Pakistan records over 700 new Covid cases
Pakistan has recorded 708 new Covid infections during the last 24 hours, registering its highest number of COVID-19 cases in a single day since October 30, as official data on Monday morning…
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World rings in New Year under Covid cloud
The world began ushering in 2022 on Friday after another tumultuous and pandemic-ridden year capped by new restrictions, soaring case numbers, and a slight glimmer of hope for better times…
WHO warns of Covid ‘tsunami’ as Omicron fuels record surges
A Covid "tsunami" threatens to overwhelm healthcare systems, the WHO said Wednesday, as record surges fuelled by the Omicron variant dampened New Year celebrations around the world once…
England fight back with key wickets of Labuschagne and Smith
England grabbed the key wickets of Marnus Labuschagne and Steve Smith to give themselves a fighting chance in the third Ashes Test on Monday, on a day overshadowed by four positive Covid…
US health regulator authorizes Pfizer’s Covid pill as Omicron surges
The United States on Wednesday authorized Pfizer's anti-Covid pill for high-risk people aged 12 and up, as a surge of cases driven by the highly infectious Omicron variant threatened holiday…
Biden says US ‘prepared’ for Omicron as Israel calls for 4th shots
President Joe Biden on Tuesday told Americans worried about the rapidly spreading Omicron coronavirus variant that the country was "prepared" to fight it, as Israel -- which pioneered the…
EU to decide on new Covid jab as Omicron rages
The EU's drug regulator was set to decide Monday whether to approve a fifth Covid jab as the US warned of a bleak winter with the Omicron variant spurring new waves of infections globally.…
Pakistan to provide all out support for Afghanistan to avert humanitarian crisis : PM
ISLAMABAD, Dec 15 :Prime Minister Imran Khan Wednesday stated that Pakistan will support Afghan people in every possible way to avert humanitarian crisis
The Prime Minister made the…
Using force not a solution to eliminate extremism: PM
ISLAMABAD, Dec 9: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday emphasized that using force was not a solution to eliminate extremism, rather instilling moral and ethical values in the young…
Macron lays out agenda for ‘powerful, sovereign’ EU
President Emmanuel Macron vowed Thursday France would work towards a strong and "sovereign" European Union when it takes over the bloc's rotating presidency that coincides with France's…
Clashes erupt at Brussels protest against Covid rules
Belgian police fired water cannon and used tear gas Sunday to disperse protesters opposed to compulsory health measures against the coronavirus pandemic.
Around 8,000 people marched…
Time To ‘Think About Mandatory Vaccination’: EU Chief
It is time for the European Union to "think about mandatory vaccination" against Covid, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said Wednesday, while stressing member state…
First image of Omicron shows many more mutations than Delta
The new Covid variant Omicron has many more mutations than the Delta variant, according to a first "image" of this new variant initially detected in South Africa, produced and published by…
EU watchdog could approve Merck Covid pill ‘within weeks’
The European Medicines Agency said Tuesday it may decide "within weeks" whether to approve Merck's anti-Covid pill, Lagevrio, which could offer patients an easy at-home treatment for the…
PM approves Rs. 5 billion humanitarian assistance for Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD, Nov 22 (APP): Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday ordered immediate shipment of in-kind humanitarian assistance worth Rs. 5 billion for Afghanistan including 50,000 MT of wheat,…