Meta Launches New Facebook Marketplace App Called Seller
Seller is part of the Silicon Valley company’s strategy to innovate on its original social network.
With Hopes High for New H.I.V. Prevention Pill, Merck Takes Steps to Ensure Access
Companies in Africa and India will make generic versions of the pill that could cost as little as $5 per person per year. But access to the drug and other new products in much of Latin America remains uncertain.
The Artist Matthew Taylor Is Helping Trump Reshape Washington
Matthew Taylor, a conceptual artist and political strategist, made influential ads and documentaries produced by Steve Bannon. Now he’s assisting the White House.
Iran rapidly rebuilds missile sites, key infrastructure despite months of airstrikes: report
Satellite imagery points to swift reconstruction of underground missile bases, bridges, ports, production facilities An Iran-made missile and its launchers during a rally in Tehran in 2025. Photo: AFP/ File Iran is swiftly rebuilding war-damaged infrastructure, from underground missile bases and bridges to production facilities and ports, according to Israeli and Western officials and satellite … Read more
FAMSUN to set up Tech Display Park
[ Platform will feature agri engineering solutions for researchers, farmers & entrepreneurs ISLAMABAD: In a landmark development aimed at accelerating Pakistan’s agricultural modernisation, the Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC) and globally renowned Famsun Group of China have signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) to establish a Famsun Technology Display Park and promote cooperation in agricultural … Read more
In Kyrgyzstan, Girls Compete at Kok-Boru, a Game Like Polo
Here’s what happened when some teenage girls dared to compete in the dangerous sport of “kok-boru.”
SBP reserves rise $33m to $17.26b
[ STABLE CURRENCY: Pakistani rupee closed at 277.90 on Thursday, up Rs0.01 from Wednesday’s close at 277.91, while the US dollar largely stabilised globally amid renewed US-Iran tensions. PHOTO: FILE KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan’s (SBP) foreign exchange reserves increased by $33 million during the week ended July 17, reaching $17,258.6 million, the central … Read more
As Canada Opens Gordie Howe International Bridge, Americans Are Told to Stay Home
After a delay ordered by President Trump and new tariffs against Canada, the bridge between Windsor, Ontario, and Detroit opens in “underwhelming” fashion on Friday.
Is the Amaury Family, Owners of the Tour de France, Hurting Cycling?
[The Amaurys of Paris own the race, but won’t share any of the $170 million in media revenue. Sponsors and riders say their resistance is dooming the sport.
Debra Winger and Arliss Howard Feel Old Enough to Play ‘The Gin Game’
At 71, Debra Winger and Arliss Howard have aged into a married-couples acting tradition that Jessica Tandy and Hume Cronyn began.