Damon credits Beatles breakup for influencing his decision

damon credits beatles breakup for influencing his decision

Matt Damon has opened up about how the Beatles breakup influenced his perspective on working with longtime collaborator Ben Affleck. Speaking to GQ in a new interview published on September 9, Damon recalled watching Peter Jackson’s documentary Get Back, which chronicled the band’s final performance in 1969 before a title card confirmed it would never … Read more

US, India eye trade reset

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday his administration is continuing negotiations to address trade barriers with India and that he would talk to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a sign a deal may be imminent after weeks of diplomatic friction. Trump, in a marked shift of tone, said he looked forward to speaking … Read more

Senate panel debates SBP chief’s monthly pay package

[ ISLAMABAD: The central bank governor was receiving a minimum Rs4 million in monthly salary, extended perks and round-the-clock security and services of four servants, showed the two-year-old details the government submitted to a Senate panel on Wednesday. The Ministry of Finance presented the details of the salary and perquisites received by the State Bank … Read more

Australia will spend $1.1 billion building Anduril undersea drone fleet

Australia has said that it will spend A$1.7 billion ($1.1 billion) on a fleet of “Ghost Shark” autonomous undersea vehicles, developed by US startup Anduril Industries and its defense force, for surveillance and strikes. Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles told reporters on Wednesday the Ghost Shark will complement Australia’s navy surface fleet and submarines, providing “a … Read more

Russian cancer vaccine raises hope

Russia has announced that its experimental cancer vaccine, Enteromix, has completed preclinical trials, with officials claiming both safety and high efficacy, according to a Newsweek report that raised hope of curing the fatal disease. Veronika Skvortsova, head of the Russian Federal Medical-Biological Agency (FMBA), told the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok that the vaccine is … Read more

SMEs termed drivers of industrial revolution

[ ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Industries and Production Haroon Akhtar Khan has emphasised that Pakistan is committed to transforming small and medium enterprises (SMEs) into engines of sustainable growth and drivers of an inclusive industrial revolution. He highlighted that SMEs contribute nearly 40% of gross domestic product (GDP) in developing economies … Read more

Fawad speaks of stress over ‘Abir Gulaal’

fawad speaks of stress over abir gulaal

Superstar Fawad Khan admits he has been under immense pressure over his latest project ‘Abir Gulaal’, a cross-border romantic drama that has faced repeated delays before its worldwide release on September 12 (tomorrow). In a recent interview, Khan said his decision to take on the film was driven by a desire to counter the increasingly … Read more

Gravitationalwaves confirm Hawking theory

PARIS: Ripples in spacetime sent hurtling through the universe when two black holes smash into each other — a phenomenon predicted by Albert Einstein — have confirmed a theory proposed by fellow physicist Stephen Hawking over 50 years ago, scientists announced Wednesday. These ripples, which are called gravitational waves, were detected for the first time in 2015 … Read more