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China deploys anal swabs to test for Covid-19

The method can increase the detection rate of infected people

27 Jan 2021 9:15 PM

A nurse wearing a face mask to help curb the spread of the coronavirus walks by people lining up for a coronavirus test at a hospital in Beijing, Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021. The coronavirus was found on ice cream produced in eastern China, prompting a recall of cartons from the same batch, according to the government. (AP)

Chinese city reports coronavirus found on ice cream

Most of the 29,000 cartons in the batch had yet to be sold, the government said

17 Jan 2021 2:17 PM

Withdrawal of Jammu and Kashmir's special powers and bifurcating the state into two union territories in August last year also evoked a strong reaction from Pakistan, which has been unsuccessfully trying to rally international support against India on the Kashmir issue. (Photo:AFP)

No talks possible with India until restoration of autonomous status of J-K: Pak PM

We don't have adversarial relations with any country except India which is trying to destabilise Pakistan, he claimed

11 Jan 2021 1:01 AM

People are silhouetted on vehicles headlights on a dark street during widespread power outages in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Sunday, Jan. 10, 2021. Pakistan's national power grid experienced a major breakdown late night on Saturday, leaving millions of people in darkness, local media reported. (AP)

Pakistan hit by nationwide power blackout

Power Minister Omar Ayub Khan said the frequency in the power distribution system suddenly dropped from 50 to zero, causing the blackout

10 Jan 2021 1:05 PM

Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) Lahore Judge Ejaz Ahmad Buttar sentenced UN proscribed terrorist Lakhvi to five years of rigorous imprisonment each on three counts with a fine of PKR 100,000 (approximately USD 620) each on three counts. (Photo:PTI)

Mumbai attack mastermind and LeT commander Lakhvi gets 5-year jail term

The US had welcomed Lakhvi's arrest last week but said Pakistan should try him for the Mumbai attacks also

09 Jan 2021 4:08 AM

A healthcare worker prepares COVID-19 vaccine doses at the Portland Veterans Affairs Medical Center on December 16, 2020 in Portland, Oregon. (Nathan Howard/Getty Images/AFP)

China to start opening vaccination programme to general public

Sichuan is the first province to outline a timeline of its vaccination plans for the general public

18 Dec 2020 11:06 AM

Members of a Chinese surveying team head for the summit of Mount Everest, also known locally as Mt. Qomolangma. China and Nepal have jointly announced on Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020, a new height for Mount Everest, ending a discrepancy between the two nations. (AP)

Mount Everest is 8,848.86 metres tall: Nepal & China after remeasurement

The revised height of Mt. Everest puts an end to the decades-long dispute between the two neighbours

08 Dec 2020 10:16 PM

In this photo released by the Indonesian Presidential Palace, workers register boxes containing coronavirus vaccines made by Chinese company Sinovac, after arriving at a facility of state-owned pharmaceutical company Bio Farma in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia on Monday, December 7. (Indonesian Presidential Palace via AP)

Chinese Covid-19 vaccine maker gets $500 million funding boost

Beijing has largely brought the virus under control, with only 281 active cases still receiving treatment, according to official figures

07 Dec 2020 12:30 PM

Pakistan's deposed Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (L) with his brother Shahbaz Sharif in Lahore, Pakistan. (Photo: AP)

FIR filed against Nawaz Sharif's brother, others in multi-billion sugar scam

PM Khan's friend Jahangir Tareen and son Ali Tareen are also booked under charges of money laundering and cheating of public shareholders

17 Nov 2020 2:03 PM

Regardless of who wins the polls, it is expected that some changes in the status of the region would be announced after the new government was formed in Gilgit-Baltistan.

Gilgit-Baltistan assembly election gets under way amid tight security

India has slammed Pak's decision to hold election in Gilgit-Baltistan and said any action to alter its status has no legal basis

15 Nov 2020 1:49 PM

Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy won enough seats in Parliament to return to power for a second five-year term (AFP Photo)

Official Myanmar vote count affirms Suu Kyi's party control

The NLD won 346 seats in the combined lower and upper houses of the legislature, far above the 322 needed to secure a majority

13 Nov 2020 1:03 PM

US China flag. (Representational image)

China declines to congratulate US President-elect Joe Biden

China has not yet come out with an official reaction to Biden and Kamala Harris' victory

09 Nov 2020 4:54 PM

Myanmar's State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi (C) arrives to cast an advance vote at a polling station in Naypyidaw on October 29, 2020. (AFP)

A look at Myanmar's election and Suu Kyi's expected victory

Suu Kyi's party has lost the cooperation of many ethnic minority parties, which are popular in their border-area homelands

07 Nov 2020 3:22 PM

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Sardar Ayaz Sadiq. (Twitter/@AbdulRe81179573)

Pakistan leader likely to be booked for treason over Abhinandan remarks

Posters of Sadiq have also appeared in Lahore, dubbing him a 'traitor'

01 Nov 2020 9:19 PM

Census workers collect information from a woman in Lianyungang, in China's eastern Jiangsu province on November 1, 2020, as millions of census-takers began knocking on doors for a once-a-decade head count of the world's largest population that for the first time will use mobile apps to help crunch the massive numbers. (AFP)

China begins once-a-decade census of world's largest population

After implementing the decades-old one child policy, China is facing a demographic crisis with a rapidly ageing population

01 Nov 2020 8:58 PM

In this photo provided by Bidyanondo Foundation, floating hospital called 'Jibon Kheya',meaning lifeboat, arrives at Banishanta near Mongla seaport in southwestern region of Bangladesh, Sept. 1, 2020.. A Bangladeshi charity has set up a floating hospital turning a small tourist boat into a healthcare facility to provide services to thousands of people affected by this year's devastating floods that marooned millions. (Bidyanondo Foundation via AP)

Bangladeshi floating hospital treats flood-ravaged community

The Jibon Kheya started its journey on September 1 with eight doctors and nurses

30 Oct 2020 2:15 PM

Pakistani security personnel (Representative Image) (Photo : AFP)

Seven killed, 26 injured as blast rips apart Peshawar seminary

A bag filled with explosive materials was kept close to wall of the seminary by some unknown person

27 Oct 2020 2:44 PM

A child wearing a face mask to help curb the spread of the coronavirus looks as masked people browsing their smartphones near Forbidden City in Beijing. (AP)

China reports surge in symptomless COVID-19 infections

A total of 20 new confirmed and 161 new asymptomatic cases were reported in the mainland on October 25

26 Oct 2020 9:52 AM

Health workers take swabs from residents to be tested for the COVID-19 coronavirus as part of a mass testing program following a new outbreak of the coronavirus in Qingdao, in China's eastern Shandong province on October 13, 2020. (AFP)

New restrictions in Europe as China resorts to mass testing

Hopes for vaccines to rapidly provide relief suffered a blow Tuesday with the suspension of two clinical trials in the United States

14 Oct 2020 10:34 AM

Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan. (AP)

Pakistan on FATF's 'Enhanced Follow-up' list for meagre progress on terror financing

The development came only a few weeks ahead of the meeting of the FATF to decide on Pakistan's grey list status

12 Oct 2020 12:38 PM

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Hyderabad's city lights killing astronomy, enthusiasts, scientists complain

Light pollution is a menace in the city of Hyderabad which is killing the joy of looking up to the night sky, astronomy enthusiasts and scientists have complained. (Representational Image/PTI)

A farewell to @realDonaldTrump, gone after 57,000 tweets

The suspended Twitter account of President Donald Trump. On Friday, the social media company permanently suspended Trump from its platform, citing "risk of further incitement of violence." (AP)

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Saudi’s annual Hajj pilgrimage will start this Wednesday amid growing concerns about the coronavirus pandemic. (Saudi Ministry of Media via AP)

This year, Hajj pilgrims to be given sterilised pebbles

The protests in Portland have drawn international attention to race relations in the USA. The standoff between federal agents and protesters turned into a violent fight at night on Thursday. (AP)

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The shadow of the Chilean national flag fluttering in front of La Moneda Presidential Palace in Santiago, is casted over demonstrators gesturing during a march on International Women's day on march 8, 2020(AP)

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