Archive for the September 5, 2019
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Peter Lindbergh, the German photographer credited with launching the careers of supermodels such as Naomi Campbell, Cindy Crawford and Linda Evangelista, has died aged 74, his family told AFP Wednesday. Lindbergh's stark black-and-white images of
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Hong Kong's leader on Wednesday bowed to a key demand of pro-democracy protesters following three months of unrest, announcing the withdrawal of a loathed extradition bill, but activists vowed to press on with their campaign.
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Google agreed Wednesday to pay $170 million to settle charges that it illegally collected and shared data from children on its YouTube video service, a deal critics said was too soft on the internet giant.
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Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong should drop his legal threat against news website The Online Citizen and cease his government's long-running legal harassment of independent media, the Committee to Protect Journalists said on Tuesday.
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A top Turkish official told US national security advisor John Bolton late Wednesday that Ankara was ready to implement a Syria safe zone plan with Washington "without delay," state news agency Anadolu reported. The NATO
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President Hassan Rouhani said Iran will announce a new step in scaling back its nuclear commitments by Thursday as it seeks sanctions relief from the United States, which responded by imposing even more restrictions. Iran
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Pakistan Tax Advisors Association (PTAA) has approached the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) for placing form of total income/wealth statement with correct working on the IRIS portal, enabling all the taxpayers to timely file their
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Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has raised the issue of blocking of Twitter accounts and reported to Twitter administration that a total of 333 handles have been suspended for posting tweets about Indian Occupied Jammu &
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Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday said that construction of five million low cost housing units will not only address shortage of accommodation but also help boost economic activities in the country. Chairing a meeting
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The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has fixed minimum values of locally produced iron and steel products including ship plates for purpose of payment of federal excise duty in sales tax mode on ad valorem
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