3 Reasons Why Coffee Is So Good for You Pakistan Press Club – UK Coffee is increasingly earning scientists’ approval. Studies continue to suggest that the beverage may have some beneficial effects on health. In the latest analysis, published in the BMJ, researchers scanned nearly 220 studies on coffee and found that overall, coffee drinkers may…
Uber to take appeal over ruling on drivers’ status to UK supreme court Case to determine whether taxi app drivers get improved rights such as guaranteed minimum wage and holiday pay Uber plans to appeal to the UK’s supreme court against a ruling that drivers should be classed as workers, setting the scene for a…
Leo Varadkar is accused by Democratic Unionists of trying to ‘decouple’ Northern Ireland from rest of UK in Brexit settlement PAKISTAN PRESS CLUB – IRELAND Two of the 10 Democratic Unionist MPs whose votes keep Theresa May in power have accused the Irish prime minister, Leo Varadkar, of ramping up tensions on the island over his…
Apple Has a Different Kind of Deal for Black Friday Pakistan Press Club – Toronto, Canada Apple has revealed its own take on Black Friday: it’s holding a one-day “shopping event” where instead of slashing prices on goods, it will give shoppers gift cards worth up to $150 with their purchases. The promotion applies to…
Trump Clashes With Agency The director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau resigned and named his own successor, leading to an open conflict with President Donald Trump — who announced a different person as acting head of the agency later in the day. Outgoing Director and Trump Clash Over Consumer Protection Bureau Successor (NEW YORK)…
U.S. Allows Washington PLO Office to Remain Open Pakistan Press Club (WASHINGTON) — The Trump administration has backtracked on its decision to order the Palestinians’ office in Washington to close, instead saying it would merely impose limitations on the office that it expected would be lifted after 90 days. Last week, U.S. officials said the…
Pak Saudi Relations: PM, Army chief to visit Saudi Arabia Pakistan Press Islamabad: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi will visit Saudi Arabia next week for a bilateral meeting with the kingdom’s leadership. Though the date of the premier’s visit has not been announced yet, he is expected to travel to Saudi Arabia on Nov 27.…
News channels off air, Facebook and YouTube blocked in Pakistan Pakistan Press Club ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) on Saturday afternoon issued a notification prohibiting live coverage of the operation to end the Faizabad sit-in, following which most private news channels were taken off-air in Islamabad and other parts of the country. The…
Protesters attack Law Minister Zahid Hamid’s residence Pakistan Press Club – Sialkot Law Minister Zahid Hamid’s residence in Sialkot was attacked by supporters of Tehreek-i-Labaik and other religious parties, Pakistan press reported on Saturday. The attackers, that were more than 100 in number, vandalised and pelted stones at Hamid’s house that is situated in Pasrur near…
Pakistan paralyzed! Demonstrations, roadblocks! Sit-in continues in Islamabad – Army Chief Called PM Pakistan Press Club – Islamabad Islamabad operation ‘suspended’ as thousands of violent protesters take over streets. COAS asks PM Abbasi to tackle Islamabad protest ‘peacefully’. Demonstrations, roadblocks paralyze life across country as standoff continues in Islamabad. A crackdown against religious protesters camped…