COVID disrupted measles vaccinations in Africa and now cases are surging BUNDUNG: Clutching an umbrella, medical records and her two-year-old daughter, Kani Fall negotiated the brown... Published 24 Oct, 2022 11:57am
World China reports 1,076 new COVID cases for Oct 23 vs 998 a day earlier SHANGHAI: China reported 1,076 new COVID-19 infections on Oct. 23, of which 221 were symptomatic and 855 were... Published 24 Oct, 2022 11:02am
World China reports 998 new COVID cases on Oct 22 vs 1,006 a day earlier BEIJING: China reported 998 new COVID-19 infections on Oct. 22, of which 207 were symptomatic and 791 were... Published 23 Oct, 2022 11:59am
World China reports 962 new COVID cases for Oct 19 vs 996 a day earlier SHANGHAI: China reported 962 new COVID-19 infections on Oct. 19, of which 211 were symptomatic and 751 were... Published 20 Oct, 2022 12:00pm
World China reports 996 new COVID cases for Oct 18 vs 951 a day earlier SHANGHAI: China reported 996 new COVID-19 infections on Oct. 18, of which 247 were symptomatic and 749 were... Published 19 Oct, 2022 10:26am
World China reports 951 new COVID cases for Oct 17 vs 921 a day earlier SHANGHAI: China reported 951 new COVID-19 infections for Oct. 17, of which 250 were symptomatic and 701 were... Published 18 Oct, 2022 10:57am
Markets Oil falls on fears of global recession, China Covid flare-up LONDON: Oil prices fell about 2% on Tuesday, extending the previous session’s almost 2% decline, as recession ... Published 12 Oct, 2022 05:46am
World China reports 1,656 new COVID cases on Oct 6 vs 1,337 a day earlier Mainland China reported 1,656 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, of which 288 were symptomatic and 1,368 were... Published 07 Oct, 2022 12:28pm
World China reports 968 new COVID cases for Sept 26 vs 999 a day earlier SHANGHAI: China reported 968 new COVID-19 infections on Sept. 26, of which 245 were symptomatic and 723 were... Published 27 Sep, 2022 11:59am
World China reports 918 new COVID cases for Sept 23 vs 901 a day earlier SHANGHAI: China reported 918 new COVID-19 infections for Sept. 23, of which 188 were symptomatic and 730 were... Published 24 Sep, 2022 10:28am
World Queen Margrethe of Denmark diagnosed with COVID after attending funeral COPENHAGEN: Queen Margrethe of Denmark has tested positive for COVID-19 for the second time this year, the royal... Published 21 Sep, 2022 09:35pm
World Covid cases down, but pandemic ‘not over’: EU drug agency THE HAGUE: Europe’s medicines watchdog said Tuesday that Covid-19 cases and death rates were falling, but warned the... Published 20 Sep, 2022 08:35pm
World China reports 789 new COVID cases for Sept 19 vs 990 a day earlier SHANGHAI: China reported 789 new COVID-19 infections for Sept. 19, of which 152 were symptomatic and 637 were... Published 20 Sep, 2022 10:11am
World France's health body warns of resurgence of COVID virus in the country PARIS: France's national health body warned on Friday of a resurgence of COVID-19 cases in the country, and urged... Published 16 Sep, 2022 11:22pm
Business & Finance Moderna sues Pfizer/BioNTech for patent infringement over COVID vaccine Moderna is suing Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech for patent infringement in the development of the first... Published 26 Aug, 2022 05:46pm
Business & Finance China cuts lending benchmarks to revive faltering economy SHANGHAI: China cut its benchmark lending rate and lowered the mortgage reference by a bigger margin on Monday,... Published 23 Aug, 2022 05:56am
World Japan PM Kishida infected with COVID, recuperating TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has been infected with COVID-19 and is recuperating at his official... Published 21 Aug, 2022 02:34pm
World China reports 2,310 new COVID cases for Aug 20 vs 2,354 day earlier SHANGHAI: Mainland China reported 2,310 new coronavirus cases for Aug. 20 of which 602 were symptomatic and 1,708... Published 21 Aug, 2022 11:54am
Pakistan 358 Covid-19 cases, 8 deaths reported across country ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Tuesday reported 358 positive cases of coronavirus and eight Covid-19-related deaths across... Published 17 Aug, 2022 06:07am
Pakistan KP decides to go for month-long Covid-19 vaccination drive PESHAWAR: Chief Secretary of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Dr Shahzad Khan Bangash has directed one month long Corona ... Published 26 Jul, 2022 04:31am
World Biden has sore throat and body aches, but COVID symptoms improving WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 symptoms continue to improve and now include “less troublesome” sore... Published 23 Jul, 2022 09:35pm
Opinion Covid-19: rise in hospitalisation rate The rate of Covid-related hospitalisation has increased alarmingly. This clearly shows that the challenge of the... Published 22 Jul, 2022 06:07am
World Biden says he is 'doing well,' working after testing positive for COVID WASHINGTON: Joe Biden, the oldest person ever to serve as president of the United States, has tested positive for... Published 21 Jul, 2022 11:49pm
Markets China stocks fall SHANGHAI: China stocks closed lower on Tuesday, with foreign investors dumping the most shares in more than a month,... Published 20 Jul, 2022 05:48am
Pakistan Pakistan’s Covid positivity rate drops significantly Plunges to 1.55% against 5.46% reported a day earlier Updated 13 Jul, 2022 03:25pm
Print WHO warns Covid-19 pandemic ‘nowhere near over’ GENEVA: Fresh surges of Covid infections show the pandemic is nowhere near over, the World Health Organization’s... Published 13 Jul, 2022 05:48am
Pakistan Covid positivity ratio declines ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Saturday reported as many as 732 fresh cases of Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, the National... Published 10 Jul, 2022 04:30am
Editorials A new wave of Covid-19 EDITORIAL: Covid-19 is making resurgence all across the country because of the complacency that has set in at... Published 06 Jul, 2022 05:35am
World 1.7m locked down in China’s Anhui province BEIJING: China placed 1.7 million people under lockdown in central Anhui province, where authorities reported nearly... Published 05 Jul, 2022 05:19am
Pakistan Surge in Covid cases: Murad urges following SOPs before it is too late KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has said that the COVID cases during the last week of June have... Published 02 Jul, 2022 04:10am
Behind the screens: SECP probe into State Life’s equity investment process opens Pandora’s box at PSX?
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