Wajid Shamsul Hassan – a great humanist, a true democrat, a fearless journalist, an unpretentious diplomat, a committed Bhutto devotee and a friend in need died on Tuesday in London while living in exile for more than two decades. Inna lillahe wa inna elaihe rajeoon. His death had a great …
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BoT adds guidelines for debt consolidation
BoT adds guidelines for debt consolidation Move aims to reduce interest burden The Bank of Thailand (BoT) plans to implement additional guidelines for the debt consolidation program to help retail borrowers reduce interest rate charges. The BoT has prepared additional debt relief options to help borrowers ease their debt burden …
Read More »Royal biographer says Will and Kate didn’t treat Harry and Meghan * super * before royal feud began
“Hearst Magazines and Yahoo can earn commissions or income on certain articles through the links below.” Regarding the feud between members of the royal family formerly known as the Fab Four (Prince William, Kate Middleton, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle), people generally fall into one of two camps: those who …
Read More »Debt Consolidation Vs. Debt Settlement – What Are The Main Differences?
There are many reasons why people get into debt. These may include necessary expenses such as hospital visits, repairing a car in the event of an unexpected breakdown, or home repairs that need to be done. Whatever the reason, it’s easy to fall behind if you don’t have the money. …
Read More »Who Wrote BTS’s Powerful UN Speech? The identity of the speechwriter remains a mystery
A week after South Korean President Moon Jae-in appointed musical sensation BTS to a cultural diplomacy role, the group accompanied Moon to New York for the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly. As “the president’s special envoys for future generations and culture”, their first official duty was an …
Read More »A page from the original manuscript of The Hound of the Baskerville is on sale for £ 145,000
One of the 37 surviving pages of the original manuscript of The Hound of the Baskerville is on sale for £ 145,000 A single handwritten page of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle sells for £ 145,000 The rare manuscript is from Sherlock Holmes’ novel, The Hound of the Baskervilles This is …
Read More »Manuscript reveals battle between Greeks and Goths at Thermopylae
The Thermopyles site. Credit: Fkerasar / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 3.0 An ancient manuscript that was recently revealed indicates that in 262 BC there was another battle at Thermopylae which essentially saved Greece from the Goths. In 2007, Jana Grusková, PhD, of Masaryk University, discovered a manuscript fragment containing …
Read More »David Kushner, journalist behind A24’s “Zola”, to publish next book on Substack (EXCLUSIVE)
David Kushner, best-selling author and journalist whose stories are often developed for film and television, will publish his next book on Substack. Kushner’s magazine articles have inspired films like A24’s “Zola” and upcoming projects involving Christian Bale and Spike Lee. Substack, a subscription-based newsletter service, will now house its new …
Read More »Queen vows against abdication according to biographer
Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-reigning British monarch, will not resign to hand over the throne to her 70-year-old son or 39-year-old grandson, the author of a new biography said, due to of âbinding promises in presenceâ undertaken at his coronation in June 1953 at Westminster Abbey. As early as 1982, …
Read More »Rediscovered Medieval Manuscript Offers New Twist to Arthurian Legend | Smart News
The pages were scrapped and pasted into an unrelated book. Don Hooper Fragments of 13th-century manuscripts accidentally discovered in a library in Bristol, England have revealed an alternate version of the story of Merlin, the famous wizard of Arthurian legend. A team of researchers translated the writings, known as Bristol …
Read More »Two men accused of murdering journalist Lyra Mckee
Two men stand accused in the murder of journalist Lyra Mckee who was shot while covering the Londonderry riots in 2019 Ms McKee, 29, was gunned down by dissident Republicans in Londonderry in 2019 The men were also charged with possession of a firearm and ammunition with intent Extremist group …
Read More »The moment the Taliban attack a journalist for interviewing a woman during a protest
The moment Taliban fighters attack a journalist for interviewing a woman during a protest against the regime for seizing 3,000 family homes from its troops A radio journalist was covering the protests when he was beaten by the Taliban He was talking to a widow who was protesting an eviction …
Read More »Legendary jazz pianist Mary Lou Williams’ biographer relocated to Pittsburgh
When you read the biographies of great musicians, there is always a certain apprehension. Making immortal music doesn’t make you a good person, and some legendary musicians treated others terribly (Miles Davis, Charles Mingus, James Brown, etc.) So it’s a relief to read Deanna witkowski new book on Mary Lou …
Read More »Justified, says journalist detained for sedition after writing CM Vijay Rupani will go
In May 2020, in the midst of the first wave of Covid-19, Dhaval Patel, editor-in-chief of the Gujarati news web portal Face of Nation, wrote an article about a possible change of leadership in Gujarat. Patel was slapped for sedition and spent 14 days in judicial custody before being released …
Read More »Osama Bin Laden’s biographer profile sheds light on al-Qaeda leader – blog
By: Mehdi Qazi Just a month before the 20th anniversary of September 11, and during the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan, Peter Bergen published his book written about a man who challenged the superpower in a multi-front war that spanned two decades. The book, The Rise and Fall of …
Read More »Africa mourns the death of Amobé Mévégué, a journalist who “gave everyone the microphone”
Published on: 09/09/2021 – 16:26Amended: 09/09/2021 – 17:05 Several big names in the African music scene have expressed their shock and sadness following the sudden death of Franco-Cameroonian journalist Amobé Mévégué, who died on Wednesday at the age of 53. He worked at RFI radio for more than fifteen years …
Read More »The BBC criticized the appointment of an anti-Brexit journalist – “Renew impartiality!” | United Kingdom | New
Sources say the BBC is set to name a journalist who attacked Brexit, Boris Johnson and Britain’s past. The BBC is expected to confirm the appointment of the former editor-in-chief of Huffpost UK and deputy editor of BBC Newsnight. In a tweet since deleted, Ms Brammar suggested black people would …
Read More »KBIA reporter interviews biographers and authors about the Jane Austen project
Someone who has been in cultural consciousness for over 200 years, like Jane Austen, arrives at your doorstep with some baggage. People perceive Austen and his canonical novels – “Sense and Sensibility”, “Pride and Prejudice” and “Emma”, among them – in a certain way. They assume they know who Austen …
Read More »“Don’t worry, everything will be fine,” ISI chief told journalist in Kabul
ISLAMABAD – A delegation of senior Pakistani military officials led by ISI CEO Lieutenant General Faiz Hameed arrived in the Afghan capital on Saturday. As the delegation arrived at the Pakistani embassy in Kabul, a foreign journalist asked the spy chief if he was going to meet with senior officials …
Read More »Vince McMahon’s biographer claims to have discovered the “holy grail”
| Abraham Riesman is a reporter for such media as New York Magazine and the bird-themed pop culture website Vulture and an author who wrote a biography of comic book legend Stan Lee titled “True Believer: The Rise and Fall of Stan Lee “. He recently worked hard on a …
Read More »Father of American Journalist Beheaded by ‘ISIS Beatle’ Speaks Out After Terrorist Pleads Guilty
The father of a US journalist who was beheaded by an Islamic State ‘Beatles’ operative says there is now ‘a bit of justice’ after he saw one of the terrorists plead guilty in the incident which marked the seventh anniversary of her son’s death. Art Sotloff, father of Steven Joel …
Read More »Harry and Meghan biographer Omid Scobie: “I don’t even know if they love me”
Royal Rota reporter Omid Scobie has revealed new details about his relationship with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in an interview, following the release of the pocket version of Find freedom. Talk to Tatler, Scobie, 38, spoke about his career and experience reporting on the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, …
Read More »Here is the original manuscript of the NYC street grid plan
Early Manhattan grew organically as residents settled on the southern tip of an island filled with hills, cliffs, streams, and wetlands. Individuals built streets around private land boundaries and natural barriers such as creeks, creating a tangle of roads familiar to anyone who has explored neighborhoods like Greenwich Village. But …
Read More »British journalist and father of two shot dead in armed robbery during filming in Ghana
Syed Taalay Ahmed of Hartlepool was working for London-based Muslim TV channel MTA International when he was killed by gunmen while filming a documentary Syed Taalay Ahmed was filming documentary in Ghana when he was ambushed ( Image: MTA Television) A British journalist was shot dead by armed robbers while …
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