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IIUI holds seminar to mark Iqbal Day

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Islamabad, Nov 9 (Online): International Islamic University Islamabad (IIUI) in connection with Iqbal Day organized a seminar on “ Relevance of Iqbal’s philosophy to today’s society” in which grandson of the poet ofeast Senator Waleed delivered a lecture at the new campus of the university […]

British online furniture store Made.com collapses

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London, Nov 9 (AFP/APP):Made.com, the British online furniture store, collapsed Wednesday after it was hammered by supply-chain disruptions and a slump in consumer spending as inflation soared. UK clothing-to-furniture giant Next is to buy the failed group’s brand, websites and intellectual property. More than half […]

Musk ‘kills’ new Twitter label, hours after launch

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San Francisco, Nov 9 (AFP/APP):Twitter on Wednesday unveiled — and then almost immediately scrapped — a new gray “official” label for some high-profile accounts as Elon Musk struggles to revamp the highly influential platform following his $44 billion buyout. “I just killed it,” Musk tweeted […]

Russia orders troops out of Kherson in major reversal

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Moscow, Nov 9 (AFP/APP):Russia ordered its troops to withdraw from the city of Kherson in southern Ukraine on Wednesday in a further major blow to its campaign amid a Ukrainian counter-offensive. “Begin to pull out troops,” Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said at a televised […]

Swiss bank on Sommer for World Cup squad

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Lucerne, Switzerland, Nov 9 (AFP/APP):Switzerland coach Murat Takin named a 26-man squad for the World Cup on Wednesday with Borussia Moenchengladbach experienced goalkeeper Yann Sommer providing sound foundations. Old guard stalwarts Granit Xhaka, Xherdan Shaqiri and front-line spearhead Breel Embolo stand out while two names […]

Egypt dissident Abdel Fattah’s family demands proof of life

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Cairo, Nov 9 (AFP/APP):The family of Egypt’s jailed dissident Alaa Abdel Fattah, who is refusing food and water, demanded information on his health Wednesday amid what they said were “rumours of force-feeding”. International concern has mounted since Abdel Fattah, 40, escalated his months-long hunger strike […]

Facebook owner Meta to lay off 11,000 staff

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New York, Nov 9 (AFP/APP):Facebook owner Meta will lay off more than 11,000 of its staff in “the most difficult changes we’ve made in Meta’s history,” boss Mark Zuckerberg said on Wednesday. He said the cuts represented 13 percent of the social media titan’s workforce […]

PM Shehbaz meets with Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia

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Sharm El-Sheikh: November 8(Online): Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s DC meeting with the Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia; both sides expressed determination to further strengthen the multilateral partnership between the two brotherly countries Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met Crown Prince and Prime Minister […]

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