Former England international Gary Ballance on Wednesday admitted using a racial slur against former Yorkshire teammate Azeem Rafiq in a swirling row that has cost the county a host of sponsors. Ballance said in a statement: “I regret that I used this word in immature exchanges in my younger years.” The 31-year-old, who played 23 … Read more
KARACHI: Police registered a case against a member of the Sindh assembly and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Jam Awais and his aides for allegedly torturing a man to death in the Malir Memon Goth area of Karachi, said Bol News on Thursday. According to the police, Nazim Jokhio was allegedly killed for stopping a … Read more
Pakistan’s Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan, the most destructive opening pair at the T20 World Cup, have been described as “unique” by batting coach Matthew Hayden. The Australian legend should know — over a 15-year international career, left-hander Hayden was a fixture at the top of the order, compiling more than 8,000 Test runs and … Read more
BAMAKO: Three Chinese men kidnapped in Mali escaped their captors at the weekend and were rescued by security forces on Monday, the Sahel state’s army said. The trio were abducted on July 17 when armed men attacked a construction site in the southwest of the conflict-ridden country. Two Mauritanian nationals also captured in the incident … Read more
STOCKHOLM: Icelandic midfielder Emil Palsson collapsed during a football game in Norway’s second division Monday evening after suffering a cardiac arrest, his football club Sogndal said. The 28-year-old midfielder suddenly fell over in the 12 minute of the game against Stjordals-Blink at the Fosshaugane Campus stadium in western Norway. “Emil Palsson had a cardiac arrest … Read more
KABUL: At least 19 people were killed and 50 others injured in an attack on a military hospital in Kabul on Tuesday, the latest assault to rock Afghanistan since the Taliban seized power. Two blasts struck close to the entrance of the sprawling site followed by reports of shooting inside the hospital, the Taliban and … Read more
TEHRAN: Iran’s foreign minister has tested positive for Covid, local media reported, at a key moment in diplomatic efforts to revive a nuclear agreement with major powers. Hossein Amir-Abdollahian “tested positive today for coronavirus,” the Tasnim news agency reported late Monday. The 57-year-old career diplomat, who was named foreign minister in August by ultraconservative President … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Uzbekistan on Tuesday signed a protocol on the establishment of a Joint Security Commission to enhance bilateral cooperation in security-related matters. The signing ceremony, held in Islamabad, was followed by the inaugural session of the security commission formed under the protocol. Secretary of the Security Council of Uzbekistan Lt Gen Victor Makhmudov … Read more
LOS ANGELES: The growth of streaming and binge-watching during the pandemic have switched more audiences onto foreign cinema, veteran director Michael Mann said Monday at the launch of Hollywood’s French film festival. “Heat” and “The Last of the Mohicans” director Mann was speaking at the 25th anniversary opening night of COLCOA, which celebrates French movies … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet, with Prime Minister Imran Khan in the chair, is meeting in the capital on Tuesday to discuss the political and economic situation of the country. According to Bol News, during the meeting, the participants will deliberate over the situation in the country amid the outlawed Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) protest and the … Read more
SHANGHAI: China’s government has urged citizens to stock up on daily necessities and for authorities to take steps to ensure adequate food supplies as the country adopts increasingly tight measures to contain its latest Covid outbreak. A notice posted on the website of the Ministry of Commerce late on Monday urged “families to store a … Read more
BEIJING: US tech giant Epic Games said it will shut down its popular survival game Fortnite in China, months after authorities imposed a series of strict curbs on the world’s biggest gaming market as part of a sweeping crackdown on the technology sector. Beijing has embarked on a wide-ranging regulatory clampdown on a number of … Read more
GLASGOW: World leaders meeting at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow will on Tuesday issue a multibillion-dollar pledge to end deforestation by 2030 but that date is too distant for campaigners who want action sooner to save the planet’s lungs. According to summit hosts the British government, the pledge is backed by almost $20 billion … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan assured on Monday that the government was taking measures to keep prices low despite the coronavirus pandemic and rapidly rising commodity and petroleum prices in the international market. PM Imran Khan said this during a briefing given to him by his economic team on inflation in the international market and … Read more
WASHINGTON: Swollen gums, rotten teeth, patients in excruciating pain, children afraid to smile. This is what Roslyn Kellum and her colleagues see when they crisscross the United States in a trailer van to provide much needed oral care to tens of thousands of patients who cannot afford to go to the dentist. “They choose between … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue Shaukat Tarin on Monday highlighted the importance of taking full advantage of new opportunities emerging out of the global economic recovery after it was hit hard by the Covid-19 during the last two years. Addressing the launching ceremony of Pakistan Single Window (PSW), one of … Read more
LONDON: Irish no-frills airline Ryanair on Monday announced a narrowing of losses during its first-half, as the lifting of travel restrictions saw passenger traffic more than double. Ryanair’s net loss for the six months to the end of September came in at 48 million euros ($55 million), compared with a loss-after-tax of 411 million euros … Read more
GLASGOW: The United States is back to leading the world on fighting climate change and President Joe Biden will use a UN summit in Glasgow to energise partners, US officials said. Special climate envoy John Kerry told reporters ahead of Biden’s arrival on Monday at the COP26 summit that the aim is “to leave Glasgow … Read more
