Plane crashes near Brazil’s Sao Paulo, all 62 on board presumed dead – World
An airliner with 62 people on board crashed in Brazil on Friday, and the country’s president said that all passengers are presumed dead. Video shared on social media showed what appeared to be the plane plunging down behind a cluster of trees, followed by a large plume of black smoke. Airline Voepass said the plane, […]
Arshad Nadeem beams as he wears Olympic gold medal for historic 92.97m javelin throw – Sport
Arshad Nadeem was awarded his gold medal on Friday after winning the men’s javelin throw with a monstrous 92.97m throw which shattered the Olympic record a day earlier. The 27-year-old stepped up to the podium to massive applause from the crowd, holding the coveted medal up to the camera. With one hand on his chest, […]
Arshad Nadeem wears Olympic Gold after historic javelin throw performance – Sport
Arshad Nadeem was awarded his gold medal on Friday after winning the men’s javelin throw with a monstrous 92.97m throw which shattered the Olympic record a day earlier. ‘It was unbelievable,’ coach Salman Butt on Nadeem’s Olympic record throw Salman Butt, the coach of Pakistan’s Olympic hero Arshad Nadeem, said on Friday that the athlete’s […]
Imane Khelif claims boxing gold as gender debate overshadows Olympics
PARIS: Algeria’s Imane Khelif won the gold medal in women’s welterweight boxing at the Olympics on Friday, defeating China’s Yang Liu in the final. Khelif, who had previously won a silver medal at the 2022 world championships, has been at the centre of controversy at the Paris Games alongside Taiwanese boxer Lin Yu-ting due to […]
Spain take football gold in nail-biting 5-3 win over France
PARIS: Spain ended a 28-year wait for Olympic gold in men’s football with a thrilling 5-3 extra-time victory over France at Parc des Princes on Saturday. Substitute Sergio Camello was the hero, scoring twice in extra time to secure Spain’s first Olympic title since 1992. The match was tightly contested, with both teams locked at […]
World’s largest 3D-printed neighborhood nears completion in Texas
TEXAS, US: As with any desktop 3D printer, the Vulcan printer pipes layer by layer to build an object – except this printer is more than 45 feet (13.7 m) wide, weighs 4.75 tons and prints residential homes. This summer, the robotic printer from ICON is finishing the last few of 100 3D-printed houses in […]
Researchers extract deepest-ever rock sample from Earth’s mantle
WASHINGTON: Scientists using an ocean drilling vessel have dug the deepest hole ever in rock from Earth’s mantle – penetrating 4,160 feet (1,268 meters) below the Atlantic seabed – and obtained a large sample that is offering clues about our planet’s most voluminous layer. This cylindrical core sample, researchers said on Thursday, is providing insight […]
FO rejects Indian speculation of Pakistani involvement in Sheikh Hasina’s ouster – Pakistan
The Foreign Office (FO) on Friday rejected all speculation in India about Pakistan being involved in the ouster of Bangladesh’s ex-premier Sheikh Hasina, terming it New Delhi’s “disturbing obsession” with Islamabad. The comments came after reports emerged from India accusing the Pakistan intelligence agencies for their alleged involvement in the collapse of Bangladesh’s government. The […]
scientists propose using reflective ‘glitter’ to trap heat
WASHINGTON: The idea of transforming Mars into a world more hospitable to human habitation is a regular feature of science fiction. But could this be done in real life? Scientists are now proposing a new approach to warm up Earth’s planetary neighbor by pumping engineered particles -similar in size to commercially available glitter and made […]
FO rejects Indian claims of Pakistani involvement in Sheikh Hasina’s ouster – Pakistan
The Foreign Office (FO) on Friday rejected all statements emanating from India accusing Pakistan of being involved in the ouster of Bangladesh’s then-prime minister Sheikh Hasina, terming it New Delhi’s “disturbing obsession” with Islamabad. The comments came after reports emerged from India blaming the Pakistan intelligence agencies for their involvement in the collapse of Bangladesh’s […]