A view of heavy smog in morning hours, in Lahore. — Online/File Pakistan’s population breathes air that doesn’t meet PM2.5 standard. Life expectancy to increase by 2.3 years if national standards met. Report highlights increase in vehicles, use of fossil fuel in country. As Pakistanis grapple with the ongoing socio-political, economic, and security issues, they also … Read more
BEIJING: IBM will completely shut its China R&D operation, affecting more than 1,000 jobs, the US technology company said on Monday. A spokesperson for IBM, currently the world’s biggest technology services company, confirmed earlier media reports in a statement to Reuters, saying “these changes will not impact our ability to support clients across the Greater … Read more
DHAKA: Flash floods wrought havoc in Bangladesh on Friday as the country recovers from weeks of political upheaval, with the death toll rising to 13 and millions more caught in the deluge. The South Asian nation of 170 million people, crisscrossed by hundreds of rivers, has seen frequent floods in recent decades. Monsoon rains cause … Read more