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MADRID/ AMSTERDAM: A Dutch hospital has quarantined 12 staff members as a preventive measure after blood and urine from a hantavirus patient were handled without observing strict protocols, as medics around the world work to stop the spread of the outbreak. The 12 will be quarantined for six weeks, the Radboudumc hospital in the city … Read more
[ SBP says IMF Executive Board has also approved disbursement of second tranche of SDR 154 million under RSF The government wants to accelerate economic growth to lower rising poverty and unemployment, but the IMF was of the view that Pakistan has not yet reached a stage where it can afford sustainably higher economic growth. … Read more
Stuck with the fallout from America’s war in Iran, European leaders have criticized the president publicly. When he’s been angered, they haven’t backed down.
[ ISLAMABAD: Industry representatives have urged the power-sector regulator to end uncertainty about K-Electric’s (KE) adjustment claims as industrial units in Karachi are either shutting down or shifting out of the city. The warning came at a public hearing conducted on Tuesday by the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on end-of-term adjustments for KE’s … Read more
Catherine will visit Reggio Emilia, an Italian city celebrated for its approach to early childhood education.
[ LAHORE: Federal Minister for Energy (Power Division) Awais Ahmed Khan Leghari on Tuesday announced that no new imported fuel-based Independent Power Producers (IPPs) would be established in the country, while the government plans to shift 10 million electricity consumers to Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) meters during the current year. Addressing a workshop on power-sector … Read more
Over three decades, Sigg, a Swiss businessman and former diplomat, amassed thousands of contemporary Chinese works. Ai Weiwei calls him “my maker.”
. NEW YORK: A trial this week opened on Polish airline LOT’s lawsuit against Boeing over lost revenue due to a 20-month grounding of the 737 MAX following two deadly crashes. The Polish carrier is seeking “no less than $250 million” for lost income during the 2019-20 grounding due to “Boeing’s purposeful and negligent false … Read more
BEIJING/WASHINGTON: Beijing said on Monday it was ready to work with the United States in pursuit of “more stability” and confirmed that Donald Trump will visit China this week, the first US president to do so since 2017.Top trade negotiators from both countries will meet in Seoul a day before Trump’s summit with Chinese leader … Read more
[As President Trump prepares to meet with Xi Jinping, a trade war that once threatened to freeze commerce between the two countries has given way to an uneasy truce.