Wednesday, April 24th, 2019
Meesha Shafi requests to drop her name from Lux Style Awards
LAHORE (DNA) – Pakistani singer Meesha Shafi has insisted the management to remove her name from upcoming Lux Style Awards. In a Twitter post, Meesha thanked Eman Suleman, Generation and Saima Bargfrede and wrote, “In a perfect world, I would love to see women retain their space in the industry while being safe, so that the cost of speaking up is minimized, or even done away with altogether.”
Soft bedding top cause of suffocation death for sleeping babies
Most sleep-related suffocation deaths among babies less than one year old happen because infants’ airways got blocked by things like pillows, blankets, couch cushions or adult mattresses, a US study suggests. Unintentional suffocation is the leading cause of injury and death among infants under age one in the US, researchers note in Pediatrics. For the study, researchers examined national registry data 1,812 cases of sudden unexpected infant death (SUID) between 2011 and 2014. Overall, 250 cases, or 14 percent, involved suffocation. About 69 percent of these suffocation cases were causedRead More
New Zealand, France announce bid to end violent extremism online
WELLINGTON: (DNA) – New Zealand and France will bring together global leaders at a Paris summit next month aimed at stopping social media being used to organise and promote terrorism, the countries´ leaders announced Wednesday. Political leaders and tech company executives have been called to a meeting — to be co-chaired by New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and French President Emmanuel Macron — in Paris on May 15. They will be asked to commit to a pledge called the “Christchurch Call” designed to eliminate terrorist and violent extremist contentRead More
South Africa’s Markram stars as Hampshire beat Middlesex
LONDON (DNA) – Aiden Markram impressed with both bat and ball as champions Hampshire made it three wins from as many One-Day Cup matches this season with a 119-run rout of Middlesex on Tuesday. South African opener Markram, who is warming up for the World Cup in England later this season, made 88 off just 90 balls in a total of 301 for nine before his part-time off-spin yielded figures of three for 39. Liam Dawson (three for 37) and former Proteas fast bowler Kyle Abbott (three for 36) wereRead More