We all remember a few months ago when the meme “friendship with Mudasir is over now Salman is my new best friend” sold for over fifty thousand dollars at auction. How did they achieve this? Memes are usually just seasonal chuckle fads that never seem to have much sentimental value let alone monetary, so again … Read more
HAVANA: Cuba on Saturday announced a new 10 per cent tax on retail food sales, as the country endures economic woes marked by rampant inflation. The levy taking effect on Monday will target self-employed people and small- and medium-sized companies in the retail food sector, said the decree published in the official government gazette. These … Read more
KARACHI: As many as 9,701 accidents involving 12,894 vehicles occur in the country each year, leaving thousands of innocent commuters injured on the roads, according to the latest report by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS). At least 4,403 of the road accidents proved fatal with as many as 5,436 persons losing their lives over … Read more
WISMAR, Germany: The unfinished “Global Dream” rests quietly in a dock as the Covid-19 pandemic has turned the cruise ship into a nightmare for the shipyard in Wismar along Germany’s windswept Baltic coast. Destined to have become one of the world’s largest liners, the “Global Dream” will be lucky to ever set sail after the … Read more
SWAT: Swat, home to the centuries-old civilisation of Gandhara, is set to become a winter tourism capital of Pakistan due to its unique features including snow-clad mountain peaks, archaeological treasures, trout fish, snowfall, adventure sports and Swat Motorway, which are attracting tourists from across the country in droves. Known as Switzerland of Pakistan, Swat’s unique … Read more
QUETTA: The city of Quetta suffers massively due to poor drainage system, as water accumulates in roads and streets in many areas, Bol News has learnt. These civic issues not only disrupt the traffic system but also contribute to the city’s pollution problem, causing environmental degradation and the spread of diseases. “It has become impossible … Read more
Makeup helps boost confidence and there is no doubt in that. Just enhancing certain features can help us feel ready for our daily lives. No matter what your work life looks like, makeup allows us to feel a little well put together. But who has time to follow a million steps to glam up every … Read more
GENEVA: Swiss President Ignazio Cassis called for “calm and creativity” to fix Switzerland’s thorny relations with the European Union. Ties between Brussels and Bern have been strained since non-EU member Switzerland suddenly decided in May 2021 to end years of discussion towards a broad cooperation agreement with the bloc. Cassis said that in sorting out … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The inadequate public transport facility, insufficient parking spaces and an increase in vertical growth in the housing sector are some of the major factors behind the misuse of green belts across the residential and commercial areas of the federal capital to create parking spaces that consequently result in environmental degradation. The plan of Islamabad … Read more
Expecting mothers, particularly with their first child, seem to be more stressed about their babies than those who have already become mothers. These expectant mothers worry about millions of things, including labour tension, baby’s health, their disfiguring bodies, and how they will raise the child. Though it is normal to be tense, severe and … Read more
WASHINGTON: US lawmakers have voted to green-light a multibillion-dollar bill aimed at jumpstarting high-tech research and manufacturing, countering China’s growing influence and easing a global shortage of computer chips. The House Democrats’ America Competes bill, their version of the Senate-passed $250-billion US Innovation and Competition Act, was approved in a 222-210 vote in the lower … Read more
One year after Bruce Arians became the oldest head coach to win the Super Bowl at the ripe old age of 68, Sean McVay could become the youngest. At 36 years and 20 days old, the fresh-faced Los Angeles Rams head coach would beat Pittsburgh coach Mike Tomlin’s record as the youngest ever coach to … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The Safe City Islamabad project, a public safety initiative taken by the authorities in 2016, is being transformed by integrating different helplines with wireless control system of the police. Currently 35 per cent area of the capital’s territory is covered under the Safe City project due to the installation of 1,900 CCTV cameras at … Read more
JAKARTA: Indonesia’s economy returned to growth last year as surging commodity prices helped drive a recovery from a coronavirus-triggered recession, data showed, though officials warned the outlook depended on how well the fast-spreading Omicron variant is managed. Southeast Asia’s biggest economy expanded 3.69 per cent on-year, the country’s statistics agency said, having contracted in 2020 … Read more
Iqra Aziz and Yasir Hussain The couple grabbed everyone’s attention with not just their proposal but also the matching custom suits they attended the LSAs in. The iconic cape that Iqra donned was hand-painted to represent their love by designer Ali Xeeshan. Sarwat Gillani and Fahad Mirza Always their elegant fashionable selves, the duo … Read more
WASHINGTON: Credit rating agency Fitch downgraded Ukraine’s long-term debt outlook from positive to stable on Friday due to tensions with Russia, while maintaining its rating at B. “Expectations of a more protracted period of heightened tensions with Russia, an increased downside risk of conflict, constrained financing conditions, moderate capital outflows and weakening international reserves, have … Read more
In the extravagant world of the French luxury industry, brands used to prefer destroying their unsold goods rather than offering their high-priced products at a discount. But gone are the days of binning the coats, handbags and shoes pooh-poohed by shoppers after a new anti-waste law came into force at the start of the year. … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Wildlife experts have urged the government to start massive public awareness campaign to protect endangered pangolins from poaching and human attacks. Also known as the scaly anteater, the pangolin is the most trafficked mammal in the world. The Margalla Hills National Park (MHNP), home to some 38 mammals, 27 reptiles and over 600 plant … Read more
The 20-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic was recently prevented from playing the Australian Open because he was not vaccinated for Covid-19. However, the 34-year-old has now entered the next month’s Indian Wells ATP event. Djokovic is a five-time champion at Indian Wells, where organisers announced entries on Wednesday and said proof of full vaccination … Read more
PARIS: In the extravagant world of the French luxury industry, brands used to prefer destroying their unsold goods rather than offering their high-priced products at a discount. But gone are the days of binning the coats, handbags and shoes pooh-poohed by shoppers after a new anti-waste law came into force at the start of the … Read more
The world is now officially dissected into two sects, the pre pandemic and the post pandemic eras. Many things were triggered that were both alarming and informing. However, the battle for life and death was the only thing of extreme importance during this tumultuous period. Until early 2020, the general conversations in the fashion world … Read more
LAHORE: Sarah Gandapur is a leading dress designer and an acclaimed animal rights activist. A familiar name in local fashion, she has showcased her work in international fashion shows and later stepped up to rescue animals. She continues her lifelong mission to adopt stray animals wherever she finds them. This week Bol News talked exclusively … Read more
Russia’s 15-year-old prodigy Kamila Valieva came to Beijing favourite for figure skating Olympic gold. Now she is at the center of a doping scandal that threatens to torpedo her fledgling career. “When I was three years old I would tell my mother, I want to be an Olympic champion,” she said on Monday after she … Read more
Atif Aslam to collaborate with Adnan Qazi for his new song It has been a great year so far for Atif Aslam, he’s stepped into acting, he’s giving us back to back hit songs and he’s recently roped in Adnan Qazi to direct his new music video. Qazi, who is also known as the power … Read more
LAHORE: Due to precautionary and timely measures there is no Covid-19 patient out of the 300,000 prisoners in Punjab’s jails, stated Punjab Prisons Inspector General (IG) Mirza Shahid Saleem Baig while speaking to Bol News. Baig added that since he has taken over the prisons department in Punjab on October 27, 2017 an all-out effort … Read more
BEIJING: China’s capital market is expected to see sound development with more opportunities this year, experts said. “The opportunities outweigh the challenges for China’s capital market in 2022,” said Peng Wensheng, chief analyst of the China International Capital Corporation, in a recent interview with Xinhua. Peng added that the country’s innovation drive and policies to … Read more
Nathan Chen won a dominant figure skating gold for his first Olympic title as reigning champion Yuzuru Hanyu fell twice on the ice and failed to win a medal in Beijing on Thursday. One of the most eagerly anticipated events of the Games came as the IOC refused to comment on a reported doping case involving another figure … Read more
LAHORE: Various essential and lifesaving drugs, manufactured by multinational as well as local pharmaceutical companies, have disappeared from the market, putting health and even lives of patients at risk, Bol News has learnt. Common citizens are the ultimate victims as the majority of the unavailable drugs hardly have any substitutes. In case of availability of … Read more
