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IRSHAD SALIM — A seven-year-old Greek piano prodigy has reportedly penned an ‘isolation waltz’. Inspired by the coronavirus pandemic, Stelios Kerasidis says his latest work is ‘for people who suffer
Continue readingThese Humans Are Beating Isolation, and in Awesome Ways
“It is expected that there will be crests and troughs along the way. US role is critical as they have the leverage on Afghan govt”. DESPARDES — The Taliban have
Continue readingTaliban to End Talks With Afghan Government After ‘Fruitless’ Meetings
Authorities have provided free groceries to neighborhoods that were under curfew for 24 hour says a tweet DESPARDES — Saudi authorities have imposed a 24-hour curfew in Riyadh, Tabouk, Dammam,
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In Milwaukee, black Americans make up 26 percent of the county, but a maddening 81 percent of deaths as of Friday SoDATA — The coronavirus pandemic seems to be hitting
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DESPARDES — It’s estimated that about a third of the world’s population is under lockdown in their own homes, and, in many countries, social distancing is being enforced by the
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DESPARDES — Sweeping changes — political measures that once seemed politically untenable — have suddenly become viable and even necessary. These measures have gone global with global implications. Coronavirus pandemic
IRSHAD SALIM — I tend to weigh on the stimulus package for unleashing construction as an industry with caveats. The way I understand from what I’ve read (official SRO is
Continue readingDecoding Imran Khan’s Stimulus Pkg for Construction
DESPARDES — Stressed-out primates have taken to chain smoking cigarettes as the coronavirus crisis rages across the globe. In Cambodia, one man took to social media to share a video,
“This could be coming”, energy analyst Rashid Hussain Syed had said last month SoDATA — President Donald Trump says he will impose tariffs on crude imports if necessary to protect
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The United Arab Emirates has officially requested to postpone the start of the Expo 2020 Dubai until October next year due to the coronavirus pandemic, the body that oversees the
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DESPARDES — Iraqis are back in a big way for military training in Pakistan. “We are training their F 16 pilots as well. And surprisingly, you will find Saudi, Iraqi
Continue reading‘Iraqis Back Again In a Big Way’ For Training At Pakistan’s ‘Westpoint’
“(India) is a paper creation, it has no basis in flesh and blood” Chapter 7 of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto’s maiden book (The Myth of Independence) published in 1967 discusses pros
Continue readingINSIGHT: Jinnah Dialogue in Bhutto’s ‘The Myth of Independence’