Kerley fires warning shot to rivals in world 100m

Eugene, United States, July 16 (AFP/APP):In-form American Fred Kerley fired out a warning shot to rivals for the men’s world 100m crown with a sensational heat-winning 9.79 seconds in round 1 in Eugene, Oregon, on Friday. Kerley, who set a world lead of 9.76sec when […]

GSK spin-off to create consumer healthcare giant

London, July 16 (AFP/APP): British drugs giant GlaxoSmithKline on Monday demerges its newly-named consumer healthcare unit Haleon, resulting in what is set to be London’s largest new stock market listing in more than a decade. The new company — owning brands including Sensodyne toothpaste, pain […]

Wildfires blaze across sweltering southwest Europe

Madrid, July 15 (AFP/APP): Southwest Europe baked under sweltering temperatures on Friday for a fifth day, with the heat sparking devastating wildfires, forcing the evacuations of thousands and ruining holidays. Armies of firefighters battled blazes in France, Portugal and Spain as Britain braced for “extreme […]

Sri Lanka’s political crisis: What happens next?

Colombo, July 16 (AFP/APP):Sri Lankan prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has been sworn in as acting president after his predecessor Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled to Singapore and resigned following months of protests over the country’s financial meltdown. AFP looks at how cash-strapped Sri Lanka ended up in […]

MET predicts widespread rain-wind thundershower in most parts of country

ISLAMABAD, Jul 16 (APP): The Meteorological Department of Pakistan on Saturday predicted widespread rain-wind/thundershower (with scattered heavy falls) in Sindh, Balochistan and South Punjab during the next 24 hours. Whereas isolated rain-wind/thundershower is likely in northeast Punjab, upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan during the […]

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