The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) unveiled its 15-player roster for the Asia Cup 2022. The Asia Cup 2022 will take place in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from August 27 to September 11, according to a recent announcement by the Asian Cricket Council (ACC). Official hosting rights will still continue to belong to Sri Lanka. […]
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Ayman al-Zawahiri, Al-Qaeda leader killed in US drone strike
The United States killed Al-Qaeda Emir Ayman al-Zawahiri in a drone strike, President Joe Biden said Monday in a speech from the White House. “Since the United States delivered justice to bin Laden 11 years ago, Zawahiri has been a leader of al Qaeda,” Mr Biden said. “From hiding, he co-ordinates al Qaeda’s branches and […]
Oil stocks drop on fresh inflation spikes
Stock markets mostly retreated Thursday as fresh evidence of runaway global inflation ramped up expectations of more aggressive interest rate hikes by central banks, while disappointing earnings revived recession fears. That sent the dollar rising, helping push oil prices sharply lower and the euro briefly below $1.00. Eurozone inflation will end the year at 7.6 percent, […]
Price of gold significantly drops after Eid holidays
For the latest Gold Rates in Pakistan, click here: https://theasianmirror.com/finance/gold-rate-in-pakistan-today/ Gold prices fell on Thursday as the US dollar weakened against the Pakistani rupee. 24-karat gold is now selling for Rs. 1050 less per tola. The cost of 24-carat gold has decreased to Rs141,150 as a result of this decline. Additionally, the cost of a […]
US judge rejects Amber Heard’s demand for new trial of Depp
A Virginia judge on Wednesday rejected actress Amber Heard’s demand for a new trial in the defamation case she lost to her former husband Johnny Depp. Heard’s lawyers had asked judge Penney Azcarate to set aside the jury verdict awarding $10 million to Depp and declare a mistrial, but the judge denied the request. Heard […]
Singer Daler Mehndi jailed for ‘human trafficking’
In a 2003 human trafficking case, a Patiala court on Thursday sentenced Punjabi musician Daler Mehndi to two years in prison. In a 19-year-old trafficking case where Mehndi and his brother were accused of transferring individuals overseas illegally while posing as members of their dance troupe, a district court in Patiala affirmed a 2018 judgment […]
T20 World Cup qualifying final standing teams
Twenty20 World-Cup qualifying tournament final standings after the third round of group matches in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, on Thursday (played, won, lost, no result, points, net run rate): Group A Zimbabwe 3 3 0 0 6 3.000 – qualified United States 3 2 1 0 4 1.779 – qualified […]
Spin vs spin as Sri Lanka take on Pakistan in First Test
Dimuth Karunaratne’s Sri Lanka will be looking to build on their winning momentum at Galle as the hosts take on Pakistan in a likely spin battle in the opening Test starting Saturday. Cricket has remained a welcome distraction for Sri Lankans amid the island nation’s political unrest and unprecedented economic crisis with the sport providing […]