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BRISBANE: Rafael Nadal said it is still “impossible” for him to think about winning tournaments as he prepares for his much-awaited comeback at the Brisbane International after spending almost a year on the sidelines with a hip injury.

Since their ICC Trophy triumph in 2013 under MS Dhoni's captaincy, the team has reached the semi-finals of various tournaments seven times.

Prosecutors wrote in a letter that evidence presented at a second trial would duplicate evidence already shown to the jury in the first trial.

KARACHI: The second half of the outgoing year saw the benchmark of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) gain a staggering 54 per cent in dollar terms, making the national bourse the best-performing equity market globally.

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Petroleum recommended to the government on Friday that private parties should be allowed to import liquefied natural gas (LNG) which would not only improve its availability but would also bring down prices through competition.

KARACHI: Business owners have started gaining confidence as their expectations for a better future have risen 42 per cent from the preceding quarter, shows a latest survey conducted by Gallup Pakistan.

KARACHI: Stock trading in the last session of 2023 remained range-bound as the benchmark of major shares closed above the 62,000-point level, up 55 per cent on a year-on-year basis.

ISLAMABAD: The Senate was adjourned to meet again on Monday in around five minutes after commencement, without transacting any business. The reason was once again lack of quorum or in other words lack of interest in the proceedings by members of the House.

ISLAMABAD: Pakis­tan was the ‘best performing destination’ in terms of tourism during the first nine months of 2023, according to the ‘World Tourism Barometer’ published by the World Tourism Organisation of the United Nations.

LAHORE: As the scrutiny process continues across the country, the returning officer of NA-89 (Mianwali) reserved verdict on objections raised against the candidature of PTI chairman Imran Khan.

Curt Hasler, shown here instructing Bernardo Flores Jr., has been with the White Sox for almost 40 years now. He also shares a birth date with a near-teammate. | Ron Vesely/MLB Photos via Getty Images

Near-teammates with the exact same birth date

AHMEDABAD: Police in India said on Friday they were working to track down the kingpins of a people smuggling ring uncovered when French authorities halted a planeload of passengers bound for Nicaragua.

• IHC judge says creating hurdles to meetings over party tickets brings caretaker govt’s ‘impartiality’ into question
• Says deliberations on award of tickets is basic right; huddles to be held under jail superintendent’s watch
• Gohar assails rivals over remarks on PHC ruling, asks them to respect judiciary

ISLAMABAD: The annual short-term inflation slightly rose to 43.25 per cent in the week ending on Dec 28, primarily fuelled by a massive increase in gas rates, official data showed on Friday.

The Miami icon was blunt in assessing Green’s actions on the court.

Despite an apparent warning, quarterback Russell Wilson still appeared to struggle to accept being benched by the Denver Broncos for the final two games of the regular season.

Sam Bankman-Fried is already facing decades behind bars on fraud and money laundering charges.

It took five match points, but Arantxa Rus finally managed to put away Malene Helgo to give the Oranj their opening United Cup rubber.

1. Broncos' Russell Wilson says team warned him about benching during bye week, asked him to change contract  Fox News
2. Russell Wilson -- Broncos told me to adjust contract or be benched  ESPN
3. Russell Wilson, Ciara React to Denver Broncos Benching Him as Starting Quarterback: 'God's Got Me'  PEOPLE
4. Broncos asked Russell Wilson to delay transformation of injury guarantee to full guarantee  NBC Sports
5. Russell Wilson reveals Broncos approached him about contract during... Читать дальше...

According to a recent Wells Fargo analysis, Texas is surpassing many states in terms of GDP and employment growth despite facing challenges in the commercial real estate sector.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has again vetoed legislation that would have changed the state’s wrongful death statute by letting families recover damages for emotional suffering from the death of a loved one. Hochul declined Friday to sign the Grieving Families Act for the second time this year. In a veto memo, the Democrat said she favors changing the statute but the bill had the “potential for significant unintended consequences.” She cited concerns such as the possibility of increased insurance premiums... Читать дальше...

But as the Americans hack away at the jungle overgrowth at Tinian island airfield and other old, World War II-era bases across the region, it won't be with Japan on their mind. Rather, it's Beijing's growing influence in the Pacific that is spurring the recovery of a slew of abandoned runways on the 40 square-mile (100 square-kilometer) speck of land that makes up Tinian, part of the US territory of the Northern Mariana Islands. "Rehabilitation of World War II-era airfields has provided Pacific... Читать дальше...

Migrants from South American and Caribbean countries, Africa and Asia, have long had to brave the lawless, virtually impassable rainforest that straddles Panama and Colombia, in a bid to reach the United States. However, analysts say that the government of Nicaragua's iron-fisted President Daniel Ortega, a longtime nemesis of the United States, has deliberately made it easier for migrants to bypass the Darien by flying straight to his country before heading north overland. Manuel Orozco, a migration... Читать дальше...

By Amanda Magnani 

During the rainy season, the sunlight that passes through the leaves of the mirixi and jenipapo trees paints golden patterns in the blue-green water of the creek that runs through the Morcego Indigenous community.

“This is where my younger brother learned how to swim as a kid,” Leirejane Nagelo, the tuxaua, or chief, of the community, tells Mongabay. Back then, the creek’s level was high enough. Nowadays, however, if her 25-year-old brother, Daniel Nagelo... Читать дальше...

Dame Shirley Bassey is truly humbled to have been included on the Kings New Years Honours list.