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COVID19

Chinese steelmaking hub Tangshan enters lockdown as Covid cases rise

SHANGHAI: China’s top steelmaking city Tangshan implemented a temporary lockdown on Tuesday to avoid further cases...

Published 24 Mar, 2022 05:36am

Country reports ‘zero Covid-19 death for first time’: Umar

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan reported zero Covid death for the first time in the past two years, National Command and...

Updated 24 Mar, 2022 10:36am

World

Kenya says over 800,000 Covid jabs have expired, blames hesitancy

NAIROBI: Kenya announced on Wednesday that nearly 840,000 Covid-19 vaccines received through donations had expired,...

Published 23 Mar, 2022 07:55pm

World

Moderna to seek regulatory approval for COVID shot for very young children

Moderna's vaccine could be the first authorized shot for children under the age of 5

Published 23 Mar, 2022 05:39pm

World

Hope and fear as Afghan girls prepare for return to school

KABUL: The reopening of secondary schools for girls across Afghanistan on Wednesday prompted joy and apprehension...

Published 23 Mar, 2022 10:09am

World

Several European countries lifted Covid measures too ‘brutally’: WHO

CHISINAU: Several European countries, including Germany, France, Italy and Britain, lifted their Covid curbs too...

Published 23 Mar, 2022 04:58am

Opinion

How the world has changed — I

The world’s geopolitical equation has suddenly encountered a black swan event with the Russian invasion of ...

Published 23 Mar, 2022 04:58am

World

Defaults loom as US student loan payments resume: Fed

WASHINGTON: Nearly 40 million Americans will begin making payments on their student loans when a pandemic debt...

Published 22 Mar, 2022 10:56pm

World

Several European countries lifted Covid measures too ‘brutally’: WHO

CHISINAU: Several European countries, including Germany, France, Italy and Britain, lifted their Covid curbs too...

Published 22 Mar, 2022 06:17pm

World

China locks down city of 9 million as virus ripples across country

BEIJING: China locked down an industrial city of nine million people overnight and reported more than 4,000 virus...

Published 22 Mar, 2022 10:29am

BR Research

FDI and precarious times

Uncertainty is an evil for foreign direct investments. Political instability along with economic problems discourage...

Updated 22 Mar, 2022 09:45am

Markets

Indian shares end lower

BENGALURU: Indian shares ended nearly 1% lower on Monday after making sizeable gains the previous week, weighed down...

Published 22 Mar, 2022 05:21am

Markets

China ferrous futures range-bound

BEIJING: Chinese ferrous futures drifted in a narrow range on Monday, as the recent COVID-19 outbreak dented peak...

Published 22 Mar, 2022 05:21am

Business & Finance

FINCA Microfinance Bank introduces new employment benefits

LAHORE: Following the recent announcement of its GDIB award win, country’s leading microfinance bank, FINCA...

Published 22 Mar, 2022 05:21am

Business & Finance

TIPP to provide to its users latest, authentic info on taxes, trade

ISLAMABAD: The traders, overseas Pakistanis, and potential investors would be able to get the latest and authentic...

Published 22 Mar, 2022 05:21am

Opinion

No road to stability?

The political drama is reaching its climax. Multiple scenarios are possible; but perhaps none leads to a stable ...

Published 21 Mar, 2022 06:39am

World

China locks down millions more as Covid spreads

BEIJING: China on Sunday imposed stay-at-home orders on millions more people in the country's northeast as it ...

Updated 20 Mar, 2022 05:32pm

Markets

Dalian iron ore gains on China stimulus optimism

MANILA: Chinese iron ore futures scaled a one-week high on Friday and were set for a fourth consecutive weekly gain,...

Published 20 Mar, 2022 06:04am

World

China reports two Covid-19 deaths, first in more than a year

SHANGHAI: China reported two Covid-19 deathsstrong text on Saturday, its first in more than a year, underlining the...

Published 19 Mar, 2022 11:13am

Editorials

Winning the battle against Covid-19

EDITORIAL: Thanks to timely and effective measures adopted by the government, Pakistan has almost won the battle...

Published 19 Mar, 2022 04:42am

World

COVID-19 pandemic is ‘far from over’: WHO official

GENEVA: A World Health Organization spokesperson said on Friday that the end of the COVID-19 pandemic was a long way...

Published 18 Mar, 2022 05:48pm

Pakistan

Emirates SkyCargo carries out logistics of 60m Covid-19 vaccine doses to Pakistan

KARACHI: Emirates SkyCargo has carried out logistics of 60 million Covid-19 vaccine doses to Pakistan becoming the...