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The 51th annual Golden Bell Awards for television kicked off in Taipei with celebrities stealing the spotlight on the red carpet.   “A touch green” directed by a Taiwanese director Tsao Jui-yuan swept 6 trophies, no doubt to be the biggest winner this time.   The event, Taiwan’s equivalent to the Emmy Awards, attracted stars including Taiwanese popular musical group ...

Pakistan has announced a 14-man squad for the first test against West Indies which will be Asia’s first day-night match to be played with a pink ball starting in Dubai next week. Babar Azam, who made history by scoring three consecutive centuries in the odi series, has been named in the squad. Muhammad Hafeez and Shan Masood were dropped for ...

Samsung Electronics Co said it expects third-quarter operating profit rose 5.6 percent, beating estimates, as a pickup in chip and display business likely offset the impact of a global recall of its Galaxy Note 7 smartphone.   The world’s biggest smartphone maker said in a brief regulatory filing July-September profit was likely 7.8 trillion won ($7 billion), compared with the ...

  Russia has moved nuclear-capable Iskander-M missiles into the Kaliningrad region bordering Poland and Lithuania, the Defence Ministry said on Saturday, adding this was part of routine drills involving such missiles across its territory.   “These missile units have been deployed more than once (in the Kaliningrad region) and will be deployed as part of military training of the Russian ...

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump scrambled to prevent his campaign from falling apart early on Saturday with a hastily prepared video statement expressing regret for making lewd comments about women. Trump declared himself a changed man, but raised the infidelities of former President Bill Clinton and slammed his Democratic opponent in the Nov. 8 election, Hillary Clinton, saying he would ...

  Switzerland – The International Olympic Committee (IOC) wants to give more power to the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) in the fight against drug-cheating by athletes.   The IOC said it was agreed at a meeting of world sports leaders that the WADA should oversee the testing of athletes while sanctions would be decided by the Court of Arbitration for ...

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton leads Republican rival Donald Trump by 5 percentage points among likely voters, roughly the same advantage she has held over the past several weeks. The Sept. 30-Oct. 6 opinion poll showed that 43 percent of likely voters supported Clinton while 38 percent supported Trump. Clinton has consistently led Trump by 4-6 points in every weekly ...

In the 5 years that I have been working as an actor I believe that I have tried my best to keep my country’s respect intact – by being a professional and by representing Pakistan here and elsewhere to the best of my abilities. As a Pakistani and citizen of the world I strongly condemn any act of terror, any ...

The U.S. government for the first time   formally accused Russia of a campaign of cyber attacks against Democratic Party organizations ahead of the Nov. 8 presidential election. “We believe, based on the scope and sensitivity of these efforts, that only Russia’s senior-most officials could have authorized these activities,” a U.S. government statement said  about hacking of political groups.

    Surgical procedures during pregnancy are generally safe, new research indicates. “Clearly, surgery during pregnancy should only be considered if absolutely necessary,” said Paul Aylin, study co-author and an epidemiologist at the Imperial College London in England.