WASHINGTON, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM – 20th Aug, 2026) Moderna shares more than doubled Wednesday after it announced initial results from a study of an experimental cancer treatment that would be the first of its kind if approved by regulators. Moderna and Merck are developing a treatment using an mRNA-based cancer vaccine…
VIENNA, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM – 20th Aug, 2026) The number of new asylum applications in Austria dropped to its lowest level in 10 years, recording 244 applications in July, representing a year-on-year decline of approximately 65 percent. Official figures revealed a 48 percent drop in the total number of new and…
WASHINGTON, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM – 20th Aug, 2026) The United States Department of the Treasury announced that total US national debt has surpassed the $40 trillion mark for the first time, driven by rising costs for entitlement programmes and interest payments alongside falling revenues. The Treasury’s daily statement showed total debt…
Inspector General of Police (IGP) Abdul Kareem took notice of the killing of two persons in firing by alleged opponents in Phalia, Mandi Bahauddin, and ordered immediate arrest of the suspects involved in the incident LAHORE, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 19th Aug, 2026) Inspector General of Police (IGP) Abdul Kareem took…
Secretary General Developing-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation (D-8), Ambassador Sohail Mahmood on Wednesday paid a courtesy visit to the headquarters of the Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries (SESRIC) in Ankara ISLAMABAD, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 19th Aug, 2026) Secretary General Developing-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation…
ISLAMABAD, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 19th Aug, 2026) The Supreme Court has ruled that any quantity of narcotics that has not undergone chemical analysis could not legally be taken into consideration for upholding a conviction or determining the quantum of sentence, holding that only the quantity subjected to forensic examination could…
DUBAI, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM – 19th Aug, 2026) Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) continues to advance clean energy infrastructure projects through a comprehensive approach that places environmental protection, resource conservation and biodiversity at the heart of infrastructure development. By embedding sustainability considerations across all project phases, DEWA reduces carbon emissions,…
LAHORE, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 19th Aug, 2026) City Traffic Police Lahore (CTPL) launched a crackdown against one-wheeling and arrested two young motorcyclists involved in the life threatening practice on Wednesday. According to the Lahore Traffic Police, DSP Township Traffic Fayyaz Bhatti conducted a combing operation and arrested two alleged one-wheelers,…
AL ARISH, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM – 19th Aug, 2026) The UAE floating hospital in the Egyptian city of Al Arish marked the 81st Independence Day of the Republic of Indonesia alongside the Indonesian medical team working at the facility as part of Operation “Chivalrous Knight 3.” The event recognised the Indonesian…
LONDON, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM – 19th Aug, 2026) UK inflation has jumped to its highest rate since March after energy prices were pushed up, according to official figures on Wednesday. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said consumer price index (CPI) inflation rose to 2. 9 percent in July, up from…
