Coronavirus pandemic may reach its peak next month: Karachi mayor
Mayor Karachi Wasim Akhtar on Wednesday warned that the novel coronavirus pandemic in the country may reach its peak next month (May).
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Shehroz Kashif becomes youngest Pakistani to climb Broad Peak
17-years-old Kashif climbed 8,000m tall mountain peak. In 40 days time, he climbed World's 12th and Pakistan's fourth mountain.
Italian climber dies on Nepal peak
An Italian climber has died on Nepal's rugged Mount Dhaulagiri, officials said on Monday, the first fatality of the busy spring climbing season.
US Treasury yields subside to take dollar off 13-and-a-half year peak
TOKYO: US Treasury yields eased on Thursday as a week-long surge that followed Donald Trump's shock election win subsided further, dragging the dollar off a 13-1/2 year peak set overnight and nudging Asian stocks a touch higher.
Spreadbetters saw the modest bounce for equities continuing in Europe, forecasting a slightly higher open for Britain's FTSE .FTSE, Germany's DAX .GDAXI and France's CAC .FCHI.
Japanese government bond yields also fell back from multi-month highs after the Bank of Japan conducted a special…