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TOKYO: Japanese writer Asako Yuzuki did not expect her novel Butter to capture a cult following abroad, hailed as a biting feminist critique of sexism and body-shaming. Translated into English last year, the tale of murder and misogyny has whetted an insatiable appetite, selling 610,000 copies overseas, including 400,000 in Britain – more than Japan … Read more
NEW YORK: Unbeaten Shakur Stevenson outlasted hard-hitting William Zepeda in a tough back-and-forth battle to retain his World Boxing Council lightweight world title on a unanimous decision on Saturday. Stevenson, whose crafty defensive style hasn’t always found favor with fans, withstood a relentless assault by the challenger and responded with efficient offense of his own … Read more
After veteran actor Mohammed Ahmed and director Mehreen Jabbar, Ahmad Ali Butt is the latest celebrity to slam Pakistani industry’s recurring issue with late payments. “Late payment is an industry standard,” said Butt in an Instagram Story on Monday. “Production houses, television channels and corporate sponsors all have a 60 to 90-day payment clause, and … Read more
[The president has earned a reputation for bluffing on tariffs. But he has steadily and dramatically raised U.S. tariffs, transforming global trade.
A rare mosaic death mask made of jadeite and vessels in the shapes of an owl, a monkey and coatimundi were found with the ruler.
[Traders have repeatedly shrugged off President Trump’s disruptive tariff wars and fiscal policy, pushing U.S. stock prices back into expensive territory, our columnist says.
A divided United States supreme court gave US President Donald Trump the green light on Monday to resume dismantling the Education Department. The conservative-dominated court, in an unsigned order, lifted a stay that had been placed by a federal district judge on mass layoffs at the department. The three liberal justices on the nine-member panel … Read more
Forget fangs full of venom — the backsides of serpents pack secretions volatile enough to kill insect invaders.
The resident died from pneumonic plague, the first such death in Coconino County, Ariz., since 2007, the county said.
KARACHI: (Spoiler alert!) The internet is having yet another field day with a Danish Taimoor drama. No, it is not him handcuffing himself to a woman like he did in Mann Mast Malang but it is his portrayal of mental illness in the latest episode of Sher that took things to a whole new level. … Read more