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Pakistan’s Mohammad Abbas (C) reacts as South Africa’s Marco Jansen (L) and Kagiso Rabada (R) celebrate South Africa winning the match during the fourth day of the first Test match between South Africa and Pakistan at SuperSport Park in Centurion on December 29, 2024. — AFPBavuma remains top-scorer with 40 runs followed by Markram’s 37.Tailenders Rabada, Jansen play match-winning 51-run partnership.Naseem Shah, Khurram Shahzad pick one wicket each.South Africa booked a spot in the World Test Championship (WTC) final after grabbing a two-wicket win against Pakistan with the help of Marco Jansen and Kagiso Rabada in the first Test at…
Chelsee Healey shares shocking details about her tough pregnancyChelsee Healey, known for her role in Hollyoaks, recently revealed she had a C-section three weeks before her due date in her second pregnancy.For the unversed, the 36-year-old actress had her daughter Cookie in December last year, and before and after the birth, she had serious problems with her mental health. While having a conversation with The Sun, Chelsee, who also has a seven-year-old daughter named Coco, revealed that she had postpartum depression too.The Conviction actress quipped, “I have suffered with my mental health for a long time, and it hit its…
A representational image of unnamed vitamin D gummies with oranges in the background. — Unsplash/FileAccording to new research, vitamin D supplements, whether with or without calcium, do not affect preventing falls or fractures in older adults.Reviewers, upon observing 20 controlled studies in 54 different publications, concluded that additional vitamin D intake for postmenopausal women and older men — given that those people’s vitamin D levels were normal and they had no history of fractures or bone density — was unnecessary and had no effect on the severity of injuries from falls. Moreover, researchers also believe there may be a connection…
NewsFeedMikheil Kavelashvili has been sworn in as Georgia’s new president in parliament, while his pro-EU predecessor Salome Zourabichvili told supporters she remains the legitimate officeholder.Published On 29 Dec 202429 Dec 2024
The United Arab Emirates expressed its solidarity with the Republic of Korea and its sincere condolences over the crash of a Korean Air plane, which resulted in dozens of victims.
Photo collage of Senator Sherry Rehman (left) and Richard Grenell, a top advisor to US President-elect Donald Trump. — X@sherryrehman/Reuters/FileIn response to an “ongoing troll campaign” accusing PPP Senator Sherry Rehman of misusing US funds received by the Jinnah Institute (JI), the lawmaker’s office rebuffed the allegations in a detailed statement on X.The controversy arose after a tweet by former US diplomat and US President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee as envoy for special missions Richard Grenell, who claimed Rehman had been “exposed” for receiving funds from the National Endowment for Democracy (NED). — Screengrab/X Grenell on X (formerly Twitter) backed the allegations that…
An Afghan amateur rubab player Gull Agha displays the rubab instrument at a shop in Herat, Afghanistan, on December 21, 2024. — AFPWood shavings littered the floor of Sakhi’s cramped workshop in the Afghan city of Herat as another rubab, the national musical instrument of his homeland, took shape under his deft hands.Sakhi has crafted two rubabs a month for decades, and he refuses to set down his tools even as a Taliban crackdown strangles music in Afghanistan. “I know only this work and I need to make money somehow,” said Sakhi, surrounded by rubabs in different stages of completion.But…
Two investors can be seen discussing in front of the digital stock board at the Pakistan Stock Exchange. — AFP/FilePSX’s market capitalisation remains at $50bn despite rally. Decline is due to rupee devaluation, large dividend payouts.It could sustain positive rally if if political stability continues.KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) outshined other asset classes in the country for 2024, with its benchmark KSE-100 Index surging by 78%. This remarkable performance positioned PSX as the second-best performing stock market globally, trailing only Argentina, according to The News, citing a report by Topline Securities. Over the last 18 months, the PSX delivered an impressive…
(From left to right) Australia’s Travis Head, Pakistan’s Babar Azam and India’s Arshdeep Singh. — Reuters/AFP/FIleLAHORE: Pakistan’s star batter Babar Azam has been named among the nominees for the International Cricket Council (ICC) Men’s T20I Cricketer of the Year Award.Babar, who currently is the top-ranked one-day international (ODI) batter and is at the sixth spot on the T20I rankings, is nominated alongside India’s Arshdeep Singh, Australia’s Travis Head and Zimbabwe’s Sikandar Raza. The nomination comes as despite a mixed year with the bat, the former Pakistan skipper scored 738 runs in 24 matches at a decent average of 33.54 with the…
Justin Bieber hangs on to faith for his ‘healing’ amid Diddy’s arrest Justin Bieber just shared a cryptic message of faith.Amid the rather severe controversy of Sean “Diddy” Combs, that Bieber has been ssociated with due to his previous close ties with the now-disgraced music mogul, the Baby singer has shared a rather rare stance of his thought process. Addressing a one of the basic foundations of belief, he posted the question, “How can I really believe Jesus is with me?” on his Instagram Stories.”Well for me Justin, it’s simply his goodness that keeps convincing me,” the response read. The statement…