NEW YORK: June Caloroso has a real problem with someone at work named Lindsey. The career strategist from California’s Bay Area has had plenty of success, including as a tech recruiter for Google. But whenever Caloroso took on a big assignment or was growing her business, Lindsey would come around and start whispering negative things […]
Record number of journalists imprisoned worldwide in 2020: report
LONDON: A record number of journalists were imprisoned during 2020, as governments cracked down on coverage of the coronavirus pandemic or tried to suppress reporting of civil unrest, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said on Tuesday. At least 274 journalists were in jail as of December 1, the most since the New York-based group […]
‘It’s official’: Biden won, Trump lost
WASHINGTON: The Electoral College decisively confirmed Joe Biden on Monday as the United States’ next president, ratifying his November victory in an authoritative state-by-state repudiation of President Donald Trump’s refusal to concede he had lost. The presidential electors gave Biden a solid majority of 306 electoral votes to Trump’s 232, the same margin that Trump […]
Italy establishing cultural center in Islamabad
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 construction […]
National COVID positivity surges at 7.12 percent; 2,495 patients critical
ISLAMABAD: The National COVID Positivity Ratio on Tuesday was recorded 7.12 percent where 2,495 Coronavirus patients were in critical condition across the country with the number of critical patients rising at a fast pace. The highest positivity ratio was observed in Hyderabad which was 22.45 percent followed by Karachi 19.89 percent and Peshawar 19.04 percent, […]
Global youth mobilization initiative launched to respond to coronavirus impact
UNITED NATIONS: A new ground-breaking global youth mobilization initiative was launched on Monday to invest in and scale up youth-led solutions and engagements in response to coronavirus pandemic. The initiative was launched by an alliance of the world’s largest youth movements and organizations, together with the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Foundation, […]
India faces daily loss of Rs 3,500 crore as farmers intensify protest
India is facing a loss of around Rs 35,000 crore per day as economic activities come to a halt with the ongoing protests of farmers against arbitrary reform laws. The protests are giving a big blow to the inter-connected economies of the region including Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh, the Associated Chambers of Commerce and […]
President approves Anti-Rape Ordinance 2020 for speedy trial through special courts
President Dr Arif Alvi on Tuesday approved Anti-Rape Ordinance 2020, under which special courts will be set up across the country to expedite trial of rape cases on priority basis. The special courts will dispose of the rape cases within four months. The Ordinance also suggests setting up of Anti-rape Crisis Cells by the Prime […]
KSE-100 shoots past 43,700 index level for the first time in over 2 years
Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) benchmark KSE-100 index has surged past 43,700 mark after almost two years and 5 months, as investors reacted to series of positive news flow on Tuesday. Bullish sentiments are ruling the roost at KSE-100, as the index gained as much as 443.49 points to touch its intra- day high at 43,709 […]
How Emirates is supporting Dubai’s sports industry?
Dubai, UAE – 15 December 2020: Dubai has yet again captured the attention of the golfing world with high profile competitions like the DP World Tour Championship and ‘Race to Dubai’, the European Tour’s season ending finales. Golf’s very best players and rising stars convened in Dubai for one of the game’s most prestigious prizes. As […]