Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has tested negative for the coronavirus.
According to media reports, the leader had taken the test after it emerged that a civil society activist who he had met had contracted the virus.
Khan's samples were collected by a team of doctors from the Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital.
Faisal Edhi, the chairman of Edhi Foundation, had developed flu-like symptoms and tested positive for the virus, a day after he had met the Prime Minister.
Southeastern Taiwan shaken by 6.1 magnitude quake
An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 struck Taiwan's southeastern coastal county of Taitung on Wednesday, the island's weather administration said, although there were no immediate reports of damage.
At least two killed in Pennsylvania nursing home explosion
A pair of explosions and a fire, apparently sparked by leaking gas, has ripped through a nursing home near Philadelphia on Tuesday, killing at least two people and prompting an intense search for victims in a collapsed portion of the building, officials said.
Turkey says electrical failure reported before Libyan military jet crash
A private jet carrying the chief of staff of Libya’s army reported an electrical failure and requested an emergency landing shortly before crashing near Ankara, Turkey’s head of communications has announced on Wednesday.
Death toll rises to 6 in Mexican plane crash
At least six people, including a 2-year-old burn victim, have died when a small Mexican Navy aircraft crashed on Monday off the Texas coast near Galveston during a humanitarian mission to transfer the child for treatment in the United States.
Egyptian scientist Dr. Nabil Seidah has been named the winner of the UAE’s 'Great Arab Minds' award in the medicine category.
The UAE Aid Agency has signed a cooperation agreement with International Medical Corps – UK to support the provision of healthcare to Sudanese people affected by the ongoing conflict, contributing $2 million to the project.
The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MOHRE), in coordination with relevant authorities, has closed the “Oud Al Reem Domestic Workers Services” office in Ajman and issued a decision to revoke its license due to serious violations.
