Lebanon mourned on Thursday the victims of the most powerful blast to hit a country that has already been struck down by an economic crisis, as rescuers searched for those missing since the explosion flattened Beirut port and devastated the city. French President Emmanuel Macron, making the first visit by a foreign leader since Tuesday’s blast which […]
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UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council (UNSC) held an urgent meeting on Wednesday to review the situation arising out of the Aug 5, 2019, siege of Kashmir by India. The closed-door, 15-member meeting was held at the request of Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, diplomatic sources told Dawn. “This 3rd meeting in a year by the […]
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Video-sharing service TikTok has reiterated the use of its moderation mechanisms to remove any potentially harmful or inappropriate content from its platform, saying Pakistan is among the top five markets where the largest volume of videos was removed over violations of its community guidelines. TikTok is a Chinese social networking app that allows users to […]
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Facebook has deleted a post by President Donald Trump for violating its policy against spreading misinformation about the coronavirus. The post in question featured a link to a Fox News video in which Trump says children are “virtually immune” to the virus. Facebook said Wednesday that the “video includes false claims that a group of people is […]
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BEIRUT: The huge blast in Beirut on Tuesday left 300,000 people homeless and caused damage across half of the city estimated to cost more than $3 billion, its governor said on Wednesday. “I think there are between 250,000 and 300,000 people who are now without homes,” said Marwan Aboud, adding that the estimated cost of […]
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ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi in an unusually sharp warning asked Saudi Arabia-led Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Wednesday to stop dilly-dallying on the convening of a meeting of its Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) on Kashmir. Appearing in a talk show on ARY News, the foreign minister said: “I am once again respectfully […]
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SRINAGAR: With a heavy deployment of troops and curbs on public movement, Indian forces kept a tight lid on potential protests in occupied Kashmir on Wednesday, the first anniversary of the revocation of its semi-autonomous status. Local politicians were not permitted outside their homes, most likely to prevent them from calling street demonstrations or even […]
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ISLAMABAD: Former England skipper Nasser Hussain believes Pakistan’s young prolific batsman Babar Azam’s performance in the Test matches would be of great importance, if the tourists were to win the ongoing series in England. Nasser heaped praise on Babar, while talking about the way the latter carries himself on the field. “The outstanding member of […]
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MELBOURNE: Master batsman Steve Smith says Australia have ‘unfinished business’ in England, with the achievement of retaining the Ashes last year tempered by defeat in the final Test that levelled the series 2-2. Tim Paine’s Australia retained the urn in England for the first time since 2001, earning a hero’s reception back home, but the […]
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MANCHESTER: Front-foot no-ball technology that will see the TV umpire alone deciding whether a bowler has over-stepped will be used for the first time on a trial basis in Test cricket during the England-Pakistan series, which started on Wednesday, the International Cricket Council (ICC) has said. Currently, the responsibility for calling no-balls lies with the […]
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