Monday, July 13th, 2020
Iftikhar, Imam shine for PCB White on Day two as intra-squad match ends in a draw
Worcester: The two-day practice match between PCB Green and PCB White ended in a draw at the New Road Ground, Worcester on Sunday. Iftikhar Ahmed top-scored with 86 off 137 balls with the help of two sixes and 14 fours for PCB White. Imam-ul-Haq scored 74 off 133 balls striking 13 fours before retiring. All-rounder Shadab Khan remained unbeaten on 51 off 62 balls when the stumps were drawn. PCB White’s captain Sarfaraz Ahmed made 40 while Fawad Alam chipped in with 37 runs. Babar Azam, Musa Khan and Usman Shinwari took a wicketRead More
Expert warns full COVID-19 vaccine unlikely by next year
There is little chance of a 100-percent effective coronavirus vaccine by 2021, a French expert warned Sunday, urging people to take social distancing measures more seriously. “A vaccine is several years in development,” said epidemiologist Arnaud Fontanet, a member of the team of scientists advising the government on the crisis. “Of course, there is an unprecedented effort to develop a vaccine, but I would be very surprised if we had that was effective in 2021,” he added. While we would probably have one that worked partially, we were very farRead More
Business climate indicator in Uzbekistan rises strongly
DNA The Center for Economic Research and Reforms (CERR) conducted the third round of survey among enterprises for the June 2020, which involved 998 enterprises. For reference: The assessment is based on the methodology of German “Business Climate Index” developed by IFO in Munich. The survey was carried out in two directions: assessment of the businesses’ current situation and expectations of entrepreneurs regarding the prospects of the business for the next 2-3 months. Analysis of the business climate in Uzbekistan displayed following: The indicator of the businesses’ current situation amountedRead More
Walled City of Baku: World Cultural Heritage
DNA News Agency The Walled City of Baku, also known as Icherisheher (Inner City or Old Town) is the core of ancient Baku, the capital city of the medieval Azerbaijani state of Shirvanshahs. As the historical and architectural pearl of ancient Baku, it is an open sky museum, also called the Acropolis of Baku, Old City or Icherisheher. With the development of the oil industry in Azerbaijan in late 19th century, the city expanded beyond the fortress walls and many buildings were constructed outside the fortress walls, and BakuRead More
Pakistan’s coronavirus tally surges past 250,000
ISLAMABAD: 69 more people died due to complications related to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country over the past 24 hours, taking the death toll from the disease to 5,266. According to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), the national tally of cases soared to 251,624 with the addition of 2,769 new cases detected during the previous 24 hours. As many as 22,532 COVID-19 tests were conducted. 84,442 patients are under treatment at present while 161,917 have recuperated from the infection. Overall 15,851,70 tests have been conducted across theRead More