Pakistan on Thursday demanded neighboring Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers prevent terrorist attacks coming from their soil, a day after a suicide bombing in Pakistan’s southwest sent a wave of shock and anger across the country. The bombing killed four people and appeared to target police protecting polio workers in the area. …
Read More »Elvis Presley plotted revenge on Priscilla Presley using Linda Thompson | Music | Entertainment
Elvis Presley first met Linda Thompson in July 1972, and before long, they began a passionate, loving relationship. A month later, Elvis’ divorce from Priscilla Presley was finalised on August 15, 1972. The couple had been separated for just over a year, but the King of Rock and Roll was …
Read More »German lawmakers approve free trade deal between European Union, Canada
German lawmakers on Thursday approved a free-trade deal between the European Union and Canada, moving the accord a step closer to taking full effect. The pact, formally known as the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, or CETA, was signed in late 2016. Most of its terms have been implemented provisionally …
Read More »Kate dons earrings in Boston that Princess Diana wore for iconic Travolta dance
John previously recounted the experience of dancing with Diana to the Dutch television station Één. He said: “I didn’t know or expect to dance with Lady Diana, and it was the president’s wife, Nancy Reagan, that said, ‘It is her wish,’ “At midnight, I had to tap her on her …
Read More »Gaylord Perry, Hall of Fame pitcher who won 2 Cy Young awards, dead at 84
Gaylord Perry, a Hall of Fame pitcher who won two Cy Young Awards over the course of his 22-year career, died Thursday at his home in South Carolina. He was 84. Cherokee County Coroner Dennis Fowler said Perry died in Gaffney at around 5 a.m. local time of natural causes. …
Read More »China signals possible shift from “zero-COVID” policy after unprecedented protests
Beijing — Three years after the first COVID-19 patient was documented in central China, officials in Beijing appear, finally, to be coming to terms with some realities that most other countries eagerly seized upon months ago to start moving their battered economies and societies past the darkest days of the pandemic. …
Read More »China considers easing harsh COVID policies amid protests
Beijing is considering easing back its harsh COVID policies after protests swept the nation when China reinstated some of the world’s most restrictive protocols, reports said Thursday. Changes are expected to be announced in the coming days to quarantine rules and testing guidelines despite nationwide record highs in COVID cases, …
Read More »Pentagon awards Raytheon $1.2B bid to supply Ukraine with advanced surface-to-air missile systems
The U.S. Army awarded a $1.2 billion contract to Raytheon Co., to help Ukraine bolster its air defenses by procuring six National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems (NASAMS), the Pentagon announced Wednesday. Washington last month pledged to send Ukraine eight NASAMS as Kyiv and Western nations look to fend off Russia’s constant …
Read More »Canoo repurposed its bubbly electric pickup truck for the US Army
Struggling EV startup Canoo has delivered its first electric pickup truck to the US Army for “analysis and demonstration.” The company’s Light Tactical Vehicle (LTV) is built on the same platform as Canoo’s Duplo toy-looking EV prototype truck that was first revealed in 2021. Back in July, the army announced …
Read More »Meghan Markle dons Princess Diana’s £17,800 Cartier watch for dramatic Netflix trailer
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry dropped the trailer for their new Netflix documentary today. The Duchess of Sussex wore a very special piece of jewellery for the final scene of the highly anticipated trailer. The Duchess of Sussex, 41, added a touch of glitz to her ensemble with her late mother-in-law Princess …
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