SEOUL (AP) — Popular South Korean hip-hop trio Epik High was working on a song called “End of the World” before the pandemic hit last year. Now, the band's frontman Tablo says, “I wish that ... ( read original story ...)
Twitter permanently bans suspect Iran account after post threatens former President Donald Trump
Twitter said it has permanently banned a suspect Iran account after a posting seemed to threaten former President Donald Trump in Farsi. ( read original story ...)
Japan and IOC deny that Olympics will be cancelled
Japan and the IOC stood firm on Friday on their commitment to host the Tokyo Olympics this year and denied a report of a possible cancellation, although the pledge looks unlikely to ease public ... ( read original story ...)
Bangladesh plagued by foreign debt
Bangladesh is gradually being plagued by foreign debt, understandable through the budgetary allocation for external debt repayment, which would worsen further in the current fiscal year and weaken ... ( read original story ...)
Bangladesh looking for more sources to get vaccines
The government is sounding out other companies to immunise its 170 million-strong population after securing 30 million doses of the Oxford University-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine.Bangladesh needs ... ( read original story ...)
Nepali climbers who scaled K2 in Pakistan recount success
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Nepalese climbers who last week made history by scaling the world’s second highest peak — Pakistan’s K2 — in the winter season praised Pakistan’s military and civil authorities ... ( read original story ...)
How Pakistan banned a new drama – and put it up for an Oscar
Sarmad Khoosat was the darling of Pakistan’s entertainment industry until his new film, the haunting and elegiac Zindagi Tamasha, fell foul of fundamentalists – who called for him to be beheaded ... ( read original story ...)
Pakistan’s Sarmad Khoosat Defies Death Threats to Send ‘Circus of Life’ for Oscar Consideration
Sarmad Sultan Khoosat, director of “Zindagi Tamasha” (“Circus of Life”), has weathered an annus horribilis and is now gearing up for his film’s 2021 Oscars campaign. ( read original story ...)
Pakistan urges Biden to stick to Afghan troop withdrawal
Pakistan FM tells Al Jazeera the country has hopes for greater engagement with the new Biden administration. Karachi, Pakistan – Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said his country ... ( read original story ...)
Director of Amazon India Drama Cuts Scenes Amid Outcry From Hindu Nationalists
Faced with boycotts and criminal complaints, the director of “Tandav” made the edits this week. But that did not appear to satisfy some of the show’s critics, who called for him to be jailed. ( read original story ...)