DW visited a hospital in Jakarta as the country recorded the highest number of daily deaths in the world. Infections have just peaked at more than 50,000 cases a day. Experts fear the real figures may be even worse than the official count. Indonesia reported more than 54,000 new coronavirus cases for the first time Wednesday, surpassing recent daily infections…
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Russia resumed flights to the Egyptian Red Sea resorts of Hurghada and Sharm el-Sheikh on Monday after a six year-ban due to a deadly plane crash. An Egyptair plane transporting 300 Russian tourists took off from Moscow to Hurghada, and was welcomed by a “water salute” upon arrival at the tourist destination. Passengers were given balloons and flowers after landing.…
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Like most car dealerships during the pandemic, Hudson Hyundai in New Jersey is selling nearly any vehicle it can acquire. But some models move faster than others. “The hybrids really go first,” said sales agent Alicia Mandona. “I have at least three customers waiting.” Hybrid cars improve fuel economy by using batteries to assist gasoline-powered engines, and their sales are…
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US oil may retest a support at $65.46 per barrel, with a good chance of breaking below this level and falling to $64.27. The contract is riding on a wave (c) from $74.23, which observes closely two sets of projection levels on the downtrend from $75.52 and the trend from $74.23. This wave is expected to travel to $62.70, as…
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Pakistan has received the third largest workers’ remittances amounting to $2.71 billion in July, the first month of current fiscal year, making the much-needed finances available to pay for increasing imports which is a must to achieve the planned higher economic growth. This was the sixth month in the past 13 months when the inflows of remittances sent home by…
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Oil and gas exploration companies in Ahdi and its nearby areas in Gujar Khan are polluting water reservoirs by draining untreated chemicals into Narali Dam. This is putting the health of residents of the area at risk, former prime minister MNA Raja Pervez Ashraf said while talking to Dawn on Tuesday. Mr Raja said Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PPL) in Ahdi…
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The Auditor General of Pakistan (AGP) is said to have raised serious objections over what it said that no clause regarding international sanctions on Iran was incorporated in the Gas Sale Purchase Agreement (GSPA) under Iran-Pakistan Gas Pipeline Project (IPGP), which resulted in a risk of penalty at $3 million per day from January 2015 onwards. This has been revealed…
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On the one hand, he said UN Secretary General António Guterres issued a red alert on the Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change’s report indicating a sharp rise in temperature in next ten years, while on the other, PM Imran Khan was personally leading tree plantation drive in the country to help control soaring temperatures. Farrukh said the prime minister inaugurated…
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The Sindh Cabinet on the request of Karachi Water and Sewerage Board has approved a levy of Re1 per litre on bottled water and beverage companies in line with the government of Punjab. The impact of this levy could not be known immediately as some big market players approached by Dawn showed their ignorance about the Sindh Cabinet decision. However, the prices…
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The state-owned Pakistan LNG Ltd (PLL) and private power utility K-Electric on Tuesday signed a formal agreement under which the former would supply 150 million cubic feet per day of regasified liquefied natural gas (RLNG) to the KE’s upcoming 900-megawatt power plant at Bin Qasim. The gas supply agreement (GSA) was signed by KE Chief Executive Officer Moonis Alvi and…
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