A new approach to speeding up the evaporation of seawater has been hailed as a major breakthrough in desalination technology that will benefit billions of people around the world. Up to 36% of the world’s eight billion people currently suffer from severe freshwater shortages for at least four months of the year, and this figure … Read more
Pakistan Blind Team celebrates after winning the Blind T20 Cricket World Cup on December 3, 2024. —Screengrab/ PBCC/ YouTube Pakistan won the Blind T20 Cricket World Cup trophy after defeating Bangladesh by 10 wickets in the final at Multan Cricket Stadium on Tuesday. Batting first, Bangladesh put a modest total of 139 on the board … Read more
A representative image of a cricket stadium in India. – AFP/File India has been stripped of the hosting rights for the 2025 Women’s T20 World Cup following its decision not to travel to Pakistan to play in the ongoing men’s event, as New Delhi continues to slip in visa approvals and travel permissions. The decision … Read more
Pakistan team celebrates their 10-wicket win over Nepal in the first semi-final of the Blind T20 World Cup 2024 on December 1, 2024. – PBCC LAHORE: In a major feat, the Pakistan Blind Cricket Team on Sunday inflicted a humiliating 10-wicket defeat on Nepal to reach the final of the T20 Blind World Cup 2024 … Read more
A group of photos showing Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (left) and the FIFA logo. – Reuters/File The International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) announced that Saudi Arabia’s bid to host the 2034 World Cup received an excellent rating, the highest rating in the history of the tournament, according to what was announced by … Read more
Dr Jamela Al-Raiby, WHO Representative in Jordan (left) and HE Professor Feras Ibrahim Hawari, Minister of Health of Jordan (right) – credit WHO, published. It’s a disease that has afflicted commoners and kings alike for millennia (along with armadillos), but for the first time in history, a country has completely eliminated leprosy. The Hashemite Kingdom … Read more
2024 Formula 1 World Drivers’ Champion Max Verstappen of Netherlands and Oracle Red Bull Racing (L) celebrates with race engineer Gianpiero Lambiasi at Parc Fermi during the Formula 1 Grand Prix of Las Vegas at the Las Vegas Strip Circuit on November 23, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada . – Agence France-Presse Max Verstappen won … Read more
Blind indian cricket team. — Facebook/India Blind Cricket Association The Indian blind cricket team has withdrawn from the upcoming 2024 T20 World Cup, scheduled to be held in Pakistan, after the Ministry of External Affairs denied permission to cross the border, Indian media reported on Tuesday. Shailendra Yadav, general secretary of the Indian Blind Cricket … Read more
This image shows a computer-generated illustration of the King Salman Stadium scheduled to be built in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, for the 2034 Men’s World Cup. – X/@tdnewcomb Saudi Arabia recently revealed its design plans for King Salman Stadium, a giant facility with a capacity of 92,000 spectators, which will be built in Riyadh as a … Read more
Three workers died Tuesday afternoon during a car test at a Hyundai factory in South Korea, police said. The three men were found unconscious in a car while testing it in a “room” at the factory in the southeastern city of Ulsan, according to a union official. Two of the workers were Hyundai researchers involved … Read more