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Friday, October 18, 2024

El Chapo to get life sentence from US judge

AFP | After a dramatic decades-long run as one of the world's most notorious drug lords, there is little suspense about what will happen in...

Akbar exposes Sharifs’ corruption, dares Shehbaz to file lawsuit

News Desk | The Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Accountability Shahzad Akbar has exposed alleged corruption of Sharif family by presenting documentary evidence of...

Food system needs a revolution, not tinkering around edges by the ultra-processed producers

Norah Campbell | Eating ultra-processed food is definitely bad for you, a recent study has confirmed. In the experiment, people were fed either ultra-processed or unprocessed food,...

How tech firms make us feel like we own their apps – and how that benefits them

Melody Zou | Possessions are going out of fashion. An endless stream of media reports claim millennials – that amorphous mass of people born in the...

Modern Slavery Act is having unintended consequences for women’s freedom in Sri Lanka

Sandya Hewamanne | The Modern Slavery Act was seen as a big achievement for combating the issue of forced labour. But since it was passed...

Hong Kong protests: why Chinese media reports focus on Britain’s colonial past

Qing Cao | Over recent weeks, mass protests against proposed changes to extradition law in Hong Kong have escalated into a major crisis. In the...

Salt: China’s deadly food habit

Monique Tan | People in China have used salt to prepare and preserve food for thousands of years. But consuming lots of salt raises blood...

Singer R Kelly arrested in Chicago on federal sex crime charges

News Desk | Grammy Award-winning singer R Kelly was arrested by New York police detectives and investigators with the Department of Homeland Security, on Thursday...

Hina Altaf called Muneeb Butt a ‘bad actor’?

News Desk | Aiman Khan and VJ-turned-actress Hina Altaf might be the Pakistani sweethearts of the Pakistani drama industry but when it comes to their...

Could the common cold ‘revolutionize’ bladder cancer treatment?

News Desk | Using viruses to treat cancer has long been of interest to medical researchers. One type of virus in particular — oncolytic viruses...

6 solid reasons to give online learning a try

Over the past year we’ve been forced to go through a series of changes that none of us could have predicted. We’ve had to...

Most Famous Pakistan Footballers of All Time

The English Premier League hasn’t been graced with many Pakistani footballers over the years, with even fewer going on to become pundits in the...