Tuesday, March 2nd, 2021
Federer pulls out of Miami Open: report
Miami, March 2 : Defending champion Roger Federer has withdrawn from this month’s Miami Open as he works his way back to full fitness following surgeries to repair his right knee. The 39-year-old Swiss star, who has not played since losing in the semi-finals of last year’s Australian Open, is due to make his return from a year-long layoff at the Qatar Open in Doha next week. However the Miami Herald cited Federer’s agent Tony Godsick as saying on Monday that the 20-time Grand Slam singles champion had opted toRead More
COVID-19 claims 42 lives, infects 1,163 more people
ISLAMABAD, Mar 02 : The national tally on Tuesday of total active COVID-19 cases recorded 22,184 with 1,163 more people tested positive for the deadly virus and 1,035 people recovered from the disease during the last 24 hours. Forty two corona patients have died during past 24 hours, 41 of them were under treatment in hospital and one in their respective quarantines and homes on Monday, according to the latest update issued by the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC). Out of the total 42 deaths, 12 people hadRead More
One in four people will have hearing problems by 2050: WHO
Geneva, March 2 : One in four of the world’s population will suffer from hearing problems by 2050, the World Health Organization warned Tuesday, calling for extra investment in prevention and treatment. The first-ever global report on hearing said that the causes of many of the problems — such as infections, diseases, birth defects, noise exposure and lifestyle choices — could be prevented. The report proposed a package of measures, which it calculated would cost $1.33 per person per year. Against that, it set the figure of nearly a trillionRead More
Amazon accused of race-gender bias in workplace
Washington, March 2 : A lawsuit filed in US federal court on Monday accused Amazon of keeping women and Black employees down while publicly talking up the need for diversity and social justice. Charlotte Newman, who is Black and heads Underrepresented Founder Startup Business Development at Amazon Web Services, said in the suit she has been harassed, sexually assaulted, and kept from advancing to positions she deserved in the corporation. “Like so many other Black and female employees at Amazon, Charlotte Newman was confronted with a systemic pattern of insurmountableRead More
SCO countries have made significant progress in achieving gender equality, SCO Secretary-General V. Norov
International Women’s Day, 8 March, is celebrated in many countries around the world. The UN Charter was the first international document proclaiming equality between men and women as a fundamental human right. On March 8, 1975, on the International Women’s Year, the UN celebrated its first official International Women’s Day, which has acquired a new global dimension. Thereafter, the international women’s movement was strengthened by the four UN World Conferences on Women, which gave great impetus to the coordination of efforts to achieve gender equality and the elimination of allRead More
ECP decides to conduct Senate polls as per ‘past practice’
ISLAMABAD : The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday has decided to conduct the Senate elections scheduled on March 3, 2021, through secret ballot due to time constrain. While announcing its decision after considering various proposals, the commission has clarified that the polls will be held ‘as provided in the Constitution and Law as per past practice’. According to an official notification, a meeting was held under the chairmanship of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikandar Sultan Raja which was also attended by ECP members Justice (r) Altaf Ibrahim Qureshi,Read More