Why Some Cold States Are Making It Cheaper to Run a Heat Pump
New discounts can make heat pumps go from a bad investment to a good idea.
Month: January 2026
A Rug Maker Withstood One Year of Trump’s Tariffs. New Challenges Loom.
[Loloi stockpiled rugs from India, Turkey and other countries in advance, but inventory is running low.
Tear gas fired at protestors demanding release of 5-year-old detainee in Texas
Demonstrators demand release of Liam Conejo Ramos from Minneapolis, detained under Trump’s immigration crackdown Texas state police officers on Wednesday used tear gas to disperse a demonstration outside a US immigration detention facility where protesters demanded the release of a 5-year-old Ecuadoran boy, among others swept up in the Trump administration’s immigration clampdown. About 100 … Read more
Has India’s dominance in ICC revenue model factored in Bangladesh’s dismissal from World Cup 2026?
Bangladesh’s ejection from the T20 World Cup raises questions about ICC neutrality, BCCI power Bangladesh’s Shakib Al Hasan in action. Photo: REUTERS Bangladesh’s request to play the T20 World Cup 2026 matches outside India was not entertained by the International Cricket Council (ICC), leading to their ejection from the marquee event. The Bangladesh Cricket Board … Read more
Dhaka-Karachi direct flights resume after 14-year gap
Flight will depart Dhaka at 8pm and is scheduled to land at Karachi airport at 11pm Pakistan and Bangladesh have resumed direct air links after a 14-year gap, with Biman Bangladesh Airlines operating its first flight between Dhaka and Karachi on Thursday. The Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight BG341 will depart Dhaka at 8pm and is … Read more
Imran Khan taken to hospital for minor eye procedure, confirms Tarar
Information minister dismisses health rumours, says former PM is ‘absolutely healthy’ PTI founder Imran Khan. PHOTO: FILE Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar said on Thursday that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder and former prime minister Imran Khan, who is incarcerated at Adiala Jail, was briefly taken to the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences … Read more
Taiwan drill simulates repelling Chinese amphibious assault
Military integrates missiles, drones, patrol boats in combat exercise amid rising tensions with Beijing A High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) is on display at a park during Taiwan’s annual Han Kuang military exercise in Taichung, Taiwan July 12, 2025.PHOTO: REUTERS Taiwan’s military on Thursday simulated repelling a Chinese assault from the sea, integrating shore-launched … Read more
prices likely to rise from Feb 1 amid inflation pressures
[ People wait for their turn to get fuel at a petrol station in Peshawar on January 30, 2023. Photo: Reuters/ File ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is likely to raise the prices of several petroleum products from February 1, while a slight reduction in petrol prices is also expected, according to official sources. The price of high-speed … Read more
Nvidia, Microsoft and Amazon weigh up to $60bn investment in OpenAI: report
Nvidia, Amazon, Microsoft preparing funding round as AI costs surge, competition with Google intensifies An illustration depicting Big Tech companies. PHOTO: FILE NVIDIA, Amazon, and Microsoft are in talks to invest up to $60 billion in OpenAI, The Information reported on Wednesday. NVIDIA, an existing investor whose chips power OpenAI’s AI models, is in talks to … Read more
Driver arrested after car crashes into New York Synagogue
No injuries were reported from the incident at the Chabad Lubavitch World Headquarters in Brooklyn, police say A New York City Police Department (NYPD) unit patrols outside the Chabad Lubavitch World Headquarters synagogue during Yom Kippur, the holiest day on the Jewish calendar, in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, U.S., October 2, 2025. … Read more
