A Study Linked Cheese to Lower Dementia Risk. Is That Too Good to Be True?
Dairy fat has been making the headlines. Here’s what to know.
Month: December 2025
Urban property tax looms
Chief minister tells World Bank door-to-door assessments identified 3.1 million properties Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah speaks during a press conference on Wednesday. Photo: NNI KARACHI: Urbanites, complaining about the missing civic amenities and crumbling infrastructure, will soon be getting property tax notices for their houses and shops located on dilapidated and dug … Read more
Canada’s Population Shrinks Amid Tightened Immigration
The government has greatly restricted the number of work and study permits issued to foreigners following an unpopular immigration boom during the pandemic.
A Militant’s Transformation
Ahmed Al-Sharaa, a former Al Qaeda ally, is now president of Syria. We look at his transformation, and whether he can transform his country, too.
The New Flu Variant Could Spread Widely This Year. Here’s What to Know.
Scientists have expressed alarm about the dominant version of the virus that’s circulating now.
Six booked for 'attempted bribery'
A case has been registered against six people for bribing the food department staff on the motorway within the limits of Airport police station. According to the police, food inspector Mian Khawar said that he was present on the motorway M-1 with the team when he received a call. An unknown caller said that they … Read more
Finland Apologizes to China, Japan and South Korea for Racist Gesture
A Finnish beauty queen was stripped of her crown for a gesture mocking Asians. After Finnish lawmakers have copied her, Finland’s prime minister is trying to defuse the controversy.
Jared Isaacman Confirmed to Run NASA as Space Program Is in Peril
Jared Isaacman, the billionaire nominated twice to lead the agency, may draw some lessons from the tenure of another NASA leader in the 1990s.
Christine Choy, Documentarian of Asian American Life, Dies at 76
Her film “Who Killed Vincent Chin?” earned an Oscar nomination in 1988 and was inducted into the National Film Registry for its cultural significance.
Ghostbusters
. In Japan, some apartments have their rents slashed by 20, 30 or even 50 per cent below market rates. The reason is chilling, yet deeply human: someone died there. A quiet natural death, an unnoticed passing in solitude, or a tragic suicide — all become labels under which these units are classified as jiko bukken … Read more