Billie Eilish, an American pop singer exposed herself, revealing detailed nightmares from her childhood as a result of watching adult films. Eilish discussed how adult films had harmed her brain and ruined her youth. Such films caused her brain to become depressed, and she became attracted to the activities as a result. Read more: Billie … Read more
SAO PAULO: Clapping their hands, ringing bells and yelling at the top of their lungs to find the right recipient, delivery workers for Brazilian startup Favela Xpress dare to go where traditional companies won’t: the slums. The firm launched in April in Paraisopolis, Sao Paulo’s second-biggest ‘favela’, a sprawling shantytown of 100,000 people with a maze … Read more
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia will deliver humanitarian aid overland on 200 trucks from Pakistan to Afghanistan, said King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSRelief) Supervisor General Abdullah al-Rabeeah. Saudi Arabia Thursday sent two aircrafts carrying humanitarian aid to Afghanistan, state media reported, its first such initiative since the Taliban took control of the crisis-stricken country … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry has announced that the government was filing a defamation suit against former member of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Supreme Court judge retired justice Wajihuddin Ahmed for “targeting Prime Minister Imran Khan.” Read more: ‘I never gave a penny for household expenses of Banigala,’ says Jahangir Tareen Addressing media in Islamabad, he … Read more
Pakistani boxers Usman Wazeer and Asif Hazara made the nation proud after they clinch international boxing titles in United Arab Emirates (UAE). According to reports Usman Wazeer from the mountainous region of Gilgit-Baltistan, who is a student at the Amir Khan Boxing Academy, claimed the title of the Middle East Champion after defeating his Tanzanian … Read more
JOHANNESBURG, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) — With the latest COVID-19 cases at 26,976, the National Coronavirus Command Council has retained lockdown restrictions at “adjusted level 1”, health authorities said on Thursday. Dr. Angelique Coetzee, chairperson of the South African Medical Association (SAMA) told Xinhua that “it makes sense to keep lockdown at this level as hospitals … Read more
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s economy shrank in the third quarter as a foreign exchange crisis wrecked its recovery from the coronavirus pandemic, official data showed on Thursday. The GDP contracted 1.5 per cent on-year in the three months to September, the department of census and statistics said, ending four consecutive quarters of growth. The island’s tourism-dependent economy … Read more
BRUSSELS: Economic growth in the Eurozone slowed to a nine-month low in December, as a fresh wave of the coronavirus rattled businesses, especially in Germany, a closely watched survey said on Thursday. The survey, released by data firm IHS Markit, added that prices in Europe were continuing on their upward march, though rates of increase had … Read more
ADDIS ABABA, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) — The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa surpassed the 9-million mark on Wednesday as the continent strives for adequate access to vaccines. The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said that as of Wednesday evening, the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases had reached 9,033,788 as … Read more
The Mumbai’s Narcotics Control Bureau stormed a rave on a cruise ship off the coast of Mumbai on October 2. Aryan Khan along with others were taken in custody. The 23-year-old star kid was apprehended, interrogated, and then arrested. Read more: Farah Khan praises Gauri Khan amid Aryan Khan controversy Shah Rukh Khan along with … Read more
KARACHI: The exchange rate ended unchanged on Thursday, as the dollar maintained the record high level of Rs177.98, which was the previous day’s closing at the interbank foreign exchange market, dealers said. They said the market witnessed high dollar demand for import and corporate payments; however, the banks provided sufficient dollars against the demand to … Read more
MANILA, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) — The Philippines’ Department of Health (DOH) reported 289 new COVID-19 infections on Thursday, pushing the number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 2,837,016. The DOH also reported that 47 more people died from COVID-19 complications, bringing the country’s death toll to 50,496. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire … Read more
PRAGUE: Wimbledon finalist Karolina Pliskova will miss the Australian Open in January after breaking her forearm in training, her husband and manager Michal Hrdlicka said on Thursday. “Karolina broke her radius… in a fitness room at a training camp in Spain,” Hrdlicka said in a statement, adding that treatment would take about four weeks. “Unfortunately … Read more
HONG KONG: The Asian and European markets rose on Thursday and the dollar held gains after the Federal Reserve laid out a more hawkish path by speeding up the taper of its pandemic financial support and indicated a number of interest rate hikes over the coming years. While the much-anticipated decision spells an end to the … Read more
BRUSSELS, Dec 16, 2021 (AFP) – The lightning spread of Omicron in Europe and elsewhere added a sense of urgency to an EU summit on Thursday, with leaders struggling to present a united, bloc-wide approach. Projections that the highly infectious Covid strain could be dominant in the EU as early as next month have pushed the … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) has adjourned the hearing of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Ishaq Dar’s Senate notification case until next week after his counsel requested the court for a future date. Read more: Private TV channel apologises to Ishaq Dar over ‘baseless’ allegations A three-member bench of the top court, headed by Justice Ijazul … Read more
Huma Qureshi and Sonakshi Sinha takes on their next onscreen projects regarding fat shaming and shuts down the bullies. Sonakshi along with Huma announced the film through a video that showed them talking about their experiences with trolling. Both of the actress had to loose several pounds before putting their foot in Bollywood. Yet, they … Read more
LONDON: The Bank of England (BoE) will likely hold interest rates at their record lows on Thursday, as policymakers balance decade-high inflation against the economic fallout of the Covid-19 Omicron variant. The BoE’s monetary policy committee will announce its latest decision at 1200 GMT, in a whirlwind 24 hours that includes interest rate calls from both … Read more
Celebrity wedding is something that has always been exciting for people in the sub-continent. They love to ship the couple, judge the dresses and make comments on the venue and people invited. Katrina and Vicky’s extravagant wedding was being closely followed by a lot of their fans, now it seems like Alia Butt and Ranbir … Read more
Prime Minister Imran Khan, on Thursday, reaffirmed the government’s commitment to uplift the poor segment, and backward areas of the country. Addressing a public gathering in Skardu today, he said that the government was taking steps to bring areas like Gilgit Baltistan (G-B), tribal districts, South Balochistan, interior Sindh and backward areas in Punjab at … Read more
WASHINGTON, (AFP) – Abigail Miller’s parents lost practically all they owned in the weekend twisters that ravaged their small Kentucky town. But with the help of strangers, they tracked down photographs of their daughter’s graduation — via social media groups which thousands are using to reconnect storm victims with cherished possessions strewn many miles away. … Read more
Pakistani Actor Imran Abbas shares the devastating news of his mother’s passing in a heart felt post on social media. “Alwida meri Maan… I won’t be able to kiss these feet anymore,” “lost my ‘Jannat’ today.” Said Abbas. Read more: Imran Abbas Dedicates A Heartfelt Post To His Mommy On Mother’s Day He further requested … Read more
PARIS, Dec 16, 2021 (AFP) – France will ban non-essential travel to and from Britain from the weekend to slow the spread of the Omicron Covid-19 variant that is causing record numbers of cases on the other side of the Channel, the government said Thursday. From midnight Saturday (2300 GMT Friday) there will be a “requirement … Read more
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC), on Thursday, expressed concern over smog in Lahore and directed the Punjab government to consider closing schools from December 20. Read more: NCOC shifts winter vacations to January in educational institutions: sources Justice Shahid Karim was hearing petitions of advocate Shiraz Zaka and others against the Punjab government’s alleged inaction … Read more
ISLAMABAD: To meet the electricity requirement of Gwadar 132kV line has been built and it will be connected with the national grid soon. This was stated during the fourth meeting of the Pak-China Relations Steering Committee, which was held under the chairmanship of Federal Minister for Planning Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar on Wednesday. … Read more
KARACHI: The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (Unisame) has facilitated Prime Minister Imran Khan and the Federal Cabinet on the announcement of the SME Policy 2021, a statement said. Unisame president Zulfikar Thaver thanked the prime minister and the Federal Minister for Industries and Production, Khusro Bakhtiar especially, on the announcement of the SME … Read more
PESHAWAR: Crackdown against non-compliance of coronavirus Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and unvaccinated people continued across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Thursday. Read more: Pakistan reports 370 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours According to details, teams inspected and sealed non-compliant shops in various parts of the province. The teams of the health department vaccinated people on the spot … Read more
KARACHI: Korangi Association of Trade and Industry (Kati) president Salman Aslam has expressed concern over 1 per cent increase in the interest rates and said that the latest decision of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) to increase the key policy rate to 9.75 per cent would increase inflation. He said 9 per cent to … Read more
