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October 3, 2018

Australian man convicted of encouraging wife’s suicide

An Australian man has been convicted of aiding his wife’s suicide, after a court heard he had coveted payouts from her life insurance. Jennifer Morant, 56, […]
October 3, 2018

‘Tampon tax’ scrapped in Australia after 18-year controversy

Australia will remove a controversial tax on female sanitary products following years of campaigning by women’s groups. Currently, tampons and sanitary pads are sold with a […]
October 3, 2018

Trump mocks Kavanaugh accuser Christine Blasey Ford’s testimony

President Trump has mocked the testimony of Christine Blasey Ford against his Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh at a rally in Mississippi. “What neighbourhood was it […]
October 3, 2018

LDA in action against land grabbers

LAHORE: The Lahore Development Authority (LDA) launched a massive anti-encroachment drive in provincial capital on Tuesday and started the operation by demolishing a furniture market belonged […]
October 3, 2018

Targeted for ‘begging’, transgender community begs to be left alone

KARACHI: The recently-launched crackdown against ‘professional’ beggars by the police in Clifton has irked members of the transgender community, who term it a deliberate attempt to […]
October 3, 2018

Top court settles Ameer of Bahawalpur property case

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court’s five-judge bench, led by Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar, on Tuesday dismissed the Punjab government’s plea on the 52-year old […]
October 3, 2018

US ends diplomatic visas for UN same-sex partners

The US has announced it will deny diplomatic visas to same-sex partners of foreign diplomats and United Nations employees. The change went into effect on Monday, […]
October 3, 2018

What will the FBI investigation into Kavanaugh actually do?

Now that President Donald Trump has ordered an FBI investigation into sexual misconduct allegations against Brett Kavanaugh – his nominee for the Supreme Court – many […]