International

Web Desk — Good news for iPhone users as Apple has added a new feature in iOS 15.4 (currently in beta) having the ability to use Face ID even when someone is wearing a mask. According to Macworld people who have been using Face ID to unlock their iPhones before the COVID-19 pandemic faced the hassle to remove their masks …

Web Desk — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau reiterates that there is no place for Islamophobia in Canada vowing to make his country a peaceful place for the Muslims. Trudeau went on to Twitter and wrote: “Islamophobia is unacceptable. Full stop. We need to put an end to this hate and make our communities safer for Muslim Canadians. To help …

By Web Desk — From next month, Britain start rolling out Pfizer’s COVID-19 pill to vulnerable people, the health ministry said on Friday, targeting the treatment for people with weak immune systems for whom the vaccine may be less effective. According to the health ministry Pfizer’s antiviral treatment Paxlovid, a combination of Pfizer’s pill with an older antiviral ritonavir, will …

By Web Desk — Giving more freedom for same-sex marriages, France bans gay conversion therapy treatment. Violators of this law will face heavy fines and imprisonment. According to foreign media, under the new law enacted in the country, therapy to normalize the sexual identity or tendencies of homosexuals has been strictly banned. The French government has announced two years in …

By Web Desk — Bringing shame to the country, another Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) steward found missing from a hotel in Toronto, Canada. According to PIA officials, Waqar Ahmed Jadoon was a steward on PK-781 from Islamabad to Toronto. But he was not part of the crew when the plane was returning back to Pakistan on Sunday. A missing person …

Web Desk — US President Joe Biden and Japanese PM Fumio Kishida agreed on Friday to “pressure” China and condemn North Korea’s missile tests, while Biden reinforced the US commitment to defending Japan. In a video meeting lasting about one hour and 20 minutes, Biden also agreed to visit Japan in the first half of this year for a summit …

Web Desk — US President Joe Biden has nominated the first Muslim-American woman as a federal judge for the first time in the history of the country. Nusrat Jahan Choudhury is a Bangladeshi American and if her nomination is approved by the US Senate, she would be the second Muslim to serve as a federal judge after Zahid Quraishi, who …

Web Desk — Teenage pilot Zara Rutherford is the youngest woman to fly solo around the world. Belgian-British aviator, 19, has etched her name in records as she flew 32,000 miles across five continents in five months. As a result of bad weather and a visa delay, her plane was grounded for weeks in Mexico and Alaska. Zara’s family, friends, …

Web Desk — According to World Tourism Organization, tourism around the world is not expected to return to pre-pandemic levels until 2024 at the earliest. Though mild, the highly contagious Omicron variant will “disrupt the recovery” in early 2022 after last year saw four percent growth over 2020, according to the Madrid-based UN agency’s World Tourism Barometer. The UNWTO said …

Web Desk — Saudi Arabia has tightened its grip on foreigners arriving in the kingdom due to a growing epidemic of coronavirus Omicrone disease. According to the notification issued in this regard, quarantine has been made mandatory for those coming to Saudi Arabia from foreign countries including Pakistan, while booking passengers in quarantine before arrival in Saudi Arabia will be …