When It’s This Hot, ‘We Are Enduring, Not Living’
How one man gets by in the unbearable and inescapable heat of Pakistan’s biggest and most unlivable city.
Month: July 2025
Measles Cases Hit Highest Total Since U.S. Eliminated Disease
Experts worry that if vaccination rates do not improve, deadly outbreaks will become the new normal.
4 Studio Ghibli films to distract you from OpenAI’s viral filter
KARACHI: If you’re an artist or just someone who admires the effort that goes into drawing and animation, you must have strong feelings about the heaps of AI-generated art that’s been plaguing social media for a long time now. The recent trend of AI-generated images that has beguiled netizens recreates the visual style of Studio … Read more
Team to beat in Euro knockouts
ZURICH: Spain have lived up to their billing as the team to beat at Women’s Euro 2025 as the world champions prepare to take on hosts Switzerland in the quarter-finals, with a potential final with England on the horizon. The most talented squad at the tournament, Spain rattled in 14 goals, including four for leading … Read more
Pakistan, SPAR6C explore carbon market
Listen to article ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Climate Change Dr Musadik Malik, held a meeting on Tuesday with the delegation of SPAR6C (Supporting Preparedness for Article 6 Cooperation), a global initiative overseen by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). SPAR6C is a five-year programme (2022-2027) supporting Pakistan, Colombia, Thailand, and Zambia in preparing to participate effectively in … Read more
To Sidestep Trump Tariffs, Asian Nations Seek New Trade Partners
[Most nations are still negotiating in hopes of avoiding punitive import taxes. At the same time, they’re looking for trading partners as a way around the United States.
A Beloved Canadian Chocolate Bar Disappears From the Market
Neilson Jersey Milk may be the latest victim of multinational food companies’ strategy of promoting their global brands over domestic ones.
How the $1,000 ‘Trump Accounts’ for Newborns Will Work
[The payments, part of the new domestic policy law, are for U.S. citizens born this year through 2028. The idea is that the money in the accounts will have many years to grow.
12 Lebanese killed in Israeli strikes
BEIRUT: Lebanese authorities said Israeli strikes killed 12 people on Tuesday in the Bekaa Valley in the country’s east, where the Israeli military claimed attacks on Hezbollah. Israel’s military said it struck targets belonging to Hezbollah’s elite Radwan force, in its latest attack on Lebanon despite a ceasefire between Israel and the group. A military … Read more
Grok Chatbot Mirrored X Users’ ‘Extremist Views’ in Antisemitic Posts, xAI Says
Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company said its Grok chatbot had also undergone a code update that caused it to share antisemitic messages this week.
