Sipping a craft beer on a warm spring evening in Catania, Sicily, Corrado Paterno Castello spares a thought for friends and colleagues he left behind in Milan, 1,000 kilometers (600 miles) north. “Today, between meetings, I had a swim at the beach,” the 29-year-old entrepreneur told AFP, with a beaming smile. “The quality of life […]
COVID-19
Covid-19 vaccine for citizens over 30 begins today
The government will start vaccinating people aged 30 and above against coronavirus on Saturday. In today’s NCOC meeting it has been decided to open up vaccination for 30 years and older starting tomorrow. The messages for those who are being scheduled will go out today. — Asad Umar (@Asad_Umar) May 21, 2021 In a […]
Pakistan starts local production of anti-Covid vaccine: NA informed
ISLAMABAD: Parliamentary Secretary for National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination Dr Nausheen Hamid on Friday informed the National Assembly that Pakistan had started local production of anti-corona vaccine. Responding to various questions during the question hour, she said that the first batch of CanSino vaccine was currently being manufactured at the National Institute of Health […]
COVID-19 claims another 28 lives in KP
PESHAWAR: Corona-virus claimed another 28 lives in the last 24 hours in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa,lifting the total number of deaths to 3,855, an official of the health department. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa confirmed. He said that 424 people were infected with the coronavirus in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the last 24 hours.110 new cases were reported in Peshawar, 48 […]
1.5 billion anti-Covid shots injected worldwide
More than 1.5 billion doses of anti-Covid vaccines have been injected into people’s arms around the world, six months after the vaccination drive started, according to an AFP count. By Tuesday at 1530 GMT at least 1,500,017,337 doses had been injected in 210 countries or territories, according to the tally based on official sources. Nearly […]
Coronavirus kills 135 in Pakistan over 24 hours
135 more deaths due to coronavirus infection and 2566 new positive cases were reported in the country during the last 24 hours. According to the fresh statistics issued by the National Command and Operation Center, 29,801 tests were conducted while positivity ratio remained eight point six percent. The death toll due to pandemic in […]
Asian markets mixed as traders weigh recovery and new infections
Asian markets were mixed Monday as optimism about the global recovery was offset by concerns about a spike in new infections in several countries that have officials battling to avert new lockdowns. Wall Street provided another strong lead after data showed US retail sales were flat last month, which helped ease traders’ fears that a […]
PM Imran felicitates Dr Sania over listing of Ehsaas programme in WB’s list
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has congratulated Special Assistant on Poverty Alleviation Dr Sania Nishtar and her team over the World Bank’s listing of Ehsaas Emergency Cash programme amongst top four social protection interventions globally. READ MORE: WB recognises Ehsaas among top 4 social protection initiatives In a tweet on Sunday, he said this is […]
2020: Review of the American Economy
The USA, the largest economy in the world, entered a deep recession in 2020 with the crisis caused by the Covid-19 outbreak after a long period of economic growth. While the US economy is facing a deep economic downturn caused by the new type of coronavirus epidemic last year, it remains uncertain whether the effects […]
Covid-19: WHO urges rich nations to stop vaccinating kids, teenagers
GENEVA – The World Health Organization (WHO) urged wealthy countries on Friday to stop vaccinating children against Covid-19 and instead donate doses to poorer nations, while warning that the pandemic’s second year looked set to be more deadly. WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus voiced outrage that a number of rich countries were now vaccinating […]