Art Gallery Shows to See in December
This week in Newly Reviewed, Andrew Russeth covers Jeff Koons’s big-budget baubles, Park Hyunki’s artificial boulder, Joseph Geagan’s demimonde and a group show of photos on fridges.
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Auto sales fall 11% in November
[ KARACHI: Pakistan’s automotive market experienced a sharp monthly slowdown in November, with total car sales plummeting 11% to 15,442 units from October’s 17,333, according to the Pakistan Automotive Manufacturers Association (PAMA). Despite the monthly dip, year-on-year figures paint a brighter picture, up 592% from November 2024’s 10,163 units, buoyed by lower interest rates and … Read more
Accord to set rules on Pakistan’s factory heat risks
CRI warns garment workers face rising climate-driven risks in global supply chains KARACHI: Pakistan and Bangladesh, despite being among the world’s lowest carbon emitters, continue to bear some of the harshest consequences of climate change, a reality underscored once again as the International Accord for Health and Safety in the Garment and Textile Industry moves … Read more
‘Storm Highway’ Forecast to Send More Rain to Washington and British Columbia
Just as this week’s floodwaters in the Pacific Northwest begin to recede, forecasters warn, another storm will approach the West Coast.
Lawsuit Seeks to Stop Oil Exploration in Remote Areas of the Arctic
[A federal lawsuit argues that proposed work by ConocoPhillips could threaten delicate ecosystems in the largest tract of public land in the U.S.
‘Come and kill me’
PARIS: Sick young ants release a smell to tell worker ants to destroy them to protect the colony from infection, scientists said Tuesday, adding that queens do not seem to commit this act of self-sacrifice. Many animals conceal illness for social reasons. For example, sick humans are known to risk infecting others so they can … Read more
PSX takes pause as profit-taking dominates
[ Shares of 345 companies were traded. At the end of the day, 75 stocks closed higher, 254 declined and 16 remained unchanged. PHOTO: FILE KARACHI: Profit-taking continued at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) for the second consecutive day on Thursday, which brought major sectors under selling pressure, dragging the benchmark KSE-100 index down by … Read more
Trump Signs Executive Order to Neuter State A.I. Laws
The order would create one federal regulatory framework for artificial intelligence, Mr. Trump told reporters in the Oval Office.
Clay instrument, timeless echo
KARACHI: The Boreendo’s re-emergence on the global cultural map this week offered more than a symbolic gesture toward an artefact of antiquity as it marked a long-overdue acknowledgement of a fragile craft that has carried the breath, memory, and mysticism of Sindh for 5,000 years, yet now stands on the edge of extinction. Pakistan’s ancient … Read more
Govt launches SME roadmap, worker formalisation
. ISLAMABAD: The government of Pakistan, in collaboration with the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (Smeda), has officially launched the National Roadmap for SME and Worker Formalisation, marking a new era in the formalisation of Pakistan’s economy. Special Assistant to the Prime Minister Haroon Akhtar, while addressing the … Read more