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Life & Style

Al Pacino reveals near-death experience from Covid-19

Shares thoughts on afterlife

Updated 08 Oct, 2024 01:26am

World

Sri Lanka apologises for cremating Muslim Covid victims

Muslim Council of Sri Lanka to sue two academics who were behind forced cremation policy

Published 23 Jul, 2024 06:08pm

Life & Style

No civil awards for medical staff died during Covid due to unavailability of data

Govt to hold exclusive civil awards ceremony for frontline doctors, paramedics died during Covid

Published 23 Mar, 2024 11:22pm

Pakistan

Karachi confirms two new cases of covid JN-1 variant

17 passengers tested positive for the rapid antigen test, says health department

Published 16 Jan, 2024 11:20am

Pakistan

PTI Senator Sania Nishtar is new CEO of global vaccine alliance GAVI

Dr Nishtar will assume the role on March 18, 2024

Updated 11 Jan, 2024 07:44pm

World

Spain makes masks mandatory in healthcare centres amid flu, COVID peak

Regions will be able to lift the requirement if infections fall for two weeks

Published 11 Jan, 2024 11:03am

Pakistan

Two cases for COVID-19’s JN.1 variant reported in Karachi

Both passengers quarantined at home

Published 09 Jan, 2024 04:17pm

Life & Style

Two suspected cases of Covid reported in Pakistan

Both passengers were having flu-like symptoms

Published 06 Jan, 2024 11:00am

Life & Style

NIH says ‘influenza’ spreading across Pakistan is not Covid-19

Influenza-A H2 and H3 cases on the rise as people report with respiratory problems

Published 03 Jan, 2024 02:01pm

World

India reports 69 cases of new Covid variant

WHO classified the JN.1 coronavirus strain as a ‘variant of interest’

Published 26 Dec, 2023 05:32pm

World

Nobel Prize for Medicine goes to Kariko and Weissman, pioneers of Covid vaccine

'We are not working for any kind of reward,' says Kariko

Published 02 Oct, 2023 11:31pm

Life & Style

WHO calls on China for ‘full access’ for Covid investigators: report

'We're pressing China to give full access, and we are asking countries to raise it during their bilateral meetings — [to urge Beijing] to co-operate,' says WHO chief

Published 17 Sep, 2023 07:02pm

Life & Style

New Covid vaccines are on the way as ‘Eris’ variant rises

Some public health experts hope Americans will welcome the new shot as they would a flu jab

Published 15 Aug, 2023 09:13am

Business & Economy

Return to pandemic hunger levels could signal economic fragility

More than 11.4m households collected free groceries in early April, up 15% from a year ago, Census Bureau data shows

Updated 23 Apr, 2023 11:29pm

World

Indonesian, Malaysian Muslims celebrate Eid al-Fitr as COVID fears recede

I’m very happy that we’re free (of COVID curbs) now,“ said Laila

Published 22 Apr, 2023 11:38am

World

67m children missed out on vaccines because of Covid: UNICEF

Vaccine coverage among children declined in 112 countries

Published 20 Apr, 2023 11:12am

Business & Economy

China GDP jumps 4.5% in Q1 after zero-Covid scrapped

The figures were the first snapshot since 2019 of a Chinese economy

Published 18 Apr, 2023 02:22pm

Business & Economy

China’s economic growth jumps 4.5% in Q1 after zero-Covid scrapped

A key driver of the standout reading was a bounce in retail sales

Published 18 Apr, 2023 10:30am

Technology

Hong Kong woos mainland China crypto firms in push to bolster finance hub status

Top government officials, such as Hong Kong chief executive John Lee

Published 13 Apr, 2023 02:34pm

Pakistan

Pakistan reports 28 coronavirus cases

10 Patients are said to be in critical condition

Published 10 Apr, 2023 11:44am

World

China CDC urges WHO to take ‘scientific, fair’ position on COVID origins

Shen Hongbing warned the WHO against politicising the source of the virus

Published 08 Apr, 2023 02:00pm

Technology

Raccoon dog data sparks new debate about Covid origins

the theory that the virus originated in animals

Published 24 Mar, 2023 11:48am

World

China to reopen borders to foreign tourists for first time since 2020

Boost to tourism sector should help rekindle a $17 trillion economy

Published 14 Mar, 2023 09:20am

Life & Style

Finding Covid-19’s origins is a moral imperative: WHO’s Tedros

Says understanding Covid’s origins and exploring all hypotheses remains scientific imperative to prevent future outbreaks

Published 12 Mar, 2023 02:32pm

Pakistan

Pakistan records first covid deaths in almost two months

This is the first case of the BF-7 variant

Published 25 Feb, 2023 01:45pm

World

Hong Kong offers 500,000 free flights after Covid isolation

Chief Executive John Lee announces 500,000 free air tickets for visitors to experience city's 'hustle and bustle'

Published 03 Feb, 2023 12:01am

Life & Style

No new Covid variant detected in Pakistan, says health ministry

Ministry had sent samples suspected of Covid variant to AKUH

Published 31 Jan, 2023 05:54pm

Sports

30-day suspension looms on Cristiano Ronaldo

Portuguese star joined Al Nassr earlier in January

Published 26 Jan, 2023 02:08pm

Life & Style

China’s ‘great migration’ kicks-off under Covid-19’s shadow

More than 2bn passengers to take trips over the next 40 days in first public holiday without domestic travel restrictions

Published 07 Jan, 2023 06:59pm

World

India to host virtual summit of about 120 developing countries in January

Confirmed list of participating countries to be shared soon

Published 06 Jan, 2023 07:32pm