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LONDON: Dozens of British employers trialling a four-day working week have mostly decided to stick with it after a pilot hailed as a breakthrough by campaigners for better work-life balance. Employees at 61 companies across Britain worked an average of 34 hours across four days […]
Representational image. — Unsplash Experts specialising in mental and neurological diseases have raised concerns over the increasing prevalence of multiple sclerosis in Pakistan, mirroring the global trend. Due to the lack of accurate and timely diagnoses, patients with this debilitating condition often become disabled. Compounding […]
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TechnologyChennai Super Kings skipper MS Dhoni hits a shot during an IPL match on April 19, 2023. — BCCI After leading the Chennai Super Kings to their fifth victory in the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, former Indian skipper […]
SportsNovak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz both secured victories in the first round of the French Open. Djokovic, aiming for a record 23rd Grand Slam title, defeated Aleksandar Kovacevic in straight sets, maintaining his unbeaten record in opening matches of majors since 2006. Despite being seeded […]
SportsPakistani players celebrate after scoring a goal against Japan. — Reporter Pakistan on Monday qualified for the Junior Hockey World Cup and secured a spot for the semi-final of the ongoing Junior Hockey Asia Cup 2023 after defeating Japan. Pakistan defeated Japan 3-2 to secure […]
SportsA file photo of the Grand Mosque of Makkah. — AFP Several cricketers including Pakistan skipper Babar Azam are set to perform Hajj this year, sources revealed on Monday. Reliable sources said that the cricketers who are performing Hajj this year include Mohammad Rizwan, Iftikhar […]
Sports2022-02-05 11:19:38 Australian cricket presenter Erin Holland and husband Ben Reducing pose for an image on the Nationwide Stadium Karachi. — Instagram/File Australian cricket presenter, Erin Holland, as soon as once more turned heads for all the proper causes throughout Friday’s match between Peshawar Zalmi […]
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2022-02-05 11:19:38
Australian cricket presenter, Erin Holland, as soon as once more turned heads for all the proper causes throughout Friday’s match between Peshawar Zalmi and Karachi Kings of Pakistan Tremendous League (PSL).
Holland’s husband Ben Reducing is taking part in for PSL franchise Peshawar Zalmi and each husband and spouse have been staying in separate bubbles because of the COVID-19 protocols of the Pakistan Cricket Board.
Nevertheless, the 2 have been the speak of the city like all the time.
Final night time, Erin’s reaction to Ben Cutting’s “dismissal” was sufficient for Twitterati to reward the bonding of the star couple.
Whereas the followers had been disillusioned it was Erin who was all gloomy after she noticed bells falling when Reducing missed a shot.
Sharing the video of Erin’s reaction, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) informed the presenter “It’s alright.”
Earlier, Erin additionally wished her husband a ”Pleased Birthday” in a beautiful method on the Nationwide Stadium Karachi.
2022-02-05 06:42:00 Jason Statham welcomes baby girl with Rosie Huntington-Whitley Jason Statham is now father of a baby girl as he has reportedly welcomed his second baby with Rosie Huntington-Whitley. In response to Every day Mail, the 34-year-old mannequin gave beginning to her second baby […]
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2022-02-05 06:42:00
Jason Statham is now father of a baby girl as he has reportedly welcomed his second baby with Rosie Huntington-Whitley.
In response to Every day Mail, the 34-year-old mannequin gave beginning to her second baby with the Wrath of Man actor ‘two days ago.’
The couple’s shut member of the family spilled to the outlet that the brand new addition to the household arrived on Wednesday in London.
Taking to Instagram in August 2021, the Mad Max: Fury Highway actor introduced that she was anticipating a baby as she confirmed off her baby bump.
“Taaa daahhh !! #round2,” she wrote alongside the picture.
The pair beforehand welcomed their son, Jack Oscar in June 2017. The baby boy has now turned 4.
Sharing the excellent news with her followers, the mannequin introduced on social on the time, “Our little man arrived! Jack Oscar Statham 8.8lbs on Saturday June 24th.”
2022-02-05 00:49:56 LONDON: Queen Elizabeth marks 70 years on the British throne on Sunday, a milestone never reached by any of her predecessors over the last 1,000 years and one which only a few monarchs across the globe have ever achieved. Elizabeth, 95, became the […]
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2022-02-05 00:49:56
Queen Elizabeth marks 70 years on the British throne on Sunday, a milestone never reached by any of her predecessors over the last 1,000 years and one which only a few monarchs across the globe have ever achieved.
Elizabeth, 95, became the queen of Britain and more than a dozen other realms including Canada, Australia and New Zealand on the death of her father King George VI on Feb. 6, 1952, while she was in Kenya on an international tour.
The news was broken to her by her husband Prince Philip, who died last year aged 99 after more than seven decades by her side.
Elizabeth will mark ‘Accession Day’ in private as is customary, not viewing it as something to celebrate. But there will be four days of national events to mark her Platinum Jubilee in June.
“While it is a moment for national celebration, it will be a day of mixed emotions for Her Majesty as the day also marks 70 years since the death of her beloved father George VI,” Prime Minister Boris Johnson told parliament on Wednesday, thanking the monarch for “her tireless service”.
Elizabeth has continued to carry out official duties well into her 90s but has been little seen in public since she spent a night in the hospital last October for an unspecified ailment and was then instructed by doctors to rest.
However, Buckingham Palace Friday released footage ahead of Sunday’s landmark, showing her viewing items from previous royal jubilees, such as a fan given to her great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria to mark her 50th year on the throne in 1887, signed by family, friends and politicians.
Ironically Elizabeth was not destined to be monarch at her birth and only became queen because her uncle Edward VIII abdicated to be with American divorcee Wallis Simpson.
But in 2015, she overtook Victoria as Britain’s longest-reigning sovereign in a line that traces its origin back to Norman King William I and his 1066 conquest of England.
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“Inevitably a long life can pass by many milestones – my own is no exception,” Elizabeth said in 2015, adding that the record was not one “to which I have ever aspired”. Her son and heir Prince Charles said it was a moment other people were more excited about than she was.
While small in stature – standing at 5ft 3ins according to reports – she has been a towering figure in Britain for seven decades. During that time, she has overseen huge social, economic and political change, including the end of the British Empire.
When she ascended the throne, Josef Stalin, Mao Zedong and Harry Truman were running the Soviet Union, China and the United States, respectively, while Winston Churchill was British prime minister.
Including Churchill, she has been served by 14 prime ministers – a quarter of all there have been in Britain since Robert Walpole 300 years ago. During her reign, there have been 14 US presidents, all of whom she has met bar Lyndon Johnson.
As the world’s current oldest and longest-reigning monarch, her global presence has also been profound, and she retains an almost unrivalled mystique.
“What’s telling is when heads of state meet, whether it be at the G7 or the COP conference, they want to meet the queen,” said Anna Whitelock, Professor of the History of Monarchy at London’s City University.
“They may be presidents or heads of state in their own country, but there is something quite magical about this miniature woman.”
Only a handful of monarchs are ever thought to have reigned for longer than Elizabeth. King Louis XIV of France, who built the Palace of Versailles, is considered to hold the record for a sovereign state, ruling for 72 years, while Sobhuza II was king of Swaziland for almost 83 years until his death in 1982.
While public affection for her remains strong, with about four in five Britons holding a favourable view, the monarchy itself has suffered a number of recent knocks, including a U.S. sex abuse court case against her second son Prince Andrew, raising questions about the long-term future of the institution.
“She’s almost beyond criticism, I think,” said Professor Vernon Bogdanor, an expert in British constitutional history.
“It’s not that she’s never put a foot wrong, it’s more positive than that. She somehow instinctively understands what you might call the soul of the British people.”
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2022-02-04 23:37:14 JOHANNESBURG: Tlalamba, a four-year-old leopard, has achieved much in her short life. She’s queen of her mother’s old territory, borne two cubs and, so far, is the most sought-after animal on her reserve among buyers of a new project selling non-fungible tokens (NFTs) […]
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2022-02-04 23:37:14
Tlalamba, a four-year-old leopard, has achieved much in her short life. She’s queen of her mother’s old territory, borne two cubs and, so far, is the most sought-after animal on her reserve among buyers of a new project selling non-fungible tokens (NFTs) to raise money for conservation.
NFTs are a form of crypto asset which exploded in popularity last year. All kinds of digital objects – from art to videos and even tweets – can be bought and sold as NFTs, which use unique digital signatures to ensure they are one-of-a-kind.
Now, WildEarth, a wildlife streaming service, is minting NFTs linked to 25 prominent animals like Tlalamba on the Djuma Game Reserve in South Africa.
Buyers will get special access to images, video and information about creatures like Tlalamba via an app, where they can also talk with other NFT owners. They even get voting rights in the names of Tlalamba’s cubs, and first dibs on their future NFTs.
Forty percent of the proceeds go to the custodian of the animals’ habitat, with some $16,000 raised for the Djuma reserve via more than 1,000 sales so far. Each NFT currently costs around $200.
Graham Wallington, co-founder of WildEarth, said the venture allowed enthusiasts to gain a sense of custodianship for the animals they love, while also offering a potential new, reliable and low-impact revenue stream for conservation globally.
“If we don’t create the necessary economic incentives to conserve wildlife, it won’t happen,” he said, adding current conservation income, namely via hunting and tourism, harmed animals, their habitats or had proven massively unreliable during the pandemic.
“We’re going to have to find a solution which allows people at home to conserve nature in the wild.”
Even tourism could be harmful if a reserve hosts too many people, added Djuma reserve owner Jurie Moolman. Djuma has closed its commercial lodges.
“We’re trying to tread the earth lighter,” he continued, adding initiatives like WildEarth and the NFT programme allow them to continue to share Djuma with people everywhere, while also preserving the habitat.
The NFTs will however need to be traded on the secondary market, delivering continuing royalties to habitat custodians, for them to become a reliable revenue stream. Whether demand exists for that is unknown.
Wallington is nevertheless focused on expansion, with hopes of signing up reserves in the country’s south, home to penguin colonies, and Kenya’s Maasai Mara next.
“We’ve got a plan to scale this, in our roadmap, to all conservation areas around the world,” he said.