UN economists have warned that the deadly coronavirus epidemic could cost the global economy $1.0 trillion this year and called on governments to ramp up spending to mitigate its impact. Richard Kozul-Wright, Director, Division on Globalization and Development Strategies at UNCTAD said, “We envisage a slowdown in the global economy to under two per cent for this … Read more
This year’s theme for International Women’s Day (8 March) is, “I am Generation Equality: Realizing Women’s Rights”. The Generation Equality campaign is bringing together people of every gender, age, ethnicity, race, religion and country, to drive actions that will create the gender-equal world we all deserve. BREAKING NEWS that’s been breaking for decades: Women are still not … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Spokesperson of Foreign Office, Aisha Farooqui on Saturday rejected claims made by Indian authorities regarding an item seized from a detained Pakistan-bound Chinese merchant vessel. According to the details, she said that claims regarding the possible military dimension of the item in question were “factually incorrect”. “The item under question is a heat treatment … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The government of Pakistan has asked the United Kingdom to deport former Prime Minister Mian Muhammad Nawaz Nawaz Sharif, who is in London for his medical treatment on today ( March 3). According to the details, The Punjab government had recently announced that the Sharif family patriarch’s medical reports had failed to satisfy it … Read more
ANKARA: At least 33 Turkish soldiers were killed in Syria’s Idlib province after an air strike blamed on Damascus, prompting condemnation from Washington and a UN warning on the rapidly-rising risk of escalation. According to the details, Dozens more soldiers were injured and taken to Turkey for treatment, Rahmi Dogan, governor of Turkish Hatay — … Read more
The next big WWE event has started: Pro wrestling returns to Saudi Arabia, and it’s putting on quite a show. Headlining Super ShowDown is none other than WCW legend Bill Goldberg, who returns to action for the first time since last August, at the ripe age of 53, to take on “The Fiend” Bray Wyatt. That match will … Read more
Muslims death toll from three days of mob violence in Indian Capital during US President Donald Trump’s visit rose to 20 on Wednesday. AP reported that Muslims death toll from three days of mob violence in Indian Capital during US President Donald Trump’s visit rose to 20. clashes between Hindu mobs and Muslims protesting a … Read more
TOKYO: The oldest living man of the planet, Chitetsu Watanabe, has passed away in Japan at the age of 112, the Niigata prefecture government said in a statement. According to the details, Chitetsu Watanabe, a resident of the city of Joetsu in central Japan, died on Sunday, Japanese media according to Kyodo News. Watanabe was born … Read more
The Jafurah field, a $110 billion project is expected to make Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the country to export Gas. Arab media reported that the project is to develop a gas field in eastern Saudi Arabia that will turn the global market on its head and make the Kingdom a gas exporter. The Jafurah field … Read more
White House in a statement on Friday that U.S. President Donald Trump will raise the issue of religious freedom in India with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit. According to the details, a senior official of the White House told this to US media during a conference call ahead of Trump’s first official … Read more
Punjab Governor Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar has said that the present government is promoting the culture of meritocracy and transparency in the country. According to the details, Addressing the convocation of the University of Lahore in Lahore on Monday, he said that vice chancellors have been appointed in public universities on merit. The Governor said that … Read more
In Mali, at least forty people, including nine soldiers, have been killed in three different incidents. Thirty-one have been killed when gunmen attacked a village in central Mali, burning houses, crops and livestock. According to the sources, A group of eight soldiers also killed in an ambush, while another was killed during an attack on … Read more
President of Germany has suggested that Russia and China and the United States, were stoking global instability, as he warned of the danger that the three were slipping into a new “great power” game and nuclear arms competition. According to the sources of Reuters, In opening remarks at the annual Munich Security Conference, German President … Read more
Former Pakistan and India players Shahid Afridi and Yuvraj Singh said that cricket matches between the two neighbour countries will be better for the game as a total. India and Pakistan have not played a bilateral series since the latter toured the former during the 2012-13 season. According to the details, Afridi and Yuvraj, two … Read more
LONDON: Facebook (FB.O) on Wednesday said it had suspended a network of accounts used by Russian military intelligence to seed false narratives online targeting Ukraine and other countries in Eastern Europe. Facebook head of security policy Nathaniel Gleicher said, Other accounts originating in Iran, Vietnam and Myanmar were also blocked on Facebook and Instagram for … Read more
Seven people have died across Europe as Storm Ciara moves east, shutting down transport and leaving hundreds of thousands without electricity. Meanwhile, in France, ferry services between Calais and Dover were suspended and rail operator SNCF cancelled some services in the Normandy region. About 120 flights were cancelled in Amsterdam and the national football association … Read more
Frankfurt: Pakistani handicraft got attention in the international exhibition at the city of Germany. According to the details, Heimtextil is celebrating its 50th anniversary from 7th – 10th January 2020 in Frankfurt, Germany. Around 3,000 exhibitors, including 220 Pakistani manufactures, would participate in the four-day fair. Pakistan was the 4th largest international exhibitor at Heimtextil … Read more
A Palestinian protester was shot dead in the West Bank on Friday as Palestinian and U.S. leaders blamed each other for violence that erupted after President Donald Trump unveiled a Middle East Peace plan that Palestinians rejected as one sided. Palestinian protesters and Israeli security forces have repeatedly clashed since the peace proposals were unveiled … Read more
Sisters separated during the World War II met again after 78 years in an astonishing reunion. According to the sources, Rosalina Kharitonova, now 94, was working in a tank factory which was bombed by the Nazis in 1942. Her distraught family including younger sister Yulia, now 92, assumed she was dead, one of two million … Read more
NEW YORK: President Donald Trump on Tuesday night told to Americans that his administration was working to end the Afghan war – the longest conflict in the country’ history. He did not provide a timeline for the withdrawal but he said that they will bring US troops back home. According to the sources of APP, … Read more
BEIJING: China’s death toll from a new coronavirus jumped above 360 on Monday to surpass the number of fatalities of its SARS crisis two decades ago, with dozens of people dying in the epicentre’s quarantined ground-zero. According to the sources of AFP, The 57 confirmed new deaths was the single-biggest increase since the virus was … Read more
BEIJING: The selfless support of Pakistan’s leadership and people to China in the fight against the new coronavirus epidemic is very laudable and once again embodies the special friendly relations between China and Pakistan and the two people. According to the sources of APP, Cheng Xizhong, Visiting Prof. at Southwest University of Political Science and … Read more
LONDON: An armed officers in Streatham, south London has been shot dead a man in a terrorist-related incident, London’s Metropolitan Police said on Sunday. According to the sources, Two people were injured in what police described as a “terrorist-related” incident. Gunshots were heard on Streatham High Road just after 14:00 GMT on Sunday. Some reports … Read more
The Chinese government has taken the initiative to not bury the coronavirus victims as another attempt to prevent the outbreak of coronavirus. According to the details, China on Sunday banned funerals, burials and farewell ceremonies for the victims of the novel coronavirus in an effort to control the outbreak as the death toll rose to … Read more
President of Palestine Mahmoud Abbas says United States wants to abolish former UN resolutions and international legitimacy decisions on Israeli-Palestinian conflict and use the new US plan as the only reference. According to the sources, He stated this while speaking at an emergency meeting of Arab Foreign Ministers in Cairo. Abbas said that the United … Read more
ISTANBUL: Turkey launches its first fully homemade produces car on Friday, saying it aimed to eventually produce up to 175,000 a year of the electric vehicle in a project expected to cost 22 billion lira ($3.7 billion) over 13 years. According to the sources of Reuters, The project has been a long-time goal of President … Read more
Britain’s departure from the EU on 31 January was set in stone in a historic moment for the nation as MEPs in Brussels ratified the withdrawal agreement before breaking out in a rendition of Auld Lang Syne, BOL News learnt According to the details, As the president of the European parliament, David Sassoli, announced the … Read more
BRUSSELS: The European Union (EU ) will not ban Chinese telecom giant Huawei or any other company in Europe, a top official said on Tuesday, despite intense pressure from Washington to shun the firm over spying fears. According to the sources of Reuters, Chancellor Angela Merkel’s preference for applying the same rules to all equipment vendors … Read more
