Baby on Board: Why is infant milk seen as luxury for rich?
Pakistan this week in news was all about the Finance (Supplementary) Bill, also known as the ‘mini budget.’ ...
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PM’s upcoming China visit comes under intense focus
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ISLAMABAD: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa and Director General (DG) ISI Lieutenant...
Thich Nhat Hanh, who worked for decades to teach mindfulness, approached death in that same spirit
Thich Nhat Hanh, the monk who popularized mindfulness in the West, died in the Tu Hieu Temple in Hue, Vietnam, on...
Taliban 2.0 aren't so different from the first regime, after all
The international community is closely monitoring the Taliban, after the group re-seized power in Afghanistan in...
Why do we find making new friends so hard as adults?
If you’ve ever tried to make new friends as an adult, you’ll probably see why loneliness is at an all time high....
Who could be Britain's next prime minister if Johnson is ousted?
LONDON:British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is fighting a rebellion among his own lawmakers over revelations of...
U.S. rallies a united front against Russia as Putin seeks cracks
By Simon Lewis
WASHINGTON:A week of diplomacy by U.S. President Joe Biden failed to defuse tensions between Russia...
Why Prince Andrew is losing his military titles, but staying a prince
Following rapid developments in the sexual abuse lawsuit against Prince Andrew, Buckingham Palace issued a statement...
Piss off? Annoy? Shit on? Why Macron’s use of the French swear word ‘emmerder’ is so hard to translate
When President Emmanuel Macron vowed to “emmerder” the unvaccinated in France, he did not just throw down the...
Sidney Poitier: Hollywood's first Black leading man reflected the civil rights movement on screen
In the summer of 1967, Martin Luther King Jr. introduced the keynote speaker for the 10th-anniversary convention...
Women are finding new ways to influence male-led faiths
In some religions, women are barred from serving as clergy or excluded from top leadership roles. Nonetheless, women...
This New Year, why not resolve to ditch your dodgy old passwords?
Most of the classic New Year resolutions revolve around improving your health and lifestyle. But this year, why not...
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I felt arrogantly certain that my arrival to Pakistan was permanent. Now I am sure that my displacement is ...
'Strangers in their own land': Iraqi Yazidis and their plight, 7 years on from genocide
Each year in the second week of December, Iraqi Yazidis, an ethnoreligious minority in northern Iraq, celebrate...
Comic book introduces kids to key concepts and careers in cybersecurity
Three 9-year-old girls are huddled around a Caesar wheel, an ancient tool for sharing secret messages.
Cracking a...
We analysed a decade of media coverage of obesity – this is what we found
With the new year on the way, no doubt many headlines will be urging readers to set resolutions to lose the weight...
Love it or hate it, TikTok is changing the music industry
“Tik-a-Tok-a-Who?”, was Adele’s response to her management’s suggestion to promote her music to younger...
'Like the Stasi': Cyber volunteers in India silence critical voices
By Rina Chandran
The group that ran the Hindutva Watch handle on Twitter - which flagged instances of violence and...
1 year and 700 lives lost, but the Indian protestors have succeeded in repealing anti-farming laws
Days short of the first anniversary of the farmers’ protests, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in a...
Russia’s anti-satellite missile test has threatened ISS, peaceful use of outer space
The action has generated widespread international condemnation
Top economists see no prolonged high inflation, no rate hike next year
Despite appearances – especially in the United States – the era of high inflation isn’t set for a comeback in...
What's next for Britney? Clues are in her own words
By Jill Serjeant
LOS ANGELES:Britney Spears won back her freedom on Friday after 13 years under a conservatorship...
Vegan, vegetarian and flexitarian diets could save you money – new research
Many people are choosing to make the switch to plant-based diets for many reasons – including as a way of cutting...
'Architects of desire': Can advertising agencies glamorise climate solutions?
By Laurie Goering
GLASGOW:As the world's "architects of desire", the advertising industry - criticised by some as...
The ‘great resignation’ is a trend that began before the pandemic – and bosses need to get used to it
Finding good employees has always been a challenge - but these days it’s harder than ever. And it is unlikely to...
Big Mouth, an animated series about periods, sexual identity, anxiety. What's not to like?
Animation and character design allow us to hold a mirror up to society. We get to see humanity, warts and all, and...
Why did she die?
By Neha Khan & Sadia Wali
Sakina has two daughters and two sons aged 7, 5, 3 respectively and the youngest is...
Similar to ordering a pizza': how buy now, pay later apps influence young people's spending
Young people are often blamed for making irresponsible choices with money.
But the real issue is not whether they...
Is a world without men a dystopia or a utopia?
It is a remarkable coincidence that both New Zealand black comedy Creamerie and American post-apocalyptic drama Y:...
'I don't think, I know' – what makes Macron's comments about Morrison so extraordinary and so worrying
French President Emmanuel Macron has called Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison a liar on the world stage....
