A rundown Pakistan zoo once home to what was dubbed the "world's loneliest elephant" and notorious for housing animals in cramped concrete enclosures has launched an ambitious US$7.5 million makeover ... ( read original story ...)
Pakistan Super League 2021: Unnamed player tests positive for Covid-19 ahead of opening fixture
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Saturday confirmed that a player from a franchise featuring in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2021 has been tested positive for Covid-19. The opening game of PSL ... ( read original story ...)
Six players who can turn the tide in their team’s favour in Pakistan Super League 2021
LAHORE: There are a number of top players featuring in HBL Pakistan Super League 2021, but there are six players who can prove critical and decisive in their respective side’s quest for the biggest ... ( read original story ...)
Unilever’s Pakistan Delivery Partner Plans IPO to Expand Network
Universal Network System Ltd., a Pakistan courier service that counts the local units of Unilever Plc and Nestle SA as clients, is planning an initial public offering to expand its network and bolster ... ( read original story ...)
Dozens of pilot whales die in Indonesia’s Madura Island
Rescue effort launched to save dozens of beached pilot whales but 46 died while only three were returned to sea. ( read original story ...)
US warns Beijing against using force in South China Sea
State department concerned by new laws that authorise Chinese coastguard to use weapons against foreign ships ... ( read original story ...)
Germany gives extra 1.5 bn euros for global vaccine rollout: minister
Germany is donating an additional 1.5 billion euros (US$1.8 billion) to boost the rollout of vaccines in the world's poorest ... ( read original story ...)
German finance minister sceptical on Cyprus Plan B: report
German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble is sceptical about the Cyprus government's "Plan B" to avoid financial meltdown, the mass-circulation daily Bild reported on Friday. "Cosmetic changes alone ... ( read original story ...)
Qatar eases salary crisis for Gaza’s civil servants
Qatar has increased its aid package to the besieged enclave and getting involved in the file of the Palestinian prisoners detained in Saudi Arabia. ( read original story ...)
Gov. Kemp announces $552M Georgia Rental Assistance Program
On Friday, Gov. Brian Kemp announced that the State of Georgia has received more than $552 million in stimulus funds through the federal Emergency Rental Assistance Program. Congress appropriated $25 ... ( read original story ...)