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[ Sugar prices in Karachi have dropped significantly in the past week, with wholesale rates falling by Rs 10 to Rs 174 per kilogram. Retail prices range between Rs 180 and Rs 185 per kilogram in the city. Read: Sugar, power and patronage However, the sugar situation in Punjab is more complicated. The province is facing … Read more
The North Coast 500 route through the country’s remote north has drawn millions of visitors to the Highlands. But the price, residents say, is being paid in trash, traffic jams and even deaths.
Jon Jones has expressed disappointment after UFC President Dana White voiced concerns over booking him for the proposed UFC White House card in 2026. The event, which would take place on Independence Day, is seen as a major opportunity for the UFC, but White’s hesitation to trust Jones due to his past troubles has sparked … Read more
South Korea has announced plans to establish a lunar base by 2045, marking a significant leap in the nation’s space exploration ambitions. This goal is part of a comprehensive exploration roadmap revealed by the Korea Aerospace Administration (KASA) on July 17, which outlines several key missions in lunar exploration, space science, and microgravity research. KASA’s … Read more
US President Donald Trump’s lunch meeting with Pakistan’s military chief prompted a private diplomatic protest from India in a warning to Washington about risks to their bilateral ties, while New Delhi is recalibrating relations with China as a hedge, officials and analysts said. The meeting and other tensions in the US-India relationship, after decades of … Read more
The White House says roughly $1 trillion in Medicaid cuts won’t limit home- and community-based care. Health care experts disagree.
The artist’s first museum tour luxuriates in the spacious and sophisticated folk-modernism he left behind, even as it unevenly canonizes a painter of the millennial era.
One person was killed as a Bangladesh air force training aircraft crashed into a college campus in the capital city of Dhaka on Monday, a fire services official said. The incident occurred in Dhaka’s northern area of Uttara, the military’s public relations department said in a statement. “Bangladesh Air Force’s F-7 BGI training aircraft crashed … Read more
[In pursuit of well-heeled fliers, airlines and credit card companies are stocking their elite lounges with caviar, sushi bars and big-name chefs.
Iranian representatives will meet with negotiators from Britain, France and Germany on Friday, days after they threatened to restore sanctions.