Art Gallery Shows to See in September
This week in Newly Reviewed, Will Heinrich covers a show that displays the power of community, Morgan O’Hara’s obsessive documentation and Noah Jemisin’s phantasms.
FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup begins
POLAND: Some 15,000 people are expected for the opening matches of the Under-20 Women’s World Cup on Saturday, but it is not yet clear whether FIFA President Gianni Infantino will be among them. The tournament, which runs until September 27 in Poland, is the first major FIFA competition that could have been affected by the … Read more
K-P renews push to enrol out-of-school children, expand girls’ education
Province plans new classrooms, accelerated learning centres and higher stipends to improve access and retention Post-budget seminar on girls’ education organized by the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Commission on the Status of Women (KPCSW). Photo: APP The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Education Department has reinstated focus on the enrolment of out-of-school children in the formal education system while expanding … Read more
Grand Theft Porter: Thieves Steal 800 Barrels of Guinness in Britain
The police said they were investigating the theft of about $155,000 worth of the famously creamy Irish stout from an industrial park in northwestern England.
Global investors trim US exposure amid debt fears
[ Norway cuts Treasury allocation as Dutch central bank moves gold reserves to London amid rising risks A street sign for Wall Street is seen outside the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, New York, US, July 19, 2021. REUTERS Growing concerns over soaring government debt, rising bond yields and geopolitical uncertainty … Read more
How engineers in a WhatsApp group are guiding Nepal’s tunnel rescue efforts
Over 500 experts share data in group as rescuers search devastated hydropower plants for survivors People stand next to damaged buildings following the deadly flash floods and a mudslide, in Devighat, Nuwakot district, Nepal, September 4, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS An army of experts in a WhatsApp group is guiding rescue workers scouring a Nepali valley … Read more
After Fighting Russia Fiercely, He Wants to Forge Ukraine’s Path to Peace
Kyrylo Budanov, a decorated soldier and former military spy chief, advocates a negotiated settlement. Talks are expected to resume this month.
Iqra Aziz calls marriage to Yasir Hussain a blessing, dismisses age-gap concerns
Actor speaks about compatibility, motherhood, mom guilt and her plans to eventually take on theatre Iqra Aziz described her relationship with husband Yasir Hussain as a blessing, saying their age gap had never affected their relationship. The actor spoke in an interview while supporting her husband at his theatre production So Suite in Lahore. During the … Read more
Zverev survives US Open five-set epic
NEW YORK: Top-seeded Alexander Zverev kept his bid for a first US Open title on track with a gritty five-set victory over Quentin Halys, staying the course as a spate of upsets rocked the men’s draw on Thursday. A trio of former women’s champions — Coco Gauff, Iga Swiatek and Naomi Osaka — booked third-round … Read more
Natasha acquitted in drug case linked to Karsaz accident
KARACHI: A judicial magistrate’s court in Karachi on Thursday acquitted Natasha, the accused in the Karsaz road accident case, in a separate case registered under the anti-narcotics law after the prosecution and investigating authorities failed to prove the charge against her. The court observed that the medical evidence did not establish that Natasha had consumed … Read more