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Pakistan’s national airline is being criticised big time after it came to light that almost one-third of its pilots had fake or dubious licences, as per a report in AFP. Many are wondering if PIA can survive this bad publicity.  PIA said it is grounding 141 of its 434 pilots after it was found that …

British financial institutions that made a lot of money from slavery such as Lloyd’s of London should do more than just say say sorry for their role in the Atlantic slave trade and atone for their sins, Caribbean countries said as per a Reuters report. The Lloyd’s of London insurance market said sorry for its “shameful” role in the 18th …

The head of WHO said that as coronavirus gathers pace in developing countries, the cause for worry is that the risk of women dying at childbirth goes up, according to a report in PTI.  AFP Secretary-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was speaking at a press briefing and said that WHO is worried about “the impact on people who struggle to access …

After successful overcoming the coronavirus, New Zealand will now be reducing its scientific projects in Antarctica to keep the virtually uninhabited continent free from COVID-19. Agencies According to BBC, the government agency, Antarctica New Zealand will be dropping 23 of the 36 research projects. The agency which is concerned with environmental research on the desolate landmass and the Southern Ocean, said limiting …

George Floyd was someone nobody knew about in life, but in death he has been able to spark a movement which is not just getting momentum in USA, but all over the world. Floyd was killed when a police officer used his knee to compress his neck while arresting him. The video went viral as the officer was white and …

Prosecutors have brought forward new criminal charges against four Minneapolis police officers who were involved in the death of 46-year-old George Floyd, an unarmed black man, according to Reuters. He was who was pinned by his neck to the street while being arrested and the video went viral, resulting in protests across USA.  Derek Chauvin was arrested initially for third-degree …

Peninah Wanjiru never really took risks.  Her friends said the 35-year-old Kenyan sex worker was always careful in her business at her home in Majengo, on the outskirts of Nairobi.  But on the night of May 7, a curfew imposed to stem the spread of the coronavirus forced Wanjiru to allow a client to stay over. Some hours later, she …

United States-China relations are reaching a new low every passing day, as both countries continue to engage in war of words and the States major push for economic restrictions on many Chinese companies.   Reuters In a latest move that will not go down well with Beijing, the U.S Commerce Department said Wednesday that new restrictions on 33 Chinese firms and institutions …

75 bodies out of the 97 people killed in the PIA plane crash have been identified so far through DNA tests, according to a media report as per PTI.  The Airbus A320 had 91 passengers and 8 crew members on board when it crashed on May 22, just minutes before landing.  Reuters Ninety seven passengers were killed. Eleven people on …

The anti-racism protests are raging across the United States in the wake of George Floyd’s death, who was killed after a police officer was seen kneeling on his neck while he was pinned to the floor. In scenes both peaceful and violent across the country, thousands of protesters are taking to streets chanting “no justice, no peace” and “say his …