A smoking ban in Paris parks set to be tested to teach about addiction — Reuters France would ban smoking in all outdoor places that could be accessed by children — including beaches, parks and bus stops, the health and family minister announced on Thursday. Famed as a country where smokers linger over cigarettes on cafe terraces or strolling down …
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Muslim pilgrims perform Hajj at the Grand Mosque in Makkah, June 16, 2024. — Reuters With artificial intelligence, more shade and misting machines, Saudi authorities are preparing to welcome more than a million Hajj pilgrims amid extreme summer heat. Saudi Arabia’s Hajj Minister Tawfiq al-Rabiah told AFP on Thursday that efforts to mitigate the searing desert heat remained a top …
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A currency broker stands near his booth, which is decorated with pictures of currency notes, while dealing with customers, along a road in Karachi.— Reuters/File Fitch upgrade testament to macroeconomic stabilisation in FY25. Revenue growth outpaced expenditure, reducing fiscal deficit. C/A posted $1.9bn surplus, with robust exports, remittances. Ministry of Finance and Revenue expects inflation to ease to between 1.5% …
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Pakistan’s under-12 tennis team poses for a group photo. — PTF KARACHI: Pakistan’s under-12 boys’ tennis team stormed into the final of the Asian Tennis Federation (ATF) South Asia Championship with a dominant 2-0 victory over arch-rivals India in the semifinals on Thursday. The young Pakistani squad outclassed their opponents in straight sets, with Rashid Ali defeating B.C. Thanush Shekar 6-2, …
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Sarah Jessica Parker on ensuring her kids’ emotional and financial safety Sarah Jessica Parker is opening up about her mindful approach to parenting. The Sex and the City star, 60, made an appearance on The E! News Sitdown with Bruce Bozzi for the May 28 episode during which she touched upon parenting essentials. The actress began with the advice she …
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‘Mamma Mia!’ producer teases Sabrina Carpenter could join cast of third film Mamma Mia! franchise producer Judy Craymer teased that Sabrina Carpenter could play the lead role in the upcoming third installment of the movie. Speaking to Deadline on Wednesday, the female producer expressed her interest in casting the pop star, saying she could envision Sabrina playing a role in …
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Smoke rises from wildfire WE024 which has prompted a pre-evacuation notice in Flin Flon, Manitoba, Canada May 27, 2025. — Reuters WINNIPEG: Manitoba declared a state of emergency and urged thousands of people in northern and eastern parts of the province to evacuate on Wednesday, as wildfires spread in Central and Western Canada. Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew said at a …
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US. Secretary of State Marco Rubio testifies at a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on US President Donald Trump’s State Department budget request for the Department of State, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, May 21, 2025. — Reuters The US will impose visa bans on foreign nationals it deems to be censoring Americans, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said …
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Junaid Safdar, son of Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif. — Instagram/@muhammadjsafdar LONDON: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif’s son, Junaid Safdar, is set to get engaged in Lahore to the granddaughter of one of PML-N President Nawaz Sharif’s first cousins. Three family sources told Geo News that Junaid’s marriage has been finalised with the daughter of Usman Javed, 48, …
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A brown bear and her cub play on the road in the outskirts of Sinaia, 140 km north of Bucharest, June 15, 2009 — Reuters The Slovak government has decided to allow the consumption of brown bear meat, angering environmentalists who on Wednesday slammed the move as absurd and giving a boost to poachers. Slovakia’s nationalist government last month approved …
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