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Israeli security forces stand next to their vehicles as they inspect the Hajja Hamida Mosque after it was reportedly set on fire and vandalised by Israeli settlers in the Palestinian village of Deir Istiya, near Salfit in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Photo: AFP151555555555555qqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqf1111111q521111111111 DEIR ISTIYA: The Israeli military said its troops killed two suspected militants … Read more
[The decision to allow oil and gas drilling in Alaska’s ecologically sensitive North Slope has the support of the state’s governor and senators.
. KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday ordered sanctions on a former business partner at the heart of a corruption scandal that has sparked outrage in a nation exhausted by nearly four years of war. The sanctions on Zelensky’s alleged friend came a day after he asked two ministers to resign, an attempt to … Read more
Hathaway and Streep reunite as fashion’s fiercest duo nearly two decades after the original Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway. Photo: screengrab Almost 20 years after taking audiences behind the velvet ropes of ‘Runway Magazine’, Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway are set to reprise their iconic roles in ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’, and the first … Read more
. Bangladesh’s army personnel stand guard at the International Crimes Tribunals premises in Dhaka. Bangladeshi judges will issue the hugely anticipated verdict in the crimes against humanity trial of fugitive former prime minister Sheikh Hasina on November 17, the chief prosecutor said. Photo: AFP DHAKA: Bangladesh will hold a national referendum on implementing its ‘July … Read more
[ Foreign funds would divert their liquidity into buying Pakistan’s stocks. This would merely increases prices of shares and be profitable for those who already hold stocks. PHOTO: FILE KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) extended gains on Thursday, when the benchmark KSE-100 index surged 2,474 points, or 1.56%, as the passage of 27th Constitutional … Read more
[ . KARACHI: Maple Leaf Cement Factory (MLCF), in a notice to the Pakistan Stock Exchange, has announced the possible acquisition of Pioneer Cement, which will significantly enhance MLCF’s production capacity from eight million to over 13 million tons. At present, MLCF, together with Maple Leaf Capital, holds 18.6% shareholding in Pioneer Cement. The Habibullah … Read more
Prime Minister Mark Carney fast-tracked mines and other natural resource projects to the dismay of some Indigenous groups and many environmentalists.
[ PM releases funds amounting to Rs21.44b, remaining to be paid by October. PHOTO: FILE ISLAMABAD: The Finance Division has refused to allocate funds under the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) in the ongoing fiscal year for reduction in loans of the power sector. During discussions in a recent meeting of the Economic Coordination Committee … Read more
This entertainingly loopy horror movie from Osgood Perkins is a cabin-in-the-woods chiller with a girl power spin.
