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A third wave of cases surging through Pakistan’s cities risks being the country’s worst Covid-19 onslaught yet officials have warned as the country reimposed lockdown restrictions. A quick resurgence of infections is being driven by the easy-to-catch UK variant and a widespread public failure to abide by mask and ...

As the UK variant spreads across the country, hotspot neighbourhoodsare going into lockdown and schools are closing. Pakistan initially seemed to have to have avoided the high death tolls of many countries, but a new flare up is worrying officials.  “Please be very very careful. The new strain spreads faster ...

The partnership's analysis showed a drop of between 16 and 41 per cent in terms of the numbers diagnosed and treated for TB last year, back to levels seen in 2008 in Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Myanmar, Pakistan, Philippines, South Africa, Tajikistan, and Ukraine, nine countries that together represent 60 ...

Covid-19's disruption of healthcare in South Asia led to nearly a quarter of a million young children's deaths last year, the United Nations has estimated. An analysis of the impact of closed clinics and suspended health programmes suggested there had been large numbers of extra deaths soon after birth ...

Women's rights campaigners in Pakistan say their lives have been put in danger after opponents doctored footage of a protest march and made false claims to portray feminists raising blasphemous slogans. The fake video has been widely shared on social media in a country where an accusation of blasphemy ...

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex's Oprah Winfrey interview has sparked reaction from politicians, celebrities and the media across the globe. Australia Former Australian prime minister Malcolm Turnbull said the interview bolstered his argument for Australia severing its constitutional ties to the British monarchy. He told ABC TV on ...

The company reported a 75pc increase in e-commerce sales abroad at its most recent half-year results. It said the international expansion was relatively inexpensive and it can easily adjust the plans depending on how many orders are coming in each county.  M&S owns half of Ocado Retail, the online supermarket, and has been ...

The Football Association will push for fans to be allowed at the FA Cup final despite it being scheduled two days before fans are able to return, on May 15, and for Wembley to be at a quarter capacity for the clash between England and Scotland on June 18. ...

Chris Morris became the most expensive cricketer at the auction in Indian Premier League history this year, attracting a winning bid of 16.25 crore (£1.6 million) from Rajasthan Royals. Morris is an established T20 player who has played in seven previous IPL seasons but is not renowned as a ...

SRINAGAR: The BJP has a completely different standard when it comes to hate speech from its leaders, National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah alleged on Tuesday.Abdullah’s remark came after his party colleague Hilal Lone was arrested under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) for allegedly delivering a “hate speech” ...