Month: January 2021

CPEC 2nd phase to bring new era of development in country: FM

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MULTAN: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said that the incumbent government is making all-out efforts to ensure early completion of the second phase of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), which will bring a new era of development in the country.Talking to the people of his constituency in Multan on Sunday, Shah Mahmood Qureshi said that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is pursuing modern trends of economic diplomacy and Pakistani diplomats across the globe have been given certain targets to promote the country’s economy, said a statement.Qureshi welcomed the Intra-Afghan…

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PTA asks social media stages to block profane ‘Lady in Heaven’ film

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ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has asked social media platforms to immediately block all content related to a sacrilegious film titled “Lady in Heaven”.In a statement on Sunday, the PTA said that keeping in view different reports regarding the movie and its sacrilegious content, social media platforms including YouTube, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, have been directed “for immediate blocking of all content related to the said movie from their platforms”. It said that so far, 336 links containing promotional material of the movie have been reported to the different…

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Bali’s beaches buried in tide of plastic rubbish during monsoon season

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Bali’s famous beaches are being strewn by plastic rubbish in what experts say is becoming an annual event thanks to monsoon weather, poor waste management and a global marine pollution crisis. Authorities are struggling to keep up with the tide of rubbish washing up on beaches at Kuta, Legian and Seminyak, where about 90 tonnes of rubbish was collected on Friday and Saturday. Wayan Puja, from the Badung area’s environment and sanitation agency, said: “We have been working really hard to clean up the beaches, however the trash keeps coming.…

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Oilfield Service Giants Are Expanding Beyond Oil Tech

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The oilfield services sector is usually the one to suffer the most during an oil and gas industry downturn. This last crisis has been no exception in most respects. Drilling fell sharply this year in response to the demand slump in both oil and gas, budgets were cut and exploration plans shrunk. There was talk we might have already seen peak oil demand. The situation begged the question what happens to oilfield services beyond oil? To be fair, the world will need tens of millions of barrels of oil for…

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How Gold, Silver And Platinum Are Used In The Battle Against COVID-19

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Figure 1. Covid-19 serology tests (antibody tests) Beyond silver’s diagnostic and therapeutic uses in the fight against covid-19, there are also trace amounts of silver in the fabric of some masks. While not anti-viral, silver does protect against other bacteria and eliminates odors, which helps when wearing the masks for extended periods of time. Silver has been used for thousands of years to prevent microbial infections and was the most important antimicrobial agent in use before the introduction of antibiotics. The fight against covid-19 highlights a trend: growing demand for…

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