Nearly 60 dead in S.Africa floods, more rains coming

Durban, South Africa, April 12 (AFP/APP): The death toll from floods and mudslides after rainstorms struck the South African port city of Durban and surrounding areas in KwaZulu-Natal province has climbed to 59, authorities said on Tuesday. The country’s meteorologists forecasted more “extreme” rains on […]

Artificial Intelligence in agriculture can revolutionize economy: VC

MULTAN, Apr 10 (APP): Vice Chancellor of Muhammad Nawaz Sharif University of Agriculture Multan (MNSUAM) Asif Ali Sunday said that artificial intelligence could help improve agriculture sector by providing facilities in different ways. Such ways included forecast weather changing pattern, temperature, moisture, pace of wind, […]

More than 4.5 million Ukrainians flee war: UN

Geneva, April 10 (AFP/APP):More than 4.5 million Ukrainian refugees have fled their country since the Russian invasion on February 24, according to the United Nations refugee agency. The UNHCR said there were 4,503,954 Ukrainian refugees on Sunday. That was 62,291 more than the previous day. […]

France votes with Macron seeking new term in tight election

Paris, April 10 (AFP/APP): French President Emmanuel Macron faced a tough test Sunday seeking re-election in a vote projected to produce a tight run-off with far-right leader Marine Le Pen. Polls opened in mainland France at 0600 GMT after an unusual campaign overshadowed by Russia’s […]

EU to discuss sixth round of sanctions on Russia

Brussels, April 10 (AFP/APP): EU foreign ministers are on Monday to discuss a sixth round of sanctions on Moscow for its war in Ukraine but the bloc remains divided over a ban on Russian gas and oil imports. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen […]

IHRA to start regular examination of health establishments

ISLAMABAD, Apr 10 (APP): Islamabad Healthcare Regulatory Authority (IHRA) has decided to start regular monitoring of health establishments in the federal capital to ensure the provision of standard medical services for citizens. According to an official of the authority, substandard medical setups will not be […]

Dnipro airport ‘destroyed’ by Russian shelling

Dnipro, Ukraine, April 10 (AFP/APP): The airport in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro has been badly damaged in fresh Russian shelling, a local official said Sunday. “There has been another attack on Dnipro airport. There is nothing left of it. The airport itself and the […]

Staff shortage bars National Savings from facilitating pensioners

ISLAMABAD, Apr 10 (APP): Staff shortage and inadequate number of branches have made it impossible for the National Savings to facilitate pensioners and investors at various branches across the country. An administrative and management crisis surfaced when the Finance Ministry transferred the system of saving […]

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