Asian markets suffer further as inflation data looms
HONG KONG: Fears about surging inflation continued to trouble Asian markets Wednesday, with investors nervously awaiting crucial US price data later in the day that could ramp up expectations the…
HONG KONG: Fears about surging inflation continued to trouble Asian markets Wednesday, with investors nervously awaiting crucial US price data later in the day that could ramp up expectations the…
NEW DELHI: Authorities in northern India said they have installed a net across the Ganges river after the bodies of dozens of suspected Covid-19 victims washed up. The discovery of…
TEL AVIV: Relentless rocket fire and rioting in mixed Jewish-Arab towns fueled growing fears Wednesday that violence between Israel and Palestinians that has claimed 50 lives could spiral into "full-scale war".…
VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis expressed his pleasure Wednesday (12th of May) at being once again among his flock as he delivered his weekly general audience in public for the first…
ISLAMABAD: Al-Shifa Trust President Major General (retd) Rehmat Khan on Wednesday said that last stage human trials of corona virus vaccine developed by Chinese multinational Anhui Zhifei Longcom Biopharmaceutical Co…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Tuesday strongly condemned the airstrikes by Israel in Gaza and called upon the international community to put an end to the blatant use of force and flagrant…
ROME: World number one Novak Djokovic overcame a "strange" lengthy rain delay to beat American Taylor Fritz 6-3, 7-6 (7/5) to reach the third round of the Italian Open on…
BEIJING: China's population has grown at its slowest pace in decades, reaching 1.41 billion, census results showed on Tuesday, highlighting fears of a looming crisis over an ageing society. The…
MANHATTAN: The President of United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), Pakistani Ambassador Munir Akram, has urged States to boost development cooperation, which is vital to tackle the dual challenge…
PARIS: When US President Joe Biden pledged last month to cut his country's carbon emissions in half by 2030, Japan and Canada quickly followed suit. But many green groups and…
BANGKOK: Thailand said Tuesday (11th May) it was seeking a "humanitarian" solution for three Myanmar journalists arrested after fleeing across the border to escape a junta crackdown. The trio's employer -…
BRISBANE: Three-time Olympian Cate Campbell expressed relief Monday as the Australian team began being vaccinated against Covid-19 ahead of the Tokyo Games. While Australia has been one of the world's…
MOSCOW: Russia on Tuesday rejected US accusations that a Russia-based group was behind a ransomware attack that forced the shutdown of the largest oil pipeline in the eastern United States.…
HONG KONG: A Hong Kong-led global study showed that a hepatitis C virus drug simeprevir can strongly suppress the replication of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, according to a…
FRANKFURT: Covid jab maker BioNTech said Monday it would build a Southeast Asia headquarters and manufacturing site in Singapore to produce hundreds of millions of mRNA-based vaccines per year. Construction of…
NEW DELHI: India's COVID-19 tally rose to 22,662,575 on Monday, as 366,161 new cases were registered across the country in the past 24 hours, said the health ministry. Besides, as…
NEW DELHI: This year's suspended IPL cannot be completed in India while it battles a raging coronavirus crisis and could struggle to find a slot elsewhere, India's cricket chief Sourav Ganguly…
KAZAN (Russia): In one of the worst shooting incidents in recent Russian history, a teenage gunman shot 9 people (seven pupils of grade VIII, 2 adults including a teacher) dead…
ISLAMABAD: President SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry Iftikhar Ali Malik on Tuesday said that the kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s commitment for provision of $500 million funds will help develop…
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi Tuesday said Pakistan would welcome the third-party facilitation by Saudi Arabia or any other country for resumption of talks with India. “Pakistan is ready…
JERUSALEM: Hundreds were wounded in new clashes Monday between Palestinians and Israeli security forces in Jerusalem as a planned march marking Israel's 1967 takeover of the holy city threatened to…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s exports of goods and services to Saudi Arabia has witnessed an increase of 3.57 percent during the first nine months of financial year (2020-21) compared to the corresponding…
MANHATTAN: United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed "deep concern" over confrontations between Palestinians and Israeli security forces in East Jerusalem, urging Israel to respect the right to freedom…
TOKYO: International Olympic Committee chief Thomas Bach has been forced to postpone a visit to Japan, the Games' organizing committee said Monday, as virus cases surge less than three months…