While Black Friday remains the best time to grab a new TV at a discount, Amazon’s latest October Prime Day sale has been a good opportunity to take the plunge if you need to upgrade right away. We’re into the second and final day of the “Prime Big Deal Days” event, but several well-reviewed sets…
PESHAWAR: The formation of a new provincial government in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa has hit a major snag as the resignation of outgoing Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur has reportedly gone “missing”, delaying the oath-taking of CM-designate Sohail Afridi. Confusion surrounds the resignation, with conflicting claims over whether it was submitted or received. Sources in the Governor’s House…
If you’re shopping for a new pair of noise-canceling headphones or a cheap set of earbuds — or looking to upgrade — you’re in the right place. We’ve rounded up the best options from Apple, Beats, Bose, Sony, and more. While this is technically an Amazon-focused roundup, we’ve also included retailers that are currently matching…
Good morning, wrestling fans! It early in the U.S., but in Australia, it’s prime time for WWE action. The Crown Jewel event at RAC Center in Perth features two Crown Jewel Championship matches, a stop on the John Cena retirement tour, a tag team match filled with mixed feelings, and something called an Australian Street…
The inaugural Riyadh Comedy Festival closed on Thursday after a fortnight under the bright lights of Boulevard Riyadh City, and it’s likely that the unprecedented event teeming with colorful and controversial Western comics will leave its mark on the now more outward-looking culture inside the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The two-week event brought together, for…
China logged a welcome uptick in spending on services during the just-concluded eight-day “super golden week” public holiday, as the country’s transport hubs handled record numbers of passengers. Chinese transport authorities logged 2.432 billion passenger trips – a record high and a 6.2 per cent year-on-year increase – during this year’s extended holiday, which combined…
Hamas is pressing Israel to include prominent Palestinians in a prisoner-release list – part of a ceasefire deal that will also see hostages returned from Gaza. Hamas’s insistence comes after the Israeli justice ministry published the names of 250 prisoners to be freed, but excluded seven high-profile prisoners, including Marwan Barghouti and Ahmad Saadat. The…
PESHAWAR: Director General Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry on Friday criticised the past politicisation of counterterrorism operations and the repatriation of Afghan refugees, saying it had created space for anti-state elements to regroup in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and fuelled a resurgence of attacks in the province. Speaking at a press conference at Corps…
Two decades after ‘Star Trek: Enterprise’ bowed out with more of a whimper than a warp jump, Scott Bakula’s Captain Jonathan Archer might finally be getting the comeback he deserves. Writer-producer Mike Sussman, who helped steer ‘Enterprise’, has dusted off an old idea for a spinoff – ‘Star Trek: United’ —and it sounds like Trek’s…
Corporate travel management company Navan — once known asTripActions — filed updatedIPO documentswith the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commissionon Friday,even though the federal government is currently shut down. Navan isproceedingundernew SEC rulesthatallowswanna-bepublic companies that are in limbo during the shutdown to fileupdatedinformation,including share count and pricing, and have their statements automaticallyokayedin20 days without staff scrutiny.Once…
