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Monday, January 19, 2026

US virus cases mount to 85,000: 3.5M unemployed despite $2T package

The United States was quickly becoming a new epicenter of the global coronavirus pandemic Thursday as new infections soared and unemployment claims skyrocketed to...

US puts NEW sanctions on Iran, despite calls for relief

The US Treasury Department has slapped fresh sanctions on Iran, accusing several Iranian firms of aiding terrorism. Meanwhile, Tehran and the UN have called...

London hospitals overwhelmed with virus patients, risking collapse

Hospital bosses and doctors on Thursday warned of being swamped by a "tsunami" of COVID-19 patients in London, as Britain braced for a peak...

Covid-19 through Behavioral Economist’s Eyes: Pakistan needs extraordinary steps

Infectious diseases like Black Death, Plague, Cholera, Spanish Flu and SARS have shaped history and economies. The new coronavirus (Covid-19) is a threat to...

G20 leaders’ ‘united’ response to coronavirus crisis: pledge $5tr to fight the disease

G20 nations pledged a "united front" Thursday in the fight against coronavirus, saying they were injecting $5 trillion into the global economy to counter...

Foreign Direct Investment to get hurt amid the pandemic: UN

The global COVID-19 pandemic is now expected to take a far worse toll on foreign direct investments worldwide than feared just a few weeks...

COVID-19 transmission among new-born babies rare but possible

Chinese scientists reported Thursday it is possible, although rare, for pregnant mothers with the COVID-19 illness to pass the infection down to their babies. The...

PTI and PPP at war of words over donations from China’s Alibaba Company

The donations of medical supplies from Alibaba Group arriving from China in Pakistan became a matter of contention between the PPP and PTI. https://twitter.com/AlibabaGroup/status/1242747090582659072?s=20   While PTI...

Can Covid-19 bring US and Iran closer?

The ongoing Covid-19 has exposed not only public health facilities in many countries, but also revealed complex manifestations of international politics. For the last three...

Askari Cement is in full swing to fight COVID-19

To fight the widespread coronavirus, Askari Cement Limited has placed strict rules to work in these times. The Health, Safety and Environment Department (HSE)...

Life is still far from normal in virus-free China

Banners warning that playing cards together is suicide and guards yelling at crowds to separate: a Chinese city near the coronavirus ground zero remains...

Lockdown will shake Indian economy to its foundations

Even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi was addressing the nation yesterday announcing “total lockdown” in the country, Brazil’s president Jair Bolsonaro also took to...
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