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Don’t panic, says UK, despite soaring Covid rates

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London, Oct 20 (AFP/APP):Britain’s government on Wednesday rejected calls to trigger “Plan B” measures to limit spiralling Covid infection rates, even as it warned that cases could reach as many 100,000 a day over the winter months. Healthcare leaders have urged the government to reinstate […]

FIFA wants biennial World Cup consensus by December 20

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Geneva, Oct 20 (AFP/APP):FIFA will try to find a consensus on controversial plans to stage the World Cup every two years, in time for a December 20 summit, its president Gianni Infantino said Wednesday. The head of world football’s governing body said there had been […]

IMF urges training boost to handle pandemic job shift

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Paris, Oct 20 (AFP/APP):With certain sectors haemorrhaging jobs while others can’t find enough qualified workers due to the economic upheaval unleashed by the coronavirus pandemic, the IMF on Wednesday urged Europe states to step up training programmes. “The Covid-19 pandemic could result in a sizable […]

CPEC IT Joint Working Group to boost new infrastructure: Du Zhenli

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BEIJING, Oct 19 (APP):The cooperation in digital infrastructure and IT under China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) will soon make some significant progress under the IT industry joint working group (JWG) established at 10th CPEC Joint Cooperation Committee (JCC) meeting, said Du Zhenli, Deputy Director-General of […]

M. Night Shyamalan to lead Berlin film fest jury

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Berlin, Oct 19 (AFP/APP):US director M. Night Shyamalan will head up the jury at the 72nd Berlin film festival in February, set to be held as an in-person event after this year’s hybrid edition due to the pandemic. The Indian-born American filmmaker shot to fame […]

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