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5,531 remain missing as UN estimates 500 births next month, 74 women potentially requiring emergency obstetric care A woman displaced by the deadly flash floods and mudslide, sits inside a classroom at a school turned into a temporary shelter, in Devighat, Nuwakot district, Nepal, September 5, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS Crammed into crowded shelter camps, thousands … Read more
[After Pink’s sales slipped in recent years, Victoria Secret’s new chief executive is focused on making women feel bold and flirty.
Volcanic ash grounds hundreds of Jakarta flights as authorities plan cloud-seeding to promote rain Airplanes are parked as Soekarno Hatta International Airport closed its operations due to the eruption of the Mount Anak Krakatau volcano, in Tangerang, near Jakarta, Indonesia, September 6, 2026, PHOTO: REUTERS An eruption of Indonesia’s Mount Anak Krakatau caused six airports to suspend flight operations on Sunday, affecting … Read more
[ KARACHI: Pakistan’s rising cost of living is giving an old habit a new economic meaning: repair it rather than replace it. From mobile phones and laptops to air-conditioners, refrigerators, washing machines, and other household appliances, consumers are increasingly paying technicians to extend the lives of products once discarded or replaced. For thousands of technicians, … Read more
The documents amount to an autopsy of the weapons-contracting process.
[Elizabeth Hillman, chief of the 9/11 Memorial & Museum since 2022, says the stories of that day “remain compelling, and they’re still unfolding.”
Joan Birman thought her major discoveries were behind her. Then came an email from a young neighbor — a girl who knew little but wanted to learn.
Alexander Zverev kept his bid for a second Grand Slam title alive with a straightforward win over Alejandro Tabilo. Photo: AFP NEW YORK: Alexander Zverev kept his bid for a second Grand Slam title alive with a straightforward win over Alejandro Tabilo, while Coco Gauff stayed strong to reach the fourth round of the US … Read more
Democratic party gets largest advantage over Republicans since 2008, survey shows Independent voters are increasingly leaning toward the Democratic Party ahead of November’s United States midterm elections, according to Gallup’s latest quarterly party affiliation data reported Saturday by the Washington Examiner. Among respondents in Gallup’s second-quarter survey who identified as neither Republicans nor Democrats, 49% … Read more
[ Producer group needs to agree quotas before deciding output steps as Iran war limits sway over prices, market share OPEC+ is set to keep its oil output policy unchanged for October at a meeting on Sunday, two people familiar with the discussions told Reuters, as the producer group needs to agree new quotas before deciding its next output steps. The meeting comes as the Iran war continues to … Read more