The world is at a 'dangerous moment' in the fight against diseases like polio, a senior World Health Organization official said, as efforts begin to immunize 23 million children across five African countries after an outbreak in Malawi.In February, Mal...
Read More »How to Pack Like a Seasoned Pro for Super-Long Trips
Published by InsideHook By Jake Emen Last June, I spent a monthtraveling across Iceland and then hopping around the Greek isles while reporting stories for InsideHook. (I know, tough life but somebody has to do it.) While it wasn’t my longest stint on the road, the combination of climates, activities, …
Read More »Pakistan-Afghan border closed two days after deadly clash
Published by Al-Araby Hundreds of people were stranded Saturday at a key border crossing between Pakistan and Afghanistan, days after fighting between security forces left at least three dead. Border tensions have risen since the Taliban’s return to power last year, with Pakistan alleging militant groups are planning attacks from …
Read More »Hong Kong Orders Mandatory COVID-19 Tests for All Residents
HONG KONG — Hong Kong will test its entire population of 7.5 million people for COVID-19 in March, the city's leader said Tuesday, as it grapples with its worst outbreak driven by the omicron variant.The population will be tested three times in March, ...
Read More »COVID19 infection rate continues to decline across country
The infection rate of Covid-19 continues to decline across the country as positivity ratio has fallen to two point five one percent.According to statistics issued by National Command and Operation Center, 13 more deaths and 961 new cases of Covid-19 ha...
Read More »Bill Gates Hails ‘Zero’ Polio Cases in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD — Microsoft co-founder turned philanthropist Bill Gates met with Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday in Pakistan to acknowledge the country’s progress against polio.During the trip, his first to Pakistan, Gates also stressed the n...
Read More »Mob Kills Alleged Blasphemer in Pakistan
Police in eastern Pakistan said Sunday they had taken into custody dozens of suspects in connection with mob lynching of a mentally unstable middle-aged man who was accused of burning Islam’s holy book, the Quran.The arrests came a day after the incide...
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