Go Crypto, in partnership with Plan Foundation, is enabling bitcoin payments for the city of Lugano, Switzerland, including McDonald’s, which now accepts Bitcoin. Founded by the same people who founded Tether and the city of Lugano, the foundation plans to expand bitcoin adoption in the city, optionally influencing all day-to-day activities for city residents. Not […]
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Abbas Ibn Firnas: first 9th century engineer to fly using set of wings
Abbas Ibn Firnas: first 9th century engineer to fly using set of wings A thousand years before the development of motorised aeroplanes, the polymath and engineer of the ninth century dared to create a heavier-than-air flying contraption. The Wright brothers may have created the first powered aircraft, but Abbas Ibn Firnas, a 9th century engineer, […]
Malala becomes an executive producer for “Joyland”
Malala becomes an executive producer for “Joyland” Nobel laureate: “I’m really happy to sponsor a movie that shows Pakistani artists are among the best in the world.” Joyland, Pakistan’s official Oscar submission, now has Malala Yousafzai as a key player. The nation’s youngest Nobel laureate, who recently disclosed three collaborations with Apple Inc., will assume […]
ISIS official killed in rare helicopter raid by US in Syria
ISIS official killed in rare helicopter raid by US in Syria. A rare US helicopter raid on a government-held village in Syria’s northeast killed an ISIS official hiding out there on Thursday, two security sources said. The United States has carried out previous raids in Syria against members of ISIS, but Thursday’s would be the […]
Who is the new Turkish ambassador to Israel?
Who is the new Turkish ambassador to Israel? The Turkiye and Israel both decided to restore full diplomatic relations a month ago. This development development comes five months after Israel’s President Isaac Herzog visited Ankara in the first trip by an Israeli head of state to Turkey since 2008. Before the visit, a year of […]
22 dead, dozens missing in migrant ships sink Greece
22 dead, dozens missing in migrant ships sink Greece A local resident stands on a cliff as migrants’ bodies are seen alongside floating debris after a sailing boat carrying migrants crashed into rocks and sank off the island of Kythira in southern Greece. Thursday 6 October 2022. Residents of a Greek island have been shipwrecked […]
Swabi: Two shot dead in court premises
Swabi: Two shot dead in court premises Two persons were shot dead on the premises of the Swabi Judicial Complex, District police officer said. District police officer Mohammad Shoaib Khan said the attacker had been arrested and a pistol recovered from him. Members of Swabi Bar Association said an additional sessions judge was expected to […]
Peshawar: Bail denied of a Terror suspect
Peshawar: Bail denied of a Terror suspect An anti-terrorism court has rejected the bail petition of a man arrested for running a social media account of Afghanistan’s outlawed group Haqqani Network. The court observed that at the current stage, “reasonable grounds existed to believe” that petitioner Abdul Qudoos of Kurram tribal district was guilty of […]