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Britain plans to tighten the rules over how migrants can settle permanently by making applicants prove their value to society, including being able to speak a “high standard” of English, interior minister Shabana Mahmood said on Monday. The plan is the latest government effort to dent the rising popularity of the populist Reform UK party, … Read more
The 6.9-magnitude earthquake shook the province of Cebu, home to 3.2 million people, just before 10 p.m. local time.
The burning of coal is the largest contributor to climate change worldwide. But the Trump administration sees United States coal as crucial.
[ The federal government has announced an increase in the prices of petroleum products, with the new rates taking effect from October 1. According to a notification issued by the Ministry of Finance, the price of petrol has been raised by Rs4.07 per litre, while high-speed diesel prices have increased by Rs4.04 per litre. Following … Read more
The path to any agreement is complex for several reasons, including the Taliban’s demand that a man accused of being a Qaeda operative be released from Guantánamo Bay.
Hear songs from “One Battle After Another,” “Inherent Vice” and several of the director’s other films.
It would end the war and secure the release of all hostages. Hamas would give up its arms and its power, while a transitional government is set up. Hamas has not agreed and the terms will be hard for it to swallow.
Karachi Mayor Murtaza Wahab criticised the federal government for announcing Rs20 billion for Karachi, terming it a “lollipop” compared to the city’s actual need of Rs200 billion, saying those sitting in Islamabad cannot solve Karachi’s problems. He made the remarks while speaking to the media after inaugurating Imam Mehdi Park and Sports Ground in New … Read more
Associate Professor of Economics at Lahore University of Management Sciences Ali Hasanain held a session on Tuesday at the Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce & Industry about the Economics of AI. He explained the current state of LLMs, the potential effects of advanced models on labour markets and implications for jobs, productivity and policy. With … Read more
Joseph Kabila, who was president of the Democratic Republic of Congo for 18 years, was convicted of treason by a court in Kinshasa.
