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The Covid_19 vaccine developed by the University of Oxford is highly effective at stopping people developing Covid-19 symptoms,a large trial shows....! (Courtesy by BBC)      (Prepared by Ramzan Awan)  In this trial Interim data suggests 70% protection, but the researchers say the figure may be as high as 90% by tweaking the dose...! The results will be seen as a triumph, but come after Pfizer and Moderna vaccines showed 95% protection...! While the Oxford jab is far cheaper,& is easier to store and get to every corner of the world than the other two...! So the vaccine will play a significant role in tackling the pandemic, if it is approved for use by regulators...! Today's announcement takes us another step closer to the time when we can use vaccines to bring an end to the devastation caused by the virus said the vaccine's architect, Prof Sarah Gilbert...! The UK government has pre-ordered 100 million doses of the Oxford vaccine,& AstraZeneca says it will ma...

The company also announced it will be rolling out new features for business Accounts in the coming months in Future...! (Courtesy by Tribune)                    (Prepared By Ramzan Awan) WhatsApp plans to charge business customers for some of its services the application announced on its blog. The announcement comes as the company focuses on further investment in the shopping, customer communication for businesses and sales features on WhatsApp...! The global pandemic has made clear that businesses need fast and efficient ways to service their customers and make sales. WhatsApp has become a simple and convenient resource in this time. More than 175 million people every day message a WhatsApp Business account. Our research shows people prefer to message a business to get help and they’re more likely to make a purchase when they can do so...! Though there is much more we need to build. For the last two years, we’ve provided the W...

In a Chit chat with Twinkle Khanna,the Nobel Peace Prize winner revealed what's going on in her mind...! |Courtesy by Tribune|      |Prepared by Ramzan Awan| A Pakistani young girl  Malala Yousafzai, who recently graduated from Oxford University, participated in an online interview with Twinkle Khanna. ...! Malala,who juggles multiple roles of an activist,student,& manages her own organisation,the Malala Fund,shared her empowering story and discussed what kept her motivated despite the criticism.*Malala Said I was never a celebrity so I never took my fame like celebrities do*.If someone appreciates me I’m grateful,& if someone wants to take a picture with me,I’m like, *why not?? She then reiterated how for a woman,to be deprived of education meant that she’d be vulnerable to early marriage,sexual abuse, domestic violence and becoming a mother when she herself was a child.*It means her dreams would be taken away from her & that was the worst life I could i...

Experts say Coronavirus provides opportunity to expedite adoption of e-commerce...! |Courtesy by Tribune|  👨‍💻   |Prepared by@RamzanAwan|   Coronavirus has Provided an opportunity to expedite the adoption of e-commerce and other electronic business and trade solutions including e-payments and e-contracts...! Corresponding measures to get aligned with these solutions will ensure a safe and enabling business environment in the post-pandemic scenario...! Speaking on the occasion,Economic Adviser to the Commonwealth  elaborated on the pertinence of using digital technologies at a time of pandemic. He said the shift had become increasingly important as it helped in cutting the cost and time faced by traders...! Health and safety of customs and border officials should also be the priority and the infrastructure-related gaps that lead to delay in consignments needed to be bridged...! Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) Director General (Trade Facilita...

Due to Coronavirous Pandemic & Online Education Number of mobile broadband subscribers increases to 82.76 million in Pakistan ...! |Courtesy by Tribune|  |Prepared by Ramzan Awan|  With remote working and online education becoming a norm since the imposition of Covid-19-induced lockdown in March 2020, there has been a surge in 4G consumption whereas 3G demand has continued to decline...! According to latest statistics released by the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority, the number of overall mobile phone subscribers grew from 167.27 million in June 2020 to 168.04 million by the end of July 2020...! Similarly, the number of mobile broadband (3G and 4G) subscribers expanded from 81.14 million to 82.76 million in the same period, registering an increase of 1.62 million...! In terms of 4G market share, Jazz has the largest customer base of 19.98 million, followed by Zong at 18.13 million, Telenor 11.58 million and Ufone 4.22 million...! Public and economic policy analyst Has...

China has been working on its Own Global Navigation system to Rival the US GPS for years...!  |Prepared by Ramzan Awan |   |Courtesy by Dekhlo|  The Beidou system__named after the Chinese term for the Big Dipper constellation__works on a network of about 30 satellites and competes with the US's Global Positioning System (GPS),Russia's GLONASS and the European Union's Galileo...! The Last few Batches of satellites for the BeiDou navigation system were Launched Earlier this year and it is now Ready to provide services Globally...! China’s New Beidou Navigation system will not only rival the United States GPS, but also Russia’s GLONASS,& EU’s Galileo...! More than a hundred countries including Pakistan have already Started using the system & have become a part of the Belt and Road Initiative...! The BeiDou project invovled more than 300,000 Scientists,Engineers,& technicians from 400 Different domesitc institues and universities...! The Project had been unde...

The Main Reason is Whole Pakistan is Taking Coronavirous Seriously & following the Precautionary Measures...! |Courtesy by Tribune|         |Prepared by Ramzan Awan|  it feels like Pakistan have been saved from a coronavirus catastrophe by a selector in the heavens.The speed with which Pakistan flattened its Covid-19 curve_defying all local & international projections_is a feat that even aliens cannot deliver.It’s nothing short of a miracle that Pakistan has pivoted from a worst_case scenario trajectory to successfully flattening the curve without any widespread shortage of ventilators, hospital beds or PPEs...! At first, like many in the press,we bought into the narrative that the reduction in tests was driving the reduction in cases.This was quickly debunked when data showed that the positivity ratio has collapsed by half (more dramatically in Punjab, from 25% to 5%) & the number of people hospitalised or needing ventilators is declining propo...

Hagia Sophia was Turkey's most popular tourist attraction in 2019 with 3.8 million visitors...! |Courtesy by Geo|    |Prepared by Ramzan Awan|           Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was among the hundreds of people on Friday who had participated in the first prayers at Hagia Sophia since the country's top court revoked the Istanbul landmark's museum status...! Here are some important things that you should know about Hagia Sophia...! What is the Hagia Sophia? This historic building was first built as an Orthodox Christian cathedral between 532 and 537 AD under emperor Justinian I & is considered the most important Byzantine structure...! After the Ottoman conquest of Constantinople |Now Istanbul| in 1453,it was converted into a mosque before being opened as a museum in 1935 after the secular modern Turkish republic was established in 1923...! It was added to the list of UNESCO world heritage sites in 1985...! Until now it has been th...

With the Growing use of digital platforms now the online sacrificial too getting increasing in Pakistan ...! |Courtesy by Tribune|    |Prepared by Ramzan Awan|  In the wake of Covid-19, small and large enterprises specialising in the sale of sacrificial animals & related services, have entered the digital market space as customers opt to minimise the risk of contracting the disease by purchasing sacrificial animals online for Eidul Azha...! As a result, the online purchase of sacrificial animals is booming in Pakistan this year compared to the previous year. A major chunk of the population across all major cities of Pakistan has shown preference for home delivery of sacrificial animals to protect themselves from the virus...! Online marketplaces, such as OLX, Facebook and Instagram, are playing a crucial role by empowering small and large-scale cattle and goat farmers across the country to promote their animal stock & sacrificial packages through free ad listings...