Islamabad, SEP 15, (Online): Music therapy works, but no one is really sure how. Now, a novel type of brain scan may provide key insight. Music is a powerful thing. In fact, it forms the basis of a type of therapy, the aptly named “music […]
Geneva, Sept 14 (AFP/APP):Africa wants to buy Covid-19 vaccines, rather than keep waiting for donor-funded doses to arrive, the African Union said Tuesday, imploring producers to give the continent a fair shot at market access. The AU also urged manufacturing nations to lift export bans […]
Blackpool, United Kingdom, Sept 12 (AFP/APP):Children clutching glow sticks shrieked with delight and onlookers gazed awestruck as Blackpool’s Illuminations lights festival launched to a spectacular volley of fireworks from its 158-metre Victorian tower. The northwest English town’s lights display crowns an extended tourist season as […]
Kabul, Sept 10 (AFP/APP):Hundreds of Hazara worshippers overflowed from a mosque on the outskirts of the Afghan capital on Friday, touching their foreheads to the ground as they took part in the most important prayer of the week. Long persecuted by both the Taliban and […]
Conakry, Sept 6 (AFP/APP):The colonel behind a putsch in Guinea promised investors on Monday that business deals would not be affected by the country’s latest coup and vowed to form a “government of national union” to oversee a political transition. In a speech the day […]
Rabat, Sept 6 (AFP/APP):Morocco, which holds legislative and local elections on Wednesday, is one of the most stable countries in North Africa. But the Muslim monarchy has struggled with poverty and its people’s hunger for reform. Here are some key facts: – ‘Years of Lead’ […]
Sao Paulo, Sept 7 (AFP/APP):Questions swirled on Monday after Brazilian health officials dramatically halted a World Cup qualifier against Argentina over alleged Covid-19 quarantine breaches by the visitors. As Argentina captain Lionel Messi and others questioned the timing of the controversial intervention, football’s world governing […]
‘Silent crisis’ looms as US to end Covid aid for millions of jobless Washington, Sept 5 (AFP/APP):Spending less on food. Drawing down on retirement savings. Dropping out of the workforce altogether. Last year, the United States massively expanded unemployment aid as Covid-19 broke out. But […]
New York, Sept 5 (AFP/APP):After a long hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic, New York is opening its Spring/Summer 2022 Fashion Week with the return of in-person runway shows featuring big names like Tom Ford and Altuzarra. But Covid-related curbs will deprive the series of […]
Islamabad, SEP 03 (Online): Scientists have discovered six previously unknown coronaviruses in bats. The animals were in regions of Myanmar where humans come into close contact with wildlife as a result of agriculture, deforestation, and other ecological disruption. Scientists have identified six new coronaviruses. Wild […]
