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Harris campaign gains momentum with $200mn raised after Biden’s exit

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Nearly a week after US President Joe Biden exited the 2024 presidential race and endorsed his deputy Kamala Harris as his successor, the Vice President’s campaign has raised USD 200 million, Al Jazeera reported. The campaign announced its latest fundraising total on Sunday, highlighting that 66 per cent of the donations came from first-time contributors in the 2024 election cycle. Additionally, over 170,000 volunteers have signed up to assist the Harris campaign with phone banking, canvassing, and other voter outreach efforts. “The momentum and energy for Vice President Harris is real —…

BRT project development work prompts closure of roads in Karachi

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KARACHI: Commuters of Karachi’s main University Road must brace themselves for some difficulties on the road as the traffic police of port city announced Monday that two tracks will remain closed for traffic. According to the traffic police, tracks of main University Road from Safura to Samama are closed for traffic.  The closure of these roads comes amid development work that is underway for the Karachi Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) service which will soon be available for more routes. However, for the convenience of commuters, alternative routes have also been…

New Zealand to apologise after inquiry reveals widespread child abuse

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WELLINGTON: Some 200,000 New Zealanders held in care were abused over decades, a public inquiry has revealed, prompting an apology from the country’s prime minister who vowed reform. The authors of the report described widespread abuse in state care and faith-based institutions as an “unthinkable national catastrophe” that caused “unimaginable harm”. Throughout the six-year investigation, dozens of victims gave harrowing testimony about physical, sexual and mental abuse suffered in orphanages, foster homes, psychiatric hospitals and other institutions. The “Abuse of Care” royal commission found that “of the estimated 655,000 children,…

Five killed, two injured in armed clash between two groups in Karachi’s DHA

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KARACHI: At least five people were killed and two others injured during an armed clash between two groups over an old enmity in Karachi’s Defence Housing Authority on Thursday night. According to the details, the armed clash took place between Fahad Bugti group and Ali Haider Bugti group in DHA’s Khayaban-e-Nishat. The deceased and the injured were relatives of slain Baloch leader Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti. DIG South Asad Raza said that the reason behind the clash was an “old enmity”. Three people from one group and two from the…

Harris has support of enough Democratic delegates to win nomination

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US Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday received the support from a majority of Democratic delegates, likely to be enough to win her party’s presidential nomination in the Democratic National Convention next month, as per multiple sources. President Joe Biden on Sunday announced his support for Harris, withdrawing from the race amid questions about his age and health. He, however, has pledged to remain in the office as president until January 20, 2025, when his term ends. A survey by the Associated Press revealed that 2,538 delegates supported Harris, far more than…

Imran made no such statement: PTI on GHQ protest remarks

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The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has dismissed media reports regarding incarcerated party founder Imran Khan’s alleged “confessional remarks” of admitting calling for protest outside the General Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi before his May 9 arrest. “[Imran] Khan didn’t say what is being reported in the media […] we [categorically] deny this,” said senior party leader Asad Qaiser while speaking at a talk show on a private news channel. The former National Assembly speaker’s dismissal comes after the PTI founder, while speaking to journalists during a hearing of a case inside Adiala jail, acknowledged he…

Journalist fined for height jibe against Giorgia Meloni

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An Italian court has directed journalist Giulia Cortese to compensate Italian Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni €5000 ($5,400) for an insulting message about her height on a social media platform. This incident, deemed body-shaming by the court, occurred in October 2021. ”Aside from the damages, Cortese was also ordered to pay €1,200 ($1,300) in suspended fine for the said remark she posted on Twitter, now known as X. Cortese responded to the verdict on X, stating that “Italy’s government has a serious problem with freedom of expression and journalistic dissent. ”…

Judges should not deliver political remarks in court: Khawaja Asif

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Expressing reservations on the Supreme Court’s verdict on reserved seats, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said Sunday that the court’s decisions “should not be political but they should be given in line with the Constitution and the law”. “Judiciary is only responsible for the interpretation of law, not legislation,” the defence minister told Geo News while commenting on the top court’s verdict on the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) reserved seats case. Asif slammed the apex court’s July 12 verdict, once again, which declared the embattled former ruling party…

Hardik Pandya announces separation with wife Natasa

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ndian all-rounder Hardik Pandya confirmed separation with his wife, Natasha Stankovic, after “four years of being together”, saying that it was a mutual decision on their part.  Taking to his Instagram account, the star cricketer said that he and his wife had “decided to mutually part ways” . “We tried our best together and gave it our all, and we believe this is in the best interest for the both of us. This was a tough decision for us to make, given the joy, mutual respect and companionship we enjoyed…