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Turkish Community honored Houston Iftar 2021 organizing Committee:


May 5, 2021

Houston- TX: Turkish Community hosted an elegant Appreciation Dinner honoring Houston Iftar organizing Committee at their beautiful Rain Drop Turkish Center. Turkish Community Vice President & Provost Faruk Taban welcomed the guests and paid big tribute to the Houston Iftar Committee for organizing the largest and well-organized program which served Iftar dinner for almost 3000 community members. He also praised …

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Bill Gates Took Yearly Beach Vacations With This Ex Throughout His Marriage to Melinda Gates


May 5, 2021

There are many aspects of Bill Gates and Melinda Gates’ marriage that we will likely never understand as they separate after 27 years together, a development announced earlier this week by the ex-couple on Twitter. But one particularly unusual detail about the tech billionaire’s union gained interest today after a 1997 Time profile resurfaced in which his relationship with longtime ex-girlfriend Ann Winblad was discussed in some depth, including …

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Monaco F1 GP to allow 7,500 spectators


May 5, 2021

MONACO: The Monaco Grand Prix, arguably the most iconic race on the Formula One calendar, will be held in late May with 7,500 spectators, the Principality’s government announced on Tuesday. Spectators coming from outside the Principality will all be required to show evidence of a negative PCR test when they cross the border and in order to enter the enclosure …

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PSL’s fate to be decided in PCB’s meeting with NCOC


May 5, 2021

LAHORE: A final decision on the completion of the HBL Pakistan Super League season, whether to hold it in Karachi or to shift it to the back-up venue of the United Arab Emirates, will be taken during a meeting of the Pakistan Cricket Board and the National Command Operations Centre which is expected to be held this week. The PCB …

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Pakistani fighter Ezzatullah Kakar laments lack of government support


May 5, 2021

KARACHI: Pakistani fighter Ezzatullah Kakar said he has been fighting for the country for the last 17 years without any government support. Speaking exclusively to ARY News after defeating the world’s number six fighter in a Bare-knuckle boxing event in the United States of America (USA), Kakar said he has suffered through high risks during his career to reach this …

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Nadal to face promising Spanish teenager at Madrid Open


May 5, 2021

MADRID: It wasn’t too long ago that Rafael Nadal was handing Carlos Alcaraz a PlayStation as the boy’s prize at a local tennis tournament in Spain. Now the Spanish great is about to play against the promising youngster in the second round of the Madrid Open. The 17-year-old Alcaraz defeated Adrian Mannarino 6-4, 6-0 on Monday to set up the …

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Virus-hit India to help move Australian IPL cohort to Sri Lanka or Maldives


May 5, 2021

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will help to move Australia’s entire Indian Premier League (IPL) cohort to the Maldives or Sri Lanka, Cricket Australia (CA) boss Nick Hockley said on Wednesday. The IPL was suspended indefinitely on Tuesday as India’s Covid-19 crisis escalates, but the decision left Australian and other foreign participants looking for ways to leave the …

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Provinces told to rationalise expenditure


May 5, 2021

ISLAMABAD: With plan to present Budget 2021-22 in parliament on June 11, the federal government on Tuesday asked the provinces to adopt strict fiscal discipline, rationalise expenditure and divert savings towards socioeconomic development. As part of budget-making exercise, the centre also asked the provinces to rationalise their workforce in view of rising salary and pension bills, improving revenues and harmonise …

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ECC to take up major power sector issues today


May 5, 2021

ISLAMABAD: With the power sector emerging as the country’s biggest economic challenge, the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet is set to take up today (Wednesday) at least four critical policy decisions including the payment of 40 per cent dues to the independent power producers (IPPs). The other items on agenda include arrangement of additional power from the national …

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