HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — After President Joe Biden announced a federal COVID-19 vaccine mandate, legal experts anticipate more companies will implement something similar. Thousands of federal workers were told on Thursday to either get vaccinated or their work-life would be more difficult. Biden said unvaccinated federal workers will have to wear masks, test more, and may not travel. It’s a …

TOKYO: Croatia’s mighty Sinkovic brothers came out on top in the men’s pair and New Zealand’s unstoppable crew triumphed in the women’s event as Olympic rowing continued on Thursday at Tokyo’s blustery Sea Forest Waterway. Martin Sinkovic and Valent Sinkovic, who won gold in the double sculls in Rio and were pairs world champions in 2018 and 2019 after taking …

CHIBA: Barely able to walk, Russian fencer Marta Martyanova showed she could still fight. Martyanova rolled her ankle early in the team foil final at the Olympics on Thursday, but stayed in the contest and contributed 14 points to win gold alongside Inna Deriglazova and Larisa Korobeynikova. The Russians beat France 45-34. Martyanova, who had her ankle bandaged and treated …

TOKYO: After winning gold in Rio de Janeiro and coming to the Olympics five years later as one of the favourites, China’s women’s volleyball team is just trying to win a match in Tokyo. The Chinese dropped their third straight match in pool play with a five-set loss to the Russian Olympic Committee team on Thursday that dealt another big …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s exports to nine regional countries posted growth of 9.14 per cent while imports grew by nearly 36pc in FY21 from a year ago, latest data released by the State Bank of Pakistan showed. The country’s exports to Afghanistan, China, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, India, Iran, Nepal, Bhutan and the Maldives account for a small amount of $3.925 billion — …

ISLAMABAD: The draft Auto Industry Development and Export Policy (AIDEP) is aimed at promotion of auto industry in the country by increasing the production of cars, motorcycles, tractors at affordable rates, Minister for Finance and Revenue Shaukat Tarin said on Thursday. While chairing a meeting to review the draft AIDEP 2021-26, he said that priority was to ensure consumer welfare …

ISLAMABAD: Amid rising number of unaffordable bids, the Petroleum Division has opposed capacity enhancement of existing terminals of liquefied natural gas saying it would lead to competition barrier and create private monopoly. “Allowing Terminal-1 (of Engro Elengy) to expand existing terminal capacity may create the competition barrier and discourage the market for investing in new LNG terminals and infrastructure as …

KARACHI: Minister for Energy Hammad Azhar said on Thursday the government has taken up with Iran the issue of reduced electricity supply from the neighbouring country, which is causing hours-long outages in Balochistan. “Power shortfalls in Iran have led to loadshedding in our Gwadar, Turbat and Makran regions. These areas are not connected to the national grid and are dependent …

LAHORE: The Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) says that the only way the company can clear its backlog of millions of applications for new connections in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the next three years is to increase its annual quota to 1.2 million domestic connections. “The company has applied to the regulator — the Oil and Gas Regulatory …

Prince Harry was reportedly left completely drained and exhausted by the onslaught of criticism and anger directed towards him after Megxit. The claim has been brought forward by Finding Freedom co-author Omid Scobie. According to an extract of his book, palace sources believe, “No one could deny the fact that the couple were emotionally exhausted, whether they had brought it …