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. Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Photo: File ISLAMABAD: Norwegian Foreign Affairs Minister Espen Barth Eide is set to undertake an official visit to Pakistan on August 13-14 to discuss deepening bilateral ties, marking the first visit by a Norwegian foreign minister to the country in a decade, the Foreign Office (FO) said on Wednesday. … Read more
[The brother of Jared Kushner is an influential venture capitalist with big bets on A.I. and health insurance.
At Iceland’s eclipse festival, a prayer for sea cucumbers and ‘generosity from the sky.’
Iceland fell into darkness as millions gathered for Western Europe’s first total solar eclipse in 27 years The moon completely covers the sun during a total solar eclipse as seen from the Javalambre Astrophysical Observatory in Arcos de las Salinas, near Teruel, Spain, August 12, 2026. Photo: Reuters The skies above Iceland fell into total … Read more
Unlike the total solar eclipse that swept across Europe, the Perseids can be seen at night by anyone in the Northern Hemisphere.
Basmati. Photo: Reuters (file) ISLAMABAD: The Federal Court of Australia has dismissed the appeal filed by India’s Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) in the Basmati word mark case, ordering APEDA to pay the respondent’s costs, the Ministry of Commerce said on Wednesday. The decision vindicates Pakistan’s principled position regarding Basmati as … Read more
In a place known for its fickle weather, eclipse watchers took a risk. Only some got to see the sun.
Andy Green, a 64-year-old retired Royal Air Force pilot from Britain, was already the only person to break the sound barrier on land. “The ground comes at you very, very quickly,” he said.
President Trump’s Air Force One subterfuge pales in comparison to the secrecy surrounding Russia’s president, whose fixation on security has reached new heights in recent years.
[The Trump administration will not enforce reporting requirements of the 2021 Corporate Transparency Act, which was intended to crack down on money laundering.