Britain is looking into the possibility of creating a digital currency that households and businesses could use instead of cash — an initiative the finance minister dubbed “Britcoin”. The use of cash has fallen during the coronavirus pandemic as people try to avoid contact, and several central banks across the world are considering whether to […]
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LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday cancelled a planned trip to India, scheduled to take place next week, due to the current coronavirus situation in India, Johnson’s office said.Johnson had already postponed the trip once from January, when COVID-19 infections were high in Britain. Infections in India are currently surging as the country […]
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India has reported a record 200,000 new Covid-19 cases on Thursday and the financial hub of Mumbai entered a lockdown, as many hospitals treating coronavirus patients reported severe shortages of beds and oxygen supplies.The surge was the seventh record daily increase in the last eight days and comes as India battles a massive second wave […]
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The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) has recommended a reduction in the price of petroleum products for the next 15 days. Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan criticized the Shehbaz Sharif administration once more while mentioning India, following the federal government’s PKR 30 per litre increase in the price of gasoline and diesel. The […]
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Prime Minister Imran Khan Tuesday held a meeting with Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa. Director General Inter Services Intelligence Lt Gen Faiz Hameed was also present in the meeting. Sources said Prime Minister Khan and COAS Bajwa discussed the security situation in the country. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had a visit on […]
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RAWALPINDI: Security forces on Tuesday killed an active Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) terrorist Pir alias Asad during an operation in Ladha, South Waziristan, said Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) in a statement. Security forces conducted an operation in Ladha, South Waziristan, on the reported presence of terrorists.During intense exchange of fire, one terrorist named Pir alias Asad […]
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Seven people were killed, two severely injured, and hundreds of buildings were damaged in several cities as an earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale struck off Indonesia’s Java island on Saturday, the country’s disaster mitigation agency BNPB said.The quake, which struck at 2 p.m. (0700 GMT) local time, was felt across East Java, home […]
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NEW DELHI: Gavi the co-lead in the global vaccine sharing facility COVAX has revealed that India is legally bound to ship coronavirus vaccines to them, the law could harm Serum Institute of India’s (SII) efforts to boost domestic supplies.India, where infections have surged to 13.06 million, suspended all major exports of vaccines last month to […]
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The United States said Wednesday it was restoring assistance to the Palestinians severed under former president Donald Trump with an announcement of $235 million. The UN agency for Palestinian refugees, Unrwa, which has been in financial difficulties since losing $360 million in US financing in 2018, will receive two thirds of the proceeds. Regarding the […]
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Viktorovich Lavrov will pay an important visit to Pakistan on April 6, the Foreign Office confirmed on Monday. A statement issued by Foreign Office spokesman Zahid Hafeez Chaudhry said that Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov would meet with his Pakistani counterpart Shah Mahmood Qureshi and hold delegation-level talks. The statement said […]
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