Trump’s Purge of Foreign Workers Arrives at Amazon’s Warehouses
The tech giant has quietly shed warehouse employees whose work authorizations were revoked after the Trump administration ended a Biden-era immigration program.
Month: July 2025
Chasing Solitude, and Dinosaurs, in Comanche National Grassland
The Comanche National Grassland rewards visitors with the chance to follow dinosaur tracks and feel the spine-tingling thrill of total solitude.
Unseen. Misunderstood. Suicidal
PUBLISHED July 06, 2025 KARACHI: On paper, M* is living the life. She has a job she likes as a biomedical scientist and research fellow in women’s health. She has found her purpose: working to improve the lives of women with chronic health conditions through her FemTech start-up. So why does she want to kill … Read more
Trump’s Latest Canada Tariff Threats Come Despite Cordial Negotiations With Carney
The country’s new prime minister, Mark Carney, has been called the “Trump whisperer,” and negotiations have been cordial and professional. But it’s been a wild ride.
Jane Austen wrecked no one’s life
SLOUGH, ENGLAND: In the two centuries or so since her soothing observations of the pains of repeated dinner invitations were unfurled before us, has Jane Austen ever managed to wreck anyone’s life? We Austen fangirls (and fanboys; we do not shun the small handful of male readers keen to join our esteemed subset) already know … Read more
Five things to expect from TdF week two
TOULOUSE: The second week of the Tour de France may be short, but it will be crucial, defending champion Tadej Pogacar said on Tuesday’s rest day when he went to the barber, had a burger and enjoyed a French cafe, but was raring to get back on the bike. Here AFP breaks down the Slovenian’s … Read more
Three dead in gun attack on bus carrying Qawwali ensemble
Listen to article QUETTA: At least three people were martyred, while seven others sustained injuries in a deadly gun attack on a passenger coach near Niemurgh Cross in the Kalat district of Balochistan on Wednesday, local officials and the provincial government spokesperson confirmed. The deceased, all belonging to a Qawwali group from Karachi were heading to the … Read more
As the World Warms, Extreme Rain Is Becoming Even More Extreme
[Even in places, like Central Texas, with a long history of floods, human-caused warming is creating the conditions for more frequent and severe deluges.
‘Serious questions’ over UK secret Afghan relocations: PM
LONDON: Ministers in the UK’s last Conservative government have “serious questions to answer” over a secret resettlement plan for thousands of Afghans after a data breach endangered their lives, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Wednesday. Parliamentary Speaker Lindsay Hoyle said the affair raised significant constitutional issues” after it emerged that the previous government had obtained … Read more
Rupee slips 29 paisa amid import pressure
[ Listen to article KARACHI: After a brief pause, the Pakistani rupee continued its decline against the US dollar on Wednesday, falling by 0.10% in the inter-bank market amid increasing import payments, profit repatriation by multinational companies, and a cautious sentiment ahead of upcoming external debt repayments. The currency closed at 284.96, marking a depreciation of 29 … Read more
