By AFP Europe is supposed to fully switch to electric vehicles in little over a decade, but sales growth of the climate-friendly vehicles stalled in the first half of the year, data showed Thursday. Instead, data from the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) showed that the modest 4.4 percent overall growth in the sales of…
By REUTERS Sixteen people were killed in a fire at a department store in Sichuan province in China’s southwest on Wednesday evening, state media said on Thursday. The fire broke out in a 14-storey building in a high-tech zone of the city of Zigong, shrouding the vicinity with thick smoke, according to the Xinhua news…
BY AFP Bangladesh students vowed Thursday to continue nationwide protests against civil service hiring rules, rebuffing an olive branch from Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina who pledged justice for seven killed in the demonstrations. Hasina’s government has ordered schools and universities to close indefinitely and stepped up efforts to contain weeks of rallies demanding equal access…
Ziarat, July 17, 2024: At least five tourists lost their lives and two were injured on Wednesday in a vehicle accident in Ziarat city, Balochistan. According to police officials, rescue workers arrived at the scene after receiving information about the accident involving a tourists’ vehicle on Domera-Ziarat road. The rescue workers transported the bodies and…
Karachi, July 17, 2024: As Ashura processions continue in Karachi, Jinnah Hospital has reported over 200 heatstroke cases at its camp in Numaish. The city’s Jinnah Hospital set up a camp for Youm-e-Ashur, and as of 1 pm, 200 heatstroke cases have been reported. According to Dr. Shahid Rasul, Executive Director of Jinnah Hospital, all…