PM Shehbaz Sharif extends ‘best wishes’ for King Charles III
Celina Ali Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif this week extended his “best wishes” to King Charles III. He was speaking to British High Commissioner Jane Marriott who called him at Prime Minister’s House in Islamabad. On this occasion, matters in line with the country’s economic situation and development projects were underscored. Both PM Sharif and […]
Read MoreUmar Rehman Malik pays tribute to national poet Allama Iqbal
Abdullah Jan Islamabad: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Umar Rehman Malik this week paid tribute to national poet Allama Muhammad Iqbal. “Paying tribute to our National Poet Dr. Allama Muhammad Iqbal on the occasion of his birth anniversary who dreamed of a separate homeland for the people of the subcontinent and awakened the spirit of […]
Read MoreItaly: After 2,000 years of debate, massive suspension bridge to Sicily may finally happen
Newswire Rome: Boasting 6,637 feet between its two towers, Turkey’s 1915 Çanakkale Bridge officially nabbed the title as world’s longest suspension bridge when it opened to the public on March 18, 2022. Barely a year after earning the crown, however, Italy may be stepping up to construct an even longer engineering feat—one that’s over 2,000 […]
Read MoreItalian embassy backs Italy-Pakistan economic collaboration: Ambassador Andreas Ferrarese
Newswire Islamabad: Ambassador of Italy to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese said this week that the Italian embassy was continuously inviting Italian companies to Pakistan for investment. He said the bilateral trade volume between Italy and Pakistan has grown exponentially to €2 billion in 2022, and Pakistan’s exports are more than imports in Italy. He made these […]
Read MoreLiz Truss is but a symptom of Britain’s political failures
Andrey Kortunov Having spent less than seven weeks in 10 Downing Street, Liz Truss turned out to be the shortest-serving British prime minister in the history of the country. Her claim to become a new Margaret Thatcher for the modern Britain ended abruptly with an embarrassing resignation. It would be tempting to attribute this failure […]
Read MoreLurking health crisis amid stagnant floodwater major challenge: Sherry Rehman
Staff Writer Islamabad: Federal Minister for Climate Change Senator Sherry Rehman said this week that almost half of the country was submerged under floodwater that had stagnated in many places lurking the risk of waterborne disease and a health crisis which was major challenge to be managed by the government. Addressing a news conference, flanked […]
Read MoreECP’s verdict against PTI’s prohibited funding being implemented as per law: Marriyum
Staff Writer Islamabad: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb said this week that implementation on the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) verdict in the Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf’s (PTI) prohibited funding case was underway. “The decision in the PTI’s foreign funding case has been given, which is being implemented as per law,” she said in a […]
Read MoreZahid Hafeez Chaudhri participates in Pakistani Youth Talent Awards
Canberra: Pakistani High Commissioner to Australia Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri this week participated in the Pakistani Youth Talent Awards. “Absolute delight to present “Pakistani Youth Talent Awards”. Our youth is our future,” he tweeted after the event. He referred to the Pakistani sportspersons’ achievements in the Commonwealth games. Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri expressed satisfaction that Pakistani youth […]
Read MoreSherry Rehman holds Imran Khan to account for damaging policies, ‘misrule’
Staff Writer Islamabad: Minister for Climate Change Senator Sherry Rehman has hit back at former prime minister Imran Khan for accusing PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif and PPP co-chairperson Asif Ali Zardari of bringing Pakistan to its knees economically. In a series of tweets, she said that Imran Khan’s policies and ‘misrule’ have created an ‘economic […]
Read MoreG20 will not become an enlarged G7
Andrey Kortunov The G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (FMM) is being held in Bali on Thursday and Friday. It is one of the most important events on the way to the G20 summit that the island will host on November 15-16. The official announcement discloses the overarching theme of the meeting – “Recover Together, Recover Stronger” […]
Read MoreHarnessing the power of AI to advance knowledge of Type 1 diabetes
An interdisciplinary team of researchers from the University of Missouri, Children’s Mercy Kansas City and Texas Children’s Hospital has used a new data-driven approach to learn more about persons with Type 1 diabetes, who account for about 5-10% of all diabetes diagnoses. The team gathered its information through health informatics and applied artificial intelligence (AI) […]
Read MoreFrom Bergamo to Beijing, Italy aims for more Olympic success
Andrew Dampf Modena: The endless cacophony of ambulance sirens. The convoys of military trucks carrying away the overflowing coffins. The funerals — or lack thereof. Nobody who lived through the initial wave of the coronavirus pandemic in Bergamo — the first epicenter of COVID-19 in Europe — will ever forget it. For Sofia Goggia and […]
Read MoreChris Silverwood: I want to carry on as England coach
Newswire Chris Silverwood, England’s embattled head coach, has said that he wants to remain in his post despite overseeing a humbling Ashes defeat in Australia and will begin planning for March’s Test tour of the Caribbean “until I’m told differently”. In the wake of their 4-0 hammering, Silverwood is one of a number of England […]
Read MoreChang’e-5 samples reveal key age of moon rocks
A lunar probe launched by the Chinese space agency recently brought back the first fresh samples of rock and debris from the moon in more than 40 years. Now an international team of scientists — including an expert from Washington University in St. Louis — has determined the age of these moon rocks at close […]
Read MoreMars habitability limited by its small size, isotope study suggests
Water is essential for life on Earth and other planets, and scientists have found ample evidence of water in Mars’ early history. But Mars has no liquid water on its surface today. New research from Washington University in St. Louis suggests a fundamental reason: Mars may be just too small to hold onto large amounts […]
Read MoreJoe Biden’s ‘get out of jail free’ card
Dalia Al-Aqidi Amid the continuing debate in some circles over whether US President Joe Biden will be physically or mentally fit to continue in office until the end of his term in 2024, there are doubts and skepticism on both sides of the political aisle about the person who would take over in the event […]
Read MoreJapan provides generous aid for health, scholarship
Newswire Islamabad: Japan this week extended a grant assistance of JPY3,445 million (approx. US$31.4 million) to Pakistan for the extension of maternal and child health care facilities in Sindh.Notes to this effect were signed and exchanged between MATSUDA Kuninori, Ambassador of Japan to Pakistan and Zulfiqar Haider, Additional Secretary of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, […]
Read MoreJust 7pc of our DNA is unique to modern humans, study shows
Newswire Washington: What makes humans unique? Scientists have taken another step toward solving an enduring mystery with a new tool that may allow for more precise comparisons between the DNA of modern humans and that of our extinct ancestors.Just 7% of our genome is uniquely shared with other humans, and not shared by other early […]
Read MoreMeghan and Harry announce birth of daughter Lilibet
Newswire Britain’s Duchess of Sussex Meghan has given birth to her second child, a baby girl, who she and husband Prince Harry have named after Queen Elizabeth and his late mother Princess Diana. Lilibet ‘Lili’ Diana Mountbatten-Windsor was born on Friday at the Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital in California, with Harry in attendance. “On June […]
Read MoreUS exit should not be allowed to destabilize Afghanistan
Dr Abdel Aziz Aluwaisheg Evidence is mounting that the US withdrawal from Afghanistan — before a peace deal can take hold — is destabilizing the country. Armed groups are seeking to increase their territorial control at the expense of the internationally recognized government, attacking officials, security forces and political rivals, as well civilians, including women, […]
Read MoreJapanese team discovers oldest spiral galaxy
Newswire Tokyo: A team of Japanese scientists says it has discovered the oldest spiral galaxy ever observed in the history of the universe. Researchers at the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan and another institution made the announcement.The team analyzed data using the ALMA telescope in Chile to examine the details of the structure of the […]
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