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London Fashion Week (LFW) opened on Thursday under new leadership, with the hope of marking the beginning of a new era for British fashion. After 16 years at the helm, Caroline Rush stepped aside earlier this year, leaving Laura Weir, former creative director of Selfridges and Vogue journalist, with the task of reviving an event … Read more
TOKYO: Australian teen sensation Gout Gout said that his debut world championships had made him hungry for more after bowing out in the 200m semi-finals on Thursday. The 17-year-old has been compared to Usain Bolt for his prodigious ability but it was not enough to take him into the final in Tokyo as he finished … Read more
UNITED NATIONS: Terrorism emanating from Afghanistan remains the “gravest threat” to Pakistan’s national security, a senior Pakistani diplomat has told the UN Security Council, as he exhorted the Taliban authorities to fulfill their international obligations on counterterrorism. “The TTP (Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan), with nearly 6,000 fighters, remains the largest UN-designated terrorist group on Afghan soil,” Ambassador … Read more
The president was feted by King Charles III with the sort of pageantry he covets, signed a technology deal and steered clear of big disagreements with Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
[The two leaders are expected to speak Friday to discuss a deal to keep the wildly popular app from going dark in the United States.
China’s Ministry of Commerce has reiterated that its position on the popular short-video app TikTok issue remains firm and unchanged, stressing that Beijing will not reach any agreement that compromises its principles, the interests of Chinese companies, or international fairness and justice. Ministry spokesperson He Yadong, speaking at a regular press briefing on Thursday, said … Read more
[ ISLAMABAD: The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) conducted a public hearing on Thursday for granting gas marketing and distribution licences based on dubious supply deals with hydrocarbon producers, which sparked concern among different stakeholders. Interveners present at the hearing pointed out that applications had been submitted by third parties partly depending on future … Read more
PARIS: In what could mark a turning point for modern medicine, European scientists have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) model capable of predicting future illnesses years before symptoms emerge. The system, called Delphi-2M, was unveiled in a paper published in Nature on Wednesday. Drawing on the same “transformer” architecture behind consumer chatbots such as ChatGPT, … Read more
MONZA: Mercedes’ highly-rated rookie Kimi Antonelli on Thursday acknowledged team boss Toto Wolff’s criticism of his ‘underwhelming’ outing at the Italian Grand Prix and said he understood. The 19-year-old Italian vowed he would work to improve on his performance at Monza where he was classified ninth after collecting a five-second penalty following a race in … Read more
PARIS: Malnutrition can cause its own form of diabetes, health experts said Thursday, calling for “type 5 diabetes” to be recognised globally to help fight the disease in countries already struggling with poverty and starvation. The most common form of diabetes, type 2, can be caused by obesity and occurs when adults become resistant to … Read more
