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Sri Lanka’s Chairman of Selectors, Upul Tharanga, has vowed to overhaul the national T20 side after a humbling 2-1 series defeat to Bangladesh — their first ever against the neighbours in the shortest format. With the next ICC Men’s T20 World Cup on home soil just over a year away, Tharanga is pushing for urgent course … Read more
According to two people familiar with the draft, it would eliminate the bedrock scientific finding that greenhouse-gas emissions threaten human life by dangerously warming the planet.
LONDON: The UK government on Tuesday gave new British nuclear power plant Sizewell C the final go-ahead after reaching a deal with investors, aiming to bolster net zero and energy security goals. The government, the largest shareholder in the project, said Sizewell C, in eastern England, will cost around £38 billion ($51 billion) to construct. … Read more
Heathcliff, Mr Darcy, and Newland Archer are a case study in setting hearts aflutter SLOUGH, ENGLAND: Gather round, fellow cultured film fans, as we extoll the greatest virtue of period dramas: the brooding hero. If there is one thing you can count on a period drama to provide, it will be the guaranteed presence of … Read more
Listen to article LAHORE: Two anti-terrorism courts (ATCs) in Punjab on Tuesday found dozens of PTI leaders and workers — including Dr Yasmin Rashid, Mian Mahmoodur Rasheed, Umar Sarfraz Cheema, Ejaz Chaudhary and Malik Ahmad Khan Bhachar — guilty of aiding and abetting rioting on May 9, 2023 and sentenced them to various prison terms. PTI Vice … Read more
GENEVA: The UN on Tuesday said Israeli forces have killed over 1,000 Palestinians trying to get food aid in Gaza since the US- and Israel-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation started operations. An officially private effort, the GHF began operations on May 26 after Israel halted supplies into the Gaza Strip for more than two months, sparking … Read more
LONDON: Cameroon winger Bryan Mbeumo said he “grew up wearing” the Manchester United shirt after joining the club from Brentford on a deal until 2030, with an option for a further year. Mbeumo, 25, will reportedly cost the 20-time Premier League champions an initial £65 million ($87 million) having scored 20 goals in 38 league … Read more
KARACHI: When a video of veteran humanitarian Ramzan Chhipa went viral this July, the internet didn’t know whether to laugh, cringe, or applaud. In the now-famous clip, Chhipa surprises a young boy with a birthday cake at a shop. With a film director’s precision and an unmistakable performative flair, he instructs the shopkeeper: “Write on … Read more
Former Australian wicketkeeper-batter Ben Dunk has shared his thoughts following the cancellation of the much-anticipated clash between arch-rivals India Champions and Pakistan Champions in the ongoing World Championship of Legends (WCL) 2025. The high-profile encounter, which was scheduled to be the fourth match of the tournament, was set to take place on Sunday at Edgbaston. … Read more
[The investment firm’s MediaNews Group, the country’s second-largest newspaper publisher, put in a bid for the publication nearly two weeks after Hearst agreed to buy it.