Hurricane Season Has Been Calm. Should You Have Flood Insurance?
[No hurricane-strength storms have formed yet this year in the Atlantic basin, but the limiting activity isn’t certain to continue.
OMCs seek swift margin revision
[ Urge govt intervention, saying margins not revised for 3 years despite high costs ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s leading oil marketing companies (OMCs) have approached the federal government, seeking the petroleum minister’s urgent intervention over continuous delay in revising their regulated margins as mounting financial pressures are threatening the commercial viability of the downstream petroleum sector. In … Read more
In ‘Never Stop Chasing,’ Tornadoes Strengthen Bonds of Friendship
In “Never Stop Chasing,” the dangerous livelihood of storm hunting is underpinned by a rare intimacy among men who grew up together
Australia seek revenge against Bangladesh
Bangladesh face a fierce Australian response in the second Test after their historic nine-wicket victory in Darwin, with the hosts reshuffling their batting line-up to bounce back in the second Test which will begin in Mackay on Saturday. The stunning triumph was Bangladesh’s first Test win on Australian soil and gave them a significant psychological … Read more
Shadab stars as Falcons sink Patriots
Antigua and Barbuda Falcons batter Shadab Khan plays a shot during their Caribbean Premier League (CPL) 2026 match against St Kitts and Nevis Patriots at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in North Sound, Antigua, on August 20, 2026. Photo: CPLT20 Antigua and Barbuda Falcons held their nerve to beat St Kitts and Nevis Patriots by … Read more
Can Bessent’s ‘Big Tool Kit’ Calm Bond Investors?
[Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has vowed to step up efforts to restore calm to the debt markets. So far, it’s not working out that way.
At 77, She Walked 9 Miles Under Drone-Filled Skies to Escape From ‘Hell’
Rescue teams no longer enter the city of Lyman, in eastern Ukraine, because it is deemed too dangerous. The only way out is a terrifying journey on foot.
Gold prices in Pakistan on Thursday
[ Gold prices continued their upward trend for a second consecutive day in international and local markets on Friday. In the international bullion market, the price of gold rose by $52 per ounce to reach $4,547. According to the All-Pakistan Gems and Jewellers Sarafa Association (APGJSA), in the local market, the price of gold increased … Read more
OpenAI’s Two-Week Pause + Jill Lepore on the Threat of the “Artificial State” + Train of Thought
“It is the first time that we know of that a major lab has voluntarily slowed down.”
Giorgia Meloni Cuts the Hard Right a Path to Power
In a rare interview, the onetime political outcast reflects on her route from “the uncomfortable side of history” to the threshold of leading Italy’s most durable postwar government.