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Unilever pursues GSK-Pfizer unit after huge bid rebuffed

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LONDON: Consumer goods giant Unilever has revealed ongoing interest in a consumer health care unit owned by pharmaceutical groups GlaxoSmithKline and Pfizer after a bid of £50 billion ($68 billion) was refused. British group GSK said at the weekend that it had received three unsolicited offers from Unilever for GSK Consumer Healthcare, but were rejected … Read more

China essential for a ‘Global Britain’

China essential for a ‘Global Britain’

The United Kingdom’s post-Brexit foreign policy mission phrase, “Global Britain,” invokes Britain as a buccaneering trading nation, free from the “shackles” of the European Union, moving toward a brighter future that lies beyond Europe. A more detailed codification of the mission was presented in the policy document, “Global Britain in a Competitive Age”, published earlier … Read more

UK retail sales sink in December on Omicron fears

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LONDON: British retail sales slid in December, as consumers shunned the high street due to concerns over the Omicron coronavirus variant, official data showed on Friday. Total sales volumes dropped 3.7 per cent last month compared to November, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said in a statement. Sales had risen by one per cent in … Read more

Shoaib Akhtar initiates life-changing career opportunities for Pakistani footballers

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Former Pakistani pacer Shoaib Akhtar initiated a life-changing career opportunity for 20 of Pakistan’s most outstanding football players. the initiative led by the Global Soccer Ventures (GSV) in collaboration with Jawan Sports Drive. The route to the United Kingdom and Ireland has now become unstoppable, according to a statement published in this regard, with Akhtar, … Read more

Sri Lanka enters strategic oil agreement with India

Sri Lanka

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka and India have launched a joint venture to revive a strategic British colonial-era oil storage facility and strengthen energy security in the region, a senior minister said. The deal is seen as countering China’s rising influence in the region and comes two days ahead of a visit to the Indian Ocean island … Read more

Jabeur suffers injury scare days before Australian Open

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SYDNEY: In-form world number seven Anett Kontaveit cruised into the Sydney Classic semi-finals Thursday after top-10 opponent Ons Jabeur retired hurt, days before the Australian Open. The Estonian won a tight first set 6-4 before the Tunisian called for a medical timeout. After lengthy treatment on her lower back, Jabeur forfeited the match. It is a big … Read more

COVID-19 death number in U.S. likely undercounted: expert

COVID-19

LONDON, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) — The true number of deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States is probably being undercounted — many deaths are not counted because they happen months after infection, according to an insurance company CEO. “The deaths that are being reported as covid deaths greatly understate the actual death losses … Read more

Omicron slams UK retail recovery

UK retail

LONDON: Restrictions imposed in the wake of the Omicron coronavirus variant have “wiped out” much of a recent recovery enjoyed by UK bricks-and-mortar stores, the British Retail Consortium revealed Friday. Much of the progress made in late 2021 “was wiped out in December as surging Omicron cases and new work-from-home advice deterred many from shopping in-store, … Read more

Morikawa tries to overtake Rahm for No. 1 in Hawaii

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LOS ANGELES: Two-time major winner Collin Morikawa tries to overtake Jon Rahm for the world number one ranking by winning the US PGA Tournament of Champions, which tees off Thursday in Hawaii. World number two Morikawa, the reigning British Open champion, is among 38 players who will begin play in 2022 at Kapalua’s 7,596-yard Plantation Course. The 24-year-old … Read more

Arsenal ads for fan tokens banned over cryptoasset fears

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LONDON: British authorities have banned advertisements by Arsenal Football Club promoting fan tokens due to taking advantage of consumers’ lack of knowledge regarding cryptoassets. The Facebook and website posts included a video featuring Arsenal players Ben White, Calum Chambers and Kieran Tierney that read: “Fans should be aware that they could lose some or all … Read more

Chinese, British scientists map out development of interneurons in humans

Chinese British scientists

BEIJING, Dec. 10 (Xinhua) — Chinese and British scientists mapped out how humans’ interneurons, a pivotal type of neuron that enables advanced human activities, develop in infancy, providing clues for the treatment of mental and developmental issues. The study, published on Friday in the journal Science, reported two populations of precursor human interneurons with features … Read more

US mortgage lender Fannie Mae issues $100 billion in green bonds

US mortgage

DUBAI: US mortgage loan company Fannie Mae has reached $100 billion in its green bond issuances, which it claims to be a major milestone in “greening the US housing stock”, Arab News reported. The company began issuing green multifamily mortgage-backed securities over 10 years ago to support both sustainable and affordable housing through its “Green Building Certification” … Read more

International sport in southern Africa grinds to a halt over Covid

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JOHANNESBURG: International sport in southern Africa effectively ground to a halt on Saturday as a result of travel bans caused by the new Omicron coronavirus variant. The Joburg Open golf tournament, part of the new DP World Tour, was the only major event played – and that was severely curtailed. A cricket series between South Africa and … Read more

UK factory orders growth hits record, inflation climbs too

UK factory

LONDON: British industrial orders surged this month with a growth measure hitting its highest since at least 1977 and price expectations among manufacturers also climbed to a 44-year high, Reuters quoted a survey published on Wednesday. The survey is likely to add to unease at the Bank of England about growing inflation pressures ahead of the British … Read more

Australian cricket team stands by Hales after blackface photo

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SYDNEY: Big Bash League club Sydney Thunder plan to stick with Alex Hales despite a photo of the English batsman with his face painted black and claims he called his pet dog ‘Kevin’ as part of a racially derogatory joke. The picture emerged last week in the wake of former Yorkshire player Azeem Rafiq’s revelations … Read more

Ireland centre Henshaw returns for ‘dangerous’ Argentina Test

Ireland centre Henshaw returns for 'dangerous' Argentina Test

British and Irish Lions centre Robbie Henshaw gets his first start for Ireland since recovering from a foot injury in their final November Test against Argentina on Sunday. The 28-year-old partners Garry Ringrose with Andy Farrell making four changes to the starting XV that lined-out for the impressive 29-20 win over New Zealand last Saturday. … Read more

Racism target cricketer Rafiq apologises for anti-Semitic messages

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LONDON: Azeem Rafiq, a former English cricketer who this week said he had lost his career to racism, admitted Thursday he had sent anti-Semitic messages as a teenager. The Times newspaper uncovered messages sent to former Warwickshire and Leicestershire player Ateeq Javid, in which Rafiq is seen to make disparaging comments about an unnamed Jewish person. … Read more

Human waste is dumped on a guy near Windsor Castle by an Airplane

Human waste is dumped on a guy near Windsor Castle by an Airplane

Spending free time in the garden may be a luxury for some people. However, for a British resident, it was a terrifying experience. A man living near Windsor Castle, believe it or not, was splashed with faeces after an airplane flying over the area dumped it during a flight in July. The event was brought … Read more

A small island in Corsica made from oyster shells

A small island in Corsica made from oyster shells

To the east, near the British Virgin Islands, is a place called Annie Gada, where a pile of oysters looks like a small island, and for hundreds of years fishermen have been throwing large oysters with roosters, and now millions of oysters have gathered here.

People also come to this area to eat oyster shells and its oysters are also thrown on the island. Although it is not a regular island, it has become a peninsula and now people from all over the world come to see it.

The island, made up of small and large oysters in the blue water under the blue sky, offers a beautiful view.

However, most oysters are broken because holes are drilled in them to get the meat out of them and once the oysters are broken, they become more prone to breakage.

These oysters also have an important history lesson. When experts extracted very old oysters from the bottom and found out their age through radiocarbon dating, some of the oysters were found to be 1245 years old.

It is believed that the ancient Arawak people had piled up oysters here.

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PCB Director Commercial Babar Hamid resigns from his position

PCB Director Commercial Babar Hamid risigns from his position

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Director Commercial Babar Hamid has resigned from his position. According to sources, he sent his resignation to the PCB chairman Ramiz Raja, which he is yet to confirm. Sources also said that he was behind the New Zealand DRS mishap. it further added that the PCB chairman has ordered an inquiry, … Read more

Did everything to bring international cricket back to Pakistan: Wasim Khan

Did everything to bring international cricket back to Pakistan: Wasim Khan

Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief executive Wasim Khan, after stepping down from his duties, wrote in his notes that he came to Pakistan with a goal to improve its image and to bring back international cricket. Wasim Khan stepped down from his duties as chief executive of the PCB last month after rising differences … Read more

Bad news piles up for UK economy before Christmas

UK puts army on standby to help ease fuel crisis

LONDON: Britain is suffering from a wave of Brexit-and-Covid-induced crises, from runaway energy prices to shortages of goods, drivers and motor fuel while unemployment is predicted to jump before Christmas. Last year, a huge surge in Covid cases and hospital admissions forced the government to slap restrictions on social mixing indoors, ruining festive season plans. … Read more

UK urges public calm over shut fuel stations

LONDON: The UK government on Friday urged the public against panic-buying as some petrol stations closed pumps due to a lack of lorry drivers to deliver fuel. Tabloid newspaper The Sun headlined its front page “We’re running on empty”, with the coronavirus pandemic and Brexit triggering an ongoing crisis in the haulage industry. But Transport … Read more

British Sports car maker Lotus plans China expansion

British sports car maker Lotus plans to open up to 70 showrooms in China by 2024 and start production at its new Wuhan factory next year to ramp up competition with rival Porsche, the company said. Chief Executive Feng Qingfeng told Reuters on Tuesday that Lotus, which is owned by the Chinese firm Geely and … Read more

British Pound to PKR: Today 1 GBP TO PKR on, 29th July 2021

British Pound To PKR

As stated below, the current GBP to PKR (British Pound to Pakistani Rupee) exchange rate is 225.00 PKR. (Updated on 29th July 2021). Find today’s British Pound to PKR (Pakistan Rupee) rate as per the open market. Today GBP TO PKR (Pakistani Rupee) Check the updated list of UK Pound to PKR Exchange Rate (Updated, … Read more

Ireland to Open to Vaccinated British Citizens from July 19

Ireland to Open to Vaccinated British Citizens from July 19

Ireland becomes the first European country to allow fully vaccinated British citizens to visit the country without the need for any COVID-19 tests into or out of the country. The visitors who are fully vaccinated do not require to be isolated. Niall Gibbons, chief executive of Tourism Ireland, said: “We are pleased to confirm this … Read more

GBP TO PKR: Today 1 British Pound to PKR, 14th July 2021

GBP to PKR

Today GBP TO PKR (British Pound to PKR) exchange rate is 220.39 PKR given below. (Updated on 14th July 2021). Find today’s British Pound to PKR (Pakistan Rupee) rate as per the open market. Today GBP TO PKR (Pakistani Rupee) Check the updated list of UK Pound to PKR Exchange Rate (Updated, 14th July 2021) DATE … Read more