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PTI MPA Shaheen Raza who contracted coronavirus passes away

PTI member of the provincial assembly (MPA) Shaheen Raza gas passed away after contracting coronavirus. She was...

Updated 20 May, 2020 02:12pm

Rolls Royce to cut at least 90,000 jobs as coronavirus hits aviation

"Our airline customers and airframe partners are having to adapt and so must we."

Published 20 May, 2020 12:46pm

VIDEO: New Yorkers bask in sun while ensuring social distancing in parks

Published 20 May, 2020 12:22pm

My ‘decision to make’: Trump defends criticism on use of drug

“This is an individual decision to make."

Published 20 May, 2020 12:04pm

VIDEO: We aren't talking enough about the mental health challenges this pandemic is creating

Published 20 May, 2020 11:52am

President Alvi urges people to be responsible, take precautions

He added that practices will have to change in accordance with circumstances.

Published 20 May, 2020 11:41am

President Alvi tells people to take preventive measures alongside prayers

President Arif Alvi has said that the novel coronavirus has "made everyone equal" as the entire world was suffering.

Published 20 May, 2020 11:32am

Germany's confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 797 to over 176,000: RKI

The reported death toll rose by 83 to 8,090.

Published 20 May, 2020 11:26am

UK inflation drops to lowest since 2016 as coronavirus hits

The consumer price index dropped to an annual rate of 0.8 per cent in April from 1.5pc in March, official data showed.

Published 20 May, 2020 11:14am

Amnesty International says 'lot to learn' from Pakistanis in coronavirus crisis

Published 20 May, 2020 11:04am

Global CO2 emissions to drop 4-7pc in 2020, but will it matter?

Global CO2 emissions from fossil fuels are set to drop by up to seven percent in 2020 because of the coronavirus...

Published 20 May, 2020 10:45am

New York governor calls upon leadership to 'be smart'

"You are not going to tweet your way through this,” says Cuomo.

Published 20 May, 2020 10:27am

104 new cases in Islamabad, 18 and 6 in AJK and GB respectively

The total number of coronavirus cases in Pakistan currently stands at 45,189.

Published 20 May, 2020 10:11am

612 more people have recovered from coronavirus in Pakistan

Another 612 people have recovered from coronavirus in Pakistan.

Published 20 May, 2020 10:10am

PM’s aide calls for joint global efforts to combat virus

As around five million people have been infected and over 320,000 deaths reported due to the novel coronavirus ...

Published 20 May, 2020 10:00am

Indonesia calls for Saudi decision on Haj

Indonesia has called for Saudi Arabia to decide if it will allow the annual Islamic pilgrimage to Makkah, after the...

Published 20 May, 2020 09:45am

SC ignores plea to get experts’ views on pandemic

The Supreme Court has ignored the plea of Attorney General for Pakistan (AGP) Khalid Jawed Khan to seek an opinion...

Published 20 May, 2020 09:30am

Spain seeks 2-week extension in lockdown despite fall in cases

The current state of emergency in Spain is set to expire on May 23.

Published 20 May, 2020 08:12am

France revises down virus death toll

The health ministry put the latest toll at 28,022, compared with a figure of 28,239 published a day earlier.

Published 20 May, 2020 12:52am

Nearly 5pc of LA County residents might have coronavirus, new study shows

Published 20 May, 2020 12:34am

Punjab govt issues SOPs for shopping malls. plazas

According to the notification, food courts/stalls, restaurants, cinemas, and play areas will remain closed.

Published 20 May, 2020 12:31am

WHO faces virus probe after Trump threatens to permanently freeze US funding

“They're a puppet of China, they're China-centric to put it nicer,” says the US president.

Published 20 May, 2020 12:16am

Amid coronavirus pandemic, African nations struggle to combat other epidemics

Some countries like Nigeria or Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are especially susceptible.

Published 20 May, 2020 12:00am

Dutch schools, cafes and museums to reopen in June

The easing will take place nearly two and a half months after lockdown measures were imposed in Netherlands.

Published 19 May, 2020 11:45pm

Read: Loud talking could leave coronavirus in the air for up to 14 minutes

A study estimates that a single minute of loud speaking generates at least 1,000 Covid-containing droplets.

Published 19 May, 2020 11:28pm

AJK govt grants some relief for businesses

Decision taken after business community leaders assured PM Raja Farooq Haider they would adhere to the govt's SOPs.

Published 19 May, 2020 11:14pm

Restaurant in Hyderabad sealed for violating SOPs

The restaurant violated the official take-away policy by serving food to customers at its outlet.

Published 19 May, 2020 11:08pm

We will not penalise people but they should practice caution: Murtaza Wahab

Everyone must become responsible citizens.

Published 19 May, 2020 10:47pm

Things will have to open now, says Murtaza Wahab

"You can call this herd immunity, I will call it hurt immunity."

Published 19 May, 2020 10:38pm

Balochistan reports 65 new coronavirus cases

The total number of infections in the province now stands at 2,885.

Published 19 May, 2020 10:20pm