Section: Pakistan Today (Pakistan)
Four European states lose measles eradication status as cases soar: WHO
GENEVA: Measles cases are skyrocketing in Europe and the disease is surging in four countries previously considered to have eliminated it, including the UK, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned Thursday, urging countries to step up vaccination efforts. “Re-establishment of measles transmission is concerning. If high immunisation coverage is...
Tamer Trump on show at G7, but brash US leader never far
PARIS: Like Superman disguised as the mild-mannered Clark Kent, Donald Trump showed his tamer side at the G7 — but the maverick showman expected by the world didn’t take long to burst back out. Before the summit in France’s Biarritz, speculation was rife over how Trump might blow up proceedings. At last year’s session in Canada,...
Citizen affected with Congo virus passes away at Mayo hospital
LAHORE: A citizen affected with Congo virus passed away at Mayo Hospital on Saturday. According to details, 46-year-old Arif’s blood samples were sent to the National Institute of Health (NIH) for medical tests. He later died at the hospital. The Sindh Health Department had recently confirmed 14 deaths in Karachi from Crimean Congo...
Trump heads to G7 with potshot at French hosts over taxes
US President Donald Trump threatened his French hosts with taxes on their wines Friday as he headed to a G7 summit in France with a series of parting shots, including another broadside at the Federal Reserve’s chairman. After a day that saw big falls on Wall Street after he announced new tariffs against China, Trump was in no doubt that he...
Serena, Sharapova to clash in US Open first round blockbuster
CHARLESTON: Serena Williams will begin her quest for a seventh US Open title and record-tying 24th Grand Slam victory against long-time rival Maria Sharapova in the US Open women’s singles draw unveiled Thursday. Williams has dominated the Russian star in their head-to-head rivalry, winning 19 times with only two defeats, including their...
Germany supports virology center at ICCBS-UoK
KARACHI: German universities were providing technical assistance to Dr Panjwani Center for Molecular Medicine and Drug Research, University of Karachi (UoK) to set up a Virology Center. Pakistani and German scientists expressed these views in a meeting recently held at the Dr Panjwani Center, said a statement on Thursday. They observed that...
Two more Congo fever cases surface in Karachi
KARACHI: Two more Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) cases surfaced in Karachi on Thursday, taking the reported toll of cases to 27 in the provincial metropolis during the current year. The patients have been identified as 54-year-old Zulhaja Shah and the 32-year-old Muhammad Kafeel. Zulhaja and Kafeel are being treated in different private...
Pak-Afghan ties: Political will missing at state level, says Andleeb Abbas
-Security issues should not be allowed to impact the flow of trade, says Afghan Senator Gulalai Noor Safi ISLAMABAD: Federal Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs and Member of National Assembly (MNA) Andleeb Abbas has said that people to people linkages across the border are significantly good but political will has been missing at the...
Macron, Putin see chance on Ukraine but clash on Syria
PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron and Russia’s Vladimir Putin on Monday agreed changes in Ukraine had bolstered the chances of peace in its east but clashed on Syria, as the Russian leader made a rare bilateral visit to a key EU power. Macron, who hosted Putin at his summer residence in southern France, made clear he wanted to keep...
Putin, Macron to meet for French-Russian talks before G-7
PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron and Russian President Vladimir Putin are meeting in southern France to discuss the world’s major crises, including Ukraine, Iran and Syria, and try to improve Moscow’s relations with the European Union. Macron has invited Putin on Monday afternoon to his summer residence, the Fort de Bregancon...
