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Mighty Sparrow, the Trinidad and Tobago singer known as the ‘calypso king of the world’, dies aged 91
Slinger Francisco, who performed as the Mighty Sparrow, died on Sunday surrounded by family in New YorkSlinger Francisco, known on stage as the Mighty Sparrow and dubbed the “calypso king of the world”, has died aged 91.Francisco, who got h...
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You need £17,000 for a first home - here's how to do it
Here are four ways you can put money aside to save enough for a deposit on your first home.
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You need £17,000 for a first home - here's how to do it
Here are four ways you can put money aside to save enough for a deposit on your first home.
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Eight US Marines injured in Iranian missile attack in Strait of Hormuz: report
Marines suffered smoke inhalation and possible traumatic brain injuries, says NBC News, citing three US officials
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Pope pledges action on clergy child abuse in meeting with French survivors
Head of the Roman Catholic Church holds 'emotional' two-hour meeting with seven abuse victims in French town of Lourdes.
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Hangor-class submarine conducts maiden live weapon firing
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Navy’s newly inducted Hangor-class submarine has conducted its maiden live weapon-firing exercise in the North Arabian Sea, the military’s media wing said on Sunday. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR...
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Prayer services at churches: Police on high alert across Punjab
LAHORE: Punjab Police officers and personnel remained on high alert and performed security duties very diligently during Christian prayer services at churches across the province, including Lahore. Earlier, Inspector General of Police Punja...
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Malaysia agrees to boost Pakistani rice exports
ISLAMABAD: During a series of high-level engagements in Kuala Lumpur, Federal Secretary for National Food Security and Research Amer Ali Ahmed and Federal Secretary for Commerce Jawad Paul, along with Pakistan’s High Commissioner to Malaysi...
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Sindh to expand urban property tax base five-fold to 2.15m properties
ISLAMABAD: The Sindh government is set to expand the recorded urban property tax base more than five-fold—from around 397,375 to 2.15 million properties—in 20 local councils under a USD150 million World Bank-backed programme aimed at boosti...
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New PIA aircraft: No govt financing, sovereign-guaranteed loans announced: Schehzad
ISLAMABAD: Adviser to the Finance Minister Khurram Schehzad said on Sunday that Pakistan had discussed potential financing from the US Export-Import Bank (US Exim Bank) for Boeing aircraft for privatised Pakistan International Airlines (PIA...
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Nuristan violence: Pakistan rejects Afghan Taliban allegations
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Sunday rejected allegations by the Afghan Taliban regime that Pakistani security forces and intelligence agencies were involved in violence in Afghanistan’s Nuristan province, describing the claims as “frivolous, base...
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Riyadh schools adopt remote learning for a week
RIYADH: Parents across Riyadh received messages from schools on Sunday announcing a last-minute plan to shift to remote learning for a week, according to messages seen by AFP. “We have just been informed by Saudi authorities that schools mu...
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UK police arrest five men at US air base in major incident
FAIRFORD, (England): British police arrested five men on suspicion of explosives and terrorism offences on Sunday near an air base that has been used by the US to strike Iran, after a tip-off that three vans had been seen heading to the mil...
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Trump expects new Iran talks
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said Sunday that he expects talks with Iran to resume in the coming week, despite his rejection of a truce proposal put forward by Tehran. Iranian officials brought with them to the UN General Assembly ...
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US claims successes in isolating Iran
WASHINGTON: US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Saturday that he had sent envoys around the world to pressure countries to economically isolate Iran, hailing new restrictions targeting the country’s airlines and banks. “At my direct...
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First SCO national coordinators meeting today in Islamabad
ISLAMABAD: National coordinators of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) are set to meet today (Monday) and continue their deliberations until September 30 to finalise the programme of activities under Pakistan’s chairmanship and pre...
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Netanyahu meets Sheikh Mohammed in Abu Dhabi
ABU DHABI: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited Abu Dhabi and met with UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Sunday, a senior Israeli official told Reuters. There was no immediate comment from Netanyahu’s office ...
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Iran insists on diplomatic solution after Trump rejects peace plan
WASHINGTON/UNITED NATIONS/DUBAI: Iran insisted on Sunday that only diplomacy can solve its conflict with the United States and Israel after US President Donald Trump said he rejected an Iranian proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and en...
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Money laundering cases can proceed without awaiting tax cases: LHC
ISLAMABAD: The Lahore High Court has ruled that money laundering is a separate crime in its own right. The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) does not have to wait for a person’s income tax case to be fully decided before it starts a money laun...
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Dutch diplomats in Ramallah: Israel revokes diplomatic status
TEL AVIV: Israel’s foreign ministry said on Sunday that it revoked the diplomatic status of Dutch diplomats at the Netherlands’ Represen-tative Office in Ramallah in response to the Dutch government’s ban on imports of products originating ...
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