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Link: https://bing.com/covid Microsoft has launched a new interactive Bing map to provide information on the spread of COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. The map shows the amount of cases on a per country basis, broken down by the number of currently active cases, recovered...

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi will leave for China on Monday (today) on a two-day visit at the invitation of his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping. Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Minister Asad Umar and senior officials will accompany the...

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia ordered the closure on Sunday of malls, restaurants, coffee shops and public parks and gardens, while exempting supermarkets, pharmacies and food delivery, in a bid to stem the spread of coronavirus. Several local municipalities tweeted the directives, which Saudi-owned Al...

Lahore: The Punjab government on Sunday imposed section 144 across the province, banning gathering of people, in order to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. The home department has issued notification which will remain effective for three weeks. The restriction bars five or more people from...

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday announced that he will address the nation ‘soon’ on the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, urging people to follow the safety instructions issued by the government. Taking to Twitter, the prime minister informed his followers that he was “personally...

The coronavirus, which has killed more than 5,000 people around the world and infected an estimated 145,000, is no laughing matter. However, for an Egyptian TV station, it really is. Egyptian host Jaber Al Qarmuti, on his recently launched new show "What Is The Talk About?" which airs at...

KARACHI: Sindh Information Minister Nasir Hussain Shah on Friday announced a prize for any person or research institution that develops a vaccine for the novel coronavirus. “It’s my request to all research laboratories and students to help the government in making a vaccine for COVID-19,” said...

New Delhi: India has recorded its first death - in north Karnataka's Kalaburagi district - from the novel coronavirus outbreak that has killed thousands across the world, Health Minister B Sriramulu confirmed late Thursday night, adding "necessary contact tracing (of family members and others he...

Iranian authorities began digging a pair of trenches for victims just days after the government disclosed the initial outbreak. Together, their lengths are that of a football field. Two days after Iran declared its first cases of the novel coronavirus — in what would become one of the largest...

KARACHI: The Sindh government announced on Thursday that all educational institutions in the province will remain closed till May 30, 2020. The decision was taken after an important meeting was held by the Sindh cabinet. Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah presided over the meeting which was...

ISLAMABAD – National Security Council (NSC) meeting will review coronavirus situation in the country and will decide about imposition of national health emergency over the virus. According to sources of Dunya News, Prime Minister Imran Khan has called meeting of NSC on March 13, after cases of...

Washington (CNN) - The US has begun withdrawing some troops from Afghanistan, part of the initial drawdown to 8,600, a US official confirms to CNN. The move is part of the historic agreement signed between the US and Taliban late last month that sets into motion the potential for a full...

RIYADH: Saudi investors, who dipped into savings and took out loans to participate in Aramco’s record share offering, have been shocked by the free-fall in the shares of the kingdom’s crown jewel after an oil output pact between OPEC and its allies collapsed. Shares of Aramco plunged 10% on...

Incumbent Afghan president Ashraf Ghani and his main rival Abdullah Abdullah both took oath in separate ceremonies on Monday. Ghani held his inauguration ceremony at the Presidential Palace. US special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad, US and NATO forces commander General Scott Miller, attended Ghani's...

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia’s health ministry has announced four new cases of coronavirus in the country bringing the total number in the Kingdom to 11, state news agency SPA reported on Sunday. Three of the four patients are citizens who were in contact with previous infected cases arriving from Iran...

ISLAMABAD: As oil prices declined in the international market, the government slashed the price of petrol by Rs5 per litre on Saturday. According to the Ministry of Finance, petrol will now be sold for Rs111.60 per litre. The price of diesel has also been cut b Rs5, which means it will now be...

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has welcomed a historic peace deal signed between the US and the Taliban in Qatar today. Taking to Twitter shortly after the signing of the accord, he said: “We welcome the Doha Accord signed between US & the Taliban. This is the start of a peace &...