Pakistan says has filled 179,210 Hajj slots in 2026 after last year’s shortfall ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has filled its entire quota of 179,210 Hajj pilgrims under both the government and private schemes, the religious affairs minister said on Thursday, disclosing that negotiations are underway with Saudi companies to finalize transport and accommodation arrangements. Similar…
After over 20 years in the FBI, Rob Chadwick says politically motivated shooters have specific goals. “It’s an act of violence that is intended to change people’s beliefs or undermine society, and that’s what these people want us to do” said Chadwick, who retired from the FBI after over 20 years. Chadwick was previously a…
SANTIAGO – Volleyball, basketball, ping pong, dancing rehearsals or simple chats. Dozens of teens are rediscovering how to reconnect to the real world after a school in Santiago, Chile, implemented a pioneering program in the country that blocks cell phones signals. Now, instead of compulsively scrolling through their Instagram feeds or sharing choreographed TikTok dances,…
Before Bezos became the world’s fourth-richest person with a net worth of US$246.9 billion, according to Forbes, he worked at McDonald’s as a teenager in 1980. The Amazon founder took the job because he needed summer work, and his father, Mike, had once also been employed at the fast-food chain, Business Insider reported. During his…
Stunning gains in Chinese stocks are testing regulators’ ability to manage the ascent, as Beijing seeks to fulfil its long-standing goal of positioning the nation’s US$12 trillion equity market as a steady source of household income that can support consumer spending and economic growth. As the property market remains in the doldrums, eroding the wealth…
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Taipei, Sept. 12 (CNA) Taiwan’s Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) said on Thursday that its revised guidelines requiring public servants to notify authorities before traveling to Hong Kong or Macau have taken effect, with penalties to be enforced starting July 1 next year for those who fail to comply. “The key revision requires government personnel to…
Most of the windows and glass walls are in place, and the walls for offices and meeting rooms are being built. The first electrical and heating systems are being installed, and work on the external building for the electricity supply, heat pumps, and bin store will start soon. When complete, the Innovation Centre will offer…
MILAN – Uberta Zambeletti can’t wait to see you. The founder of the beloved Milanese store “Wait and See” is celebrating the retailer’s 15th anniversary with a little revamp, a new claim and a tribute to her first fashion crush, designer Romeo Gigli. Renovation of the store, which is housed in a former 18th-century convent nestled in…
A woman in her sixties has died and her grandson has been injured after being struck by a car in Hong Kong on Friday. Police were alerted to the accident at 8.41am at No 32 Lee On Road, near the Shun Lee Disciplined Services Quarters. The elderly woman and the young boy were taken to…