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COVID-19: Pakistan’s Punjab province to reopen 544 shrines for visitors
Islamabad: Pakistan's Punjab province government will reopen shrines for visitors after easing the lockdown imposed to prevent the spread of...
Millions would have starved if COVID-19 lockdown was not eased: Pak PM
Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday said that developing countries like Pakistan face the dilemma of whether to protect...
Nations reopen yet struggle to define ‘a new normal’
Rome: As nations around the world loosen coronavirus restrictions, people are discovering that “the new normal” is anything but. Yet...
Combination of approaches most efficient way to fill gaps in testing: Study
Los Angeles: Scientists have reviewed the clinical testing methodologies used for detecting the presence of COVID-19 causing virus in patient...
Afghan officials: Attacks kill 14 civilians, 9 militiamen
Kabul: Gunmen killed 14 people in two separate attacks in Afghanistan while the Taliban targeted pro-government checkpoints in the northeast,...
Safer way of sharing ventilators for COVID-19 patients developed
Boston: Scientists, including one of Indian origin, have come up with a new approach to sharing ventilators between patients, which...
Turkey’s pandemic strategy hinges on hazmat-suited gumshoes
Istanbul: They see themselves as public health detectives, working 24/7 to track the coronavirus' insidious spread through a country of...
US should end reliance on China: Haley
Washington: The coronavirus pandemic has underscored the need for the United States to move away from its reliance on communist...
Cyclone Amphan: Bangladesh shifts over two million people; armed forces put on alert
Dhaka: Bangladesh has shifted over two million people to storm shelters and deployed its military to deal with cyclone 'Amphan'...
UN chief: Virus could push millions of Africans into poverty
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Wednesday that the coronavirus pandemic threatens Africa's progress and could push millions into...