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Omicron causes sharp drop in airline ticket sales: IATA

Posted on January 13, 2022 by News Desk

Paris, Jan 12 (AFP/APP): Airline ticket sales have fallen sharply since the end of 2021, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said Wednesday, blaming governments for having “over-reacted” to the Omicron Covid variant by closing borders. IATA, which groups over 290 airlines, said international air […]

US senators ready sanctions if Russia invades Ukraine

Posted on January 13, 2022 by News Desk

Washington, Jan 12 (AFP/APP):US senators from President Joe Biden’s Democratic Party on Wednesday threatened major consequences if Russia invades Ukraine, including sanctions on President Vladimir Putin, Russian banks, and $500 million in fresh security aid to Kyiv. The introduction of legislation comes as the United […]

Half of Europe to be infected with Omicron within weeks – WHO

Posted on January 12, 2022 by News Desk

UNITED NATIONS, Jan 11 (APP):The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that half of Europe will have been infected with the Omicron variant of Covid-19 within six to eight weeks, and that heath workers would near the greatest burden. Dr Hans Kluge, WHO’s Regional Director […]

US, Russia fail to reach any agreement on Ukraine issue

Posted on January 11, 2022 by Tuba Zafar

Washington –January 11 (Online): The United States and Russia have failed to reach any agreement on the Ukraine issue. During their talks in Geneva, both sides gave no sign of narrowing their differences, as Moscow repeated its demands which Washington says cannot be accepted. However, […]

Shahbaz Sharif, Maulana Fazl agree on moving ahead strategy for in house change

Posted on January 11, 2022 by News Desk

ISLAMABAD, Jan 10 (Online): opposition leader in National Assembly (NA) Shahbaz Sharif and PDM chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman have agreed on giving tough time to government and moving ahead the strategy for in-house change. Both the leaders have contacted each other and decided on holding […]

US, Russia open talks on Ukraine

Posted on January 10, 2022 by Tuba Zafar

Geneva, Jan 10 (AFP/APP):Top US and Russian diplomats kicked off crucial talks in Geneva on Monday on soaring tensions over Ukraine. US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman and her Russian counterpart Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov opened their meeting at the US mission in […]

Kazakhstan’s largest city back online after clashes, blackout

Posted on January 10, 2022 by Tuba Zafar

Almaty, Kazakhstan, Jan 10 (AFP/APP):Kazakhstan’s largest city was back online and appeared to be returning to normal on Monday, as the nation observed a day of mourning after clashes that left dozens dead and the financial hub of 1.8 million people reeling. Almaty, the country’s […]

Fire at Bangladesh Rohingya camp leaves thousands homeless

Posted on January 10, 2022 by News Desk

Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, Jan 9 (AFP/APP):Thousands of people were left homeless after a fire gutted parts of a Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh, police said on Sunday. About 850,000 of the persecuted Muslim minority — many of whom escaped a 2017 military crackdown in Myanmar […]

Afghan professor arrested for calling Taliban ‘stooge of Pakistan’

Posted on January 9, 2022 by News Desk

Kabul – January 9 (ONLINE): A prominent Afghan university professor who openly criticised the Taliban’s hardline regime has been arrested in Kabul, a spokesman for the government said. Professor Faizullah Jalal has made several appearances on television talk shows since the previous US-backed government was […]

More than 5,000 arrested since riots erupted a week ago