News in Brief(21-02-2018)

BEIJING: People pray and burn incense for good luck on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, at the Lama Temple in Beijing on Tuesday. China is in the midst of a week-long holiday marking the beginning of the Year of the Dog. — AFP

Pakistan is riskiest country for newborns: UNICEF

ISLAMABAD, Feb 20: The UN children's agency has singled out Pakistan as the riskiest country for newborns, saying that out of every 1,000 children born in Pakistan, 46 die at birth. The report is part of UNICEF's new campaign, launched on Tuesday, to raise awareness to bring down neonatal mortality rates. UNICEF says that after Pakistan, the Central African Republic is the next riskiest country for newborns, and Afghanistan is the third. The report says that "more than 80 per cent of all newborn deaths are caused by three preventable and treatable conditions." — AP

Japan to build world’s tallest wooden skyscraper

TOKYO, Feb 20: A Japanese company is planning to build a 350 metre high wooden skyscraper in Tokyo by 2041, making it the world's tallest wooden building. The wood products company Sumitomo Forestry estimates that the cost of the building, which will have 70 floors, will be around 600 billion yen ($5 billion), almost twice the cost of a conventional building, a company spokesperson told Efe news on Tuesday. — Reuters