Early symptoms indicating a COVID-19 infection varies between age groups and also between men and women, new UK research has found. The study, which was published in The Lancet Digital Health’ journal on Thursday, was carried out by researchers at King’s College in London using data from the self-reported ZOE COVID Symptom Study app. They […]
DOHA: Representatives of the “Troika plus” comprising the US, Russia, China, and Pakistan have planned to hold a meeting in Doha next month, to discuss the war-torn situation of Afghanistan. The primary goals of the Afghan settlement at the moment are to achieve a cease-fire, resume inclusive intra-Afghan dialogue, and form an interim coalition government […]
Washington: COVID-19 is associated with persistent cognitive deficits, including the acceleration of Alzheimer’s disease symptoms, researchers have found. In addition to the respiratory and gastrointestinal symptoms that accompany COVID-19, many people with the virus experience short- and long-term neuropsychiatric symptoms, including loss of smell and taste, and cognitive and attention deficits, known as “brain fog.” […]
United Nations: India as a democracy is conscious of the need to prioritise institution building, in particular, governance structures to strengthen institutional capacity and rule of law and these need to be building blocks on which peace-building should rest, a top diplomat has told the UN General Assembly. India has always been known for its […]
LAHORE: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has finally filed a reply in a defamation case and identified a “common friend” who allegedly offered him Rs 1,000 crore on behalf of Shahbaz Sharif to withdraw the Panama Papers case in the Supreme Court against then prime minister Nawaz Sharif. Khan in 2017 had alleged that Pakistan […]
LONDON: Fully vaccinated travellers from the US and European Union (EU) countries will be able to avoid a 10-day compulsory quarantine when they arrive in England from next Monday, the UK government said on Wednesday. Currently, only people who received their COVID-19 vaccine in the UK can avoid quarantine when arriving from these “amber list” […]
Washington: President Joe Biden and Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi are expected to announce on Monday that they’ve come to an agreement to end the US military’s combat mission in Iraq by the end of the year, according to a senior Biden administration official. The plan to shift the American military mission, whose stated purpose […]
A longer gap between first and second doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine generates strong antibody and T cell immune responses, UK researchers have found. The study, led by the University of Oxford, in collaboration with the Universities of Birmingham, Newcastle, Liverpool, Sheffield, and supported by the UK Coronavirus Immunology Consortium, is one of the […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has deployed regular troops at forward positions along the Afghan border due to the fluid security situation in the neighbouring war-torn country in the wake of the withdrawal of American and NATO troops, a media report said on Saturday. Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed said that Pakistan Army soldiers have replaced the Frontier […]
WASHINGTON: The US has urged Pakistan to continue working with the FATF to “swiftly complete” its 27-point action plan by demonstrating that terrorism financing probes and prosecutions target senior leaders and commanders of the UN-designated terror groups. At its virtual plenary meeting last month, the Paris-based Financial Action Task Force (FATF) retained Pakistan on its […]