The door of the Afghanistan embassy in the United Kingdom pictured in this undated photograph. — AFP/File LONDON: Afghanistan’s embassy in London closed on Friday after Taliban authorities cut ties with diplomatic missions set up by the previous government in Kabul and fired its UK staff. An AFP reporter saw a notice hung on the…
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new video loaded: ‘Saturday Night’ | Anatomy of a Scene transcript Back transcript ‘Saturday Night’ | Anatomy of a Scene The director Jason Reitman narrates a sequence from his film about the making of the first episode of “Saturday Night Live.” Hey, this is Jason Reitman. I’m the co-writer and director of “Saturday Night.” “O.K,…
A lady health worker administering polio drops to a child during an anti polio campaign in Hyderabad on June 3, 2024. — APP 10-month-old infant developed paralysis on September 12. NIH confirms presence of wild poliovirus type 1 in latest case. KP reported its first polio case in Mohmand on September 6. ISLAMABAD: A 10-month-old…
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Nitrous oxide, which has been misused as a recreational drug for decades, has a new name on social media: Galaxy Gas. Galaxy Gas, a vendor in Georgia, sells canisters of nitrous oxide that it says are meant to turn liquid cream into foam for beverages and desserts. But videos of young people inhaling the gas…
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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif delivers a statement during the high-level open debate of United Nations Security Council on “Leadership for Peace” on the sidelines of the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on September 25, 2024. — Radio Pakistan “We must compel Israel to halt its genocidal war in Gaza,”…
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UK banks must refund fraud victims up to £85,000 within five days under new rules. Most High Street banks and payment companies voluntarily compensate customers who are tricked into sending money to scammers. But in a world first, these refunds will become mandatory from 7 October, the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has announced. The watchdog…
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It is often said, ’empty vessels make more noise,’ and aptly so. On the contrary, highly intelligent people don’t talk much about themselves and they also doubt themselves more than others which often goes against them. Are you one of them? From self-sabotaging themselves to aiming for perfection all the time, here are some signs…
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Pete Thamel, ESPNSep 23, 2024, 08:12 PM ET Utah State has accepted an invitation to join the Pac-12 and become the newly formatted conference’s seventh member, the school announced Tuesday night. After receiving a formal application, the Pac-12 board of directors voted unanimously to admit Utah State into the league, effective July 1, 2026. The…
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, signed legislation requiring schools to limit or prohibit students from using their cellphones on campus during the school day. Assembly Bill 3216, which received bipartisan support from lawmakers in the latest legislative session, was signed into law on Monday after the governor previously expressed support for restricting school cellphone…
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Football legend Brett Favre, 54, announced on Tuesday that he has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. The NFL Hall of Famer referenced the diagnosis while speaking at a congressional hearing on federal welfare reform, during which he mentioned his investment in a company making a “breakthrough concussion drug.” Favre, who spent 16 of his 20…
