands alone, with no planet coming close to its life-friendly position near the Sun. Outside our solar system, however, it’s a different story. Observations […]

S & Tech

Exoplanet around distant star resembles reputed ‘Planet Nine’

Islamabad: Astronomers are still searching for a hypothetical “Planet Nine” in the distant reaches of our solar system, but an exoplanet 336 light years from Earth is looking more and more like the Planet Nine of its star system.Planet Nine, potentially 10 times the size of Earth and orbiting far beyond Neptune in a highly […]

Imran Khan will have to quit by January 31: Bilawal Bhutto

Newswire Lahore: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) chief Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that Prime Minister Imran Khan will have to resign by January 31. At a news conference this week, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said that the PPP had a history of resistance. “Our workers struggled against and defeated Ziaul Haq and Pervez Musharraf so they […]

Electoral College confirms Biden win

Washington: The US Electoral College officially confirmed Democrat Joe Biden’s election victory on December 14.The Democrat received 306 votes, while incumbent President Donald Trump secured 232 votes but despite this, incumbent US President Donald Trump still has not conceded the election. It seems that Trump plans to contest the election results further. Experts point out […]

US triggered arms race: Putin

Russia developing new ‘hypersonic’ weapons Newswire Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that Russia was developing new “hypersonic weapons” in response to a new arms race allegedly triggered by the US.At his annual news conference this week, the Russian leader urged the US to agree to a one-year extension of the START treaty, which […]

Ambassador Nong Rong, Senator Rehman Malik discuss Pakistan-China friendship

Newswire Islamabad: Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Nong Rong held a marathon meeting with senior Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Senator Rehman Malik here this week. During the meeting, the Chinese ambassador said China and Pakistan were true friends through thick and thin and have always stood beside each other in difficult times. He that Pakistan […]

Li: Economy set to remain on steady keel

China Economic Net Beijing: China will maintain the consistency, stability and sustainability of its macro policies and strive to keep its economic performance within a reasonable range, Premier Li Keqiang said. In talks with International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva via video link, Li reiterated the importance of coordinating containment of the COVID-19 pandemic […]

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Pakistan to welcome relocation of industry from China

Gwadar Pro Islamabad: Pakistani side has said it would welcome relocation of industry from China and institute a regime to encourage inflow of Chinese investments to Pakistan. In a meeting with Chairman China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Authority, Lt. General Asim Salim Bajwa (retd) on Monday evening, Foreign Secretary Sohail Mahmoud maintained that CPEC energy and […]

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Chinese court orders Dutch collector to return mummified Buddha

China Economic Net Beijing: A court in east China’s Fujian Province has ruled in favor of local villagers demanding the return of a stolen Buddha statue from a Dutch collector. It contains the mummified body of a Song Dynasty (960 – 1279) Buddhist monk. It had been housed in a temple in Fujian’s city of […]

Opinion

Why 2021 offers a window of opportunity in climate change fight

Andrew Hammond This year has been a lower-profile period for the climate agenda, with the coronavirus crisis dominating political debate.However, despite growing pessimism about the outlook for global warming, 2021 has big potential, offering a major window of opportunity to progress climate debate and action decisively worldwide. To help kickstart the year’s activities, UK Prime […]

Opinion

The shape of China’s recovery

Jin Keyu – China Daily China’s economy is on the road to recovery after the COVID-19 shock in the spring of 2020. Negative growth rates in investment, manufacturing activity, and consumption have reversed course and moved into positive territory, and some indicators, such as exports, have even beaten expectations, registering a positive growth rate of […]

Opinion

No time to delay

Du Yang – China Daily Aging is now a prominent demographic trend in China that will create obstacles for high-quality and sustainable development. The government, academia and the business sector are all concerned. However, just acknowledging the trend is insufficient. There is a need for deeper discussions on the consequences of rapid and large-scale aging. […]

Pakistan

Imran Khan should make NRO seekers list public: Rehman Malik

Newswire Islamabad: Chairman Senate Standing Committee on Interior Senator A. Rehman Malik has asked will PM Imran Khan make the list of NRO seekers public in the Parliament as he has been referring to it time and again. He said that PPP had never signed any NRO adding it is merely an anti-propaganda to defame […]

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Florence’s historic Palazzo Serristori gets revamp

Newswire Rome: It was the last home of Joseph Bonaparte, the brother of Napoleon, the kind of Spain and Naples, who took refuge there, and it was also the residence, again in the 19th century, of the Demidoff family of Russian nobles whose name is given to the square it looks onto. But Florence’s Palazzo […]

Pakistan

Alexander fought wars in almost all regions of Pakistan

Taj Nabi Khan Islamabad: After the death of his father, Philip II of Macedon, in Virgina, Macedonia, Greece, ‘Alexander the Great’ had gained control of the throne when he was hardly 21 who later set off on an expedition to conquer the whole world. Primarily he left Macedonia to take revenge against the Persian Empire, […]

Sports

Holyfield rematch could be next for Tyson

Mike Tyson could be set for a rematch with Evander Holyfield after the 54-year-old former heavyweight champion’s contest with the 51-year-old Roy Jones Jr generated $80m. According to the fight’s distributer, Triller, more than 1.6m pay-per-view purchases were made for the Tyson-Jones fight, making it one of the biggest PPV events of all time. Tyson […]

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Venice: ‘World’s most beautiful bookshop’ under water again

Newswire Venice: Venice’s Acqua Alta Bookshop, considered by many as the most beautiful bookstore in the world, was among those to suffer in yesterday’s floods in the Italian canal city. The legendary bookshop, whose name translates in English as “high water” or high tide, is celebrated for protecting its books by storing them in baths, […]

Sports

Laura Robson ‘proud’ to be back on court after injuries

After practising for the first time since having hip surgery a year ago, former British number one Laura Robson says she feared she would never “make it back on court”. Robson, 26, first had hip surgery in June 2018 and then again last December. The 2008 Wimbledon junior champion has not played since retiring from […]

Sports

ICC launches an ‘Expressions of Interest’ process for “Digital Publishing Platform” partner

The ICC is looking for an experienced sport-focused partner who can provide both the platform and the services required to build, enhance, and support the ICC’s suite of digital products. The ICC would like to invite interested and qualified applicants to express their interest in developing the ICC’s digital publishing platform comprising a content management […]

US & Japan

Japan to build 2 ships equipped with Aegis missile defense system

Newswire Tokyo: Japan will build two ships equipped with Aegis missile interceptors after public opposition forced the government to scrap deployment of a costly land-based system, the country’s defense minister said. Earlier this year, Japan decided to suspend unpopular plans to deploy the U.S.-developed Aegis Ashore defense system in northeastern Akita and western Yamaguchi prefectures […]

Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo appeals for end to violence against women

Kabul: NATO’s Senior Civilian Representative in Afghanistan Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo has appealed for end to violence against women. “Another tragic crime that deprives #Afghanistan of a leading #woman #journalist …. the culture of #violence must be stopped.A ceasefire is an imperative,” he tweeted after Malalai Maiwand, a journalist at Enikass Radio and TV in Nangarhar, […]

US & Japan

Toyota unveils revamped Mirai hydrogen fuel cell car

Tim Kelly Tokyo: Toyota Motor Corp put its revamped Mirai hydrogen fuel cell car, with 30% greater range, on sale in a fresh push to promote zero-emission technology amid growing demand for electric vehicles, including its own. Toyota has failed until now to win drivers over to fuel cell vehicles (FCV), which remain a niche […]

Virgin Atlantic touches down in Islamabad

Islamabad: Virgin Atlantic touched down in Islamabad from Manchester on 11th December for the first time. The airline follows this up with new routes departing from Islamabad to London Heathrow on 13th December and departing from Lahore to London Heathrow on 14th December. UK is home to the largest Pakistani diaspora community in the world, […]

Top Story

Attempts to bring high treason charges for public data transfer NONSENSE: Putin

Novo-Ogaryovo: Russian President Vladimir Putin has rejected attempts to bring high treason charges for the transfer of public domain data abroad as complete nonsense and a tragicomedy. Journalist Yekaterina Vinokurova who participated in a meeting of the Russian leader with members of the Council for the Development of Civil Society and Human Rights remarked that […]

United Kingdom

Covid-19 vaccine: First person receives Pfizer jab in UK

London: A UK grandmother has become the first person in the world to be given the Pfizer Covid-19 jab as part of a mass vaccination programme.Margaret Keenan, who turns 91 next week, said the injection she received at 06:31 GMT was the “best early birthday present”.It was the first of 800,000 doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech […]

United Kingdom

Queen Elizabeth looks festive in Red as the Royal family reunites

Oria Murphy London: For months, royal family members have been carrying out individual visits or working remotely via video calls. However, today several family members assembled en masse for the first time since March to thank volunteers and key workers at Windsor Castle. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge concluded their royal train tour of […]

Opinion

Biden to tone down China rhetoric but friction will remain

Afshin Molavi What will President-elect Joe Biden do on China? The answer to this question will define the future of our global economy and geopolitics over the next decade and beyond. After all, when the world’s top two most powerful countries clash, the world feels the tremors and the disruptions. Former US Secretary of State […]

China to sanction top US officials

Chen Qingqing and Fan Lingzhi Beijing: China has announced decisions to impose reciprocal sanctions against US officials in its executive and legislative branches, non-profit organization (NGO) representatives and their family members in response to the latest US sanctions on 14 Chinese deputy state-level officials. Officials in the US executive branch are believed for the first […]

Opposition to send govt packing: Bilawal Bhutto

Newswire Islamabad: Chairman Pakistan People’s Party Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said this week that all the opposition parties have come out on the streets to send the government and its facilitators packing.After attending a lunch hosted by head of Pakistan Democratic Movement at his residence in Islamabad, Moulana Fazlur Rehman, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari held a brief […]

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