Thai Supreme Court jails tycoon over wildlife poaching

Bangkok, Dec 8 (AFP/APP):A Thai tycoon accused of poaching wildlife in a national park lost his final appeal Wednesday, in a long-running saga that drew public outrage over the elite’s perceived impunity. Construction magnate Premchai Karnasuta was arrested in February 2018 when park officials found […]

Magdalena Andersson to relinquish her duties as IMFC Chair

ISLAMABAD, Dec 8 (APP):Magdalena Andersson, currently Prime Minister of Sweden and former Minister for Finance, has indicated her intention to relinquish her duties as Chair of the IMF’s International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC) by end of December 2021. According to IMF press statement received […]

Northern Ireland Protocol stokes EU-UK tensions

Belfast, Dec 8 (AFP/APP):The Northern Ireland Protocol was signed separately from the Brexit trade deal between the UK and the European Union and aims to avoid a “hard” border on the island of Ireland. Physical infrastructure on the border between the province and EU member […]

IRSA releases 88186 cusecs water

ISLAMABAD, Dec 8 (APP):Indus River System Authority (IRSA) Wednesday released 88186 cusecs water from various rim stations with inflow of 32428 cusecs. According to the data released by IRSA, water level in the Indus River at Tarbela Dam was 1454.05 feet, which was 62.05 feet […]

New coronavirus targets cells in the nose, lungs, and gut

Islamabad, DEC 07 (Online): A new study suggests that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, is most likely to target specific cells present in the nasal passages, lungs, and small intestine. Researchers may have identified the cells that SARS-CoV-2 most likely targets in the body. […]