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China successfully launches new Earth observation satellite

China slashes rate, pumps USD 7 bn into market to counter virus

2:49 pm March 30, 2020

Beijing: China‘s central bank on Monday cut an interest rate on loans to banks by the largest margin in five years and injected 50 billion yuan (USD 7 billion) into the financial system to help the world’s second-largest economy weather the coronavirus impact. The People’s Bank of China (PBoC) said it launched a 50-billion-yuan reverse […]

North Korea’s Kim at critical crossroads decade into rule

North Korea fires missiles into sea, criticized by South

3:22 pm March 29, 2020

Seoul: North Korea on Sunday fired two suspected ballistic missiles into the sea, South Korea said, calling it “very inappropriate” at a time when the world is battling the coronavirus pandemic. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said it detected the projectiles flying from the North Korean eastern coastal city of Wonsan into the waters […]

Pakistan has over 12,000 suspected cases, says top health official as positive infections reach 1,495

1:02 am March 29, 2020

Islamabad: Pakistan has over 12,000 suspected COVID-19 cases, a top health official said on Saturday as the confirmed infections reached 1,495 with the Punjab province emerging as the new epicentre of the deadly disease in the country. Advisor on health to the government Zafar Mirza was addressing a daily briefing to inform the magnitude of […]

China sends medical assistance to Pakistan to combat coronavirus outbreak

8:01 pm March 28, 2020

Islamabad: A special plane from China carrying a team of eight medical experts and relief assistance landed here on Saturday to help Pakistan to combat the spread of the novel coronavirus, which has infected over 1,400 people in the country, the Pakistani foreign ministry said. Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and Foreign Secretary Sohail Mahmood […]

Germany sends plane to rescue stranded tourists from Nepal

5:33 pm March 27, 2020

Kathmandu: A rescue flight arranged by the German government on Friday picked up hundreds of tourists who had been stranded in Nepal since the Himalayan nation went on lockdown earlier this week, officials said. The Qatar Airways charter flight took off with 305 people on board, said Deo Chandra Lal Karna, an official at Kathmandu’s […]