NEW YORK: A Pakistani-American man was among the eight people who died at a music concert in Houston, Texas, late Friday, according to US media reports. Danish Baig, 27, whose family migrated to the US from Karachi, was among the eight people, who died and 25 hospitalised as a densely packed crowd surged towards the stage of the Astroworld Festival …

ABU DHABI: England opener Jason Roy has been ruled out of the remainder of the Twenty20 World Cup due to a torn calf muscle, the England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said in a statement on Monday. James Vince, a travelling reserve, will replace Roy in the squad ahead of England’s last-four match against New Zealand in Abu Dhabi on …

SHARJAH: Veteran Pakistan batsman Shoaib Malik on Sunday admitted a Twenty20 World Cup semi-final against a formidable Australia will give him “butterflies”. Pakistan completed the Super 12 stage with five wins in as many games with a clinical 72-run win over qualifiers Scotland in Sharjah. Malik smashed a quickfire 18-ball 54 not out — the fastest half century of the …

NEW YORK: Long lines formed at border crossings on Monday as the United States reopened to foreign visitors vaccinated against Covid-19, ending 20 months of restrictions that separated families, hobbled tourism and strained diplomatic ties. From Rainbow Bridge at the US-Canada border to Mexico’s Tijuana crossing at San Ysidro, California, cars, motor homes and masked pedestrians clogged entry points before dawn as …

LONDON: Prime Minister Boris Johnson rejected pressure to appear before British lawmakers debating the standards system on Monday, despite days of sleaze and cronyism claims against his government intensifying with new revelations. MPs are set to hold an emergency debate amid calls for an independent inquiry into the mounting allegations of apparent corruption and inappropriate conduct within the Conservative party …

WASHINGTON: Seven suspected hackers linked to ransomware attacks that have targeted thousands of victims have been arrested since last February as part of a global cybercrime crackdown, European law enforcement authorities announced on Monday. The FBI and the Justice Department were expected to announce criminal charges tied to ransomware later on Monday as well as the seizure of $6 million, …

ISLAMABAD: The federal capital has reported 45 more dengue fever cases during the past 24 hours, quoting the district health officer (DHO). In the last 24 hours 45 patients with dengue fever reported in rural and urban areas of the federal capital territory, the district health officer (DHO) said. The death toll from dengue fever climbed to 17 after two …

ISLAMABAD: The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) has asked the provinces and concerned officials to take steps for expediting the COVID-19 vaccination. Federal Minister for Planning Asad Umar and Major General Zafar Iqbal have jointly chaired the session of the NCOC which was also attended by the Special Assistant on Health Dr Faisal Sultan. The centre expressed satisfaction over the …

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Monday rejected reports circulating on social media that currency notes were being redesigned, saying no such proposal was under consideration. “Some fake news regarding new designs of currency notes is circulating on social media. SBP categorically denies the news and clarifies that no such proposal is under consideration at the moment,” the central …

GLASGOW: The UN climate talks entered their final week on Monday with countries still worlds apart on key issues including how rapidly the world curbs carbon emissions and how to help nations already impacted by global heating. After a week of headline announcements from host Britain on ending deforestation and phasing out coal, experts say the underlying COP26 negotiations have …