Paris looks to recapture lost beauty after criticism

Paris, Jan 18 (AFP/APP): Paris city authorities unveiled a “manifesto for beauty” on Tuesday containing plans to spruce up the City of Lights where an online campaign highlighting ugliness and filth has piled pressure on mayor Anne Hidalgo. Deputy Mayor Emmanuel Gregoire said that several […]

Ervine, Raza help Zimbabwe level ODI series

Kandy, Sri Lanka, Jan 18 (AFP/APP): Skipper Craig Ervine and an attacking Sikandar Raza set up a 22-run series-levelling win for Zimbabwe in the second one-day international against Sri Lanka on Tuesday. Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka hit a maiden ODI century but his 102 […]

UK-based firms toughen stance on unvaccinated staff

London, Jan 18 (AFP/APP):A growing number of UK-based retailers are toughening their stance against unvaccinated staff who come into contact with infected people, as they seek to cut costs from the long-running pandemic. British supermarket chain Morrisons and online counterpart Ocado, as well as clothing […]

Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe second ODI scoreboard

Kandy, Sri Lanka, Jan 18 (AFP/APP): Final scoreboard of the second one-day international between Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe in Kandy on Tuesday: Zimbabwe T. Kaitano b Vandersay 26 R. Chakabva st Kusal b Vandersay 47 C. Ervine b Theekshana 91 S. Williams st Kusal b […]

Environmental activist, 14, shot dead in Colombia

Bogota, Jan 18 (AFP/APP):A 14-year-old environmental activist has been shot dead in Colombia, indigenous groups and officials said, in the latest such attack in the world’s deadliest country for environmentalists. Breiner David Cucuname was one of two people killed while taking part in a rural […]

Security forces kill two terrorists in North Waziristan IBO

RAWALPINDI, Jan 18 (APP):The security forces on Tuesday killed two terrorists during an Intelligence Based Operation being conducted on reported presence of terrorists in Thal, North Waziristan District. The terrorists were identified as Ghayoor and Bahauddin who got killed during intense exchange of fire, said […]

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