Summer jobs for young people are vanishing with the pandemic By: Agencies on August 12, 2020Sara Buie lined up a summer lifeguard job to help pay for a new laptop, textbooks and a backpack for her freshman year at Virginia´s James Madison University. But the coronavirus pandemic closed her community pool. She tried offering online tutoring to middle school and high school students. But only one parent responded before disappearing. […]
Shooting stars to light up night skies with 150 meteors every hour By: Agencies on August 12, 2020A display of celestial fireworks is expected to peak before dawn on Thursday as the Earth passes through a cloud of cometary dust, producing up to 150 meteors every hour. If skies are clear, the Perseid meteor shower should be visible across the UK from about midnight until 5.30am UK time on Thursday, according to […]
Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s £91 million expedition-ready Sherpa joins the Qatari royal family on August 11, 2020Falmouth Harbour turned into a superyacht playground today as Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s luxury vessel and a ‘floating palace’ that ‘belongs to the Qatari royal family’ joined hundreds of thousands of staycationers in Cornwall. The billionaire financier’s £91million, 243ft expedition ship was dwarfed by the Emir’s £200million, 410ft monster as they docked near the 644ft cruise […]
Getting to know Pakistan through literature By: Staff Report on August 11, 2020STORIES WITH OIL STAINS: THE WORLD OF WOMEN ‘DIGEST’ WRITERS IN PAKISTAN BY KIRAN NAZIR AHMED — How do women fiction writers articulate lived realities and imagined scenarios of being a woman in Pakistan through Urdu popular fiction and television plays? How do they form bonds of friendship in the absence of physical proximity? How […]
London’s calling if you want a perfect day out or a mini-break in the UK with no crowds on August 11, 2020London is calling if you want a perfect day out or mini-break in the UK. More blockbuster attractions reopen every day, with most displaying the official ‘Good To Go’ stamp to confirm they follow the latest rules on Covid-secure hygiene and social distancing. Visit now and you can enjoy the capital without the crowds. Usually […]
Spanish actor Banderas says has COVID-19, feels ‘relatively well’ By: Agencies on August 11, 2020Spanish actor Antonio Banderas, star of “The Mask of Zorro” and dozens of other films, announced on Monday, his 60th birthday, that he had tested positive for COVID-19 and was in quarantine. “I’d like to add that I’m feeling relatively well, just a bit more tired than usual, and confident that I will recover as […]
Remembering Masud Bhagwan — Masud Hari — Masud Khaddarposh By: By Dr Amjad Parvez on August 10, 2020Muhammad Masud was born in Lahore on June 25, 1916 in Gumti Bazar, Inside City. His ancestors belonged to Qandhar, Afghanistan. Masud’s mother was Syeda Gul Begum from Kangra. He was the son of Dr. Ghulam Jilani, a renowned Hakeem and the personal physician to the Shah of Iran. Masud’s father was appointed ambassador by […]
Dare to Be You — all of us have the potential to be better and to do better By: Staff Report on August 10, 2020When the COVID-19 pandemic began and I started working from home, I bought into the uproar on social media about having more free time. My first, and perhaps only, resolution for this ‘extra time’ was to read more books, and, in line with everyone’s suggestions about learning new skills and working on one’s own self, […]
Khawaja Khurshid Anwar’s grandson follows in his footsteps By: Staff Report on August 10, 2020The grandson of renowned Pakistani music director Khawaja Khurshid Anwar is following in his late grandfather’s footsteps. Rameez Khawaja Anwar, a composer and multi-instrumentalist who was born and raised in Texas, was always drawn to the film songs composed by his grandfather and other luminaries of the Bollywood-Lollywood film industries. “Growing up in America, my […]
Ljubljana tests readiness of locals to attend cultural events By: Daily Times Monitor on August 10, 2020Culture and cultural activities were among the first casualties for the coronavirus pandemic. The imposition of restrictions and lockdowns meant to stop the spread of COVID-19 led to the shutdown of venues and the subsequent cancellation of events and activities. The industry – in its entirety and across all of Europe – is still reeling […]