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How Wattpad shaped an entire generation of fanfiction obsessed teens

If you ever had the app, odds are you were reading some barely coherent narrative about One Direction or Harry Potter




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Akshay Kumar drops 'Bhoot Bangla' news on birthday, rejoins Priyadarshan for horror-comedy

The actor's latest film announcement brings him back together with Priyadarshan for a unique horror-comedy.



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Salman Khan took only Rs 1 for movie Phir Milenge

Producer Shailendra Singh shared that Salman Khan voluntarily played the role to spread awareness about AIDS.



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Hira Khan reveals casting fraud after being asked to wear short clothes for an audition

The Pakistani drama star expressed her disbelief at being asked to attend a late-night audition in revealing attire.



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11 Stunning Earthy Manicures to Sport This Virgo Season

Let Virgo season inspire your nails with a blend of earthy tones and flawless precision.




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Glass Skin? Meet Glass Hair! Here's How to Achieve It

This is about to be your hair's new obsession!




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Singer Sanam Marvi announces third marriage, opens up about past relationships

Marvi had previously married at 18, and her first husband was murdered in Karachi.




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When glamour meets goth at the VMAs: The best artists got their awards, now it’s fashion’s turn

From DJ Khaled posing in pink to Taylor’s tartan nightmare, who nailed last night’s looks




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Mohsin Ali’s new directorial 'Akhri Baar' set to premier this week

Drama starring Adnan Siddiqui explores complex relationships in a story full of suspense and emotional twists.





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Public parks serve as rainwater reservoirs

Decision to deepen levels of parks following monsoon has created a breeding ground for diseases




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TikTok to face legal action after 10-year-old girl's death, US court rules

A 10-year-old girl died after taking part in a viral "blackout challenge" in which users were dared to choke




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YouTube adds new ‘Website Visits’ option for direct traffic in paid promotions

YouTube said that this new goal can be used in ads displayed on Shorts and to drive more traffic towards websites




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US wireless data usage surged to record 100 trillion MB in 2023

Surge in usage is attributed to the growing adoption of 5G devices and FWA broadband services




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Black Sun Productions to launch VR game inspired by Kafka's Metamorphosis

Black Sun Productions launches Metamorphosis VR, a Kafka-inspired adventure, on Meta Quest 2 and 3 on October 10.




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Biryani: a spicy recipe for delectable debate

Karachi's biryani vendors offer variations of the beloved dish, reflecting South Asia's shared heritage




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Viral Parisian ‘crookie’ has finally come to Karachi with a divine fusion of croissant, cookie dough

Much to food and internet enthusiasts’ delight, Masoom’s Bakery has launched an impressive rendition of the dessert




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In search of nutritional nirvana

When it comes to clean eating, are we paying for health or hype?




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Pakistan's Siri Paye makes it to most delicious stews in the world

'Indian' dish Keema came at six with Korma and Dal claiming spots 22 and 50 respectively on TasteAtlas list




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Book fair registers footfall of over 400,000 visitors

As many as 40 institutions from 17 countries are participating in fair





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Zombie apocalypse: World's 'first haunted house experience' on running bullet train

Performers dressed as zombies practice their performance before boarding a "Zombie Shinkansen" bullet train bound for Osaka from Tokyo, inspired by the South Korean movie 'Train to Busan', ahead of the Halloween season, in Tokyo, Japan October 19, 2024. — Reuters

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World's first-ever green energy island takes shape in Belgium

An aerial view of the Port of Odense, Denmark on October 15, 2024. — AFP

At a shipyard on the North Sea, workers in luminescent vests are building dozens of massive, hollow concrete boulders, each the size of an apartment block.

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Florida airport encounters unusual 'ground traffic'

A representational image of an alligator. — AFP/file

A large alligator wandering among the planes on the tarmac at a Florida airport was captured on video by a passenger on a moving plane.

The animal, estimated by witnesses to be about 10-feet long, was seen making its way...




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Monkeys can't type entire work of Shakespeare: study

A representational image of chimpanzees sitting. — AFP/file

Two Australian mathematicians have questioned an old motto: If a monkey is given an infinite amount of time to press keys on a typewriter, at one point, it will finish writing all of William Shakespeare's...




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Scientists rebuild face of 400-year-old Polish 'vampire'

A three-dimensional reconstruction of Zosia's face, a woman buried as a "vampire", is pictured, in this undated handout photo taken in Stockholm, Sweden. — Reuters

PIEN: Buried with a padlock on her foot and an iron sickle across her neck, "Zosia" was never supposed to be able to...




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Irish crowd waits hours for Halloween parade, only to find it was fake

A representational image showing people wearing costumes during a Halloween parade. — AFP/File

DUBLIN: In a rather intriguing yet disturbing revelation, a Pakistan-based artificial intelligence-powered website has been found to be behind a hoax Halloween parade in Dublin that led to...




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Patents Nintendo Suing Palworld Over Confirmed, But, Damn, This Suit Is Weird

If you’ve followed along with our coverage on the hit video game Palworld, developed by Pocketpair, you will know that Nintendo and the Pokémon Co. has sued Pocketpair for patent infringement. Prior to the suit, there had been a ton of speculation that a lawsuit would be filed, but that it would be a copyright […]




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This Week In Techdirt History: November 3rd – 9th

Five Years Ago This week in 2019, we noted how the FCC’s freakout about Huawei was out of step with the way it ignored the internet of broken things. We were not shocked to learn ISPs were cutting back 2020 investment plans despite all the tax breaks and the death of net neutrality, and not […]




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Funniest/Most Insightful Comments Of The Week At Techdirt

This week, our first place winner on the insightful side is Arianity with a comment about Bezos’s endorsement gambit backfiring: In second place, it’s an anonymous reply to someone defending Trump’s lawsuit against CBS: Alright. Let’s see every trump interview over his life released in full and uncensored. For editor’s choice on the insightful side, […]




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Judge To Zuckerman: Release Your App First, Then We’ll Talk Section 230

The first shot to use Section 230 to force adversarial interoperability on platforms has hit a setback. Earlier this year, we wrote about an absolutely fascinating lawsuit that was an attempt to activate a mostly-ignored part of Section 230 in a really interesting way. Most people know about Section 230 for its immunity protections for […]




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First case of latest mpox variant detected in UK: health authority

Test tubes labelled "Monkeypox virus positive and negative" are seen in this illustration taken May 23, 2022. — Reuters

LONDON: An infection with the latest mpox variant, clade 1b, has been detected in the United Kingdom for the first time, the UK Health Security Agency announced...




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Countrywide poliovirus tally soars to 45 after two new cases detected

Health worker giving polio drops to a child in a city of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. — UNICEF/ FileNIH says two new cases of wild poliovirus are of type 1.Poliovirus crippled a girl, boy in Lakki Marwat, DI Khan.Balochistan reports highest number of cases this year.



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New report reveals surprising reason behind declining triplet births in US

A representational image shows three babies together. — Pexels

In a significant shift since 1998, the rate of triplet births and births of a higher order, like quadruplets and sextuplets, plummeted by 62% in the United States in 2023, according to a recent report from the Centres...




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Heat, air pollution, disease: How climate change affects health

People walk around a park amid heavy smoggy conditions in Lahore on November 7, 2024. —AFP

PARIS: Record-breaking heat, extreme weather events, air pollution and the spread of infectious disease: climate change poses an already vast yet rising threat to the health of humans around...




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Canada detects its first human H5 bird flu case in British Columbia teen

Test tubes are seen labelled "Bird Flu" words in this illustration taken, June 10, 2024. — Reuters

Canada has detected its first case of H5 bird flu in a person, a teenager in the western province of British Columbia, health officials said on Saturday.

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Olivia Munn says she ‘barely knew' John Mulaney before first baby

Olivia Munn says she ‘barely knew’ John Mulaney before first baby

Olivia Munn had no expectations that she would eventually grow her family with John Mulaney.

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Sarah Ferguson takes a pledge as Princess Beatrice prepares for childbirth

Sarah Ferguson he reportedly working on a new cause before Princess Beatrice gives birth the second time.

The Duchess of York is working to eliminate plastic diapers under a new initiative called The Greater Good.

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Glen Powell reacts to viral 'Mission Impossible' rumour

Glen Powell reacts to viral 'Mission Impossible' rumour

Rumour has it that Tom Cruise wants Glen Powell to replace him in Mission Impossible. But the latter response to this was a must-read.

The Top Gun: Maverick star appeared on The Pat McAfee Show after the host asked him...




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Meghan Markle ‘irritated' as Kate meddles in her life

Meghan Markle is reportedly irritated by Kate Middleton and Prince William’s efforts to get Prince Harry back.

The Duchess of Sussex, who lives with the duke in California, is apprehensive any reconciliation efforts from the Royals could break her...




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‘Petrol bomb’ and other unfair labels

Ogra’s act should be seen in light of a correction of past policies which caused bankruptcy in the energy sector.




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A Nazi satire, Disney takes the unconventional route with ‘Jojo Rabbit’

The film seems sharp, witty and bizarrely humorous. You have to give points to Waititi for taking this creative risk




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Spilling tea with Shah Mehmood Qureshi: India, Kashmir and the looming 'accidental' war

Before Imran's address at the UN, Shah Mahmood Qureshi discusses the crisis in IoK and the importance of this US trip




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FDA’s OPDP Issues Third Letter of 2023

For the second time this month and the third time this year, FDA’s OPDP has posted notice that it has taken an enforcement action. Last week, a Warning Letter was posted regarding a sales aid. This week it action came … Continue reading




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FDA’s OPDP Sends First Regulatory Letter of the Year Aimed at Rx Drug Promotion

Last week FDA’s Office of Prescription Drug Promotion issued its first regulatory action letter of the year. This was an Untitled Letter – a/k/a Notice of Violation Letter (NOV) – sent by the agency to Novartis in relation to promotional … Continue reading




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Australia's Rex Airlines accused of stealing planes from Arizona boneyard

Rex agreed to purchase planes for $US2 million, paying a $200,000 deposit but failed to make further payments in 2020




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Afghan girls, barred from school, seek education through TV classes

Afghan girls are part of a TV channel that is broadcasting the entire Afghan curriculum for girls out of school




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Greece introduces cash incentives, tax breaks to address declining birthrate

Greece has one of Europe's lowest fertility rates, a dire demographic state driven by a decade-long economic crisis




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MPA Escalates Pirate Site Blocking in Philippines, Targeting Sflix and Myflixer

The Motion Picture Association (MPA) continues to play a key role in expanding global site blocking efforts. After helping to establish a voluntary site blocking agreement in the Philippines, the MPA also filed the first complaints under the new rule. Torrent site YTS was the first target, followed by popular pirate streaming sites SFlix and MyFlixer this week.

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Amazon’s Indian Branch Targets Pirate Streaming Apps Hosted on GitHub

Amazon is cracking down on pirate streaming apps that offer unauthorized access to Prime Video content. The company recently filed DMCA takedown notices with GitHub to remove APKs associated with popular apps such as PikaShow, Castle, and FlixFox. Interestingly, the takedown requests were made on behalf of Amazon Seller Services, an Indian subsidiary not typically linked to Amazon's streaming platform.

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