Airlift — one of Pakistan’s top startups — announced on Tuesday it is shutting down permanently, according to the online publication report Deal Street Asia. The Lahore-based instant-delivery startup will permanently shut down from July 13. “While the global recession and recent downturn in capital markets have affected economic activity across the board, it has […]
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Twitter lawsuit accuses Elon Musk of contract breach
Twitter on Tuesday sued Elon Musk for breaching the $44 billion contract he signed to buy the tech firm, calling his exit strategy “a model of hypocrisy,” court documents showed. The suit filed in the US state of Delaware urges the court to order the billionaire to complete his deal to buy Twitter, arguing […]
Amber Heard ‘to be jailed’
Australian House of Representative speaker calls on the US to ‘hand over’ Amber Heard for jail term amid ongoing perjury charges. The politician made this revelation during his interview with the Australian breakfast show, Sunrise. He showcased no sympathy for Heard during his admissions and even went as far as to compare her with WikiLeaks Julian […]
Brazil holds first Rio de Janeiro’s carnival since COVID
Rio de Janeiro´s carnival, a glittering, sequin-studded festival of the flesh, exploded back to life Friday with the first famed samba school parades since Covid-19 hit Brazil. After two long years of face masks, social-distancing and death, a sparkling sea of dancers, drummers and multi-storey floats reclaimed the “Sambadrome,” the iconic beach city´s carnival parade […]
Europe’s far right in quagmire over Ukraine war and Putin links
Berlin: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has plunged far-right movements across Europe into an identity crisis, as they struggle to square their loyalty to Vladimir Putin with the public’s overwhelming solidarity with Kyiv. From Germany to France to Italy, extremist groups have condemned the assault, but some have in the same breath championed President Putin’s line […]
US lawmakers seek to halt Russian oil imports
Washington: US lawmakers urged President Joe Biden Thursday to ban oil imports from Russia as further punishment for its invasion of Ukraine, a step the US administration has so far opposed. “The United States should not be subsidising Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine by purchasing and importing Russian oil, petroleum, natural gas and coal,” said […]
Russia facing World Cup exile after ‘unacceptable’ FIFA plan
Paris: Russia’s future in the World Cup teetered on a knife-edge Monday after FIFA plans to allow them to play on neutral territory were dismissed as “unacceptable” by rivals, plunging the qualifying process for football’s showpiece event into chaos. Governing body FIFA warned that they were considering the ultimate sanction against Russia as punishment for […]
Verreynne extends South Africa lead past 300 against New Zealand
Christchurch, New Zealand: An unbeaten 76 from Kyle Verreynne put South Africa in a strong position as they extended their lead past 300 in the second Test against New Zealand on Monday. South Africa were 232 for seven at lunch on the fourth day at Hagley Oval in Christchurch, a lead of 303, with wicketkeeper […]
Homeless subjects of Oscars documentary invited to ceremony
Los Angeles: Once a year, Hollywood hosts the Oscars — but every night hundreds of homeless people sleep on and around the Los Angeles neighbourhood’s star-lined streets. Those two starkly contrasting worlds are set to collide next month when the directors of “Lead Me Home,” a nominated film on the United States’ homeless crisis, plan […]
Belarus votes to give up non-nuclear status
Moscow: Belarusians voted Monday to allow the country to host nuclear weapons and Russian forces permanently, results showed, part of a package of constitutional reforms that also extended the rule of leader Alexander Lukashenko. Central Election Commission head Igor Karpenko said 65.16 percent of referendum participants voted in favour of the amendments and 10.07 percent […]