President Joko Widodo announced on Tuesday that Indonesia would demolish and rebuild the football stadium where a stampede earlier this month claimed more than 130 lives. He also promised to “completely transform” soccer in the soccer-crazed country. After meeting with Gianni Infantino, the head of world soccer’s governing organization Fifa, the president, also known as […]
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China opens police station in Nigeria
In an effort to combat the increasing criminal activities of its citizens abroad, the Chinese government has opened police stations in Nigeria and over 20 other countries in Europe, the Americas, Asia, and Africa. This was revealed in a report titled ‘110 Overseas Chinese Transnational Policing Gone Wild.’ According to media reports, the police stations […]
Kakao’s co-CEO resigns amid public anger over chat app outage
Following a significant outage over the weekend, the co-chief executive of Kakao, the business behind South Korea’s biggest mobile messaging app, has announced his resignation. At a press conference, Namkoong Whon stated that he felt “a huge load of guilt over this tragedy.” Kakao’s messaging, mobile banking, and gaming services were unavailable for more than […]
Iranian climber flies back to home for representing women demonstrations
Ms. Rekabi has been welcomed as a fresh representation of Iran’s female-led demonstrations. Ms. Rekabi’s friends reported being unable to reach her when a video showing her competing without a hair covering was made public, and they expressed worries for her safety. She expressed regret for “making everyone scared” in a post that surfaced on […]
Dollar hits Pakistani rupee badly
The money market on Wednesday witnessed the unhalted march of the US dollar as the greenback edged up further by 79 paisa in the interbank trading. According to the forex dealers, the local unit didn’t pick up during the morning trading activity and slumped in the interbank trading. The dollar was traded for Rs220.71, up […]
Watch: Shaheen Shah Afridi bamboozles Afghan top order
After recovering from a knee ailment, Shaheen Shah Afridi performed like he is accustomed to doing. In the ICC T20 World Cup warm-up match being played at Brisbane Cricket Stadium, Australia, Afridi has taken the Afghan top order by surprise. Pakistan has won the toss and decided to bowl against Afghanistan in the exhibition game. […]
US-Saudi tentions: Biden to release 15 million barrels from US oil reserves
US-Saudi tentions: Biden to release 15 million barrels from US oil reserves According to a senior US official, President Joe Biden will announce on Wednesday that he is selling the remaining 15 million barrels from a record-breaking release of US strategic oil reserves, with additional releases likely if energy prices rise. In response to price […]
Ayaz Amir’s wife arrested in Sara Inam murder case
Samina Shah, the wife of renowned journalist Ayaz Amir and the mother of Shahnawaz Amir, the primary suspect in the murder of Ayaz Amir’s wife Sara Inam, was detained by police on Wednesday after the court in Islamabad revoked her bail. Additional Sessions Judge Sheikh Sohail rejected her bail application. In September, Shahnawaz used a […]