Fatima Sana, a rising Pakistani women’s cricketer, will compete in a T20 tournament in Dubai. Diana Baig and Aliya Riaz, two of her teammates, will accompany the 20-year-old all-rounder. The mega T20 tournament will begin on May 1 and will feature players from 35 countries, including Bhutan, Brazil, and Vanuatu. Marizanne Kapp (South Africa), Stafanie … Read more
The disgraced navy engineer and his wife attempted to sell US nuclear submarine secrets to Brazil, but were caught and are now facing a combined sentence of 20 years in prison. Jonathan Toebbe, 43, and his Trump-hating teacher wife, Diana, were arrested last October after prosecutors claimed he approached a foreign government in an attempt … Read more
BRASILIA – Brazil has confirmed two cases of infection with the new Deltacron variant of the coronavirus, which combines genetic characteristics of the Delta and Omicron variants, Brazilian Health Minister Marcelo Queiroga said Tuesday. The World Health Organization (WHO) has been monitoring the spread of Deltacron since early March, after it was first identified in … Read more
RIO DE JANEIRO – Brazil recorded 370 deaths related to COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, bringing the national death toll to 650,000, the Ministry of Health reported Wednesday. In the same day, 30,995 new COVID-19 infections were reported, raising the total caseload to 28,842,160. The COVID-19 mortality rate in the country was 309 cases … Read more
PARIS – Western sanctions on Russia will have a significant impact on the economy, but are unlikely to stop its assault on Ukraine, an expert on economic warfare told AFP. Gary Hufbauer, a researcher at Washington’s Peterson Institute for International Economics, has studied 100 cases of sanctions being used over the past century, from World War I to … Read more
PRETORIA – Ukraine is finding it hard to get its message across in southern Africa, where there remains affection for Moscow dating from the apartheid era, the Ukrainian ambassador in Pretoria said. Like Ukrainian envoys around the world, Ambassador Liubov Abravitova is striving to rally support for her invaded country. But local recognition of Ukraine’s plight is … Read more
BEIJING: Several coffee brands in China have raised prices recently, and market watchers have predicted that prices are likely to continue rising, given the upward pressure on raw material costs. On Wednesday, without any official announcement, consumers found that Starbucks had increased the prices of various drinks by 1 yuan ($0.16) to 2 yuan. Starbucks … Read more
PARIS: Sneakers made from banana or pineapple leaves, dresses from nettles or fish scales, the search for sustainable materials has taken the fashion industry to some wild places. Experts warn these new textiles are not a quick fix for fashion’s enormous problems with over-consumption and waste, but may be a necessary step in developing cleaner … Read more
There is an abundance of talented football players in Pakistan. Unfortunately, despite efforts by clubs and academies, that talent is rarely developed and nurtured into a world-beating final product. Talent is like a flower, which needs the right environment to blossom. There are numerous factors that determine whether a player will develop into a top … Read more
KARACHI: The global trade in liquefied natural gas (LNG) increased 6 per cent to 380 million tonnes during 2021, as many countries rebounded from the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the Shell’s latest annual LNG Outlook. The rising LNG demand, combined with supply constraints, caused gas and LNG prices to remain volatile throughout the year. The … Read more
Italian prosecutors issued an international arrest warrant for former Brazil forward Robinho and asked for his extradition following confirmation of his conviction for gang rape, news agencies reported. Judges at Italy’s top court, the Court of Cassation in Rome, upheld a nine-year sentence last month for the footballer’s part in an attack on a young woman in … Read more
PETRÓPOLIS, Brazil – Rescue workers raced against the clock Wednesday searching for any remaining survivors among mud and wreckage after devastating flash floods and landslides hit the picturesque Brazilian city of Petropolis, killing at least 94 people. Streets were turned into torrential rivers and houses swept away Tuesday when heavy storms dumped a month’s worth … Read more
SAO PAULO – Brazil reported 58,540 new COVID-19 cases and 473 more deaths in the last 24 hours, bringing the national counts to 27,538,503 and 638,835 respectively, the National Council of Health Secretaries (CONASS) said Monday. Amid a new wave of infections caused by the highly transmissible Omicron variant, the national seven-day moving average of … Read more
SAO PAULO – Brazil registered 54,220 COVID-19 infections and 314 deaths in the last 24 hours, bringing its nationwide counts to 27,479,963 and 638,362, respectively, the National Council of Health Secretaries said Sunday. The national seven-day moving average of deaths reached 881, while that of daily infections stood at 135,279. As of Saturday, 152.4 million … Read more
The most awaited global sporting event, FIFA World Cup is just around the corner and the football enthusiasts cannot wait for the first whistle to blow in Qatar. As a result, according to FIFA, fans have sought 17 million tickets for this year’s World Cup, making it more than five times over-subscribed. Higher prices being … Read more
Argentine great Juan Martin del Potro made a losing return to tennis after a two-and-a-half-year injury absence on Tuesday, beaten in straight sets by compatriot Federico Delbonis in the Argentina Open. In what was expected to be one of Del Potro’s final appearances before retiring, the 33-year-old former US Open champion was overcome with emotion towards the … Read more
The Asian Cup win of China’s women’s football team has generated calls for equal pay on social media, with critics contrasting their performance with that of the men’s team. Xiao Yuyi’s stoppage-time goal gave China a 3-2 victory over South Korea in the final, giving them a record eighth Asian title. Fans on social media … Read more
SAO PAULO – Brazil’s Ministry of Health on Sunday reported 134,175 COVID-19 cases and 330 deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing the country’s total caseload and death toll to 25,348,797 and 626,854 respectively. The moving average of cases stood at 186,363 and deaths at 537 as of Sunday, the highest levels since September 2021, … Read more
RIO DE JANEIRO – Brazil saw a new record daily count of 269,968 COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, bringing the national tally to 25,034,806, the National Council of Health Secretaries (CONASS) said Friday. The previous record was set on Thursday with 228,954 new cases, according to CONASS. Meanwhile, the total death toll in … Read more
RIO DE JANEIRO – Brazil saw a record daily count of 228,954 COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, bringing the national tally to 24,764,838, the National Council of Health Secretaries (CONASS) said Thursday. The previous record was set on Wednesday with 224,567 new cases, according to CONASS. Meanwhile, the total death toll in the … Read more
RIO DE JANEIRO – Brazil registered 487 more deaths from COVID-19 in 24 hours as of Tuesday, bringing the pandemic death toll to 623,843, the Health Ministry said. According to the ministry’s daily pandemic report, tests detected 183,722 new COVID-19 infections in the same period, raising the accumulated caseload to 24,311,317. The number of new … Read more
WASHINGTON: For most of last year, investors priced in a temporary rise in inflation in the United States given the unsteady economic recovery and a slow unravelling of supply bottlenecks. Now sentiment has shifted. Prices are rising at the fastest pace in almost four decades and the tight labor market has started to feed into … Read more
RIO DE JANEIRO – Brazil reported 166,539 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the third consecutive day on which the country registered more than 160,000 cases, the National Council of Health Secretaries said Friday. The new cases have brought the nationwide tally to 23,751,782, it said. Meanwhile, the country registered 358 deaths in … Read more
KUNMING: Foreign trade in southwest China’s Yunnan Province registered a 16.8-per cent year-on-year growth in 2021, reaching 314.4 billion yuan (about $49.4 billion), Kunming Customs said on Wednesday. The province’s exports rose 16.3 per cent year-on-year to 176.7 billion yuan in 2021, while imports gained 17.3 per cent to about 137.7 billion yuan. Trade between … Read more
KARACHI: The Pakistan Industrial and Traders Associations Front (PIAF) chairman Mian Nauman Kabir has urged the government to include hydropower projects in the scope of renewable energy, as the country cannot afford costly and anti-environment fossil fuels. PIAF senior vice chairman Nasir Hameed and vice chairman Javed Siddiqi in a joint statement, demanded the government … Read more
PARIS: Global companies and financial institutions with the highest potential for curbing deforestation are largely failing to do so, undermining pledges to protect forests made at the COP26 climate summit in November, a report said on Thursday. The Forest 500 analysis by non-profit research group Global Canopy graded 350 companies most responsible for producing, using or … Read more
When a cliff wall collapsed on boats carrying visitors to a lake in Brazil, in this accident seven people have died and several others were injured. The video which is gone viral on social media shows that the big rock crashed down onto Furnas Lake, with visitors pleading for help. On Saturday, the incident happened … Read more
PARIS, Jan 6, 2022 (AFP) – A series of coronavirus outbreaks have cropped up on cruise ships in North and South America, Europe and Asia in recent days despite strict health measures, giving new headaches to the pandemic-hit sector. Safety bubbles that include tests and vaccine requirements were set up to reassure travellers when cruise travel … Read more
