Wuhan virus does not appear to be as deadly as SARS, Singapore PM saysBy: Agencies on January 25, 2020Singapore’s prime minister said on Friday that the city-state was well prepared to tackle the Wuhan flu virus, adding that it did not appear to be as deadly as the 2003 Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) pandemic. The Southeast Asian city-state, a global travel hub, on Thursday confirmed its first case of the coronavirus strain, […]
Pakistani community, students urged to remain vigilant about spread of coronavirus in Wuhan, ChinaBy: APP on January 24, 2020BEIJING: Pakistan Embassy here on Friday advised Pakistani community and students in Wuhan to remain vigilant and adopt good personal hygiene practices as instructed by the Chinese Health Ministry in view of the outbreak of novel coronavirus in Wuhan, China. According to an advisory on its website here, the Pakistan Embassy has also asked them […]
China asks Pakistan to hold JCC meeting on CPECBy: Web Desk on January 24, 2020ISLAMABAD: China has asked Pakistan to convene the 10th Joint Cooperation Committee (JCC) meeting under the CPEC framework ahead of its schedule in order to finalise different mega projects, including railways Mainline (ML-1) of $9.2 billion before the arrival of President Xi Jinping to Islamabad. Presently the PTI-drove government has told the pastoral advisory group […]
China seals off more cities as virus toll climbsBy: AFP on January 24, 2020China expanded an unprecedented quarantine effort against a contagious virus on Friday to corral more than 30 million people inside nine cities, as trapped residents voiced fear and the death toll climbed to 26. While the World Health Organization (WHO) held off on declaring a global emergency despite confirmed cases in half a dozen other […]
Year of Rat hails easy ride for Trump but bumps for Harry and MeghanBy: AFP on January 24, 2020As the world prepares to welcome the Year of the Rat, feng shui masters predict a lucky year for Donald Trump, but warn Harry and Meghan’s futures are less certain as they make a bid for freedom. Both the US President and the Sussexes have begun 2020 with a bang. The former is facing down […]
China adds ninth city to transport ban, 32 million people now affectedBy: AFP on January 24, 2020BEIJING: China on Friday added a ninth city to a transport ban around the epicenter of a deadly virus, bringing the number affected by the shutdown to over 30 million as authorities scramble to control the disease. Authorities in Jingzhou, located in Hubei province where the virus first emerged, said all rail services leaving the […]
Singapore confirms two more Wuhan virus cases, taking tally to threeBy: Reuters on January 24, 2020SINGAPOR: Singapore confirmed two more cases of a new strain of coronavirus, its health ministry said on Friday, a day after identifying its first case of the infection that originated from China. The ministry said it expected more imported cases because of high travel volume from China, where the virus has killed 25 people and […]
Mideast peace plan likely rolled out in daysBy: AP on January 24, 2020JERUSALEM: President Donald Trump said Thursday that he’ll likely release the long-awaited White House Mideast peace plan before his meeting early next week with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his main political rival Benny Gantz. “It’s a great plan. It’s a plan that really would work,” Trump told reporters on Air Force One en […]
Karot Hydropower Plant to be put into commercial operationBy: APP on January 24, 2020BEIJING: With about 70 percent of the overall construction completed, the 720-megawatt Karot Hydropower Plant, a major pilot project under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and located some 70 km east of Capital Islamabad, is expected to be put into commercial operation by the end of 2021. “Once it gets functional, the CPEC project will […]
Chinese deputy foreign minister meets Hammad Azhar in BeijingBy: APP on January 24, 2020BEIJING: China’s Deputy Foreign Minister Luo Zhaohui held a meeting with Minister for Economic Affairs, Hammad Azhar in Beijing, according to a Chinese foreign ministry’s statement issued here on Friday. The two sides exchanged views on China-Pakistan relations and China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) cooperation. Hammad Azhar led a high-level Pakistani delegation at the Asia-Pacific Joint […]