ISLAMABAD: The coronavirus claimed 53 more lives as another 1,346 people tested positive for the deadly disease during the past 24 hours across Pakistan. According to the latest update released by the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), 1,346 new infections surfaced after 36,954 samples were tested during this period. The positivity ratio of Covid-19 cases was recorded at 3.64 …

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it had distributed 59,304,600 doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the United States and that 39,037,964 doses had been administered as of Saturday morning. The tallies are for both Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech, vaccines as of 6:00 a.m. ET on Saturday, the agency said. According to its tally posted on Friday, the agency …

SAN FRANCISCO: Microsoft has said it is temporarily cutting off donations to politicians who voted against certifying the US election results or supported efforts to overturn President Joe Biden’s victory. Contributions from employees, shareholders and family members channeled through a Microsoft Corporation Stakeholders Voluntary PAC will be withheld from those lawmakers through the 2022 election cycle, according to corporate vice …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is likely to get the second batch of a Chinese-made Covid-19 vaccine, Sinopharm, within next 24 hours. Sources said China will provide another half a million doses of the vaccine. They said all measures to procure a Russian vaccine, Sputnik-IV, have also been finalised. The sources within the health ministry said the government green-lighted procurement of the Russian …

BIRMINGHAM: An early goal from Ollie Watkins helped Aston Villa beat a sloppy Arsenal 1-0 on Saturday to move up to eighth in the Premier League standings, consigning the visitors to a second defeat in as many games. While Villa leapfrogged struggling Tottenham Hotspur, the result left Arsenal 10th on 31 points after a midweek loss at Wolverhampton Wanderers, two …

KARACHI: Pakistan stormed into the final of the Gladiators WESPA Youth Cup with a hard fought win against Sri Lanka. The youngest and the most inexperienced player in the team Ali Salman proved to be a hero notching up some crucial wins against top opponents. Ali won 5 of his six games in the semi final and was the top …

CHITTAGONG: Mehidy Hasan looked for a place in history as Bangladesh set the West Indies a formidable target of 395 to win the first Test at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong on Saturday. Mehidy took the three wickets to fall as West Indies set about the challenge, reaching 110-3 at the close of the fourth day in Chittagong. …

KARACHI: The Karachi Port Trust (KPT) handled a total cargo volume of 692,572 tonnes comprising 497,715 tonnes of import cargo and 194,857 tonnes of export cargo from Feb 1 to 4. According to data issued from the KPT, the import volume of containerised cargo stood at 220,916 tonnes, followed by 175,533 tonnes of oil and liquid cargo. KPT handled 30,371 …

RAWALPINDI: A cluster of second-innings wickets left Pakistan battling for survival against a resurgent South Africa on an engrossing day three of the second and final Test at the Pindi Cricket Stadium here on Saturday. Earlier, Hasan Ali superb bowling had given Pakistan a crucial lead of 71 runs on the first innings. The pacer grabbed his Test career’s second …