Less air pollution means thousands fewer die

European countries under coronavirus lockdown have seen 11,000 fewer deaths in April compared to the same period last year due to a sharp drop in fossil fuel pollution, according to research released Friday. Measures to halt the spread of coronavirus have slowed the region’s economies to a crawl, with coal-generated power falling by nearly 40 […]

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Putting off check-up over virus fear? Try the self-service doctor’s office

For anyone putting off visiting their doctor because they fear picking up the COVID-19 infection while in the waiting room, a French inventor has a solution: an automated miniature doctor’s surgery. The patient goes inside a cabin the size of a large wardrobe, sits down, and talks to a real-life doctor over a video link […]

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China to reopen Forbidden City after three-month closure

China’s Forbidden City will reopen on Friday, three months after it closed due to the coronavirus crisis — the latest signal that the country has brought the disease under control. The sprawling imperial palace sitting across Tiananmen Square was shut down on January 25 as authorities closed tourist attractions and took other extraordinary measures to […]

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Madagascar’s prehistoric ‘crazy beast’ sheds light on mammalian evolution

A prehistoric opossum-sized critter dubbed the “crazy beast” that inhabited Madagascar at the end of the age of dinosaurs is providing scientists insight into early mammalian evolution even as they scratch their heads over its bewildering anatomy. Researchers on Wednesday described an exquisitely preserved fossil of the plant-eating mammal named Adalatherium hui, which lived 66 […]

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Sun worshippers: Indonesians soak up the rays to battle virus

From shirtless soldiers to teens suntanning on their parents’ driveways, Indonesians are soaking up rays like never before in the hope that plentiful sunshine will ward off coronavirus. The rush to take up a practice usually associated with Bali-bound foreigners has been driven by unfounded claims on social media that sunlight — and the vitamin […]

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Cameroon sanctuary for rescued apes threatened by COVID-19

Each morning, Malaika, an 18-year-old Mandrill monkey in western Cameroon with thick black fur and a distinctive red and blue snout, gets a vitamin to boost her immune system against possible exposure to the coronavirus. But the threat posed by the virus to Malaika, who was rescued by the Limbe Wildlife Centre 15 years ago […]

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Eating meat improves mental health and one in three vegetarians are depressed, study claims

A vegetarian or vegan diet may be increasing the likelihood of depression, a US-based study has found. People with a plant-based diet were twice as likely to take prescription drugs for mental illness and nearly three times as likely to contemplate suicide. The report, which looked at more than 160,000 people, also found that a […]

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Argentine tango dancers go solo awaiting embrace lost to pandemic

Tango’s once-warm embrace has grown cool under Argentina’s strict coronavirus quarantine, though aficionados are finding a way to circumvent social isolation with virtual classes while they wait for dance venues to reopen. The lockdown means milongas — traditional dance clubs that dot the Buenos Aires cityscape — are closed indefinitely. Teachers are maintaining a minimum […]

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Bad hair days: Virus confounds stylists in a fashion capital

Sara Gilmore has swapped out her hairbrush for a paintbrush. The hair salon owner and watercolor hobbyist has found an unexpected audience for her paintings of flowers and Brooklyn brownstones. Since shuttering her Sara June salon last month, she and her employees have raised thousands of dollars by auctioning homemade pieces on the business´s Instagram. […]

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A six-decade romance story in ‘A Secret Love’

Terry Donahue, the subject of the new Netflix documentary ” A Secret Love,” was a catcher for the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Yes, kind of like Geena Davis´ character Dottie Hinson from Penny Marshall´s “A League of Their Own.” She wore those skirts, she went to charm school and she kept going even when […]

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Horror flick ‘The Wretched’ wastes some good ideas

You can thank “The Wretched” if you suddenly want to add another item to stock up with during this pandemic: salt. That’s one of the only things that apparently keeps witches at bay. Pro tip: buy it in big bags. Brothers Drew and Brett Pierce – co-directors and co-writers – have put together dark little […]

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Taking Wittgenstein at His Word by Robert J Fogelin

Taking Wittgenstein at His Word is an experiment in reading organized around a central question: What kind of interpretation of Wittgenstein’s later philosophy emerges if we adhere strictly to his claims that he is not in the business of presenting and defending philosophical theses and that his only aim is to expose persistent conceptual misunderstandings […]

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Johnny Cash’s first wife profiled in new doc ‘My Darling Vivian’ — what we learned

Think of Johnny Cash and any number of images will spring to mind, not the least of which is his relationship with his wife of 35 years, June Carter Cash. While their love story has been elevated to epic status thanks to a number of media portrayals, like 2005’s Walk the Line, Cash’s marriage to […]

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Venice women are using gondolas to reach the elderly

In these challenging times, people and communities around the world are coming together to help other people, especially those who need it the most. In the beautiful city of Venice, for instance, women are taking the gondolas to reach the elderly people and deliver them essential commodities. The gondola rides of Venice are famous around […]

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A sneak peek into the Met Gala’s postponed fashion exhibit

The Met Gala has been postponed for this year due to the coronavirus crisis. Meanwhile Vogue magazine shared a rare first look of the Metropolitan Museum of Art exhibit. “Though the #MetGala and the @metmuseum’s new show, #MetAboutTime, are postponed, we have a first look today at the inside of the exhibition,” the magazine wrote […]

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The most Googled snack during lockdown

As people explore new recipes that can be whipped at home during lockdown, “quarantine snacks” has become the most searched food item online, globally, in the past 90 days. According to a Google Trends report, quarantine snacks made it to the top spot especially in New Zealand, United States and Canada. Some of us have […]

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New York halting subway overnight to disinfect trains

New York City will halt subway service for a period overnight to disinfect carriages in a bid to slow the spread of coronavirus, the state’s governor Andrew Cuomo announced Thursday. Calling the move “unprecedented” — New York’s reputation for never sleeping stems in part from its non-stop subway service — the governor said starting May […]

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ECB postpones launch of first season of ‘The Hundred’ until 2021

The first season of the Hundred has been pushed back to 2021 following an England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) meeting on Wednesday. The ECB had intended its new eight-team, 100-ball competition to be the showpiece event in the domestic cricketing calendar and to attract a “new audience” to the sport, with the tournament due […]

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Part of Umar Akmal’s three-year ban could be suspended?

LAHORE: Pakistan batsman Umar Akmal could have a part of his three-year anti-corruption ban suspended when a former retired judge heading the Pakistan Cricket Board’s Disciplinary Panel gives out his detailed judgement soon, according to media reports on Thursday. After the hour-long hearing of the panel held on April Monday in Lahore, where Umar appeared […]

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England’s Moeen says Test exile due to excessive criticism

LONDON: England all-rounder Moeen Ali’s self-imposed test exile was prompted by excessive criticism of his performance every time the team under-performed, the 32-year-old has said. The spin-bowling all-rounder announced a break from Test cricket in September after losing out on a central contract for the longest format for the 2019-20 season. “For sure, I did […]

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Usman Khawaja, Shaun Marsh miss out on Australia contracts

MELBOURNE: Top order batsman Usman Khawaja has been omitted from Australia’s annual list of 20 elite, contracted players in 2020 after falling out of favour with selectors midway through last year’s Ashes. The 33-year-old lefthander has not played for the test side since being dropped after the third test against England in Leeds last August. […]

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Younus Khan backs Shoaib Akhtar over defamation case

LAHORE: Former Pakistan captain Younus Khan has threw his weight behind legendary pacer Shoaib Akhtar, after a defamation lawsuit was filed against the latter by Pakistan Cricket Board’s legal advisor Tafazzul Rizvi. Rizvi has sent Rs.100 million notice to former Pakistan pacer Akhtar for his defamatory remarks regarding the Umar Akmal case. Rizvi has asked […]

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Umar Akmal needs psychiatric treatment: Najam Sethi

LAHORE: Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Najam Sethi believes that banned middle-order batsman Umar Akmal needs psychiatric treatment, in order to become more disciplined. The batsman burst onto the scene with a century in his first Test in 2009, but his career has been marred by disciplinary problems, resulting in various bans and fines. […]

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IMF, the doctor sahib

IMF, the doctor sahib

Ask any IMF official and they will tell you the IMF is like a doctor. Countries have a tendency to spend beyond their means and Pakistan is no exception. Eventually, habits soon come to haunt them: ensue the build-up of plaque; the thickening of arteries; and inevitably, a heart attack. It is, then, that countries […]

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Why Pakistani mothers yearn to have a male child?

Why Pakistani mothers yearn to have a male child?

“I am a mother of 10 daughters, but my husband desires for a son,” said Aisha, 36-year-old house maker, of Tando Allahyar, in August 2019. Ayesha was married at the age of 17. After two years of marriage, she gave birth to her first baby girl, but her happiness was short-lived as her infant daughter […]

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Construction industry and COVID-19

Construction industry and COVID-19

World is still under the severe surge of unexpected conspicuous discovery and spread of the pandemic coronavirus continuously erupting across the globe. So far, nobody in medical science could ever track how it erupted. There are different theories about its existence. One such theory doing the rounds is that it was generated in some remote […]

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Coronavirus — an opportunity?

Coronavirus — an opportunity?

The recent viral photographs and videos of a leopard prowling Margalla Road has people mesmerised. WWF-Pakistan has indeed confirmed the descent of species such as the porcupine, barking deer, wild boar, fox and martin into their rightful habitat, as Islamabad and surrounding areas remain deserted during the lockdown. Lahore’s air quality index has fallen from […]

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TODAY’S CARTOON

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Export of edible items banned

Export of edible items banned

The only surprise in the federal cabinet’s decision to ban exports of all edible items on Tuesday was that it came a touch too late. Pakistan is not alone in enforcing such bans in light of probable food shortages caused by the coronavirus. Not long ago, some of the world’s top aid organistaions including the […]

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US religious blacklist for India?

US religious blacklist for India?

Finally, India’s human and religious rights violations are being snubbed at the international level where it matters. The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has recommended that the US State Department should designate India as a ‘country of particular concern’, commonly referred to as CPC, because of its reputation of “engaging in and […]

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The staggering merit of Covid-19 litigations vs. China? (Part-1)

The staggering merit of Covid-19 litigations vs. China? (Part-1)

Recently, on the issue of the COVID-19, the multilateral litigations have been filed against China by the US, Germany and India-thereby accusing Beijing of violating its obligations under the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) and the WHO Regulation IHR- 2005. The US state of Missouri has been the first to sue the Chinese government over the […]

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Experts cannot find a single child under 10 who has passed on coronavirus to an adult

A review of paediatric coronavirus evidence revealed 'the China/WHO joint commission could not recall episodes during contact tracing where transmission occurred from a child to an adult.'

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Blueprint to get us back to work, but the PM warns that he won't risk a second wave of coronavirus

The Prime Minister is expected to set out his latest thinking on social restrictions this evening when he leads the daily Downing Street press conference for the first time this month.

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Police prepare for a post-lockdown summer of crime Britain's streets when restrictions are eased

London's Metropolitan Police (pictured in Canning town on April 29) have said they expect to see an increase in gang violence, among other crimes, as gangs look to reclaim their territories post-lockdown.

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Ten fire engines and 70 firefighters tackling huge fire at block of flats in north London

Around ten fire engines and 70 firefighters are at the scene of the blaze in Wood Green as video shows flames ripping through the building. It is not yet clear if there are any casualties.

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Coronavirus UK: Vehicle use now at highest level since 23 March

Health chiefs today warned motor vehicle use is now at its highest point in more than a month amid growing signs Britons are tired of the coronavirus lockdown.

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NHS warns hospitals to risk-assess BAME staff and take them off front-line because more vulnerable

New guidance sent from NHS England to hospitals nationwide asks that BAME staff are 'risk-assessed' on a 'precautionary basis'.

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It could take four hours to board a plane even after coronavirus lockdown eases

Passengers could be asked to arrive at UK airports four hours in advance to allow for health checks and social distancing measures, one expert warns.

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Prince Harry 'tells friends he misses the army and cannot believe how his life has panned out'

The Duke of Sussex told friends he 'cannot believe' how his life has been 'turned upside down' in recent months and believes he would have been better protected if he was still in the Army.

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Ex-SAS veteran turned clergyman is defrocked after subjecting his wife to long-term domestic abuse

The Rev'd Paul Parks of St Helen's Church in Hastings, East Sussex, who served in Northern Ireland in The Troubles, has been banned from the Church of England for two years by a church tribunal.

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How was Panorama infiltrated by the Left? BBC interviewed five medics with Labour links over PPE

The deadly shortage of Personal Protective Equipment in our hospitals and care homes is a national tragedy that the Mail - and its readers - are working to fix through the charity Mail Force.

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Happy Birthday COLONEL Tom! Queen promotes Captain Tom Moore for his 100th birthday

Captain Tom Moore, who captured the nation's hearts by doing laps of his garden to raise money for the NHS, has been promoted to Honorary Colonel by the Queen on his 100th birthday.

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Coronavirus UK: A THIRD of patients admitted to hospital die

Researchers analysing almost 17,000 COVID-19 hospitalisations in the UK found 33 per cent of patients died, 49 per cent were discharged and 17 per cent are still receiving care.

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Dawn Butler says Labour party will be found guilty of 'institutional racism' by equalities watchdog

Dawn Butler (pictured) said there was no doubt the Equalities and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) will find that her party discriminated against Jews.

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Food-poisoning bugs including salmonella might not be killed off when meat is no longer pink

Home cooks are told to use a thermometer and check the meat's juices to judge if chicken is cooked as Norwegian research proves bacteria can survive when meat is cooked on a low heat.

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Europe on a 'knife's edge' as coronavirus lockdown measures are eased

European leaders are pushing ahead with plans to ease lockdowns and restart their battered economies amid fears of a second wave of coronavirus cases and deaths.

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Royal Navy nuclear submarine commander John Lewis is SACKED after coronavirus lockdown barbecue

Commander Lewis has been relieved of command of HMS Trenchant and will be assigned other duties after a Royal Navy investigation into the gathering.

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Row as paediatricians express 'anger' at NHS alert on 'coronavirus links' to inflammation disease

Lewis Greig, from Torry, Aberdeen, has been on a ventilator at the Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow, after he suddenly became unwell last week with a high temperature.

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Coronavirus UK: Is government altering lockdown 'five tests'?

Slides displayed at the daily Downing Street briefing held by Matt Hancock showed that it is now saying there must be no second peak 'that overwhelms the NHS'.

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Will masks in public finally get the go-ahead?

Michael Gove revealed that a Treasury minister is leading a 'domestic effort' to ensure that enough face coverings are available should the Government change its guidance.

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Duchess of Cornwall reveals how she starts her day with ballet lessons and a 'little bit of pilates'

Camilla, 72, who is in Scotland with Prince Charles, let slip her secret love of ballet in a video call to mark International Dance Day with Darcey Bussell, and Angela Rippon.

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Private schools could reopen before state ones because they have more distancing space, say experts

Independent schools will find it easier to introduce pupils back after the coronavirus lockdown as they have space in newer facilities, the former chair of a body representing public schools has said.

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Swiss grandparents are told it's SAFE to hug grandchildren if they are under ten

Pictured: A mother with her young daughter meet her grandparents for a drink across the Swiss-French border in Sezegnin, closed by a concrete block, near Geneva on April 16.

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Coronavirus UK: Daily Mail charity flies in PPE for NHS

New charity Mail Force has brought 20 tons of vital coveralls and masks - worth over £1 million - fresh from China. The packages are destined to help NHS tackle a dire shortage of equipment.

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Final section of new Genoa bridge slots into place two years after 43 were killed when it collapsed

Italy's Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte stood beneath the gleaming structure on Tuesday and declared: 'today a new light shines on Italy.'

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Matt Hancock announces expansion of coronavirus testing regime

Matt Hancock today announced coronavirus testing eligibility is being extended to include all over-65s and workers who cannot work from home - but only if they have symptoms.

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Federal government confirms it was told coronavirus may have leaked from a Wuhan lab two months ago

The federal government was told in February there was a 50 per cent chance coronavirus was accidentally released from Wuhan Institute of Virology before more was known about the virus.

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Whitehall inquiry CLEARS Priti Patel of bullying staff

Sir Mark Sedwill's report found 'no evidence' to corroborate the allegations made by staff at the Home Office, the Department for Work and Pensions and the Department for International Trade.

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Lithuania's capital is turned into vast open air café to enable social distancing in restaurants

Lithuania's capital city Vilnius is turning into a massive outdoor cafe. The city has offered 18 locations where cafes and restaurants can lay extra tables in a bid to keep the businesses alive.

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Mother who asked question at Downing Street briefing says Matt Hancock 'evaded' her question

EXCLUSIVE: Sadie Stainfield, 35, from Northampton, pressed the Health Secretary for plans to send vulnerable pupils back to school once classes resume.

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Queen will address nation at 9pm on May 8 for 75th VE Day anniversary

As part of the revised plans to mark the 75th VE Day anniversary during the coronavirus lockdown announced today, Her Majesty's words will be broadcast on May 8 on BBC One at 9pm.

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Britain's £4.2bn foreign gender equality budget must be managed better, says National Audit Office

Foreign aid chiefs have been told to improve how they manage the £4.2billion being spent on boosting gender equality overseas. In the past £4million has been spent on Yegna, Ethiopa's answer to the Spice Girls.

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Coronavirus UK: British Airways to make up to 12,000 redundant

Up to a quarter of British Airways' 45,000 workers could lose their jobs as its owners IAG announced mass redundancies on Tuesday afternoon. Owners IAG blamed the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Police swarm beach after bones foun at Swalecliffe Beach near Herne Bay Kent

At least eight police cars were scrambled to Swalecliffe Beach near Herne Bay at 7pm today.

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New fast-track breast cancer treatment takes just FIVE DAYS instead of the standard three weeks

A NHS trial reveals a five-day course of radiotherapy is just as good as the standard three-week treatment. Hospitals are already using the fast-track regime as it reduces coronavirus exposure.

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Covid-19 will not be eradicated and will return become a seasonal virus, Chinese scientists predict

A group of Chinese viral and medical researchers told reporters in Beijing on Monday that Covid-19 will likely not disappear like SARS did because it can infect asymptomatic carriers.

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Police launch murder investigation after body of 88-year-old man is discovered

Surrey Police is searching for a suspected killer after finding the body of an 88-year-old Dennis Kellond in Godstone and officers were seen searching for evidence into the night on the A25 last night.

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Foreign Office officials failed to inform police that Harry Dunn 'killer' would be returning to US

Anne Sacoolas was granted diplomatic immunity and fled Britain after the car she was driving allegedly collided with Harry's motorbike in Northamptonshire last year.

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‘Miedo de ser enfermera’: Los trabajadores de la salud están bajo ataque

Estigmatizados como focos de contagio en algunos países, los trabajadores de la salud han sido agredidos, maltratados y marginados.

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Builders back at Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris after COVID-19 shutdown

Builders back at Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris after COVID-19 shutdown

Construction workers were back at the burned shell of Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris on Monday, resuming the mammoth task of rebuilding after the coronavirus outbreak forced a pause of a month and a half. Fire engulfed the 850-year-old building on the banks of the River Seine on April 15 last year. The flames destroyed the […]

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The perfect-life facade crumbles fantastically in ‘Bad Education’

The perfect-life facade crumbles fantastically in ‘Bad Education’

Truth trumps fiction once again in Bad Education, Cory Finley’s whipsmart and wickedly fascinating take on a 2002 scandal about trusted educators who embezzled more than $11 million from the public-school system in Long Island, New York. A stellar Hugh Jackman, like you’ve never seen him (or Wolverine) before, tackles the complex role of Long […]

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7th Sky Entertainment comes up with a soul-searching series ‘Dikhawa’ this Ramadan

7th Sky Entertainment comes up with a soul-searching series ‘Dikhawa’ this Ramadan

After the huge success of ‘Makafat’ in Ramadan last year, 7th Sky Entertainment is continuing its winning streak with another mega-project ‘Dikhawa’, a series with different moral-based stories, that is being aired every day in Ramadan, on Geo Entertainment. Produced by the dynamic duo of Abdullah Kadwani and Asad Qureshi, ‘Dikhawa’ would unveil stories that […]

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Blooming Pakistan from Lyari to the limitless

Blooming Pakistan from Lyari to the limitless

“A good book is a silent teacher with so much to discover, learn and benefit from.” Born on February 8, 1954 in Lyari that needs no introduction as terror-stricken and less-privileged, schooling, blossoming and matriculating from Lyari in 1970, studying and passing Intermediate from the common man’s reputed National College, Karachi and qualifying with Master […]

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‘Thahar Ja’ urges all to ‘pause, reflect, pray’ amid pandemic crisis

‘Thahar Ja’ urges all to ‘pause, reflect, pray’ amid pandemic crisis

After Akshay Kumar’s ‘Teri Mitti’ song tribute to the frontline warriors – doctors, police, helps, sanitisation workers and others working 24*7 in fighting the deadly novel coronavirus pandemic, superstar Ajay Devgn has now released a new song titled ‘Thahar Ja’. The song urges all to pause, reflect and pray amid the pandemic crisis. It promises […]

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The race for a COVID-19 vaccine: Should we infect healthy people?

The race for a COVID-19 vaccine: Should we infect healthy people?

Traditional vaccine trials take time. Scientists test a vaccine on thousands of people and wait months to see who does and doesn’t get infected. In the age of a global pandemic, some researchers are suggesting this is too slow, and to test potential COVID-19 vaccines we will have to deliberately infect healthy people. As the […]

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Invisible virus, invisible fear: How to navigate the unseen?

Invisible virus, invisible fear: How to navigate the unseen?

Back in the early 20th century, the baseball pitcher Walter Johnson confounded opposing batters by throwing the fastest fastball they´d ever seen. “You can´t hit what you can´t see,” they would say. A century later, it´s an apt saying for those navigating this unusual moment. The surreptitious and the invisible are defining the human landscape […]

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Fishing, surfing and hunting beckon New Zealanders after coronavirus lockdown

Fishing, surfing and hunting beckon New Zealanders after coronavirus lockdown

New Zealanders will be able to go fishing, surfing, hunting and hiking this week for the first time in more than a month as the country begins to ease its way out of a strict lockdown that successfully slowed the spread of the coronavirus. Around 400,000 people will return to work after the country shifts […]

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Special postmark issued to celebrate Captain Tom Moore’s birthday

Special postmark issued to celebrate Captain Tom Moore’s birthday

All mail sent from Monday will be stamped with a special postmark to celebrate the upcoming 100th birthday of NHS fundraiser Captain Tom Moore. The Royal Mail postmark, which will be applied to all stamped post between April 26 and May 1, reads: “Happy 100th Birthday Captain Thomas Moore NHS fundraising hero 30th April 2020.” […]

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Undefeated, high schoolers head online for isolation proms

Undefeated, high schoolers head online for isolation proms

In party dresses or come as you are, with colored lights flashing in their bedrooms and teachers-turned-DJs spinning, high schoolers have turned to virtual proms to salvage at least one slice of fun and tradition for the Class of 2020. And they´re getting help from familiar brands like Teen Vogue and Jack in the Box, […]

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Turkmenistan defies pandemic to celebrate national horse day

Turkmenistan defies pandemic to celebrate national horse day

Turkmenistan flouted social distancing conventions introduced across the world in the face of the coronavirus pandemic with spectators packing a hippodrome for festivities honouring its national horse. Footage broadcast by state television late on Sunday showed strongman President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov presiding over races to mark Turkmen Horse Day — an important date in the Turkmen […]

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1-eyed squirrel with Instagram account is returned to nature

1-eyed squirrel with Instagram account is returned to nature

A one-eyed squirrel that gained a social media following is being returned to nature. The Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries took Willamina the squirrel from Emily Istre of Lafayette on Thursday, the Acadiana Advocate reported. Istre created an Instagram account for the squirrel, @one_eyed_willa, and posted images of it eating off a plate, snuggling […]

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Dr Firdous shown the door ‘over corruption allegations’

Dr Firdous shown the door ‘over corruption allegations’

Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan was shown the door on Monday as special assistant to prime minister on information and broadcasting reportedly over corruption allegations. Former Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) director general Lieutenant General (r) Asim Saleem Bajwa was appointed prime minister’s new aide on information. Leader of the House in Senate Shibli Faraz was, meanwhile, […]

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Sindh governor tests positive as coronavirus tally nears 14,000

Sindh governor tests positive as coronavirus tally nears 14,000

Sindh Governor Imran Ismail tested positive on Monday as the nationwide tally of Covid-19 patients jumped to 13,915 on Monday, with 5,526 cases reported in Punjab, 4,996 in Sindh, 1,984 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 781 in Balochistan, 318 in Gilgit Baltistan, 245 in Islamabad and 65 in Azad Jammu and Kashmir. The virus has claimed at […]

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ECC approves packages for small businesses, unemployed labourers

ECC approves packages for small businesses, unemployed labourers

Federal Minister for Industries and Production Hammad Azhar on Monday announced that the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) has approved separate packages for the unemployed labourers and small business owners in the wake of coronavirus pandemic in the country. Addressing a press conference after the ECC meeting, he said the packages will be presented before the […]

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Woman martyred, girl injured in Indian shelling along LoC: ISPR

Woman martyred, girl injured in Indian shelling along LoC: ISPR

A woman embraced martyrdom and a minor girl sustained injuries when Indian troops opened unprovoked fire at civilian population along the Line of Control (LoC), the military’s media wing said on Monday. In a statement, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said “yet another ceasefire violation occurred at Jandrot & Khuiratta Sectors along LoC deliberately targeting […]

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Centre sabotaging Sindh’s efforts against Covid-19, says Bilawal

Centre sabotaging Sindh’s efforts against Covid-19, says Bilawal

Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto has accused PTI-led federal government of sabotaging the steps taken by Sindh government in fight against coronavirus. “It is the responsibility of the country’s leadership to take difficult decisions in the event of a national crisis. But this will be the first time that the Centre and the […]

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PM for devising pro-poor policies

PM for devising pro-poor policies

Prime Minister Imran Khan Monday directed his government to formulate anti-coronavirus strategies considering the needs of all social segments, particularly the poor, ridding the country of the previous tendency of devising pro-rich policies. Chairing a meeting to review the situation of Covid-19 pandemic in the country, the prime minister said the government has to maintain […]

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Parliamentary committee calls for release of all arrested traders

Parliamentary committee calls for release of all arrested traders

The business and agricultural segments are of vital importance to bring the country out of the present economic and health crisis and the government is ready to facilitate the business community in these difficult times, Senator Shibli Faraz said on Monday while chairing the fourth meeting of the Parliamentary Committee on Coronavirus held in Parliament […]

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Opposition submits requisition for pre-budget session of Punjab Assembly

Opposition submits requisition for pre-budget session of Punjab Assembly

The opposition in Punjab Assembly led by the PML-N on Monday submitted a requisition for the pre-budget session of the assembly. The requisition was submitted in the Secretariat of Punjab Assembly in which the speaker was asked to convene the pre-budget session that was due in March but couldn’t be held due to the COVID-19. […]

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More than 50 cops test positive for coronavirus in Karachi

More than 50 cops test positive for coronavirus in Karachi

More than 50 police personnel have so far tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Karachi, officials said on Monday. According to reports, six inspectors are among the 51 personnel of the Sindh Police whose tests have returned positive. Of these, one inspector has recovered from the disease and has been discharged from the hospital, […]

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Sindh cabinet approves COVID-19 Emergency Relief Ordinance, 2020

Sindh cabinet approves COVID-19 Emergency Relief Ordinance, 2020

The Sindh cabinet has approved the provincial government’s COVID-19 Emergency Relief Ordinance, 2020. Briefing the journalists after the cabinet meeting on Monday, Sindh Minister for Information, Local Government, Housing &Town Planning, Religious Affairs, Forest and Wildlife Syed Nasir Hussain Shah said that the ordinance will now be sent to the Sindh Governor. Elaborating on the […]

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Back at work, British PM warns against easing virus lockdown

Back at work, British PM warns against easing virus lockdown

Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday made his first public appearance since being hospitalised with coronavirus three weeks ago, sying Britain was beginning to “turn the tide” on the outbreak but rejecting calls to ease a nationwide lockdown. In a statement in Downing Street marking his return to work, looking thinner and with his trademark […]

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Jamie Oliver plans six-figure revamp at his £6million home a year after restaurant chain collapsed

The celebrity chef, 44, is applying to add new automatic gates, a new drive and to upgrade the oak-panelled library at 16th Century Spains Hall in Finchingfield, Essex.

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Hero just for one day: How David Bowie saved fellow rocker Peter Frampton from a burning plane

In his memoir rocker Peter Frampton, 69, reveals David Bowie - a 'lovely man' who he first met when they went to school together in Bromley, south east London - saved him twice.

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COVID-19 goes out of control as nationwide tally hits 13,314

COVID-19 goes out of control as nationwide tally hits 13,314

The nationwide tally of COVID-19 patients now stands at 13,314, with 5,446 cases in Punjab, 4,615 in Sindh, 1,864 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 781 in Balochistan, 318 in Gilgit-Baltistan, 235 in Islamabad and 55 in Azad Jammu and Kashmir. The virus has claimed at least 277 lives in the country, while at least 2,866 coronavirus patients […]

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NCOC meeting reviews implementation of Ramazan guidelines, SME package

NCOC meeting reviews implementation of Ramazan guidelines, SME package

An important meeting on COVID-19 situation was held at the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on Sunday. According to an official of NCOC, during this second meeting of NCOC in Ramazan, the forum reviewed implementation of Ramazan guidelines, SME package, health situation and data integration. Interior Minister Brig (r) Ijaz Ahmed Shah informed the […]

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Doctors in Quetta call for 20-day curfew to curb COVID-19 spread

Doctors in Quetta call for 20-day curfew to curb COVID-19 spread

With the government moving towards “smart lockdown” in coronavirus hotspots, the clamour for stricter lockdown restrictions to contain the spread of the deadly virus is growing louder. A group of young doctors, speaking at a press conference in Quetta, demanded that the government impose a 20-day curfew if it is unable to enforce a stricter […]

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250 stranded Pakistanis repatriated from Australia

250 stranded Pakistanis repatriated from Australia

As many as 250 stranded Pakistanis were repatriated from Australia on Sunday through a special Pakistan International Airline (PIA) flight, as they were stuck up due to closure of flight operations following the coronavirus spread. The repatriation of stranded Pakistanis was coordinated by Pakistan’s High Commission, Canberra and consulates general in Sydney and Melbourne, said […]

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Two soldiers martyred, nine terrorists killed during IBO in North Waziristan

Two soldiers martyred, nine terrorists killed during IBO in North Waziristan

Two Pakistan Army soldiers were martyred and five injured during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) late Saturday night in Khaisura and Dossali areas of North Waziristan, according to a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). “Security forces conducted an IBO on credible information about the presence of terrorists in Khaisura and Dossali areas of […]

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Lockdowns ease as global infections near 3 million

Lockdowns ease as global infections near 3 million

Spanish children were allowed outside on Sunday for the first time in six weeks as countries eased lockdown measures and reopen economies gutted by the coronavirus pandemic that has infected nearly three million people worldwide. Governments from France to Italy and the United States are gearing up for a partial easing of severe restrictions that […]

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Govt, opp spar over delay in release of forensic report

Govt, opp spar over delay in release of forensic report

Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan on Sunday said the forensic audit report of the inquiry into the wheat flour and sugar crisis would be made public, apprising the people of all the facts and figures. She rejected the allegations levelled by Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President […]

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Satellite imagery finds likely Kim train amid health rumors

Satellite imagery finds likely Kim train amid health rumors

A train likely belonging to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been parked at his compound on the country´s east coast since last week, satellite imagery showed, amid speculation about his health that has been caused, in part, by a long period out of the public eye. The satellite photos released by 38 North, […]

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Strict lockdown observed in Lahore as COVID-19 cases rise

Strict lockdown observed in Lahore as COVID-19 cases rise

The Lahore police enforced a strict lockdown in the provincial capital on Sunday to restrict the movement of public following the sudden rise in the COVID-19 cases across the country, including Punjab. The citizens were not allowed to commute freely on major arteries of Lahore, including The Mall, Jail Road, Ferozepur Road, Davis Road, Liberty […]

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WHO warns over virus immunity as global death toll tops 200,000

WHO warns over virus immunity as global death toll tops 200,000

The global death toll in the novel coronavirus pandemic soared past the grim 200,000 milestone on Sunday, as the World Health Organization warned against “immunity passports” for recovered patients, seen as a possible tool for countries preparing to re-open their economies. The WHO opposes such “passports” because recovery from the virus might not protect a […]

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UN Security Council nears virus resolution, and perhaps a new path

UN Security Council nears virus resolution, and perhaps a new path

After more than a month of controversy, a UN Security Council buffeted between the United States, China and Russia is finally expected this week to adopt its first resolution on the coronavirus pandemic, amid calls for intensified international cooperation. A hopeless task? A wake-up call for multilateralist forces crushed by resurging nationalism? Or perhaps a […]

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Taliban accuse US, Afghan govt of not implementing peace deal

Taliban accuse US, Afghan govt of not implementing peace deal

The Afghan Taliban on Sunday accused the United States and the Afghan government of not honouring the agreement with them. The Taliban also snubbed countries, international organisations and the Afghan government for calls on the insurgents to either declare a ceasefire or reduce violence in Ramazan amid the coronavirus pandemic. As the Taliban have increased […]

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Five children drown in Karachi pond

Five children drown in Karachi pond

Five children, including two brothers, drowned in the pond of an under-construction building in Karachi’s Surjani Town area on Sunday. Karachi West Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Fida Hussain Janwari reportedly said that the five children were aged between eight and 13 years. “The builder had created a pond where a huge amount of water […]

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Saudi Arabia partially lifts curfew, keeps 24-hour curfew in Mecca – SPA

Saudi Arabia partially lifts curfew, keeps 24-hour curfew in Mecca – SPA

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman issued an order to partially lift the curfew in all regions of the kingdom, to become from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., starting Sunday through Wednesday May 13, while keeping a 24-hour curfew in Mecca and in previously isolated neighbourhoods, state news agency (SPA) said early on Sunday. The order also […]

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Kamran Khan and Mubashir Luqman support Maulana Tariq Jameel

Kamran Khan and Mubashar Luqman have come into support of Maulana Tariq Jameel . The anchor says that we apologize with Maulana Tariq Jameel on the behalf of anchors community.

He further said that he feels sorry that Madia has become a cause of distress and caused pain to him . He said that Ansar Abbasi , Meher Bukari and he feel sorry and ashamed.

He said that Maulana Tariq Jameel is a man of bigger characteristics and we can’t reach near to him he further said that we anchors do quarrel with each other but Maulana Tariq Jameel isn’t part of this notorious game, he should have been out of the these things. He is a peaceful man and a peace preacher.

He said that Maulana Tariq Jameel didn’t say anything out of the box , lies do exist in Media .

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Countries, companies risk billions in race for coronavirus vaccine

Countries, companies risk billions in race for coronavirus vaccine

In the race to develop a vaccine to end the COVID-19 pandemic, governments, charities and Big Pharma firms are sinking billions of dollars into bets with extraordinarily low odds of success. They’re fast-tracking the testing and regulatory review of vaccines with no guarantee they will prove effective. They’re building and re-tooling plants for vaccines with […]

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Little suspense as Fed meets with US economy in crisis

Little suspense as Fed meets with US economy in crisis

The Federal Reserve already cut its benchmark lending rate to zero and made unprecedented moves to bolster liquidity as the coronavirus slammed the US economy, so it is not expected to do much besides project confidence at its policy meeting this week. Held by video conference, the gathering will lack much of the suspense of […]

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German start-up in global demand with anti-virus escalators

German start-up in global demand with anti-virus escalators

Tanja Nickel and Katharina Obladen were still in high school when they patented an idea to disinfect escalator handrails using UV light. A decade later, their small German start-up UVIS can barely keep up with orders from around the world for their coronavirus-killing escalators and coatings for supermarket trolleys and elevator buttons. “Everybody wants it […]

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New York plans how to return to business amid pandemic

New York plans how to return to business amid pandemic

Banks are considering letting some employees keep working from home indefinitely, and staggering the shifts of those who do come into the office. Hotels are trying to figure out a way to let arriving guests go straight to their rooms without signing in at the reception desk. New York — the financial, cultural and tourism […]

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Boeing scraps $4.2bln deal to buy Embraer commercial division

Boeing scraps $4.2bln deal to buy Embraer commercial division

Boeing announced Saturday it was pulling out of a $4.2 billion deal to acquire the commercial plane division of its Brazilian rival Embraer, the latest in a string of setbacks for the troubled US aviation giant. The companies had planned to form a joint venture in which Boeing would take an 80 percent stake in […]

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Algeria allows businesses to reopen to ease coronavirus impact

Algeria allows businesses to reopen to ease coronavirus impact

Algeria has taken further steps to ease restrictions over the novel coronavirus by allowing several businesses to reopen “to reduce the economic and social impact of the health crisis” caused by the pandemic, the prime minister’s office said on Saturday. It said shops to be reopened including those for materials for building and public works, […]

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Lawyers demand Epstein's estate hands over any Prince Andrew evidence

In court papers lodged last week, they have demanded that Epstein's estate hand over any photographs of the Duke, who was friends with the shamed financier for more than a decade.

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Judges told to stop using 'beyond reasonable doubt' because jurors don't understand what it means

British judges have been told to stop using the phrase 'beyond reasonable doubt' because there are concerns that jurors don't understand what the phrase actually means.

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Lawyer of 'Coughing Major' says high-tech audio analysis can prove he is innocent

EXCLUSIVE The lawyer for the 'Coughing Major' hopes that new scientific analysis of audio tapes could lead to his conviction being overturned, The Mail on Sunday can reveal.

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Sir Keir Starmer's new policy chief is pro-Brexit and a far cry from Jeremy Corbyn's Labour

As well as believing that leaving the EU is an 'opportunity' for Britain, Claire Ainsley is an ardent pro-family campaigner.

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Is Van Dyck 'selfie' that Kate Middleton helped raise £10million to save a cheap dud?

In a side-room at the National Portrait Gallery in Trafalgar Square hangs a small oval portrait of a moustachioed man in a gilt baroque frame.

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Victoria Beckham unrepentant for spending taxpayer cash on furloughed staff and thinks she's victim

Last Sunday was the third and final day of Victoria Beckham's extended 46th birthday celebrations. Already she had enjoyed a 'virtual' party hosted by a celebrity DJ friend and broadcast on Instagram.

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PATRICK JEPHSON urges Harry and Meghan to give up their 'celebrity lives'

PATRICK JEPHSON Viewers of a solidly unflashy American TV business show might have thought they'd tuned in to the wrong channel last Friday.

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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle 'give interviews to two journalists writing flattering biography

British-Iranian biographer and journalist Omid Scobie (pictured) planted his flag firmly in Meghan's camp soon after she became linked to Harry.

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Brits emerge from lockdown as new figures show rise in people outdoors

The British public are hitting the roads again this weekend as new figures show traffic congestion is steadily rising as people emerg from an enforced hibernation to breach strict lockdown rules.

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The Rolling Stones land their first ever Number One on iTunes with 'Living in a Ghost Town'

The single 'Living In A Ghost Town' - the British band's first for eight years - beat stars including Travis Scott, The Weeknd and Drake to reach the pinnacle.

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Donald Trump unfollows Piers Morgan after GMB host blasted 'bats*** crazy' approach to coronavirus

Piers, 55, criticised the US President after he suggested tackling coronavirus with the use of 'powerful' UV light or even injecting patients with disinfectant.

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Meghan and Harry biography bombshell for Royals

Palace insiders expect the biography - provisionally entitled Thoroughly Modern Royals: The Real World Of Harry And Meghan - to paint a flattering portrait of the couple.

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Coronavirus patients who get put on a ventilator have just a 34% chance of survival, new study shows

The figures come from the Intensive Care National Audit and Research Centre (ICNARC) and are based on a sample of 6,720 critically-ill coronavirus patients.

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Government removes China from its official coronavirus death toll comparison list

Downing Street has removed China from a list it publishes alongside its daily coronavirus briefings that compares other country's coronavirus figures.

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Millions of key workers face a rush to secure coronavirus test as applications re-open

Many were trying to secure a test for the second time after the government's new website had to close hours after launching on Friday as 46,000 people tried to access it.

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Shops will have to enforce rules when lockdown is eased to support police, warns ex-chief constable

Sir Peter Fahy, former Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police, told BBC Breakfast today that police do not want to get drawn into 'game' of counting the number of people in each household.

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Budget airline Wizz Air becomes first to restore flights from London to European destinations

Flights will leave London Luton for Tenerife, Lisbon, Budapest and Tel Aviv from May 1. Cabin crew will be required to wear masks and gloves, and planes will be disinfected.

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Kamal Haasan: For people on the streets, life and livelihood have become the same

Kamal Haasan: For people on the streets, life and livelihood have become the same

Actor-politician Kamal Haasan on Thursday released a song that captured the growing migrant crisis in the country triggered by the outbreak of novel coronavirus. The song titled “Arivum Anbum,” which is Tamil for wisdom and love, is penned and crooned by Kamal along with a slew of other musicians. “More than the writing and music […]

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Pakistan records big spike in Covid-19 cases, deaths

Pakistan records big spike in Covid-19 cases, deaths

The nationwide tally of Covid-19 patients saw a huge jump on Saturday to reach 12,657, with 5,326 cases reported in Punjab, 4,232 in Sindh, 1,793 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 721 in Balochistan, 307 in Gilgit Baltistan, 223 in Islamabad and 55 in Azad Jammu and Kashmir. The virus has claimed at least 265 lives while some […]

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LHC bins plea against shortage of PPEs; slaps fine on doctors

LHC bins plea against shortage of PPEs; slaps fine on doctors

The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Saturday dismissed a petition against alleged non-availability of personal protective equipment for doctors treating patients of coronavirus in government-run hospitals across Punjab, besides slapping fine on the petitioners for wasting the time of the court. In a five-page written verdict, the court ruled that the petitioners had mala-fide intentions […]

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Pakistan to bring back 7,000 expatriates every week: FM

Pakistan to bring back 7,000 expatriates every week: FM

Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi Saturday said that having enhanced its capacity to repatriate up to 7,000 stranded Pakistanis per week, the government is striving to ensure the return of maximum number of people before Eid-ul-Fitr. Addressing the Pakistani community in the United States though video link, the foreign minister said besides PIA, the government […]

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79 per cent of all coronavirus cases in Pakistan locally transmitted now

79 per cent of all coronavirus cases in Pakistan locally transmitted now

Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Health Dr Zafar Mirza Saturday said 79 per cent of all coronavirus cases in Pakistan are now locally transmitted while 21 per cent are imported infections. “It is now fair to say that our outbreak is now mostly of local transmission,” he told a news conference in Islamabad. Noting […]

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Virus toll nears 200,000 as UN pushes for global vaccine effort

Virus toll nears 200,000 as UN pushes for global vaccine effort

The global coronavirus death toll approached 200,000 on Saturday as the United Nations launched an international push for a vaccine to defeat the pandemic. Governments around the world are struggling to limit the economic devastation unleashed by the virus, which has infected nearly 2.8 million people and left half of humanity under some form of […]

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Old age 'officially' starts at 61... and just thinking about it makes Brits stressed, survey finds

The survey of 2,000 Britons pinpointed the point at which we think we're 'past it' at 61. It also found that three-quarters of us worry about ageing, and half say it makes us feel stressed.

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Princess Eugenie and husband Jack Brooksbank celebrate their 10th anniversary with Instagram snap

Princess Eugenie took to Instagram to celebrate her anniversary with husband Jack Brookshank by posting a loved-up picture. In the post the tenth-in-line said her and her husband were lucky to be together.

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Ex-Army captain and actor who both transitioned reveal story of how they became transgender parents

Every birth is a minor miracle, but for Jake and Hannah Graf the safe arrival of their baby daughter last Tuesday was cause for particular jubilation and relief.

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Parts of India see death rates FALL amid coronavirus outbreak, bucking the global trend

Parts of India have recorded dramatic falls in the number of deaths at a time when funeral parlours were bracing for a surge amid the coronavirus crisis.

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DR ALEX GEORGE: From Love Island to hell in my hospital

Across the country, every day thousands of NHS workers are putting their lives on the line to care for our most vulnerable. Here Love Island's DR ALEX GEORGE, an A&E doctor shares his front-line diary...

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Lady Carnarvon - chatelaine of the 'real Downton Abbey' talks about cleaning her house

One of the legacies of lockdown could be that we all end up with spotless homes. With time on our hands, we are turning into a nation of housekeepers, fearlessly delving into dusty corners.

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Prime Minister Boris Johnson 'briefed on plans to have Premier League football return within weeks'

The Prime Minister has been informed of the proposals for matches to be played behind closed doors. And Mr Johnson sees the resumption of live sport as key to boosting the moral of the nation.

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Mecca deserted during Ramadan as Muslims are forced to celebrate in isolation because of coronavirus

The central courtyard of the Great Mosque of Mecca has been deserted as Muslims are forced to celebrate Ramadan in isolation, leaving the holy site practically empty.

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Coronavirus UK: Identical twin nurses, 37, die days apart

Emma Davis, a former nurse herself, died at Southampton General Hospital today, just three days after the death of identical twin Katy, a children's nurse, at the same hospital.

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Five of Meghan Markle's best friends could be called to give evidence

Mr Markle says he shared the letter with The Mail on Sunday only after Meghan's friends gave an interview about it to the US magazine People.

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End of the superpower?

End of the superpower?

The word “end” has been frequently employed in the lexical trove of historians, scholars and literati of the twentieth century. Some examples are End of Philosophy (1974) by Martin Heidegger, End of Ideology (1988) by Daniel Bell, End of Modernity (1991) by Gianni Vattimo, End of History (1992) by Francis Fukuyama, End of Physics (1994) […]

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Coronavirus and secularism of India

Coronavirus and secularism of India

Secular in nature and temperament are all pandemics, epidemics and calamities; they never spare anyone on the basis of religion. If someone thinks he is a Muslim and the virus of Covid-19 would not attack him, he is living in a fool’s paradise. Same is the case with Christians, Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists and people following […]

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Indian fans miss Saba Qamar in ‘Angrezi Medium’

Indian fans miss Saba Qamar in ‘Angrezi Medium’

Actress-turned-YouTuber Saba Qamar has proved herself as one of the most talented actresses across the border. She was featured in a Bollywood film ‘Hindi Medium’ with Irfan Khan. The story of the film revolves around a couple’s struggle to get their daughter admitted to a prestigious English-medium school to rise in society. The film became […]

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Brad Pitt laughs off dating rumours as he bonds with Alia Shawkat over love for arts

Brad Pitt laughs off dating rumours as he bonds with Alia Shawkat over love for arts

Actor and producer Brad Pitt despite his numerous attempts at being tight-lipped about his love life, often finds himself ensnared within linkup rumours involving any and every woman he ever interacts with. Now, there seems to be more scoop coming in from his friendship with actor Alia Shawkat only days after she was seen cycling […]

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Jameela wants women to speak up against injustice

Jameela wants women to speak up against injustice

RJ-turned-actress Jameela Jamil has urged women to speak up against unfairness. The actress, in a series of social media posts, let out her thoughts on the issue, saying: “Coincidence that the entire handful of women who dare to call out injustice are all-controlling, chaotic, manipulative, mentally unstable, liars. Some are even ‘traffickers…’ now? Weird and […]

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Fahad Mirza flaunts his sculpting skills

Fahad Mirza flaunts his sculpting skills

Actor and doctor Fahad Mirza recently took to social media to show off his sculpting skills which he is working on during quarantine amid the pandemic. Taking to Instagram, he shared that he is exploring his creative side while staying at home. Sharing a photograph of the sculpture he made, he wrote, “She is finally […]

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Naseeruddin Shah on ‘Khuda Kay Liye’ being in line with his ideology

Naseeruddin Shah on ‘Khuda Kay Liye’ being in line with his ideology

Actor and director Naseeruddin Shah, having ample experience under his belt, opened up about why he chose to be part of Pakistani film ‘Khuda Kay Liye.’ The 70-year-old star during an interview with IANS, harked back to the 2007-released Shoaib Mansoor-directorial, opening up about his character and the intention he had while essaying it. “It […]

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Mehwish and her brother take on TikTok’s dance challenge

Mehwish and her brother take on TikTok’s dance challenge

Many celebrities are participating in various TikTok challenges, just like the rest of us while stay at home due to the coronavirus lockdown. Renowned actor Mehwish Hayt recently took on the viral TikTok dance challenge with her brother. Sharing a video on Twitter in which she can be seen dancing with her brother to the […]

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Influencers are still getting lip fillers and Botox during lockdown

Influencers are still getting lip fillers and Botox during lockdown

“I’m doing a syringe in each one of my cheeks and another syringe in my chin,” says Marcus. “I’m thinking about doing another one on top of that, possibly on my under-eyes but I haven’t decided yet. And I’m doing Botox, of course. Can’t forget Botox.” Marcus, 28, who has asked to use a pseudonym […]

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Ellen Pompeo comes under fire for resurfaced remarks about Harvey Weinstein victims

Ellen Pompeo comes under fire for resurfaced remarks about Harvey Weinstein victims

Actress and director Ellen Pompeo wants to clarify prior comments she made about sexual assault survivors. Following yesterday’s internet flurry, the actress took to Twitter with a message directed at “those who feel offended or are taking this personally.” Ellen Pompeo wrote, “…this panel was 2 + years ago and it was way before the […]

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Kim Kardashian reveals the problem she’s having with her kids amid social distancing

Kim Kardashian reveals the problem she’s having with her kids amid social distancing

Like many people, reality television star and beauty mogul Kim Kardashian is social distancing amid the global coronavirus pandemic. So what has the Keeping Up With the Kardashians star been up to over the past few weeks? The 39-year-old reality TV celeb gave fans a glimpse for the June/July issue of Vogue. The KKW Beauty […]

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Taylor Swift condemns former label’s ‘shameless greed’ ahead of album release

Taylor Swift condemns former label’s ‘shameless greed’ ahead of album release

Singer and songwriter Taylor Swift says she did not consent to a new collection of her music being released by her former record label, Big Machine Records. The pop star released a lengthy statement on Thursday, calling the move a “tasteless” money grab. Swift also confirmed previous reports that Scooter Braun acquired the label for […]

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Kareena always puts her work first: Sara Ali Khan

Kareena always puts her work first: Sara Ali Khan

The ‘Simmba’ girl whose Love is Aaj Kal the talk of the nation is all set to appear this Sunday on the upcoming episode of Zee Café’s Starry Nights Gen Y. Actress Sara Ali Khan was at her candid best as she shared secrets about her lifestyle while also shining a new perspective about life. […]

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Adorable black and white photograph of Prince Charles with Prince Louis was taken by Kate Middleton

Prince Charles has shared a heartwarming photo of him hugging his grandson Prince Louis. The Prince of Wales released the photo to celebrate his grandson's second birthday.

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Gold-digging boyfriend ordered to pay back just £20 after stealing more than £24,000 from girlfriend

Andrew Baldry, 30, of Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, siphoned the money from his girlfriend's bank account into his own, before using some of it to buy a car for himself.

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Three new raven chicks hatch at the Tower of London

Legend has it that the kingdom will fall if the ravens ever leave the Tower of London. So the arrival of three new chicks during the nationwide lockdown is a reassuring sign.

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US vaccine expert says he was removed for opposing Trump-backed chloroquine

US vaccine expert says he was removed for opposing Trump-backed chloroquine

The head of the US agency in charge of developing a vaccine against coronavirus said Wednesday that he was removed from his job for opposing the chloroquine treatment promoted by President Donald Trump. Dr. Rick Bright said he was removed on Tuesday as director of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), the government […]

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Witness led police to gunman in Canada mass shooting

Witness led police to gunman in Canada mass shooting

Police said Wednesday they caught a break several hours into a manhunt for the perpetrator of the worst mass shooting in Canadian history when they learned he was wearing a patrolman’s uniform and driving a mock squad car. Royal Canadian Mounted Police Chief Superintendent Chris Leather also confirmed that the attacker acted alone in the […]

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Venezuela’s Maduro warns of new price controls as inflation spikes

Venezuela’s Maduro warns of new price controls as inflation spikes

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro warned on Wednesday that strict price controls on basic goods could return, as the coronavirus outbreak and an acute gasoline shortage prompt inflation to accelerate. The socialist government last year relaxed enforcement of price controls, which had been in place for nearly two decades, to allow the private sector to play […]

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Who doesn’t want to sing for Hindi films: Ali Sethi

Who doesn’t want to sing for Hindi films: Ali Sethi

In the age of flamboyant music videos, a couple of lines, tucked away in a scene in Mira Nair’s ‘The Reluctant Fundamentalist,’ was all it took for singer and writer Ali Sethi to make his mark. The song, his rendition of Farida Khanum’s “Dil Jalane Ki Baat”, plays out as Om Puri and Riz Ahmed’s […]

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You can also make carrot cake like Janhvi

You can also make carrot cake like Janhvi

Joining Bollywood celebrities like Sonam Kapoor, Anubhav Sinha and Neena Gupta, who have been spending their time trying new recipes during the lockdown, Janhvi Kapoor also tried her hand at baking. In an Instagram story that she recently shared, the ‘Dhadak’ actor was seen asking sister Khushi to taste the carrot cake that she had […]

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Prog-rock band Indian Ocean doffs hat to Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan in latest offering

Prog-rock band Indian Ocean doffs hat to Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan in latest offering

So what if cross-border social-media musical collaborations are ruffling up some feathers. Last heard, paying homage to legends on the other side was still allowed. It gets even better when progressive rock band Indian Ocean doff their hats to Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan’s immensely popular qawwali – Akhiyan Udeek Diyan. Yes, you read that […]

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Mahira wishes Faisal Edhi a speedy recovery

Mahira wishes Faisal Edhi a speedy recovery

Prominent actor Mahira Khan sent prayers and well wishes for Faisal Edhi who tested positive for coronavirus on Tuesday. The head of Edhi Foundation and the son of philanthropist late Abdul Sattar Edhi is currently self-isolating. Taking to Twitter, the Raees actor wrote: “Prayers for #FaisalEdhi may he recover soon inshAllah.” The superstar also lauded […]

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Bhagyashree shares ‘easiest’ recipe for your daily dose of vitamin C

Bhagyashree shares ‘easiest’ recipe for your daily dose of vitamin C

Bhagyashree recently shared an easy recipe which is a great way to meet your regular dose of vitamin C requirement. In an Instgram video, she showed how to make tasty tomato lababdar, which is a source of the micronutrient. To keep infections at bay, it is important to build immunity. And vitamin C is what […]

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Bruce Springsteen plays ‘Jersey Girl’ at ‘Jersey 4 Jersey’ COVID-19 relief event

Bruce Springsteen plays ‘Jersey Girl’ at ‘Jersey 4 Jersey’ COVID-19 relief event

They began with “Land of Hope and Dreams,” a moving song about the power and resiliency of the human spirit that Springsteen wrote for the 1999 E Street Band reunion tour. It was followed by commentary and performances by everyone from Jon Stewart, Chris Rock and Stephen Colbert to Halsey and Charlie Puth, who played […]

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Hadiqa appeals to government for financial support of beauty industry

Hadiqa appeals to government for financial support of beauty industry

Popular singer Hadiqa Kiani has appealed Prime Minister Imran Khan to financially support the girls who lost their jobs with salons in beauty industry. Hadiqa Kiani that beauty industry is a major industry and thousands of girls have lost their jobs with salons. “80 percent salon owners run everything through their businesses and expenditures,” said […]

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PM for ‘smart lockdown’ to curb Covid-19 spread

PM for ‘smart lockdown’ to curb Covid-19 spread

Prime Minister Imran Khan Thursday said the government is moving to ‘smart lockdown‘ to close areas with coronavirus outbreak because he fears that people can die of starvation amidst strict closures aimed for their protection against the pandemic. Advising utmost precautions for protection against coronavirus, the prime minister asked the countrymen to act responsibly in […]

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Govt to launch ‘National TTQ Strategy’ to contain Covid-19

Govt to launch ‘National TTQ Strategy’ to contain Covid-19

The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on Thursday decided to launch the ‘National Test, Track and Quarantine (TTQ) Strategy’ devised for effective diagnosis of the Covid-19 patients to contain the pandemic. The NCOC, which met with Minister for Planning, Development, and Special Initiatives Asad Umar in the chair, resolved to implement the national strategy […]

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Pakistan’s coronavirus tally crosses 11,000; 11 more succumb to virus

Pakistan’s coronavirus tally crosses 11,000; 11 more succumb to virus

The nationwide tally of Covid-19 patients jumped to 11,057 on Thursday, with 4,767 cases reported in Punjab, 3,671 in Sindh, 1,453 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 607 in Balochistan, 290 in Gilgit Baltistan, 214 in Islamabad and 55 in Azad Jammu and Kashmir. The virus has claimed at least 235 lives while some 2,337 coronavirus patients have […]

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Bilawal urges people to spend Ramazan at home

Bilawal urges people to spend Ramazan at home

Pakistan People’s Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has appealed to the people of the country to stay home, spend the month of Ramazan praying five times a day at home and protect themselves. Talking to media persons in Islamabad, Bilawal said that Prime Minister Imran Khan’s logic and reasoning to change the restrictions that were […]

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Moon not sighted; Ramazan to begin tomorrow

Moon not sighted; Ramazan to begin tomorrow

The Ruet-i-Hilal Committee on Thursday announced that the Ramazan moon had not been sighted, hence the holy month will begin on Saturday. The committee held its meeting under the chairmanship of Mufti Muneebur Rehman while meetings of other zonal and district committees were also arranged simultaneously. A day earlier, Minister for Science and Technology Fawad […]

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Moody’s projects Pakistan’s first recession in 2020 over coronavirus

Moody’s projects Pakistan’s first recession in 2020 over coronavirus

Pakistan is expected to face its first annual recession in fiscal year 2020 due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, credit rating agency Moody‘s Investors Service said in a forecast issued late Wednesday. The country’s financing needs are also expected to rise significantly, while its real – or inflation-adjusted – gross domestic product (GDP) would likely […]

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PM briefed on internal, external challenges at ISI headquarters

PM briefed on internal, external challenges at ISI headquarters

Prime Minister Imran Khan visited the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) headquarters on Thursday and received a comprehensive briefing, covering the entire spectrum of internal and external challenges, including the impact of Covid-19 outbreak in Pakistan. Speaking on the occasion, the prime minister emphasized that no effort will be spared for security, integrity and sovereignty of the […]

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Pakistan calls for reviving SAARC health committee to fight COVID-19

Pakistan calls for reviving SAARC health committee to fight COVID-19

Pakistan on Thursday sought the revival of the South Asian Association for Regional Corporation’s (SAARC) Technical Committee on Health in order to evolve a common strategy against the novel coronavirus virus. The proposal was part of a host of measures suggested by Dr Zafar Mirza, the de facto health minister, while hosting a video conference […]

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Taliban reject Ghani’s call for ‘illogical’ Ramazan truce

Taliban reject Ghani’s call for ‘illogical’ Ramazan truce

The Afghan Taliban on Thursday dismissed as “illogical” a latest ceasefire call by President Ashraf Ghani during the holy month of Ramazan. In a message on the eve of Ramazan, President Ghani urged the Taliban to declare ceasefire and stop what he called “killing Afghans.” Taliban political spokesman Suhail Shaheen rejected the offer and accused […]

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UK govt under fire over failure to offer financial support to NHS heroes’ families

UK govt under fire over failure to offer financial support to NHS heroes’ families

The British government has been the subject of criticism for their failure to provide any financial assistance and support to the families of NHS frontline workers who have lost their lives after contracting the coronavirus. There is growing anger amongst health professionals and their colleagues over the reports that the families of those health workers […]

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COAS assures nation of ‘all possible steps’ in war on Covid-19

COAS assures nation of ‘all possible steps’ in war on Covid-19

Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa Wednesday received a detailed presentation on the national strategy for test, trace and quarantine as well as Covid-19 projections. The COAS visited the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) where he was received by Lieutenant General Hamood uz Zaman Khan, Commander Army Air Defence Command and […]

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Shehbaz again skips NAB hearing in assets case

Shehbaz again skips NAB hearing in assets case

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President and Opposition Leader in National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday again skipped National Accountability Bureau (NAB) hearing in assets case citing coronavirus threat. PML-N spokesperson Marriyum Aurangzeb said Shehbaz Sharif has provided the required documents to the anti-corruption watchdog. The investigation officers can hold a video conference if they want […]

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ECC releases Rs 75bn under PM’s relief package for payments to labourers

ECC releases Rs 75bn under PM’s relief package for payments to labourers

The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has approved release of Rs 75 billion from PM’s Relief Package of Rs 200 billion for targeted payments to the low-income groups, especially labourers and daily wagers most severely affected by the lockdown situation in the country. The decision was taken at a meeting of the ECC […]

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