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US conspiracy theorist ruled to pay $50mn over false claims about 2012 school shooting
Rejecting Jones' attempt to reduce the amount of damages, Travis County District Court Judge Maya Guerra Gamble on Wednesday ruled that he must pay $45.2 million in punitive damages and $4.1 million in compensatory damages to Neil Heslin and Scarlett Lewis, who lost their six-year-old son in the massacre, reports Xinhua news agency.
Canada's Brampton city bans fireworks post-Diwali complaints
The motion brought forward by Councillor Denis Keenan and seconded by fellow Councillor Gurpreet Singh Toor at a committee of Council meeting, was passed unanimously in favour of the ban. "The people of #Brampton have spoken. We heard these fireworks concerns loud and clear at the doorsteps during the recent election," tweeted Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown.
Pakistan Army started its process of 'catharsis': Gen Bajwa
"This is the reality that there have been mistakes from every institution, including political parties and civil society," Bajwa said at the Defence Day event, Dawn reported. In the final part of his speech, the outgoing COAS said he wanted say a few words on "political matters". The army chief said that armies around the world are seldom criticised "but our army is often subjected to criticism".
'Second term syndrome' hits Joe Biden and Donanld Trump for 2024 run to White House
Both Joe Biden (80) and Trump (76) are aging politicians who will be 82 and 78 when they run for the White House in 2024 and generally not favoured by either the Democratic or Republican voters, who both want a younger face like Ron DeSantis, the Republican Florida Governor who won a spectacular race, and Democrats -- California Governor Gavin Newsom and Vice-President Kamala Harris, all in their 40s and 50s.
Will crush attempts to topple govt with protests with military power: SL President
"If anyone thinks that they can engage in another struggle without obtaining a licence, stop it. I have instructed the police. If anyone tries to stage a protest to topple the government, I will not allow it. I will impose Emergency law and deploy the military. There is no room for 'Dinh Diems' in this country," Ranil Wickremesinghe said, referring to the dictatorial first President of South Vietnam, Ngo Dinh Diem.
Pakistan Ministry asks PTI to postpone Rawalpindi march over threats from Al-Qaeda, TTP
In a letter, the ministry requested that the security situation "prevailing in the country may be kept in view and the PTI leadership may consider the possibility of postponing public gatherings like the one planned in Rawalpindi on November 26 to avoid any untoward incident", Express Tribune reported.
1971 was not military but political failure: Pakistan Army Chief
Touching upon history during his address, the outgoing army chief said that he wanted to "correct" some facts regarding the events of 1971, ARY News reported. "1971 was not a military, but a political failure. Our army fought courageously in East Pakistan," the COAS highlighted.
Violent protests erupt at Foxconn's largest iPhone factory in China
According to South China Morning Post, violent protests broke out at Foxconn's iPhone factory in Zhengzhou, central China, that is already facing an exodus of employees over fresh Covid breaks.The latest problem can further hamper Apple's supply chain ahead of the holiday shopping season.
Summary for appointment of next Pakistan army chief ready
Summary contains the names of six senior-most military officials, as per a confirmation by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the military's media wing, The News reported. Meanwhile, General Qamar Javed Bajwa, who has been serving as the COAS since 2016 and received an extension in service in 2019, is all set to retire on November 29.
Was Baloch rebel leader Gulzar Imam trapped in Turkey and handed over to Pak ISI?
In a statement issued through BAASK Media, BNA spokesperson Mureed Baloch said: "Gulzar Imam alias Shambay is in custody of Pakistani secretive agencies. He had gone missing some time ago. The organisation investigated the issue and found out through credible evidence that Gulzar Imam alias Shambay is under custody of Pakistani secretive agencies."
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