Tue, 21-Oct-2025

6.1-magnitude earthquake strikes Japan’s Chiba Prefecture: JMA

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TOKYO – An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 on Thursday struck Japan’s Chiba Prefecture, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). The temblor occurred at around 10:41 p.m. local time, with its epicenter at a latitude of 35.6 degrees north and a longitude of 140.1 degrees east, and at depth of 80 km. The … Read more

Pakistan’s exports to Japan up 24.2% in first quarter

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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan exported goods worth $50.6 million to Japan during the first quarter of the current fiscal year 2021/22, witnessing a growth of 24.21 per cent over the merchandise exports during the corresponding period of the last year, a statement said on Thursday. The statement from the Embassy of Pakistan in Tokyo said that other … Read more

Elon Musk wants US regulators to let cryptocurrency ‘fly’

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LOS ANGELES: Tesla chief executive Elon Musk thinks US regulators should take cryptocurrency out of their crosshairs, leaving it free to ‘fly’, he told a conference in California. The colorful serial entrepreneur, an outspoken digital money fan, shared his view at a Code Conference in Beverly Hills, as the governments around the world fret over … Read more

Amir praises Sarfaraz’s son bowling, watch video

Former Pakistan cricketer, Mohammad Amir praised the exceptional swing bowling of the former Pakistan cricketer, Sarfaraz Ahmed son. Video uploaded to the popular social media platform Twitter, where Sarfaraz’s son, Abdullah is bowling to the former Pakistan cricketer, Basit Ali. Abdullah managed to beat the bat of Basit with a terrific outswing, as he showcased … Read more

France summons archbishop over ‘confession above law’ stance

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PARIS – The French government on Thursday summoned for an explanation a top archbishop who said priests should not go to the police after hearing about child sexual abuse during confession. Archbishop Eric de Moulin’s-Beaufort remarked after a government inquiry lifted the lid on “massive” sexual assault in the French Catholic Church, estimating 216,000 victims over … Read more

Kylie Jenner looks breathtaking in a white swimsuit with bold lips

Kylie Jenner

The reality TV star and founder of Kylie Cosmetics, also known as a popular American businesswoman treat her fans with some sizzling snaps.

Taking to Instagram, the 24 years-old shared breathtaking pictures of herself while wearing a white swimsuit with red bold lips.

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In the pictures, the mother of one is flaunting her toned body wearing a white swimsuit with long red boots and complemented her look with red bold lips. Undeniably she drove her fans crazy with her exotic looks.

It should be noted that Kylie is currently expecting her second child and has a daughter Stormi with Travis Scott.

Jenner has 261 million followers on Instagram.

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Investor to Ramiz Raja: ‘Blank cheque ready if Pakistan beats India’

Investor to Ramiz Raja: ‘Blank cheque ready if Pakistan beat India’

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman, Ramiz Raja was told by an investor that a blank cheque is ready for PCB if Pakistan beats India in the upcoming T20 World Cup. In his meeting with the Senate Standing Committee on Inter-Provincial Coordination (IPC), he stressed the importance of being self-sufficient rather than relying on the International … Read more

Take parliament into confidence over TTP talks: opposition

LAHORE: Two major opposition parties — Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) — slammed Prime Minister Imran Khan for announcing an amnesty to the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), and called on the government to take the parliament into confidence. PM Imran in an interview to a Turkish TV channel earlier this month announced … Read more

US occupation ends with humiliation, Afghans say

KABUL: “The Americans invaded Afghanistan with arrogance, occupied the country for 20 years but went back home with humiliation after leaving Afghans in doldrums and disarray,” Safar Mohammad, a taxi driver, told Xinhua. He made the remarks on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan, which ousted the previous Taliban … Read more

New Zealand ready to tour Pakistan, says Ramiz Raja

PCB took action after news broke in media 

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Ramiz Raja announced on Thursday that the New Zealand cricket team has agreed to tour Pakistan. Briefing the Senate Standing Committee on Inter-Provincial Coordination (IPC), the PCB chairman said that the Black Caps were working on a timeline for the series, and assured the lawmakers that he would announce … Read more

UK government must scrap its existing travel policy says WTTC

UK government must scrap its existing travel policy says WTTC

According to the World Travel & Tourism Council, the UK government should abandon its current travel strategy in order to aid economic recovery (WTTC). The organization claims that a lack of international cooperation, significant travel restrictions, and lower vaccination rates in some parts of the world have impeded the sector’s recovery, which is still in … Read more

Northwest Nigeria facing humanitarian crisis: UNICEF

SOKOTO: If donors and the international community are not interested in doing what needs to be done today, in a few years Nigeria will be dealing with a situation that a lot of people will regret, Maulid Warfa, chief of UNICEF’S field office said on Thursday. “I am worried about this brewing humanitarian crisis.” There … Read more

Syrian refugee lady starts own business in Beirut camp

BEIRUT: Determination, perseverance and creativity are Fatima Khalifa’s main ingredients for a promising career, a dignified life and the hope to achieve more in the future. Fatima, a 40 year-old Syrian refugee, arrived at Beirut’s Burj Barajneh camp with her six-year-old daughter in 2013, but failed to find a job that can secure a decent … Read more

Dubai Expo 2020 honors Arab explorers with figures from Arab civilization

Dubai Expo 2020 honors Arab explorers with figures from Arab civilization

Visitors to Expo 2020 Dubai’s futuristic Alif – the Mobility Pavilion will be dwarfed by nine-meter-tall photo-realistic figures from Arab civilization’s Golden Age. Ancient navigator Ahmad Ibn Majid and famed adventurer Ibn Battuta are on display. In his lifetime, Ahmad Ibn Majid, a brilliant Muslim navigator born in the 15th century in Julfar (modern-day Ras … Read more

Tanzanian novelist bags 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature

STOCKHOLM: Tanzanian novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah on Thursday won the Nobel Prize in Literature for his work highlighting colonialism. The author, who writes in English and is based in the United Kingdom, was awarded “for his uncompromising and compassionate penetration of the effects of colonialism and the fate of the refugee in the gulf between cultures … Read more

‘Squid Game’ director denies plagiarism claims

Squid Game

Squid Game, the director of the record-breaking Netflix series from South Korea, has spoken out against rumours that the show was plagiarised. Hwang Dong-hyuk, the show’s director, has denied claims that the series was a rip-off of Takashi Miike’s 2014 Japanese film, As The Gods Will. Several fans had pointed out similarities between the two … Read more

Irish firms eye energy, food, fintech investments in Saudi Arabia

RIYADH: Irish businesses visiting the kingdom this week have been discussing Irish-Saudi trade worth over $1 billion/annum, as well as potential new investment opportunities in food, agriculture, and financial technology, Arab News reported. A trade delegation was briefed on Tuesday at the headquarters of the Federation of Saudi Chambers of Commerce on investment opportunities that … Read more

Malaika Arora serves a majestic look in this outfit with a risqué plunge neck

Malaika Arora

Malaika Arora recently made a glamorous appearance donning a gorgeous silver figure-hugging dress with a risqué plunge neck.

The star is unstoppable when it comes to fashion. Her repertoire and Instagram feed are always peppered with stunning looks.

She took to her Instagram to turn up the heat, showcasing her curves in the structured silver gown. Her makeup is smokey and bronzed with wavy hair. She accessorised it with silver pointy pumps and a layered neckpiece.

The diva increased the temperature with heavy makeup and silver eyeshadow to complete the look.

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Rupee recovers 9 paisas against dollar

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KARACHI: The rupee finally recovered nine paisas against the dollar on Thursday after touching 171 in the intraday trading, as the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) introduced more restrictions to curb outflows of foreign currency. The exchange rate ended at Rs170.87 against the dollar from the previous day’s closing of Rs170.96 in the interbank foreign … Read more

Saudi EXIM Bank helps businesses export to 50 countries with financing worth $2.3 billion

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Export-Import (EXIM) Bank helped the businesses export to 50 countries by the end of September, with food, iron and steel, and plastics products leading the way, Arab News reported. EXIM announced it had approved 89 finance requests, up from 81 by mid-August, with a total value exceeding SR8.95 billion ($2.3 billion). The … Read more

Pakistan’s textile sector finds resilience in sustainability

Despite significant jump in cotton arrivals, flood of export orders and government incentives, the textile sector is unlikely to optimally capitalise on this opportunity owing to the rising cost of production, unavailability of utilities and above all rising freight costs. Both Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) and Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) have communicated … Read more

Germany repatriates 8 women, 23 children with ties to IS

BERLIN: Germany has repatriated eight women who joined the IS terror group and 23 children from northern Syria in the biggest such transfer since 2019, the foreign ministry said. “The children are not responsible for their situation. The mothers will have to answer for their acts,” Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said in a statement issued on … Read more

FBR jubilant over massive growth in revenue collection

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Pakistan’s tax authorities are jubilant over massive growth in the revenue collection, as it has witnessed an increase of 38.3 per cent, which is surely a reason to celebrate. This is a historic performance exhibited by the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) during the first quarter (July-September) of the fiscal year 2021/22. The revenue body … Read more

South Asia’s recovery continues amid uncertainties due to Covid-19: World Bank

World Bank

DHAKA: South Asia’s recovery continues as global demand rebounded and targeted containment measures helped minimise the economic impacts of the recent waves of Covid-19. But the recovery remains fragile and uneven, and most countries are far from pre-pandemic trend levels, says the World Bank in its twice-yearly regional update received here on Thursday. The latest … Read more

Extension granted to NAB chairman ‘illegal’, claims Bilawal

Bilawal Bhutto

Firing a broadside at the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government, PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari alleged that the extension, granted to the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Chairman retired Justice Javed Iqbal, was “illegal” and the move showed “malicious intent”. “Extension of NAB chairman’s term is not only illegal but has malicious intent,” said the PPP chairman in … Read more

Angelina Jolie sells her 50% share in $164M winery amid bitter divorce battle

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Hollywood’s acclaimed beauty Angelina Jolie has decided to sell a 50% share in the $164M Château Miraval winery she shares with ex-husband Brad Pitt.

According to media reports, the Original Sin actress sold her shares to wine group Tenute del Mondo. The price she reconciled on has not been revealed.

This comes after the pair settled on an agreement regarding the division of their assets amidst their bitter divorce battle.

The former couple agreed to lift a “standard temporary restraining order” on their assets which allowed Angelina Jolie to sell her half of the 1,000-acre French estate.

Earlier in September, Jolie’s plans to sell the shares in the alcohol and property giant were branded ‘vindictive’ and guilty of ‘systematic obstruction’ in a lawsuit brought against her by Pitt.

She was accused of trying to cut the actor out of a deal to offload her 50% stake in the vineyard, which is maintained through her company Nouvel.

Previously, Angelina Jolie had shed light on her thoughts on turning 40 and working in an industry that requires her to ‘run around’ in a gold bodysuit.

She was quoted saying, “I love this cast, and that we all came together. I signed up to support Chloé [Zhao]’s vision and Marvel’s commitment to expand the way we see ‘superheroes’.”

The actress claimed, “Running around in a gold bodysuit was not how I imagined my forties. But it’s good crazy, I think.”

“I do like being older. I feel much more comfortable in my forties than I did when I was younger,” Angelina said.

Rather than adopting a “50 is the new 40” mentality, the Oscar-winning actor is diving headfirst into the next decade.

“I’m looking forward to my fifties,” she said. “I feel that I’m gonna hit my stride in my fifties.”

It is pertinent to mention here that Jolie is divorced from actors Jonny Lee Miller, Billy Bob Thornton and Brad Pitt.

She has six children with Brad Pitt, three of whom were adopted internationally.

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Global manufacturing expands in September with slower pace: report

BEIJING: Growth in the global manufacturing sector slowed for four straight months in September as the resurgence of Covid-19 and rising raw material prices weighed on the recovery, according to an industry report. The global manufacturing purchasing managers’ index (PMI) dropped by 0.1 percentage points month on month to 55.6 in September, a report published … Read more