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19/12/2022

Swiss voters have rejected a referendum to overhaul corporate taxes, with 65.1% of participating voters against, and only 34.9% in favor. Despite the plan being promoted by Swiss politicians, labor unions, and business elites, it was met with firm opposition from environmental and social justice advocates. This overwhelming rejection serves to emphasize the public’s desire to protect certain core values despite economic benefits.

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18/12/2022

Two teen girls have turned their dreams of launching their own space mission into reality, as they gain skills and technical know-how to design and build their very own satellite and spacecraft. Hailing from two different countries, the girls are on a mission to show the world that age has no bearing on achieving one’s goals. Their project is set to launch in the summer of 2021.

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18/12/2022

Dolmen Mall, Pakistan’s first international standard mall, commences the much-awaited Dolmen Shopping Festival 2022- 23 (DSF 22 – 23) from today, marking 29 years of the country’s most loved shopping festival. The Dolmen Surprise will unveil from Saturday, 17 December, 2022 and will continue to delight customers till Sunday, 8 January, 2023, with an exciting attempt to bring the community together to celebrate the seasonal festivities across all three malls in Clifton, Tariq Road and Hyderi.

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17/12/2022

In just 5 months, around 150 spinning and weaving textile mills of Pakistan got closed, because of which around 2million+ people became unemployed.

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16/12/2022

Microsoft Corp said on Thursday its European Union cloud customers will be able to process and store parts of their data in the region from Jan. 1.

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16/12/2022

The Aga Khan Hospital for Women in Karimabad, Karachi and Aga Khan Maternal and Child Care Centre in Hyderabad, part of the Aga Khan University Hospitals (AKUH) network; and Aga Khan Medical Centre in Gilgit, part of the Aga Khan Health Services (AKHS) network, have become the first hospitals in Pakistan to receive the Level 5 SafeCare certification.

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14/12/2022

Australian firms have suffered a flood of cyberattacks, putting the spotlight on country’s understaffed cybersecurity industry which experts say seems ill-equipped to tackle such hacks, thus endangering sensitive information of millions of people.

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14/12/2022

Pakistan’s largest real estate enterprise – Zameen.com organized a property sales event at a private hotel in Karachi. A total of 22 property projects including Roomi Icon, Saeeda Residency, Aziz Excellency and Athar’s Aman Castle were presented by Zameen.com in the event. The projects showcased during the two-day property saga are all being exclusively marketed and sold by Zameen.com.

Zameen, the leading property portal based in Pakistan - offering the highest levels of service to property buyers sellers landlords tenants alike and to real estate agents in Karachi Lahore Islamabad and all over Pakistan. We are providing quality property - commercial plots, lands and markets - vil...

13/12/2022

Defending world champions and title favourites France face African history-makers Morocco on Wednesday in what is sure to be a high-octane FIFA World Cup 2022 semi-final at the Al Bayt stadium.

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13/12/2022

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12/12/2022

Indrive has opened the first drive care center in Islamabad.

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08/12/2022

Manzoor Junior, Pakistan Hockey Legend passes away

Fact Focal - Latest News > Blog > Sports > Pakistani hockey legend Manzoor Junior passes away | Fact FocalSportsPakistani hockey legend Manzoor Junior passes away | Fact Focal Last updated: 2022/12/06 at 3:59 AM Share SHARE One of Pakistan’s field hockey legend Manzoor Hussain Junior passed away o...

06/12/2022

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Fact Focal - Latest News > Blog > Technology > New chatbot uses Google Search, humans to give better answers | Fact FocalTechnologyNew chatbot uses Google Search, humans to give better answers | Fact Focal Last updated: 2022/11/29 at 6:42 AM Share SHARE DeepMind, owned by Alphabet, has unveiled a ne...

06/12/2022

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Fact Focal - Latest News > Blog > Technology > iPhone 15 Pro to have major boost in data transfer speed | Fact FocalTechnologyiPhone 15 Pro to have major boost in data transfer speed | Fact Focal Last updated: 2022/12/04 at 1:35 PM Share SHARE The upcoming line of iPhones is expected to switch over....

06/12/2022

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Fact Focal - Latest News > Blog > World > Govt to auction Pakistan’s Embassy building in USWorldGovt to auction Pakistan’s Embassy building in US Last updated: 2022/12/02 at 11:03 AM Share SHARE The minister said the cabinet gave approval to a proposal for auctioning one of the two buildings in ...

01/12/2022

DOHA:

Costa Rica put a huge dent in Japan’s hopes of reaching the World Cup last 16 as they recovered from their 7-0 hammering by Spain to claim a surprise 1-0 victory in Group E on Sunday.
The door was wide open for Japan to seal their place in

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30/11/2022

Some internet users on Tuesday experienced downgraded speeds due to “dual cut” in one of the international submarine cables, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) said.
“Dual cut in the terrestrial segment of SEAMEWE-5 between the cit

Some internet users on Tuesday experienced downgraded speeds due to “dual cut” in one of the international submarine cables, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) said. “Dual cut in the terrestrial segment of SEAMEWE-5 between the cities of Abu Talab and Zafrana in Egypt have been rep...

30/11/2022

General Asim Munir receiving the baton of command from General Qamar Javed Bajwa. — Screengrab/PTV

RAWALPINDI: General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Tuesday handed over the command of the Pakistan Army to his successor General Asim Munir.

With the ch

RAWALPINDI: General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Tuesday handed over the command of the Pakistan Army to his successor General Asim Munir. With the change of command, Gen Munir has become the 17th army chief of the Pakistan Army. The baton was handed over to the new chief of army staff at a ceremony held at...

30/11/2022

KARACHI:On the eve of the FIFA World Cup, Sindh youth celebrated the sport in a short format at the artificial small turf of the Star Links School in Karachi.
The inaugural, inter-district, six-a-side tournament was organised by Diya Football Club a

KARACHI:On the eve of the FIFA World Cup, Sindh youth celebrated the sport in a short format at the artificial small turf of the Star Links School in Karachi. The inaugural, inter-district, six-a-side tournament was organised by Diya Football Club and the Karachi School of Physical Education’s Sad...

30/11/2022

BEIJING:
China will launch the Shenzhou-15 spacecraft to its space station at 11:08 pm (1508 GMT) on Nov. 29, the China Manned Space Agency said on Monday, the final mission in the country’s plan to complete the crewed orbital outpost.
Onboard wil

BEIJING: China will launch the Shenzhou-15 spacecraft to its space station at 11:08 pm (1508 GMT) on Nov. 29, the China Manned Space Agency said on Monday, the final mission in the country’s plan to complete the crewed orbital outpost. Onboard will be three male astronauts: Fei Junlong, Deng Qingm...

30/11/2022

MÁLAGA:
Felix Auger-Aliassime pulled double duty on Saturday to lead Canada into the Davis Cup final against Australia after orchestrating a 2-1 comeback win over Italy.World number six Auger-Aliassime first defeated Lorenzo Musetti 6-3, 6-4 after

MÁLAGA: Felix Auger-Aliassime pulled double duty on Saturday to lead Canada into the Davis Cup final against Australia after orchestrating a 2-1 comeback win over Italy.World number six Auger-Aliassime first defeated Lorenzo Musetti 6-3, 6-4 after Lorenzo Sonego had earlier beaten Denis Shapovalov ...

30/11/2022

BUENOS AIRES:
Rafael Nadal admitted that “a part of his life left” with Roger Federer when his great rival retired from tennis – with both players left an emotional wreck on court after the Swiss played his last ever competitive match in Septe

BUENOS AIRES: Rafael Nadal admitted that “a part of his life left” with Roger Federer when his great rival retired from tennis – with both players left an emotional wreck on court after the Swiss played his last ever competitive match in September at the Laver Cup. The two, who between them ha...

30/11/2022

LONDON:

Gary Neville has called on the Glazer family to ensure a “more pleasant exit” from Old Trafford should they sell Manchester United by engaging with the club’s supporters over potential new owners.
The US-based Glazers said earlier thi

LONDON: Gary Neville has called on the Glazer family to ensure a “more pleasant exit” from Old Trafford should they sell Manchester United by engaging with the club’s supporters over potential new owners. The US-based Glazers said earlier this week they were prepared to sell the club, potentia...

30/11/2022

MÁLAGA:
Canada won their first Davis Cup title on Sunday after Felix Auger-Aliassime beat Australia’s Alex de Minaur 6-3 6-4 to give them an unassailable 2-0 lead in Malaga, Spain.
The world number six showed his prodigious talent once again as

MÁLAGA: Canada won their first Davis Cup title on Sunday after Felix Auger-Aliassime beat Australia’s Alex de Minaur 6-3 6-4 to give them an unassailable 2-0 lead in Malaga, Spain. The world number six showed his prodigious talent once again as he produced 16 winners compared to five from his opp...

30/11/2022

DOHA:
Cameroon kept their hopes of making the last 16 of the World Cup alive on Monday after fighting back from two goals down to draw a thrilling Group G encounter with Serbia 3-3.
Rigobert Song’s team looked almost dead and buried after goals fr

DOHA: Cameroon kept their hopes of making the last 16 of the World Cup alive on Monday after fighting back from two goals down to draw a thrilling Group G encounter with Serbia 3-3. Rigobert Song’s team looked almost dead and buried after goals from Strahinja Pavlovic, Sergej Milinkovic-Savic and ...

30/11/2022

DOHA:

Midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur said on Sunday that twice former winners Uruguay are relishing their status as underdogs ahead of facing Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal at the World Cup in Qatar.
It was a similar scenario four years ago when an

DOHA: Midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur said on Sunday that twice former winners Uruguay are relishing their status as underdogs ahead of facing Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal at the World Cup in Qatar. It was a similar scenario four years ago when an Edinson Cavani brace helped the South Americans stun ...

30/11/2022

DeepMind, owned by Alphabet, has unveiled a new AI chatbot called Sparrow, trained on DeepMind’s large language model Chinchilla.
The bot can talk to humans and answer questions using Google Search for information, which is rated by humans on usef

DeepMind, owned by Alphabet, has unveiled a new AI chatbot called Sparrow, trained on DeepMind’s large language model Chinchilla. The bot can talk to humans and answer questions using Google Search for information, which is rated by humans on usefulness and accuracy. Sparrow is then trained using ...

30/11/2022

DOHA:

Costa Rica put a huge dent in Japan’s hopes of reaching the World Cup last 16 as they recovered from their 7-0 hammering by Spain to claim a surprise 1-0 victory in Group E on Sunday.
The door was wide open for Japan to seal their place in

DOHA: Costa Rica put a huge dent in Japan’s hopes of reaching the World Cup last 16 as they recovered from their 7-0 hammering by Spain to claim a surprise 1-0 victory in Group E on Sunday. The door was wide open for Japan to seal their place in the knockout round after their historic […]

30/11/2022

Rashford says criticism of England unwarranted | Fact Focal

DOHA:

England forward Marcus Rashford says criticism of the team’s performance in their 0-0 draw against the United States on Friday is unjustified and that fans should withhold judgement until after their final group game against Wales.The Manchester United forward scored less than a minute after coming on as a substitute in England’s 6-2 win over Iran and also came off the bench against the US.

England’s level dropped drastically against the Americans and they were fortunate not to lose, although they remain in a strong position heading into Tuesday’s clash with Wales.
“When you win a game, you are the best team in the world. When you lose, you are the worst. That’s football. As players you have to keep a balance,” Rashford, 25, told reporters.
“If we play well in the next game, that USA game will be forgotten. It’s not a nice feeling. But to be honest we don’t need fans to boo us to know we have

DOHA: England forward Marcus Rashford says criticism of the team’s performance in their 0-0 draw against the United States on Friday is unjustified and that fans should withhold judgement until after their final group game against Wales.The Manchester United forward scored less than a minute after...