It’s a challenge for the human brain to reckon with deep time. Visits to the Great Pyramids or Stonehenge can jog us out of present-tense bias and…
Bangladesh has expressed a “potential interest”…
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Accessible and engaging, ‘Strata’ looks back, way back, at air, ice, mud and heat
“Strata: Stories from Deep Time” by Laura Poppick. W. W. Norton & Company. $29.99 -
Sick young ants send out a ‘kill me’ scent to prevent deadly epidemics : NPR
When an ant pupa has a deadly, incurable infection, it sends out a signal that tells worker ants to unpack it from its…
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The secret world of animal sleep
Every animal with a brain needs sleep — and even a few without a brain do, too. Humans sleep, birds sleep, whales sleep and even jellyfish sleep. Sleep is universal “even though it’s actually very risky,” said Paul-Antoine Libourel, a…
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G3 Fiscal Policy Very Expansionary in 2026
The IMF estimates that fiscal policy will boost growth by 1% in Germany and 0.5% in Japan in 2026. The CBO estimates that the One Big Beautiful Bill will boost US growth by…
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Venezuela reportedly to continue supplying oil to US beyond 50m barrels announced by Trump | Oil
Venezuela will reportedly continue supplying oil to the US beyond the initial 50m barrels announced by Donald Trump after the American military’s capture of Nicolás Maduro.
The US would remove some sanctions on Venezuela to allow sales of oil…
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PSS Revision: ISC & ME to US East & Gulf
In order to keep providing you with our global services, Maersk is revising the Peak Season Surcharge (PSS) for United Arab Emirates, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Bhutan, India, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan,…
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Global HIV Fund Cuts Put Pakistan’s HIV Prevention and Treatment Programmes at Risk
The non-profit has reduced the total allocation to the country — to $223.6 million from $250.8 million under its Grant Cycle 7 (2023-2025). This has led to a $4 million cut from the national HIV/AIDS component.
“The funding squeeze has already…
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Bangladesh expresses ‘potential interest’ in procuring JF-17 fighter jets, says Pakistan
File photo of Pakistan Air Force (PAF) JF-17 Thunder fighter jet.
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The 40 most exciting books to look forward to in 2026
Social media comes under the spotlight in Caro Claire Burke’s Yesteryear – which is already being turned into a film starring Anne Hathaway. She’ll play Natalie, a successful tradwife influencer who one days wakes up in the past, and is forced…
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PIMS Burns Centre’s PC-1 awaits approval for expansion to cope with rising patient load-INP
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The Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) Burns Centre has sought approval of a PC-1 for the expansion of its facilities, citing a sharp increase in patient inflow and growing infrastructure constraints,…
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