Emma Watson shares a trailer, Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts By: Web Desk on November 18, 2021Following Warner Bros’ announcement of a special television retrospective, British actress Emma Watson has disclosed the premiere date for Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts. Taking to Instagram, Emma Watson is known for her character in the blockbuster film franchise as Hermione Granger shared the trailer of the Harry Potter 20th anniversary TV special. […]
Amazon to end Visa card payments in UK over high fees By: AFP on November 17, 2021Online retail giant Amazon on Wednesday said it plans to stop accepting payments in the UK made with Visa credit cards, blaming the move on high fees. “These costs should be going down over time with technological advancements, but instead they continue to stay high or even rise,” Amazon said in a statement. Amazon’s UK […]
Taliban appeal to US Congress to release Afghan assets By: AFP on November 17, 2021The Taliban called Wednesday on US Congress members to release Afghan assets frozen after their takeover of the country, warning economic turmoil at home could lead to trouble abroad. In an open letter, Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi said the biggest challenge facing Afghanistan was financial insecurity, “and the roots of this concern lead […]
Ireland reverts to work from home as Covid-19 cases rise By: Web Desk on November 17, 2021LONDON: As case rates and hospitalizations grow across the country, Ireland announced on Tuesday that it will once again require people to work from home while expanding its Covid-19 immunisation booster programme and certification scheme. In a televised broadcast, Prime Minister Micheal Martin said it was increasingly clear the country was experiencing “another surge of […]
Pakistan remains opposed to new permanent seats in restructured UNSC: Munir Akram By: APP on November 16, 2021UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan has reaffirmed its strong opposition to the drive by the Group of Four India, Brazil, Germany, and Japan for permanent seats on the United Nations Security Council, saying there is no justification for creating “new centers of privilege” within the UN. “There are no states which can justifiably claim such unequal and […]
No US return to the Moon before 2026 By: AFP on November 16, 2021The return of humans to the Moon, already postponed last week by NASA from 2024 to 2025, will actually take place in 2026 “at the earliest”, according to a government audit published on Monday. The Artemis program to return Americans to the Moon is encountering “technical difficulties and delays heightened by the Covid-19 pandemic and […]
Asian markets steady with focus on inflation, Biden-Xi summit By: AFP on November 16, 2021Asian investors trod a cautious path Tuesday, with surging inflation the key point of concern on trading floors, while eyes were also on a virtual summit between Joe Biden and Xi Jinping as they plot their way through a period of tension between the superpowers. Global markets have enjoyed about 18 months of healthy gains […]
US aiming to defuse tensions in Biden-Xi summit By: AFP on November 15, 2021US President Joe Biden and China’s Xi Jinping will speak Monday at a virtual summit aimed at defusing some of the tensions that have built up over Taiwan and other flashpoint issues, but with both sides signalling little appetite for compromise. The two leaders have already spoken on the phone twice since Biden’s inauguration in […]
Children’s show Sesame Street debuts its first Asian American muppet By: AP on November 15, 2021Ji-Young is making history as the first Asian American muppet in 52 years of the beloved children’s show. What’s in a name? Well, for Ji-Young, the newest muppet resident of Sesame Street her name is a sign she was meant to live there. “So, in Korean traditionally the two syllables they each mean something different […]
Gwadar to become logistic hub in region within five years: Zhang Baozhong By: APP on November 15, 2021BEIJING: Chairman of China Overseas Port Holding Company (COPHC), Zhang Baozhong has said that Gwadar, an important component of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) would become the logistic hub in the region within five years. “According to our plan, Gwadar would become the logistic hub in this region within five years!” Zhang Baozhong told […]