Outspoken US comedian Kathy Griffin, whose decades-long stand-up career was briefly derailed in 2017 after a grisly stunt with a prop depicting Donald Trump’s severed head, said Monday that she has lung cancer. “I’m about to go into surgery to have half of my left lung removed. Yes, I have lung cancer even though I’ve never smoked!” Griffin, 60, said …

BEIJING: Millions of people were confined to their homes in China on Monday as the country tried to contain its largest coronavirus outbreak in months including seven positive tests found in Wuhan, where the virus first emerged in late 2019. China reported 55 new locally transmitted cases on Monday as an outbreak of the fast-spreading Delta variant reached over 20 …

ISLAMABAD: The Pak-China Relations Steering Committee on Monday directed finalisation of a uniform policy framework within a month for extension in commercial operation dates (CODs) of five power projects of about 3,600 megawatts being set up under China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). The meeting presided over by Planning Minister Asad Umar also directed the Power Division to ensure availability of sufficient …

MARMARIS: The European Union sent help to Turkey on Monday and volunteers joined firefighters in battling a week of violent blazes that have killed eight people and put pressure on President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Turkey’s struggles against its deadliest wildfires in decades come as a blistering heatwave grips southeastern Europe creating tinderbox conditions that Greek officials blame squarely on climate …

LONDON: Britain ope­ned its borders to fully vaccinated travelers from the US and the European Union on Monday as travel industry leaders urged the government to further ease restrictions and allow people to enjoy the benefits of a successful Covid-19 inoculation programme. The new rules came into effect amid reports that Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government may add a new …

TOKYO: Denmark’s Viktor Axelsen swept the men’s singles Olympic gold medal on Monday, unseating Chen Long of China who claimed the title at the Rio 2016 Olympics. Axelsen and Chen, two of the world’s most brutal smashers, ended their match 21-15, 21-12 after nearly an hour of flash shots and mesmerising rallies. Afterwards, Chen embraced and spoke in Chinese with …

Contentious rapper DaBaby has apologized after facing a barrage of backlash over his homophobic comments that wreaked havoc on social media. Taking to his social media, the rapper apologized for the hurt he caused through his ‘triggering’ comments that were made earlier this week on Sunday. “Social media moves so fast that people want to demolish you before you even …

MOUNTAIN VIEW: Google unveiled on Monday a flagship Pixel smart phone powered by its first mobile chip to put artificial intelligence in buyers’ hands. Pixel 6 models set for release later this year, with superfast 5G wireless capability, will debut Google’s own Tensor chip crafted along the lines of processors it made for data centres to enable computers to think …

Megan Markle and Prince Harry might run out of cash soon, Vanity Fair’s royal editor Katie Nicholl said. “I think the biggest threat to Harry and Meghan, once these book deals are done and the podcasts are done and Spotify, then what is their currency?” However, Nicholl said Harry will bounce back with whatever he chooses to reveal in his memoir. “This …