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EDITORIAL: Pakistan must make tough decisions to stave off coronavirus catastrophe
In dealing with the coronavirus outbreak, Prime Minister Imran Khan faces a huge challenge, which may prove to be even bigger than the dire economic conditions he inherited at the start of his government in 2018 summer....Mar 22, 2020 712 0 -
Americans believe news media doing fairly well in covering coronavirus outbreak
There is so much happening around the world with regard to coronavirus outbreak that I am tempted to recall Vladimir Lenin’s famous quote: “There are decades where nothing happens, and there are weeks where decades happen.”...Mar 22, 2020 828 0 -
Coronavirus: Rising infections and the glimmers of hope
By Huma Nisar, Iftikhar Ali, Muhammad Luqman The rapidly spreading coronavirus infections in the United States and Europe are making the task to contain the COVID -19 harder. Policymakers look for ways to confront the outbreak while...Mar 21, 2020 651 0 -
Amnesty urges full Internet access as Kashmiris remain in the dark about coronavirus outbreak
Kashmir is back to a strict lockdown-like environment after the revelation of a coronavirus infection. But the region reels from lack of information as communication has never been restored fully in the disputed region. Now people...Mar 20, 2020 669 0 -
Sans concerted response, coronavirus could take away 25 million jobs worldwide
The coronavirus pandemic could put a high premium on the economy and kill 25 million jobs if world capitals do not coordinate their efforts and mount a concerted response to the disease, a preliminary study of...Mar 20, 2020 617 0 -
Congress approves relief package to help Americans cope with coronavirus fallout
A bill is headed to President Trump‘s desk after Congress passed the measure to help American taxpayers to cope with economic impact of the coronavirus outbreak with proposals circulating for at least two payments in April...Mar 18, 2020 576 0 -
Social distancing in the age of coronavirus
The coronavirus pandemic is disrupting people’s day-to-day life like no other challenge in recent decades as the U.S. tries to contain it’s spread. The preventive measures against COVID-19 have impacted individuals and families from one corner...Mar 18, 2020 751 0 -
Trump Administration plans to send checks to Americans to mitigate coronavirus impact
Stepping up U.S. response to coronavirus outbreak, the White House said Tuesday the Administration wants to send checks to Americans in the next couple of weeks to mitigate its economic impact. Treasury Secretary Steven Munchin revealed, speaking...Mar 17, 2020 726 0 -
Rich economies should waive off debt to help developing countries contain coronavirus outbreak
Sounding alarm over the possibility of coronavirus outbreak affecting his country’s marginalized groups, Prime Minister Imran Khan has proposed that rich countries cancel debt that developing countries owe them in order to let them deal with...Mar 17, 2020 610 0 -
US chamber for payroll tax break, quick loans to offset coronavirus impact
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is advocating a raft of swift relief measures including a three-month freeze on employers’ payment of payroll taxes and quick disbursement of loans to businesses to mitigate coronavirus-triggered job losses, and...Mar 17, 2020 716 0