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The novel coronavirus has spread to pandemic levels, the World Health Organization said as the countries scrambled to deal with the outbreak, which has also collapsed stock markets. The Geneva based UN body defines pandemic as...

The coronavirus-triggered uncertainty is likely to cost the global economy $1 trillion in 2020 with possible ramifications for all countries, the UN’s trade and development agency said Monday in its latest report as stocks plunged in...

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Sialkot-Lahore Motorway, opening to general traffic on March 30, will help speed up economic development of Pakistan, says Mossadaq Chughtai, a Pakistani-American entrepreneur with investments in the key manufacturing hub of the country. “The realization of this long-awaited project...

Image: courtesy of Planet Word That words hold massive power to shape thoughts has long been known but Washington D.C. is now poised to preserve and highlight the importance of written word with a brand new...

As images of gruesome violence in capital New Delhi – mostly targeting Muslims -tarnish India’s international standing, former prime Minister Manmohan Singh has warned that social tensions would “char soul” of the country, once held up...

Vice President Joseph Biden chalked up a string of impressive victories in southern states as the Super Tuesday vote elevated him to the forefront of the Democratic primary race, pitching his pragmatism against Senator Bernie Sanders’ progressive...

Montgomery County Economic Development Corporation has expressed support for Asian American Chamber of Commerce’s effort to foster links between public bodies and small businesses to help expand growth opportunities in the area. Benjamin H. Wu, President...

As the U.S. prepares to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan after this week’s Pakistan-facilitated peace deal – that paves the way for negotiations between Kabul and the Afghan Taliban – a new study Wednesday called for...

EvergreenHealth Medical Center in Kirkland, Washington state, where the first six U.S. deaths were reported, Image: Oran Viriyincy from Santa Barbara / Wikimedia Commons The coronavirus has claimed six lives in Washington state while the number of confirmed...