Yearly Archives: 2024
Business & FinanceHealth 01 October 2024, 6:03 pm 1 minute Reuters exclusively reported that CVS Health is exploring options that could include a break-up of the company to separate its retail and insurance units, as the struggling healthcare services company looks to turn around its fortunes amid pressure from investors. Market Impact CVS has been […]
As per latest reports, the Andhra Pradesh government has issued a new liquor policy that states that private retailers will sell liquor at a new price with the state expecting to rake in Rs 5,500 crore revenue.Following the lines of Haryana, the Andhra Pradesh government has decided retail of liquor to be privatised with 3,736 […]
In a major breakthrough, Chinese scientists found a clinical cure for type 1 diabetes after carrying out a world-first procedure to transplant islet cells in a female patient that reverses the major disease. She was injected with stem cells harvested from her own body, according to clinical research published on Wednesday in the journal Cell, […]
Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar waits in front of the Polish Prime Minister’s Office in Warsaw, Poland on August 22, 2024 for the arrival of Indian Prime Minister Modi. — AFP LONDON/WASHINGTON: Pro-Khalistan separatist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun has accused India’s Minister for External Affairs S Jaishankar of transnational terrorism against Sikhs who want the creation […]
Representation image shows diabetic woman checking her glucose level. — Freepik In a major breakthrough, Chinese scientists found a clinical cure for type 1 diabetes after carrying out a world-first procedure to transplant islet cells in a female patient that reverses the major disease. She was injected with stem cells harvested from her own body, according to […]
At least 23 people died in Thailand when a school bus carrying more than 40 students and teachers on a field trip caught fire on the outskirts of the capital Bangkok, police said on Tuesday. Twenty-three bodies have been identified, Trairong Phiwpan, forensic science commissioner told reporters, with an investigation on the causes underway. Sixteen […]
Pakistan’s consumer price index (CPI) in September clocked in at 6.9 per cent year-on-year (YoY), data from the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) showed on Tuesday, which is well within the central bank’s target of 5 to 7pc for next year. The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) had held off on aggressive monetary easing in […]
In his first public comments since being released, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange declared that his freedom came at a significant cost, stating, “I am not free today because the system worked. I am free today after years of incarceration because I pleaded guilty to journalism.” AP quoted Assange saying, “I pled guilty to seeking information […]
Weezer is back, and they’re taking fans on a nostalgic journey. Recently, the band played a packed show at Madison Square Garden, performing every song from their debut album in order as part of their “Voyage to the Blue Planet” tour. “It feels pretty incredible,” said drummer Patrick Wilson, who is sharing the stage with […]
A delegation of Chinese investors meets Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah (third from right) on October 1, 2024. — screengrab/video/supplied KARACHI: Sindh government would welcome Chinese public and private firms to invest directly in the projects of their choice or strike a public-private partnership with the provincial government, said Chief Minister Murad […]