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July 12, 2020
Corona cases in Pakistan soar to 248,872
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s COVID-19 caseload has reached 248,872 with 2,521 new patients in the last 24 hours, while the death toll climbed to 5,197, the health ministry said on Sunday.The Ministry of National Health Services said that the coronavirus recoveries were increasing in the country as about 63 percent of the total infected patients have recovered so far.It said that the number of recovered people reached 156,700.The ministry said that ...
July 12, 2020
76% drop in pedestrian fatality in Dubai from 2007-2019: RTA
DUBAI — Mattar Mohammed Al Tayer, director-general and chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), has highlighted the importance of RTA’s efforts to improve traffic safety, as well as pedestrian safety.He took note of the impact of building footbridges, which reduced pedestrian fatalities by 76.5% between 2007 and 2019. Al Tayer also said pedestrian fatalities in Dubai dropped from 9.5 cases per 100,000 (145 ...
July 12, 2020
A taxing problem: How to ensure poor, vulnerable don’t shoulder the cost of COVID-19 crisis
NEW YORK — In the wake of the unprecedented COVID-19 crisis, tax systems should be reformed, and tax avoidance and evasion reduced, to ensure an economic recovery in which everyone pays their share, said the International Monetary Fund (IMF).Taxes pay for many of the things that are fundamental to functioning societies across the world, such as schools, health care, and social services. Money raised through taxation is crucial to ensuring ...
July 12, 2020
Qatar cases rise to 103,598 as 470 new infections found
DOHA — Qatar reported 470 new cases of the deadly coronavirus, raising the total number of infections in the country to 103,598, the Ministry of Public Health said on Sunday.One person died of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, which brings the total number of virus-related deaths in the country to 147.The number of recoveries in Qatar rose to 99,743 after 809 people recovered from the coronavirus.As many as 3,483 ...
July 12, 2020
Japan, US sign document on cooperation for lunar exploration
TOKYO — Japan and the United States on Saturday signed a document for cooperation on lunar exploration led by NASA, with Japan aiming to send astronauts to the moon in the latter half of the 2020s, Kyodo reported.Koichi Hagiuda, minister of education, culture, sports, science and technology, and James Bridenstine, administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, signed the joint exploration declaration during a virtual meeting.The document said the ...
July 12, 2020
Aishwarya Rai, daughter too test positive for coronavirus
MUMBAI — One day after Bollywood legend and actor son Amitabh and Abhishek Bachchan confirmed that they have tested positive for the new coronavirus, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and daughter Aaradhya Bachchan have tested positive for coronavirus.Aishwarya Rai is Abhishek Bachchan’s wife and Amitabh’s daughter in law.Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope released the news on Twitter. He tweeted, “Smt.Aishwarya Rai Bachchan & Daughter Aaradhya Abhishek Bacchan have also been detected positive ...
July 12, 2020
Kuwait COVID-19 cases near 55,000
KUWAIT CITY — Kuwait on Sunday reported 836 new COVID-19 cases and four more deaths, raising the tally of infections to 54,894 and the death toll to 390, the health ministry said.Currently, 9,894 patients are receiving treatment, including 151 in ICU, health ministry's spokesman Dr. Abdullah Al-Sanad said in a media briefing.A total of 549 Kuwaiti citizens and 287 non-Kuwaiti expatriates tested positive for the virus, the ministry said.Four people ...
July 12, 2020
UAE sets dates to renew expired visas, ID cards
ABU DHABI — Authorities on Saturday set dates to start receiving applications to renew expired residency visas and ID cards.A day earlier the Cabinet decided that extending the validity of expired documents such as visas, Emirates ID cards, and entry permits due to the coronavirus pandemic will no longer be in effect.The Federal Authority for Identity and Citizenship (ICA) said on Friday that the decision was “in line with the ...
July 12, 2020
Downing of Ukrainian plane: Iran blames misaligned radar
TEHRAN — Misalignment of an air defense unit’s radar system was the key “human error” that led to the accidental downing of a Ukrainian passenger plane in January, Iran has claimed.“A failure occurred due to a human error in following the procedure” for aligning the radar, causing a “107-degree error” in the system, the Iranian Civil Aviation Organization (CAO) said in a report late Saturday.This error “initiated a hazard chain” ...
July 12, 2020
Qatar Airways makes corona test a must for Pakistan flights
DOHA — Qatar Airways said all passengers from Pakistan must show they were tested for COVID-19 within 72 hours of their flight departure and present a negative result.The mandatory pre-flight requirement will take effect Monday, a Qatar Airways spokesperson said in an email on Saturday. Qatar Airways currently operates services to the Pakistani cities of Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore and Peshawar.Pakistan is Asia’s second most-infected nation, and travelers from the nation ...
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