Pakistan reports 6,540 new Covid cases, 12 deaths
ISLAMABAD – The fifth wave of coronavirus is playing havoc across the country as during the last 24 hours, Pakistan reported 6,540 new infections and 12 more deaths. According to … Read More
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Red alert: New Zealand prepares for thousands of Omicron cases a day with community spread
Omicron has breached New Zealand’s borders and started spreading, Jacinda Ardern has said, meaning the entire country will be placed on the highest level of restrictions. The prime minister on … Read More
Taiwan sees sharp rise in Covid cases, posing risk to Lunar New Year
Taiwan has reported a sharp rise in Covid-19 cases with a cluster among workers at a factory threatening authorities’ tenuous control of an Omicron outbreak on the eve of Lunar … Read More
‘Not sustainable’: Omicron tests China’s zero Covid policy as first cases detected
Like many middle class Chinese, the 26-year-old banker from Beijing spent the first two weeks of January celebrating the new year. She visited Dior, shopped at Walmart and lunched at … Read More
Pakistan records 7,678 COVID-19 cases in one day
Pakistan has recorded 7,678 COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, the highest single-day rise since the outbreak of the pandemic in 2020. According to the National Command and Operation … Read More
Covid news live: Africa sees cases ‘drop significantly’; experts say Australia’s Omicron wave ‘likely’ peaked
1.45am GMT 01:45 Just a quick snap from Thailand as the Southeast Asian nation reports another 8,640 new daily coronavirus cases today and 13 deaths, according to recent report from … Read More
Most ‘Havana Syndrome’ Cases Unlikely Caused by Foreign Power, C.I.A. Says
The agency has never accused Russia or another power of being responsible, but some officials, particularly in the Pentagon, said they believed there was evidence of the involvement of Moscow’s … Read More
Benedict Faulted for Handling of Abuse Cases When He Was an Archbishop
ROME — A report released on Thursday faulted Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI for what the authors called misconduct in his handling of at least four cases of sexual abuse by … Read More
Ex-Pope Benedict accused of misconduct in child abuse cases
Former Pope Benedict XVI failed to act in four child abuse cases when he was archbishop of Munich, according to an investigation in Germany. A report by law firm Westpfahl … Read More
Govt sets eyes on amending laws governing criminal cases
Law Minister Farogh Naseem urged the Opposition to support the government for amendments in the criminal laws. File photo Pakistan government decides to introduce radical amendments to laws governing criminal … Read More
PM turns down possibility of imposing lockdown despite surge in COVID cases
Imran Khan addressing ceremony of the National Small and Medium Enterprises. —APP PM says that the prices of commodities increased worldwide due to the global pandemic. PTI inherited a bankrupt economy … Read More
Rapid fall in Covid cases in north-eastern US states | First Thing
Good morning. There is good news from New York City and some north-eastern US states which appear to have recorded rapid decreases in their numbers of Covid-19 cases in recent … Read More
Pakistan reports over 5,000 COVID-19 cases for second consecutive day
COVID-19 cases are on the rise in Pakistan as the country has recovered over 5,000 fresh cases of the pandemic, during the last 24 hours. According to the National Command … Read More
Papua New Guinea reports first Omicron cases, amid fears over low vaccination rate
Local authorities in Papua New Guinea are calling for calm, after the country announced its first case of the Omicron variant. Authorities announced on Tuesday the case was a man … Read More
Hong Kong will cull thousands of hamsters after Covid cases in a pet shop.
Hong Kong will cull more than 2,000 hamsters and ban the import of small animals after a pet shop worker, a customer and at least 11 hamsters tested positive for … Read More