HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Chris Hollins is enjoying spending more time at home now with his wife Morgan, his 3-year-old daughter Vivian and newborn son, George. He’s also back at work as head of his law firm now that his interim job as Harris County Clerk is over after six months. He has many indelible memories from the transformational job …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The former owner and president of the Texas Renaissance Festival is accused of hiring a woman to facilitate his online dating profiles and firing her when he wasn’t satisfied with the results. According to a lawsuit filed this week, Toni Ewton claims George Coulam, who is also the mayor of Todd Mission, Texas, where the annual …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Houston police are investigating the deaths of a husband and wife found shot at an apartment complex in the 6400 block of S. Gessner Road. A call reporting a shooting came in to police a little after 4 p.m. Wednesday. When officers arrived at the apartment complex, they found the man dead in the parking area. …

LAHORE: Twelve more health professionals have been infected by the novel coronavirus at Lahore’s Mayo Hospital.  As per details, the health professionals including nine doctors have gone into isolation after being confirmed with the COVID-19, said the hospital adminstration. Dr Asad Aslam said after a number of infections, more than 50 health professionals are undergoing COVID-19 diagnosis tests. He has …

ISLAMABAD: Islamabad’s largest government hospital, Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), has announced limiting its medical services for patients due to the spread of coronavirus pandemic during its second wave in the country. The hospital’s spokesperson said in a statement that the central outpatient department (OPD) service was closed except the OPDs of gynaecology and children section. Dr Waseem Khawaja …

India banned 43 mobile apps on Tuesday, including Alibaba Group Holding Ltd’s e-commerce app Aliexpress, in a new wave of web sanctions targeted at China after the neighbours’ months-long standoff on their rugged Himalayan border. The 43 mostly Chinese-origin applications, which also include a few dating apps, threaten the “sovereignty and integrity of India”, the technology ministry said in a …

bac LONDON: The COVID-19-causing coronavirus is mutating as it spreads around the world in the pandemic, but none of the mutations currently documented appears to be making it able to spread more rapidly, scientists said. In a study using a global dataset of virus genomes from 46,723 people with COVID-19 from 99 countries, researchers identified more than 12,700 mutations, or …

TOKYO: Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike remains firm about being able to safely hold the Olympics next year despite growing concerns about Japan’s recent resurgence of coronavirus (Covid-19) infections. Japan has experienced an uptick of the infections this month with a nationwide daily total exceeding 2,000 as the government tries to balance preventive measures and business activity without further hurting the …

KARACHI: The ongoing renovation work of Ali Mohammad Qambrani Boxing Stadium at Kakri Ground, Lyari has entered the final stage of completion on the direction of Deputy Commissioner and Administrator South Irshad Ali Sodhar. The work of boxing ring, mat foam, corners, ring rope and ring pool had been completed. Besides, the water connection in the boxing stadium had been …

SYDNEY: Australia batting superstar Steve Smith warned India on Tuesday that his game had finally ‘clicked’ and he was ready to justify his ranking as the world’s top Test batsman. Smith admitted he was unhappy with his recent displays for Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League, saying: “I never really got into a good rhythm.” But he believed something …