New Delhi: Amid rising levels of obesity — a precursor to a host of diseases including diabetes, hypertension, and cancers — Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent clarion call to fight obesity and reduce oil consumption has been endorsed by the World Health Organisation (WHO), doctors and sportspersons from across India. During his address at the…
The Philadelphia Eagles will have plenty more to play for when they take the field in Super Bowl LIX next Sunday against the Kansas City Chiefs. After an air ambulance carrying six people crashed in Northern Philadelphia Friday night, causing a massive explosion that has killed an unconfirmed number of people, the Eagles released a…
A worker in “The London Tunnels” in London in this undated image. — AFP LONDON: Behind a blue door in a narrow London passage lies a little-known network of tunnels deep underground, once home to British spies and a secret long-distance telephone exchange. Thirty metres (100 feet) below the UK capital’s bustling streets, all that…
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Listen to article The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) recorded a positive performance at the end of the business week, with the index rising by 1,562.35 points with the benchmark index rising by 1.38%. The market’s current index stood at 114,768.75 points during intra-day trading. PSX marking an increase of 1,562.35 points from the previous session’s closing of…
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Follow live updates on RFK Jr.’s second confirmation hearing. Caroline Kennedy wrote a scathing letter to key senators on Tuesday, calling her cousin, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a “predator” addicted to attention from airing dangerous views on vaccinations and who is unfit to be the nation’s health secretary. She urged lawmakers questioning Mr. Kennedy at…
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Dave WilsonJan 29, 2025, 11:58 PM ET Close Dave Wilson is a college football reporter. He previously worked at The Dallas Morning News, San Diego Union-Tribune and Las Vegas Sun. The Athletes Unlimited Softball League held its inaugural draft Wednesday night, with an early emphasis on the position most in demand. Beginning with former Oklahoma…
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With only two days before Israel bans operations of UNRWA, the U.N. aid agency for Palestinian refugees, Pakistan has warned that the move would cripple humanitarian work in war-shattered Gaza and undermine the ceasefire in the enclave. “For over seven decades, UNRWA has been a beacon of hope for millions of Palestinian refugees across the…
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Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has assured the government’s resolve to stand firm by its commitments to the $7 billion International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme. “We are in a three-year Fund programme and know where we are, what we have committed and we are going to stay firm on those commitments,” said the finance minister while…
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The Dignity in Dying campaign group says more than 200 million people around the world have legal access to assisted dying, external. Switzerland has allowed assisted suicide since 1942. Its Dignitas facility – which accepts foreign patients as well as Swiss nationals. Between 1998 and 2023 it helped 571 Britons to die, external. Assisted suicide…
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The Miami Heat suspended Jimmy Butler again on Monday, the third suspension for their disgruntled star over the past month but the one that appears to signal the end of his six-year tenure with the team. The Heat said the latest suspension — triggered by Butler walking out of practice after hearing the team planned…
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