The European Union (EU) said Friday that the talks it is chairing on the revival of the 2015 Iran nuclear accord must be paused, citing “external factors.” “A pause in #ViennaTalks is needed, due to external factors,” High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell tweeted, adding that “a final text is essentially ready and …

China’s top legislature adopts development plan, closes annual session Chinese lawmakers on Friday approved a decision on the quota and election of deputies to the 14th National People’s Congress (NPC) and two methods for Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions to elect deputies to the 14th NPC, at the closing meeting of China’s annual legislative session. The fifth session …

By Sadia Khan Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Friday briefed reporters on China’s policies to grow its economy amid a prolonged pandemic and the country’s stance on the Ukraine crisis and its relations with the United States. Li answered 13 questions at a press conference in Beijing after the closing of the fifth session of the 13th National People’s Congress, …

On Feb. 7, Dutch speed skater Ireen Wust won gold in the women’s 1,500m held at the National Speed Skating Oval, known as the Ice Ribbon, by clocking one minute and 53.28 seconds, setting a new Olympic record. This is the third Olympic record set by a skater at the Ice Ribbon during the ongoing Games, proving that the venue …

Modi govt believes India belongs to Hindus, who continue to marginalise other minorities

ISLAMABAD – Lahore city has been projected globally as Pakistan’s private real estate company has launched its campaign in London to showcase the rich heritage of Lahore on 150 of London’s iconic red buses to promote ‘LAHORE The Heart of Pakistan’.    Diyar Homes, the developers of the $30 Million luxury real estate development One Canal Road, Lahore, who recently …

ISLAMABAD: Miami’s leading architect Kobi Karp the name behind some of Miami’s most iconic developments including the Four Seasons Private Residences and the Legacy Tower, South Beach has completed the designs for the $30 Million luxury residential tower One Canal Road by Diyar Homes. The design includes in excess of 25,000 square feet of amenity space finished with the finest …

Chinese President Xi Jinping has proposed a Global Development Initiative in steering global development toward a new stage of balanced, coordinated and inclusive growth in face of the severe shocks of COVID-19. “We must revitalize the economy and pursue more robust, greener and more balanced global development,” Xi said in his statement delivered via video at the general debate of …

CGTN A study published on the pre-print platform ChinaXiv, a Chinese open repository for scientific researchers, indicated that COVID-19 had started spreading in the U.S. around September 2019 “with a high confidence probability.” The study, conducted by researchers from the University of Science and Technology of China and the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, is based on a data …