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Richarlison scored twice on Saturday to give Tottenham manager Thomas Frank a dream home debut with a 3-0 win over Burnley, while Erling Haaland inspired new-look Manchester City’s 4-0 rout of Wolves on the opening weekend of the Premier League season. Frank was seconds away from launching his era in charge with a trophy until a late Paris Saint-Germain revival won the UEFA Super Cup on Wednesday. The former Brentford boss replaced Ange Postecoglou despite the Australian ending Tottenham’s 17-year trophy drought by lifting the Europa League last term. Postecoglou was undone by Tottenham’s worst domestic season since 1976-77 as…
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has called for transformative reforms that integrate technological innovation, administrative restructuring and disciplined case management to ensure the expeditious disposal of cases. In a four-page judgment authored by Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah, delivered while hearing a case challenging the auction of an immovable property, the apex court stressed that the judiciary must draw upon the global lessons and commit to the transformative reforms. “Courts must evolve into engines of timely, transparent, and citizen-focused justice,” the ruling stressed. The auction in question occurred in 2011, and the petitioner raised objections the same year, which were dismissed.…
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, right, speaks alongside President Donald Trump about investing in America, at the White House in Washington, on April 30, 2025.Jim Watson | AFP | Getty ImagesSix Senate Democrats on Friday released an open letter asking President Donald Trump to reconsider his decision to allow tech giants Nvidia and Advanced Micro Devices to sell AI semiconductor chips to China in exchange for 15% of revenue from the sales.The letter — signed by Senators Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.; Mark Warner, D-Va.; Jack Reed, D-R.I.; Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H.; Christopher Coons, D-Del.; and Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass. — was in response to…
ISLAMABAD: The government may send a delegation from the Privatisation Commission to the United States to search for consultants to advance the transaction of managing the high-value Roosevelt Hotel, New York, in partnership with the private sector. The Privatisation Commission has submitted a summary for Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s approval for the visit of the Advisor to the Prime Minister on Privatisation and the Secretary Privatisation from August 20th to 24th, according to sources. The government will spend approximately Rs3 million on the two-person delegation’s visit to the US. It is unusual for a government team to travel overseas to…
U.S. President Donald Trump (R) and Russian President Vladimir Putin hold a press conference at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson on August 15, 2025 in Anchorage, Alaska. Andrew Harnik | Getty ImagesU.S. President Donald Trump said Saturday that his summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin “went very well” after the pair met for hours one day prior.The two leaders did not reach a ceasefire agreement following the talks, which Trump had repeatedly emphasized in the lead-up to their meeting.Instead, Trump wrote on social media: “It was determined by all that the best way to end the horrific war between Russia and Ukraine…
ALASKA: US President Donald Trump said on Saturday Ukraine should agree a deal to end the war with Russia because “Russia is a very big power, and they’re not”, after holding a summit with President Vladimir Putin that failed to yield a ceasefire. In a major shift, Trump also said he had agreed with Putin that the best way to end the war was to go straight to a peace settlement – not via a ceasefire, as Ukraine and its European allies, until now with US support, have been demanding. Trump’s comments came after he met Putin for nearly three…
Judy Faulkner, founder and chief executive officer of Epic Systems Corp., during the Forbes Healthcare Summit in New York, Dec. 5, 2023.Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesDo not go public. Do not acquire or be acquired. Software must work.These are the first three of the 10 commandments splashed across bathrooms and breakrooms at Epic Systems’ sprawling 1,670-acre campus in Verona, Wisconsin, just southwest of Madison. It’s not the wackiest part of working at the health-care software giant. Once a month, most of the company’s 14,000 employees pack into an underground auditorium called Deep Space for a mandatory staff meeting, which…
People visit the Grand Canal Museum of Beijing in Tongzhou District of Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 15, 2025. Connecting Beijing and Hangzhou in east China’s Zhejiang Province, the Grand Canal is the world’s longest artificial waterway.In recent years, Beijing has implemented an array of measures in the protection of the environment in and along the Grand Canal, which has lead to improved water quality, restored biodiversity as well as enhanced vegetation coverage. (Xinhua/Li Xin)This photo take on Aug. 16, 2025 shows a view along the Grand Canal in Tongzhou District of Beijing, capital of China. Connecting Beijing and Hangzhou…
ISLAMABAD: There has been an average 13. 33% increase in the pension of former chief justices of Pakistan (CJPs) every year since 2010, according to a written reply submitted to the Senate by the Ministry of Law. The document seen by The Express Tribune showed that the top judge received a monthly pension of Rs560,000 after his retirement in 2010. This pension was increased to Rs644,000 in 2011; Rs773,000 in 2012; Rs850,000 in 2013; Rs935,000 in 2014; Rs1,005,000 In 2015; Rs1,105,000 in 2016 and Rs1,217,000 in 2017. In 2018, the monthly pension of a former CJP rose to Rs1,338,000; in…
When Venus Williams fought for equal prize money in tennis, she didn’t just change the sport; she made history. And beginning this week, her legendary push is being sealed in plastic. Barbie has unveiled a Venus Williams doll as part of its Inspiring Women collection, commemorating the seven-time Grand Slam champion for her forehands, titles, and her advocacy. Williams is joining the ranks of Maya Angelou, Ida B Wells, Celia Cruz and Anna Sui, among others in the Barbie Inspiring Women Series. On Instagram, Barbie announced the launch with a fitting tribute — “A masterful match. Venus Williams is a…