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England skipper Joe Root raises his bat after reaching his 68th Test fifty against Pakistan at Headingley on Thursday. Photo: AFP England captain Joe Root further enhanced his reputation as one of Test cricket’s most prolific batters on Thursday, equalling Indian great Sachin Tendulkar’s record for the most half-centuries in the history of the format … Read more
Supreme Court bans ‘hulla parties’ that use fire to drive herds away, orders survey on corridors used for movement India is home to the majority of the world’s remaining wild Asian elephants, like this herd bathing in Assam. PHOTO: AFP India’s top court has ordered tough new steps to protect wild elephant herds as habitat … Read more
[Fears about the war in Iran, government deficits, the economy and corporate borrowing stirred global markets.
The longevity guru intensely monitors his diet and health. At a dinner party, he was asked about his quest for immortality. There was silence.
Ebola virus, hantavirus and the pathogen that causes Covid-19 likely jumped from animals to humans. So do these viruses — and scientists say climate change is speeding their spread.
[ LAHORE: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal has urged Sialkot’s exporters to set ambitious targets, embrace technology and move from low-cost manufacturing to high-value, internationally recognised brands, saying exporters earning foreign exchange should be treated as national heroes. Addressing the first-ever Business Networking Reception of the German-Pakistan Chamber of Commerce … Read more
Americans say they hate prying cameras. But they can’t look away.
More vessels are navigating the Strait of Hormuz with their location devices turned off to evade attacks by Iran, adding to the threat of collisions.
[High-quality bonds are still safer than stocks, but they have been swinging in value, so move cautiously, our columnist says.
Extreme temperatures and drought are adding to the stress on oak trees that have lived for hundreds of years and play a key role in the national imagination.