Thailand confirms mpox case is clade 1b, second outside of Africa – World
Thailand on Thursday confirmed that a mpox case reported this week was the clade 1b strain of the virus, the second confirmed case of the variant outside of Africa. The case is a 66-year-old European man who arrived in Thailand last week from an unspecified African country where the disease was spreading. “The test results […]
Djokovic targets Grand Slam record at US Open
NEW YORK: Novak Djokovic, fired up by his emotional Olympic Games triumph, targets new Grand Slam records at the US Open from Monday as title rival Jannik Sinner arrives in New York dogged by questions over two positive drugs tests. Defending champion Djokovic can become the oldest Open era champion at the tournament if he […]
Body of British tech entrepreneur Lynch retrieved from yacht, daughter missing – World
The body of British tech magnate Mike Lynch was retrieved on Thursday from the wreck of his family yacht that sank earlier this week off the coast of Sicily during a violent storm, a senior Italian official said. Lynch’s 18-year-old daughter Hannah is still unaccounted for, interior ministry official Massimo Mariani told Reuters after being […]
Lewis Hamilton calls for greater empathy towards African refugees after emotional visit
Lewis Hamilton has raised his voice in support of refugees and displaced individuals in Africa, criticising the lack of empathy shown towards them in the UK. The seven-time Formula One world champion expressed his concern after an emotional journey across the continent during the sport’s summer break, where he pledged to explore ways he could […]
Bilawal expresses discontent with PM over lack of progress in Punjab agreement
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Thursday expressed disappointment to Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif regarding the lack of progress on an earlier agreement addressing issues faced by two allied parties in Punjab. Bilawal stressed that the absence of consultation on key matters was straining the alliance. During a meeting at the PM […]
Mubarak Sani case: Supreme Court accepts Punjab govt’s application against revised verdict – Pakistan
The Supreme Court on Thursday accepted the Punjab government’s urgent application seeking omissions of certain portions from the court’s July 24 revised verdict in the Mubarak Sani case after taking input from scholars. The development came after a hearing on the Punjab government’s urgent request to omit specific sections from the judgment. On February 6, […]
Bangladesh revokes Sheikh Hasina’s diplomatic passport
DHAKA: Bangladesh’s interim government revoked the diplomatic passport of ousted premier Sheikh Hasina on Thursday, after she fled a student-led uprising by helicopter to India earlier this month. The move to cancel Hasina’s documents leaves the former autocratic leader in potential limbo, and comes on the same day that a United Nations team arrived in […]
Mubarak Sani case: CJP Isa seeks input from religious scholars on its revised ruling – Pakistan
Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa on Thursday invited scholars to review and “point out mistakes” in his July 24 verdict on the Mubarak Ahmad Sani case, as the Supreme Court heard the Punjab government’s urgent request to omit specific sections from the judgment. On February 6, a two-judge SC bench, led by Chief […]
Modi vows to help end Russia-Ukraine war
Listen to article WARSAW: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi told Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk in Warsaw on Thursday that he would help bring an end to the Ukraine war. Modi’s was the first visit by an Indian prime minister to Poland in 45 years, marking the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Poland […]
Second global case of mpox clade 1b outside Africa confirmed in Thailand
BANGKOK: Thailand on Thursday confirmed that a mpox case reported this week was the clade 1b strain of the virus, the second confirmed case of the variant outside of Africa. The case is a 66-year-old European man who arrived in Thailand last week from an unspecified African country where the disease was spreading. “The test […]