What’s the Best Way to Treat Heartburn?
Tums, Pepcid, Gaviscon — over-the-counter medications can reduce symptoms in different ways. Here’s how to find the ideal one for you.
Airport chaos, delays as E.U. debuts biometric border system
The biometric system for non-E.U. citizens is causing long delays and short tempers at airports. Officials say the rocky rollout will get better and will improve security.
Phoenix Species Project Announces Funds for Imperiled Wildlife
[A new fund called the Phoenix Species Project will provide $200 million to help pull imperiled species back from the brink of extinction.
As Europe migration debate rages, Bologna businessman’s death highlights human cost
Moroccan owner of metalworking firm feared deportation before dying in police restraint incident A protester holds a placard reading “Abolish the police” during a demonstration following the death of Moroccan businessman Abderrahim Fakir in Bologna, Italy, July 26, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS When tens of thousands of would-be migrants crossed from Morocco into the Spanish enclave … Read more
Inflation falls to 9.2% in July
[ PRICE MOVEMENTS: The price of onions – an essential kitchen item – rose 75% year-on-year, while milk products became nearly 10% more expensive. However, potato prices fell 35%, and sugar prices dropped 21% due to sufficient stocks and the government’s resistance to millers’ export demands. PHOTO: FILE ISLAMABAD: Despite food inflation surging to its … Read more
Morocco, Algeria advance to WAFCON quarters
JOHANNESBURG: Hosts Morocco topped Group A at the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) despite failing to score from a twice-taken penalty in a 0-0 draw with Senegal on Monday. Morocco advanced to the quarter-finals by finishing with seven points after beating Kenya convincingly and Algeria narrowly in earlier mini-league matches in Rabat. Goals from … Read more
Osaka out to improve Toronto fortunes
Naomi Osaka of Japan in action during her quarter-final match against Elisabetta Cocciaretto of Italy at the Washington DC Open tennis tournament. Photo: AFP TORONTO: Naomi Osaka is hoping her success last year in Montreal, where she finished runner-up to Victoria Mboko, will translate as the WTA’s 1000 event in Canada shifts to Toronto. The four-time … Read more
Mari Energies allocates gas to private sector
[ ISLAMABAD: Mari Energies has finally allocated gas to Universal Gas Distribution Company (Pvt) Ltd from the Spinwam discovery in the Waziristan block of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa following a warm response from the private sector. Mari Energies is the operator of the Waziristan block having 55% working interest along with Oil and Gas Development Company and Orient … Read more
OGDC deploys Canadian tech to boost heavy oil output
[ ISLAMABAD: Oil & Gas Development Company Limited (OGDC) has signed a contract with Canada’s Synergetic Oil Tools Incorporated to deploy advanced Passive Energy Tool technology aimed at enhancing production from Pakistan’s heavy crude oil fields, according to a statement issued on Monday. The contract signing ceremony was held at OGDC Headquarters in Islamabad, with … Read more
Saudi Aramco Reports 33% Profit Surge Despite War’s Disruption
Higher oil prices propelled a quarterly earnings jump for Saudi Arabia’s energy giant, which used pipelines to work around disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz.