Japanese Court has freeze Pakistan International Airlines’ (PIA) Tokyo bank accounts due to non serious attitude regarding final settlement to its permanent Japanese local employees. According to the details, a Japanese court has ordered to freeze all PIA bank accounts in Tokyo due to non serious attitude regarding the final …
Read More »Dozens of civilians, 12 US troops killed in a bloodbath at Kabul airport
KABUL: Suicide bombers struck the crowded gates of Kabul airport with at least two explosions on Thursday, causing a bloodbath among civilians and US troops, and bringing a catastrophic halt to the airlift of tens of thousands of Afghans desperate to flee. Two US officials put the US death toll …
Read More »French infections rise, Spain cracks down on nightclubs
PARIS — France’s coronavirus infection rate crept higher Saturday and Spain cracked down on nightlife but German authorities were confident enough to send a cruise ship out to sea with 1,200 passengers for a weekend test of how the cruise industry can begin to resume. French health authorities said the …
Read More »Elbows? Masks? Presents? Let this divisive EU summit begin!
BRUSSELS — At the start of one of the most daunting and divisive summits in recent history, the atmosphere among the European Union leaders was downright giddy. Blame the coronavirus pandemic. With all kinds of masks, social distancing rules, and new ways of greetings, some of the leaders reveled in …
Read More »WHO experts to visit China to plan COVID-19 investigation
BEIJING — Two World Health Organization experts were heading to the Chinese capital on Friday to lay the groundwork for an investigation into the origins of the coronavirus pandemic. An animal health expert and an epidemiologist will meet Chinese counterparts in Beijing to work out logistics, places to visit, and …
Read More »North Korea says it has no plans for talks with US
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea on Saturday reiterated it has no immediate plans to resume nuclear negotiations with the United States unless Washington discards what it describes as “hostile” polices toward Pyongyang. The statement by North Korean First Vice Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui came after President Donald Trump’s …
Read More »Confirmed coronavirus cases are rising in 40 of 50 states
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The number of confirmed coronavirus cases per day in the U.S. climbed to an all-time high of more than 50,000 on Thursday, with the infection curve rising in 40 out of 50 states in a reversal that has largely spared only the Northeast. An alarming 36 …
Read More »USA excluded as European Union reopens borders
The European Union has excluded the United States from its initial “safe list” of countries from which the economic bloc will allow non-essential travel from Wednesday. The 27-member bloc gave majority approval for leisure or business travel from fourteen countries beyond its borders. The countries are Algeria, Australia, Canada, Georgia, …
Read More »Vietnam Grounds Pakistani Pilots Over Licence Concerns
HANOI — Vietnam’s aviation authority said on Monday it had grounded all Pakistani pilots working for local airlines, amid concern from global regulators that some pilots may have been using “dubious” licenses. Pakistan said last week it will ground 262 airline pilots whose credentials may have been falsified, after global …
Read More »Mosques in Makkah to reopen after three-month closure due to coronavirus
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia is eyeing the reopening of mosques in Makkah from Sunday after a three months closure due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, state television reported. The kingdom has taken restrictive measures against the virus, particularly in Makkah, but the number of new coronavirus cases has notably increased in …
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