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Quotation of the Day: For New York, a Year of Pain and Reflection
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Shhh! In Los Angeles, New Year’s Eve parties are still happening.
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The celebration at Mar-a-Lago doesn’t include President Trump.
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In Montreal, there is still (takeout) poutine, a hangover antidote.
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Today’s outlook: World welcomes 2021, PDM calls meeting in Lahore
Here are the news stories we expect to follow today (Friday).
- The world rang in the new year in a muted fashion.
- Special prayers were held at mosques across Pakistan to welcome the new year.
- The PDM has called an important meeting of its leaders in Lahore today. Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and Asif Ali Zardari will attend via video link from Karachi. A PPP delegation will attend the meeting.
- The government has called a meeting with the Private Schools Association today.
- Prime Minister Imran Khan has dedicated the first day of 2021 to the poor and underprivileged. He will inaugurate a model homeless shelter in Islamabad today.
- Home Minister Sheikh Rasheed will tour Peshawar today and address a press conference. He will also visit Landi Kotal.
- The Pakistan National Test Squad has reached New Zealand’s Christchurch and will begin training today. The second Test between New Zealand and Pakistan will be played on January 3.
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A man was hospitalized with the virus after attending a controversial ‘Covid conga line’ party in Queens.
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Justice Dept. Asks Judge to Toss Election Lawsuit Against Pence
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Resolving to live a lot better than in 2020.
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Grapes, yellow underwear and a scarecrow: Colombia preserves its traditions.
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Macron promises to speed up France’s vaccine rollout after frustration over sluggish start.
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In Montreal, at least there is still (takeout) poutine, a hangover antidote of choice.
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Minneapolis Police Release Body Camera Video of First Killing Since George Floyd
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Israel could become the first country to vaccinate all of its citizens.
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For a grieving family, 2020 cannot end soon enough.
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Citing pandemic, prosecutors in case against officers in George Floyd’s death want trial delay.
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Georgia Republicans Deliver Persistent Message: Fear the Democrats
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No Karachi roads to be closed this New Year’s Eve
For the first time in years, the Karachi Traffic Police have decided not to close any roads in the city on New Year’s Eve.
Roads leading to Seaview Beach and other public places will remain open.
Seaview Road will, however, be made one-way from McDonald’s to the Village Restaurant.
Traffic heading to Seaview can exit Edhi Avenue to Do Darya at Khayaban-e-Ittehad.
However, the ban on aerial firing ban stays and violators will be booked for attempted murder. The police have set up a separate helpline for complaints of aerial firing.
Motorcycle racing and drifting has also been banned.
Initially, the city’s administration had said restaurants have to close by 5pm but later that was extended till 8pm.
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Today’s outlook: New Year’s Eve, Khawaja Asif appears before court
Here are the news stories we are following today (Thursday):
- National Assembly speaker Asad Qaiser will decide whether to accept the resignations tendered by PML-N MNAs.
- Authorized branches of the State Bank of Pakistan and National Bank of Pakistan have extended their banking hours till 9pm today to collect duties and taxes.
- Restaurants and business centres in Karachi will close at 8pm on December 31 to limit New Year’s Eve traffic jams.
- The Karachi police have set up a helpline for residents to report aerial firing on New Year’s Eve.
- PML-N MNA Khawaja Asif will appear before a Lahore accountability court two days after being arrested by NAB. He’s accused of owning assets more than his income.
- The federal cabinet is likely to okay the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority’s call for increasing petrol prices by Rs3.12 per litre.
- ICYMI: A historic Hindu temple was set ablaze in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Karak district on Wednesday, residents and the police said. Click here to read the full story.
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Minneapolis Police Fatally Shoot Man During Traffic Stop
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Trump Was Briefed on Uncorroborated Intelligence About Chinese Bounties
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Quotation of the Day: Missouri Senator Says He’ll Join Election Challenge, Dividing the G.O.P.
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2020: The Year in Visual Stories and Graphics
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Over half of Ohio’s nursing home workers are refusing to get a Covid-19 vaccine, the governor says.
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New York will allow in-person fans at Buffalo Bills home playoff game.
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After Breonna Taylor Case, Louisville Police Face Precarious Next Chapter
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Critics Say Nashville Police Could Have Done More With Tip About Bomber
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The Small Colorado Town Shrugged Off the Pandemic. Then Came the Coronavirus Variant.
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A Dallas-Fort Worth air traffic control center was closed for disinfection, and big flight delays soon followed.
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Closing of Air Traffic Control Center for Virus Cleaning Halts Flights in Dallas
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The Bomb That Struck the Heart of Nashville
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Life went on as it always had in Simla, Colo., until the virus came to town. And then the variant.
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‘No Realistic Path’ for Quick Vote on $2,000 Stimulus Checks, McConnell Says
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To get young students back in classrooms, California plans to offer a financial incentive to districts to reopen.
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This New Year’s Eve, Times Square Will Be Filled With Hope. But Not People.
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Quotation of the Day: Pandemic Worsens Poverty’s Ills for Families
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Hong Kong Protesters Who Fled by Boat Are Sentenced to Prison in China
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A congressman-elect from Louisiana died from Covid-19 complications.
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Chicago Blackhawks’ Jonathan Toews Is Out Indefinitely Because of Illness
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