King Charles III starts reign as mourning begins for late queen

At 73, Charles is the oldest monarch yet to ascend the throne of the United Kingdom, following the death of his “cherished” mother at her Scottish estate of Balmoral on Thursday. He was due to return to London from Balmoral, where the 96-year-old queen died “peacefully” after a year-long period of ill-health and decline, at the culmination of a record-breaking reign of 70 years. “During this period of mourning and change, my family and I will be comforted and sustained by our knowledge of the respect and deep affection in which…

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Water from Manchhar lake reaches Indus Highway, threatens to cut off Dadu

The embankments of the Manchhar Lake were give two more cuts on Monday as the single breach given on Sunday failed to reduce the water pressure. The flood level at the lake, which is spread over 200 square kilometres, reportedly shot up to 126 reduced levels (RL) yesterday after which the irrigation authorities decided to break open the lake from a reduced distance (RD) 50 and 52. A day ago, the cut was given at RD14. A fourth breach in the lake’s embankment was made today at Zero Point that…

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Art dealer Alizah Raza is using her Instagram influence for good, raises Rs13m for flood affectees

While most influencers are doing their part to spread awareness and urge their followers to donate, Alizah Raza of ThisandThat.pk has gone above and beyond the call of their duty and raised over Rs10 million through her donation drive to support vulnerable communities affected by the floods. Raza, an art dealer and Instagram influencer who hails from Lahore, was thinking of ways to use her platform to raise funds when she was approached by Rakhshanda Atwar, the esteemed artist, who donated multiple works for the cause. Raza then reached out…

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Women Democratic Front raising funds for Cholistan folk musician Aadu Ram Bhagat

Monsoon rains may have ceased their onslaught but that doesn’t mean rest for the people affected by the floods. With their homes and sources of livelihood destroyed, they can use all the help they can get. The Women Democratic Front (WDF) is extending a hand to a folk musician to provide relief and rehabilitate him. On Monday, they shared a video of the artist in action, captioned, “We are raising funds for supporting Cholistan’s pluralistic folk musician of Kabir Panti tradition, Aadu Ram Bhagat. They have suffered immense damage to…

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Twitter testing ‘edit’ button

For years, Twitter users have demanded the ability to edit their tweets after publishing in order to fix errors like typos. Subscribers who pay $4.99 per month for Twitter Blue will soon be able to edit their tweets “a few times” within 30 minutes of publication, Twitter said in a blog post. Edited tweets will have an icon and timestamp to display when the post was last edited. Users will be able to click on the label of an edited tweet to view the edit history and previous versions of the…

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Nasa postpones rocket launch to Moon after fuel leak

KENNEDY CENTER: Nasa on Saturday scrapped a second attempt to get its new 30-story rocket off the ground and send its uncrewed test capsule towards the Moon after engineers detected a fuel leak. With millions around the globe and hundreds of thousands on nearby beaches waiting for the historic launch of the massive Space Launch System (SLS), a leak near the base of the rocket was found as ultra-cold liquid hydrogen was being pumped in. “The launch director waived off today’s Artemis I launch,” Nasa said in a statement. “Multiple…

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MP: Iran has other options if JCPOA is not revived

“But,” Mahmoud Abbaszadeh Meshkini said, “if the Western side does not agree (with Iran’s response in order to reach an agreement), we have other options on the table, and Iran’s hands are not empty in this regard.” In an interview with IRNA published Sunday, the MP stated that any international agreement without the necessary guarantees is “worthless” Considering the past experience, he said, the Westerners have proven that they don’t fulfill their commitments. When the Trump administration quit the JCPOA in May 2018, the European signatories to the deal also…

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Turkish scholar Ali Temizel decorated with Iran’s Shahriar Medal

Selcuk University Mevlana Research Institute director Temizel received the medal from the Iranian ambassador to Ankara, Mohammad Farazmand, during a special ceremony at the Embassy of Iran, the Sadi Foundation, a Tehran-based organization that promotes the Persian language abroad, announced on Sunday. In a short speech, Temizel expressed his thanks for the medal and talked about the strong influence the Persian language has in Turkey. He also pointed to Turkish students’ desire for the history and culture of their country and noted that it is difficult to learn about the…

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Iran detains and releases U.S. USV

The news website, which is linked to Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, said the IRGC Navy “controlled and towed” an American USV which had lost navigation communications in the Persian Gulf. Nour News said the detention was carried out with the purpose of ensuring security of shipping routes and preventing a possible accident. The USV was released after a U.S. frigate came over and was educated on security issues and safe navigation. According to Nour News, over the past weeks, a lot of American USVs have been dispatched from Bahrain…

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