’Shrooms Lead the Pack in Psychedelic Medicine, but Rollout Is Bumpy
[Psilocybin-assisted therapy is legal in three states, but access has so far been limited and expensive.
Month: January 2026
NATO, Greenland to boost Arctic security
NUUK: NATO and Greenland’s government on Monday said they intend to work on strengthening the defence of the Danish autonomous territory, hoping to dissuade US President Donald Trump, who covets the island. On Sunday, Trump further stoked tensions by saying that the United States would take the territory “one way or the other”. Confronted with … Read more
PM pushes for export emergency, eyes $60 billion target by 2029
[ ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has established a high-level committee to consider a proposal to declare an export emergency to double earnings to $60 billion by removing bottlenecks such as delays in releasing genuine tax refunds, Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal said on Monday. Addressing a press conference, Iqbal said a committee had been constituted … Read more
Nepal’s youth scramble for poll jobs
More than 839,000 Nepalis left the country of 30 million to work abroad last year KATHMANDU: Tens of thousands of young Nepalis have applied for temporary jobs policing upcoming elections, the first polls since a youth-led uprising spotlighted the Himalayan nation’s economic woes. Nepal estimated it suffered losses of about $586 million and that nearly … Read more
“In my opinion, these dramas have empowered women,” Samina Ahmad on saas-bahu dramas
The veteran ‘Suno Chanda’ actor pushes back against the bias around family-centric dramas. Actress Samina Ahmad recently appeared on Bushra Ansari’s daughter, Nariman Ansari’s show, BeyGhum Begums, where she spoke about the realities and benefits of saas-bahu dramas that she has seen manifest in the industry. Samina Ahmad, a veteran who has been part of … Read more
Senate panel scrutinizes hefty fees paid to PTCL board members
[ Panel also grills FIA over Rs15m/month corruption case, NADRA data security lapses, Pak-Datacom dispute ISLAMABAD: Ministers and senior bureaucrats came under scrutiny in a Senate panel on Monday over receiving hefty fees from Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) for serving as board members. According to a report submitted to the Senate Standing Committee on … Read more
More federal agents sent to Minneapolis
Noem reiterated her claim that Good’s actions in the Midwestern city on Wednesday amounted to domestic terrorism MINNEAPOLIS: US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Sunday that hundreds more federal agents were heading to Minneapolis, brushing aside demands by the city’s Democratic leaders to leave after an immigration officer fatally shot a woman protester. In … Read more
NEPRA leaves end-consumer tariff unchanged
[ Energy ministry argues average tariff reduction eaten up by increase in subsidised consumers ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has approved the government’s motion to keep end-consumer tariff of distribution companies (DISCOs) and K-Electric unchanged for the calendar year 2026. In its decision released on Monday, Nepra pointed out that the Power … Read more
US says revoked 100,000 visas since Trump return
Trump administration has deported more than 605,000 people, and that 2.5 million others left on their own U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with members of the media aboard Air Force One en route from Florida to Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., January 11, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS WASHINGTON: The United States has revoked more than 100,000 … Read more
Pakistan seeks out-of-court settlement to scrap IP pipeline
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has conveyed to Iran its intention to shelve the Iran-Pakistan (IP) gas pipeline project under an out-of-court settlement framework, while also offering to revive the project if a waiver from United States sanctions can be secured, sources said on Monday. The IP gas pipeline project has remained stalled since 2014 due to US … Read more