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‘Greatest’ Serena, the pioneer of ‘tennis intimidation’, turns 40

Posted on September 25, 2021 by Tuba Zafar

Biot, France, Sept 25 (AFP/APP):Serena Williams turns 40 on Sunday with her long-time coach hailing her as the “greatest of all time” and a pioneer of tennis “intimidation”. The American superstar is frustratingly marooned on 23 Grand Slam titles, one short of the all-time record […]

Nobel ceremonies marred by pandemic for second year

Posted on September 24, 2021 by News Desk

Stockholm, Sept 23 (AFP/APP):Nobel Prize winners in science and literature will receive their awards in their home countries rather than Sweden for the second year running because of the pandemic, organisers said Thursday. The Nobel Foundation said a decision on the Peace Prize, which is […]

The Dossier – A reality check ahead of UNGA

Posted on September 23, 2021 by News Desk

ISLAMABAD, Sep 22 (APP):India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be sharing with the world his government’s achievements on the domestic front at the United Nations General Assembly on September 25. But all his sweet talk of the “Incredible India” would be simply an eyewash to […]

Libya’s Haftar, field marshal with eye on presidency

Posted on September 23, 2021 by News Desk

Tripoli, Sept 22 (AFP/APP):Khalifa Haftar, who Wednesday cleared the way to a presidential run, has spent much of the last decade leading military campaigns in Libya but today seeks power through the ballot box after a humiliating rout last year at the gates of Tripoli. […]

Trudeau future on the line as Canadians vote in pandemic election

Posted on September 21, 2021 by News Desk

Ottawa, Sept 20 (AFP/APP):Canadians packed into long queues Monday to cast ballots in elections that are headed for a photo finish, with liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s bid for a third term threatened by rookie conservative leader Erin O’Toole’s strong challenge. Trudeau called the snap […]

Coronavirus: Latest global developments

Posted on September 20, 2021 by News Desk

Paris, Sept 19 (AFP/APP):Here are the latest developments in the coronavirus crisis. – South Africa upset to be kept on UK red list – South Africa wants to know why it is still on Britain’s red list for travel restrictions. “We firmly believe there is […]

Large-scale farming to bring agricultural progress in Pakistan: Chinese scholar

Posted on September 19, 2021 by News Desk

BEIJING, Sep 19 (APP):”There is enormous potential for China and Pakistan to cooperate in energy, animal husbandry, cold water fish, agricultural machinery and comprehensive agricultural projects on a village or region scale will prolong industry chain and bring more benefits to Pakistani people,” said Long […]

Critics warn of Apple, Google ‘chokepoint’ repression

Posted on September 18, 2021 by Tuba Zafar

Washington, Sept 18 (AFP/APP):The global dominance of tech giants serves as a convenient online chokepoint for authoritarian governments to crack down on dissent or rig elections, critics of Apple and Google said Friday. The companies were facing international outrage after pulling a Russian opposition voting […]

High time to rejuvenate two-way tourism between China, Pakistan: Experts

Posted on September 18, 2021 by Tuba Zafar

BEIJING, Sep 18 (APP):Representatives from China and Pakistan introduced their rich and colorful tourism resources to the guests at China-Pakistan Two-way Tourism Promotion Conference cum Unveiling Ceremony of China-Pakistan Tourism One-stop Service Center held in Qingdao, China and agreed that it was high time to […]

How does music therapy work? Brain study sheds light

Posted on September 15, 2021 by Tuba Zafar

Islamabad, SEP 15, (Online): Music therapy works, but no one is really sure how. Now, a novel type of brain scan may provide key insight. Music is a powerful thing. In fact, it forms the basis of a type of therapy, the aptly named “music […]

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