AUGUST 31, 2022
Dubai: Asia Cup got underway on the weekend with Afghanistan beating Sri Lanka on 27 August. The Afghans won by 8 wickets in the tournament opener. Afghanistan added a second win by beating Bangladesh in the third match of the T20I competition. In so doing, Afghanistan have qualified for the Super 4 stage.
In between these two fixtures,...
AUGUST 31, 2022
Prime Minister of Pakistan, Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday took to Twitter to thank PM Narendra Modi for extending his heartfelt condolences at a time when the Muslim country is undergoing immense material and human losses caused due to floods.
Thanking PM Modi for his kind words, Shehbaz Shariff assured that with the help of their characteristic resilience, the...
AUGUST 31, 2022
Late Tuesday night, federal prosecutors filed their latest motion in the ongoing legal saga surrounding the criminal investigation into former president Donald Trump and his handling of classified information after he left office.
The searing, 36-page court filing provides the most detailed account of the monthslong interactions between Trump representatives and officials investigating how the top-secret documents came...
AUGUST 31, 2022
Former president Barack Obama, pictured with his first lady Michelle Obama in 2016, often finds himself on the receiving end of a Donald Trump broadside. - Photo: Drew Angerer
Former US president Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama will finally unveil their official portraits at the White House next week after being denied the honor by...
AUGUST 31, 2022
Traffic moves along Highway 101 on August 24, 2022 in Mill Valley, California. - Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
Californians may need to take measures to conserve energy, including by avoiding charging electric vehicles, to prevent strain to the state's power grid over the Labor Day weekend, officials said—a week after state regulators voted on a plan to ban the...
AUGUST 31, 2022
An array of highly classified documents found at Mar-a-Lago. (Photo: Department of Justice / FBI)
Former President Donald Trump continued raging on his social media platform Wednesday, the morning after a Department of Justice court filing offered the most detailed look yet at the timeline leading up to the FBI’s raid of Mar-a-Lago.
His latest rants follow a day...
AUGUST 31, 2022
Pilots know that a long cross-country solo flight is a requirement for obtaining a coveted FAA pilot’s certificate. But, with a recent delivery flight of a Cessna 172 Skyhawk nonstop from California to Hawaii, the term “long cross country” has new meaning. This one was “mammoth.”
The distance covered 2,190 nm in a tad over 18 hours. I’ll...
AUGUST 31, 2022
GANESH CHATURTHI 2022: Celebrations for Ganesh Chaturthi for the next 10 days have begun with great zeal and joy. The preparations for the grand celebration have been in full swing. Throughout Ganesh Chaturthi, devotees dress up in new clothes, throng pandals and Lord Ganesha’s temples to offer prayers and relish delicious foods. The Ganeshotsav usually falls in...
AUGUST 30, 2022
The work from home environment, forced on us by the pandemic, has made the barriers to switching jobs much easier.
I have a friend in the US who served that country’s armed forces. Being a retired serviceman, he is interested in firearms and uses them for sporting activities. He often travels to a firing range near his house...
AUGUST 30, 2022
Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev.
Mikhail Gorbachev, who avoided bloodshed to end the Cold War but was unable to save the fall of the Soviet Union, passed away on Tuesday at the age of 92, according to hospital sources quoted by Russian news agencies.
The last Soviet leader, Mikhail Gorbachev, worked to bring about the reunification of Germany by...
