Flight trouble: Strained US airlines face July 4 test

New York, July 1 (AFP/APP): US airlines are bracing customers for what will probably be another bumpy holiday weekend as the industry struggles to manage a surge in travel demand that probably exceeds its current capacity. Yu Su, a computer science professor at Ohio State […]

Chinese Minister Li Xiaopeng conferred with Hilal-e-Pakistan

BEIJING, Jun 27 (APP): On behalf of the President of Pakistan, Pakistan Ambassador to China Moin ul Haque conferred Pakistan’s civil award Hilal-e-Pakistan upon Li Xiaopeng, Minister of Transport of China, in a special investiture ceremony held at the Embassy of Pakistan here on Tuesday. […]

Neelo, screen queen to be remembered on Thursday

ISLAMABAD, Jun 29 (APP):The cinema lovers will remember the Pakistani legendry actress Neelo on her 81st birthday falling on Thursday. The veteran heroine was born on 30 June 1940 in Bhera, Sargodha. She started her career at the age of 16 through a Hollywood short […]

Spain inflation hits 10.2%, highest level since 1985

Madrid, June 29 (AFP/APP): Inflation in Spain has jumped to its highest level since 1985, largely driven up by soaring energy prices, official data showed on Wednesday. Inflation has soared worldwide as economies have emerged from the Covid pandemic while Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has […]

1 dead, 1 missing as landslides hit Austrian villages

Vienna, June 29 (AFP/APP): One person has died, while another has been reported missing, officials said on Wednesday, after landslides caused by heavy rains cut off access to several communities and waged widespread damage in southern Austria. Record rain falls overnight Tuesday to Wednesday sparked […]

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