An Italian man has admitted stealing more than 1,000 unpublished manuscripts, many written by high-profile authors.Filippo Bernardini: Italian admits stealing unpublished books. Filippo Bernardini impersonated figures from the publishing industry to trick people into handing over their works. He used his inside industry knowledge, having been employed by the publishing giant Simon & Schuster in […]
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Ana Montes, citizen convicted of spying for Cuba released from US
Ana Montes, an American citizen convicted of spying for Cuba, has been released from US federal prison in Fort Worth, Texas, according to Federal Bureau of Prison online records. Cuba recruited Montes for spying in the 1980s and she was employed by the Pentagon’s Defense Intelligence Agency as an analyst from 1985-2001. She was eventually promoted […]
Poultry association forecasts Rs1,000 per kg chicken price
The chairman of the Pakistan Poultry Association, Chaudhry Muhammad Ashraf, has expressed concern that the price of chicken could rise to Rs1,000 per kilogram in the near future due to a shortage of feed, an important dietary staple in Pakistan.Poultry association forecasts Rs1,000 per kg chicken price. Ashraf reported that the price of broiler chicken […]
China suspends social media accounts of Covid policy critics
China has suspended or closed the social media accounts of more than 1,000 critics of the government’s policies on the Covid-19 outbreak, as the country moves to further open up. China suspends social media accounts of Covid policy critics. The popular Sina Weibo social media platform said it had addressed 12,854 violations including attacks on […]
“Avatar: The Way of Water” has surpassed “Maverick”
Tom Cruise’s “Top Gun: Maverick” easily took on “Jurassic World”, “Minions” and a trio of films from Marvel. But in the end, it was no match for James Cameron. “Avatar: The Way of Water” has surpassed “Maverick’s” box office haul in just its first three weeks in theaters, raking in an astonishing $1.51 billion worldwide since […]
BioNTech says it will start cancer vaccine trials in the UK
The U.K. government on Friday announced a partnership with German firm Biotech for potential vaccines for cancer and other diseases, as campaigners warned any breakthrough must remain affordable and accessible. BioNTech says it will start cancer vaccine trials in the UK. Cancer patients in England will get early access to trials involving personalized mRNA […]
10 Foods to ‘fuel’ your brain and ‘stay sharp’
10 Foods to ‘fuel’ your brain and ‘stay sharp’. The Harvard Medical School faculty member and nutritional psychiatrist Dr. Uma Naidoo is a nutritional psychiatrist. In addition, she is the best-selling author of “This Is Your Brain on Food: An Indispensable Guide to the Surprising Foods that Fight Depression, Anxiety, PTSD, OCD, ADHD, and More” […]
Convoy of 25 bikers en route to perform Umrah
Convoy of 25 bikers en route to perform Umrah. A significant development in “religious tourism” was made in Lahore on Friday when a group of 25 motorcycles travelled by road to Saudi Arabia to do the Umrah. To get to Makkah the cyclists must go more than 14,000 kilometres. At Lahore’s Qaddafi Stadium, officials of […]