September 8, 2020

TOKYO (AFP) - Tokyo stocks opened higher on Tuesday, encouraged by rallies in major European markets with US markets closed for the Labor Day holiday. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index was up 0.33 percent or 75.62 points to 23,165.57 in…

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will tell the European Union on Tuesday that progress must be made in trade talks this week or the government will step up preparations to leave the bloc without a deal as the time ticks down to an end-of-year…

KARACHI (Web Desk) - The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) has expressed grave concern over declining trend in exports, which have posted a downfall of around 20 percent to $1.58 billion in August 2020,…

MADRID (AFP) - Spain s total coronavirus cases have crossed half a million, health ministry data showed Monday, as the government struggled to contain a surge of infections in one of Europe s hardest-hit countries. The country of around…

MADRID (AFP) - Spain passed the landmark figure of 500,000 coronavirus infections on Monday as India reopened some metro lines despite becoming the world s second most affected country. Spain had largely gained control over its outbreak…

BEIJING (AFP) - China said Tuesday that foreign media must follow national laws, as it confirmed that two Australian journalists who fled the country fearing arrest had been investigated. "As long as foreign journalists obey the law...…

BEIJING (AFP) - China’s leaders held a triumphant ceremony to celebrate beating the coronavirus on Tuesday, as billions of people around the world still suffer the fallout from the pandemic and the global death toll nears 900,000. The…

NEW DELHI (AFP) - India’s top tourist attraction the Taj Mahal is set to reopen more than six months after it was shut, officials said Tuesday, even as the vast nation battles soaring coronavirus infections. India, home to 1.3 million…

LAHORE (City News) - Federal and Punjab government on Tuesday decided not to transfer Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Lahore after differences emerged between him and Inspector General (IG) Punjab Shoaib Dastgir. According to official…

KARACHI (City News) – Spokesperson of Sindh government Senator Murtaza Wahab on Tuesday said that Sindh is contributing Rs749.9 billion in Karachi development package while Centre’s share is only 362.9 billion rupees. Murtaza Wahab,…