Eight UN peacekeepers killed as helicopter crashes in DR Congo By: AFP on March 30, 2022Goma, DR Congo: Eight UN peacekeepers — six Pakistanis, a Russian and a Serb — were killed Tuesday when a Puma helicopter crashed in the troubled eastern Democratic republic of Congo, UN and Pakistani officials said. “While undertaking a reconnaissance mission in Congo, 1 PUMA Helicopter crashed. Exact cause of crash is yet to be […]
19 killed in shooting in central Mexico By: AFP on March 28, 2022Mexico City: Nineteen people were shot and killed in central Mexico on Sunday, the State Attorney General’s Office (FGE) said in a statement. Authorities were called to the scene at around 10:30 pm (0430 GMT Monday) following reports of an attack on a festive gathering in the town of Las Tinajas, Michoacan state. “19 lifeless […]
New Zealand reports 12,882 new community cases of COVID-19 By: APP on March 28, 2022 WELLINGTON: New Zealand reported 12,882 new community cases of COVID-19 on Monday, said the Ministry of Health in a statement. Among the new community infections, 2,300 were recorded in the largest city, Auckland. The rest of the cases were identified across the nation, including 2,119 in Canterbury, according to the ministry. In addition, there […]
‘CODA’ triumphs at Oscars, as Will Smith slaps Chris Rock on stage By: AFP on March 28, 2022Hollywood, United States: Deaf family drama “CODA” won best picture honours at the Oscars Sunday, the first ever triumph for a streamer, in a ceremony that was overshadowed by best actor-winner Will Smith striking comedian Chris Rock on stage for making a joke about his wife. Tinseltown’s biggest night began with a performance by pop […]
Oscar win caps Campion’s triumphant Hollywood return By: AFP on March 28, 2022Wellington: After shunning Hollywood for more than a decade, pioneering New Zealand filmmaker Jane Campion has conquered Tinseltown on her own terms by winning the best director Oscar for her sweeping, moody Western “The Power of the Dog”. The brooding examination of toxic masculinity involving feuding brothers on a 1920s Montana ranch marks a departure […]
China’s foreign minister encourages India to move beyond the border dispute By: Web Desk on March 26, 2022 New Delhi: China and India offered different readouts of a meeting between their foreign ministers on Friday, with New Delhi stressing border disengagement as a precondition for normal relations and Beijing underscoring the need to join hands at the time of global turbulence with a view to making Asia’s future invincible. The visit was […]
Oil sees further gains on sanctions talk, while equities slip By: AFP on March 24, 2022Hong Kong: Oil prices extended their gains Thursday on growing fears of further Russia sanctions that could hit already thin supplies, while most equity markets retreated owing to surging inflation and central bank plans to sharply hike interest rates. The recent rally across equities over the past week appears to have run its course for […]
Zelensky calls for worldwide protests against Russia’s war By: APP on March 24, 2022Kyiv: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made an impassioned plea Thursday for citizens worldwide to pour into streets and squares in global protest against Russia’s invasion. In a late-night television address from the emptied streets of his nation’s besieged capital Kyiv, a defiant but visibly tired Zelensky appealed in English for worldwide solidarity. “The world must […]
Foreign exchange rates By: APP on March 24, 2022KARACHI: The Exchange Rates Committee of Financial Markets Association of Pakistan issued the following Exchange rates bulletin, here on Thursday. CONVERSION RATES FOR 24TH MARCH 2022 FOR FOREIGN CURRENCY FOR FORWARD COVER FOR […]
6.7-magnitude quake rattles Taiwan, injures one By: APP on March 23, 2022Taipei: A magnitude 6.7 earthquake that struck off the coast of Taiwan early Wednesday rattled buildings and roused people from their sleep, leaving one injured and causing a half-constructed bridge in the island’s east to collapse. Taiwan is regularly hit by earthquakes as it lies near the junction of two tectonic plates. It does not […]