PM Shehbaz for reconstruction, rehabilitation of flood-hit areas

Islamabad, Jan 4 (Online): Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has expressed his government’s strong commitment for the reconstruction and rehabilitation of flood-affected areas. He was addressing local notables in Sohbatpur District of Balochistan on Wednesday. The Prime Minister said International Conference on Climate Resilient Pakistan is […]

Meta hit with 390 mn euro fine over EU data breaches

Dublin, Jan 4 (AFP/APP): US social media giant Meta was slapped Wednesday with fines totalling 390 million euros ($413 million) for breaching EU personal data laws on Facebook and Instagram, Ireland’s data regulator said. Meta and other US Big Tech firms have been hit by […]

France regulator raps Apple over App Store ads

Paris, Jan 4 (AFP/APP):France’s data regulator said Wednesday that it had fined Apple eight million euros ($8.5 million) for breaching privacy laws on its App Store. The CNIL said the US tech giant had installed trackers on the devices of French users without directly asking […]

UK’s PM vows better times when dismal winter ends

London, Jan 4 (AFP/APP):Recession-bound Britain will emerge from its winter of discontent with economic growth, lower inflation and shorter hospital waiting lists, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak vowed on Wednesday. Issuing a five-point list of promises for the new year, Sunak also vowed to bring down […]

Iran releases star actor Alidoosti on bail

Paris, Jan 4 (AFP/APP): Iranian authorities released star actor Taraneh Alidoosti on bail on Wednesday after holding her for almost three weeks over her support for the protest movement, her lawyer said. Alidoosti is one of Iranian cinema’s most acclaimed stars, winning international renown for […]

Togo president visits Mali amid Ivorian soldier row

Bamako, Jan 4 (AFP/APP): Togolese President Faure Gnassingbe, who is mediating in a diplomatic row over 46 Ivorian soldiers detained in Mali, paid a “friendly working visit” to Bamako on Wednesday, the Malian presidency said in a statement. A Malian court last month sentenced the […]

Milan pressure leaders Napoli as Lecce stun Lazio

Milan, Jan 4 (AFP/APP): AC Milan closed to within five points of Serie A leaders Napoli with Wednesday’s 2-1 win at Salernitana while Lazio slumped to a 2-1 defeat at promoted Lecce. First-half strikes from Rafael Leao and Sandro Tonali in Salerno moved champions Milan […]

Macron promises ‘first Western tanks’ for Ukraine

Paris, Jan 4 (AFP/APP): France is set to become the first Western country to deliver tanks to Ukraine, the French presidency announced Wednesday after talks between Emmanuel Macron and Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky. The move to supply the French-made AMX-10 RC to Ukraine — a […]

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