MADRID: Spain coach Luis Enrique left captain Sergio Ramos out of his squad for Euro 2020 on Monday, meaning that there will be no Real Madrid players representing Spain at a major tournament for the first time in the club’s history. The closest they have come previously to not being represented by Spain was at the 1950 World Cup, when …

GENEVA: At least 115,000 health and care workers have died from Covid-19 since the beginning of the pandemic, the WHO chief said on Monday, calling for a dramatic scale-up of vaccination in all countries. At the opening of the World Health Organisation’s main annual assembly, Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus hailed the sacrifices made by health workers around the world …

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has decided to add three new members to the commission assigned with the task to revise the master plan of Islamabad. Sources said the Capital Development Authority (CDA) had moved a summary, which through the Ministry of Interior, will be placed before the federal cabinet proposing three new names to be added to the commission. The …

US President Joe Biden will mark the one-year anniversary of George Floyd’s murder by hosting his family at the White House to hold talks with them. Floyd’s daughter Gianna, his mother, sister and brothers will be among those attending private talks with Biden, Press Secretary Jen Psaki said. “The courage and grace of his family, and especially his daughter Gianna, …

The Foreign Office (FO) has denied the presence of any US military or air base in Pakistan, stating that any speculation is “baseless and irresponsible” and should be avoided. In a statement issued late Monday night, FO spokesperson Zahid Hafeez Chaudri said: “There is no US military or air base in Pakistan, nor was any such proposal envisaged. Any speculation …

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Monday expressed complete satisfaction over the new estimate of 3.94 per cent GDP growth for FY21, noting that the rebound was fuelled by a well-calibrated policy response. In a Twitter thread, the SBP said, “FY21 growth is expected to rise to 3.94pc, as post-Covid recovery underway since last summer has strengthened. The …

LAHORE: The cancellation of four flights from Lahore to Dubai on Saturday-Sunday prevented Pakistan from participating in the Asian Boxing Championship, which began in Dubai on Monday. Talking to Dawn, Pakistan Boxing Federation (PBF) secretary Col Nasir said that a contingent of nine boxers — seven men and two women — were to represent the country at the continental event. The …

Taj Jackson, late singer Michael Jackson’s nephew has come all guns blazing against ex BBC journalist Martin Bashir, days after he was found to have deceived the late Princess Diana for his interview with her in 1995. During his appearance on Good Morning Britain, Taj criticized Bashir for “stabbing [the singer] in the back” for the 2003 documentary on his uncle, …

Kate Middleton made a failed attempt to create tune and sparked laughter from her hubby Prince William during their visit to Scotland’s Violence Reduction Unit. The Duke and Duchess visited Scotland’s Violence Reduction Unit earlier this week as a part of their Royal duties, where Kate tried her hand at DJing. On their way to the unit,  the couple stopped …

Supermodel Kim Kardashian has been slapped with a lawsuit by her former employees for not paying them their dues. The reality TV star, 40, was sued by seven of her former gardening and maintenance staff members of her Hidden Hills mansion for being late with their pay and withholding 10 percent of it for taxes—and then proceeding to not forward …