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  • Taylor Swift drops three surprise songs ahead of Era tour

    Taylor Swift drops three surprise songs ahead of Era tour

    Taylor Swift is the gift that keeps on giving.

    In a surprise announcement on Thursday night, Taylor Swift said that she was dropping three un-released songs in celebration of the upcoming Era tour which is starting today in Glendale, Arizona.

    On her Instagram page, Swift revealed that the three songs were Safe and Sound (Taylor’s Version) featuring the former members of The Civil Wars, Joy Williams and John Paul White, Eyes Open (Taylor’s Version) , If This Was A Movie (Taylor’s Version) and All Of The Girls You Loved Before.

    You can listen to these songs on Spotify

    Swift also shared teaser of her practicing for the upcoming Era’s tour, with the caption:

    “In my era’s era”

  • England tour of Pakistan 2021 schedule announced, Rawalpindi to host both series

    England tour of Pakistan 2021 schedule announced, Rawalpindi to host both series

    England men’s and women’s teams will travel to Pakistan for a bilateral series. Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium will be hosting both the series.

    Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), on Friday, announced that the England men’s team will take on the home side in two T20Is at the Pindi Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi in October. The England women’s team will also play two T20Is and three ODIs against the Pakistan women’s team during the same month at the same venue.

    The England men and women’s teams will arrive in Islamabad on October 9. Subsequently, the touring sides will play the T20Is on October 13 and 14, with the matches being held as double-headers. After the completion of the T20I series, the England men’s squad will leave for Dubai on October 15.

    However, the England women’s side will stay back and partake in three ODIs on October 17,19 and 21 respectively. This will be England senior team’s (men or women) first tour to Pakistan since 2005-06. Incidentally, the matches were initially scheduled to be played at the National Stadium in Karachi on October 14 and 15, but had to be rescheduled as a result of “operational and logistical reasons”.

    “We are delighted to welcome both the England men’s team for what will be their first tour to Pakistan since 2005, and the England women’s team, who will be touring Pakistan for the first time. Both are additional tours with England men’s side scheduled to return to Pakistan in the last quarter of 2022 for white-ball and ICC World Test Championship fixtures,” PCB Chief Executive Wasim Khan said.

  • Tour de Hajj: A group of cyclists reach Makkah from London

    Tour de Hajj: A group of cyclists reach Makkah from London

    After cycling 4,000 miles through 17 countries for 60 days, the Tour De Hajj team arrived in Saudi Arabia from London on Saturday. The group of cyclists travelling for Hajj received a hearty welcome upon their arrival in Medina.

    Announcing the completion of their mission, the team shared an emotional video of themselves on social media.

    They added, “Hajj begins next week and we touched down Masjid Nabawi just after the Maghreb! The hospitality we received today was incredible. Huge thanks to the Saudi Ministry for looking after us.”

    People admired and we in awe of the dedication of the cyclists and wished the team all the very best.

    The
    Tour De Hajj (TDH) challenge for Penny Appeal from London to Makkah was hoping
    to raise tens of thousands for charity. The money collected will fund a model
    village consisting of schools, places of worship and a water well in four
    countries – Pakistan, Sri Lanka, South Africa, and Uganda.

  • NASA to open International Space Station to tourists

    NASA to open International Space Station to tourists

    NASA is to allow tourists to visit the International Space Station from 2020, priced at $35,000 (Rs 5,233,900) per night.

    NASA will allow up to two private trips to
    the station per year, each lasting up to 30 days. The first mission could be as
    early as 2020. But the ride won’t be cheap. NASA estimated the cost of a flight
    would be around $50 million per seat. NASA will charge visitors for food,
    storage and communication at the station.

    “If you look at the pricing and you add it up, back of a napkin, it would be roughly $35,000 a night, per astronaut,” NASA’s Chief Financial Officer Jeff DeWit said at a news conference in New York.

    The two companies hired by NASA are SpaceX and Boeing which
    will be responsible for all the arrangements.

    NASA had previously banned any commercial use
    of the space station and prohibited astronauts from taking part in for-profit
    research.NASA does not own the station however it was built in 1998, with
    Russia, which has taken a more relaxed approach in recent decades to commerce.

    In 2001, US
    businessman Dennis Tito became the first tourist to visit when he paid Russia
    around $20 million for a round trip.