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SYDNEY: Injured Australia captain Pat Cummins hinted on Thursday at a comeback for the second Ashes Test, a day after the side unveiled its squad ahead of this month’s opener. The 32-year-old pace spearhead has not played since picking up a lower back injury against the West Indies more than three months ago. “It’s all … Read more
Cases of domestic violence in China point to a legal system that looks good on paper but is failing victims because of a lack of resources and political will.
Climate change enabled the storm to churn faster and grow more quickly, a rapid analysis found.
President Trump’s policy has shut the door on all but a tiny fraction of people across the world seeking refuge in the United States from conflict, persecution or both.
Diane Ladd. Photo: file LOS ANGELES: Diane Ladd, the Oscar-nominated ‘Wild at Heart’ actress and mother of Laura Dern, died on Monday. She was 89. The news of Ladd’s death was announced by Dern, “My amazing hero and my profound gift of a mother passed with me beside her this morning at her home in … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Germany on Wednesday successfully concluded the bilateral negotiations on development cooperation in Islamabad, as Germany announced a new financial and technical commitment to the tune of €114 million for the period of 2025-26. The development package focuses on key areas as climate and energy (just transition), sustainable economic development and vocational training, … Read more
[Economists and psychologists say that compensation may not provide as powerful an incentive as is often assumed.
. IAEA chief Rafael Grossi attends the UN Climate Change Conference (COP29) in Baku, Azerbaijan, on November 12, 2024. PHOTO: AFP GENEVA: Iran must “seriously improve” cooperation with the United Nations inspectors to avoid heightening tensions with the West, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday, citing International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi. Grossi told … Read more
[ KARACHI: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb emphasised that Pakistan must align competitiveness with sustainability and innovation with inclusion to secure its economic future, as he addressed the opening day of the 9th edition of The Future Summit (TFS) – a well-known thought leadership platform. Speaking at the event, co-hosted by Nutshell Group and the National … Read more
. MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday ordered top officials to draft proposals for a possible nuclear weapons test, responding to President Donald Trump”s announcement last week that the United States would resume testing. “I am instructing the Foreign Ministry, the Defence Ministry, the special services and relevant civilian agencies to do everything possible … Read more
