A boy holds a hamburger made with a doughnut bun at the Los Angeles County Fair in Pomona, California September 4, 2013. — Reuters GENEVA: Food contaminated with harmful bacteria, viruses, parasites or chemicals kills 1.5 million people worldwide each year, with young children worst hit, the World Health Organisation warned on Thursday. After analysing…
Most crypto investors still obsess over price charts. But in 2026, a growing share of attention is shifting back to improving the fundamentals of the protocols. Ethereum, Solana and Avalanche are preparing some of their largest protocol upgrades in years, while Coinbase’s Base network rolled out its Beryl hard fork last Friday in a bid…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A 70-year-old man has died in a Canada Day boating accident on Aylesford Lake in Nova Scotia’s Kings County, RCMP say, while the search continues for a second missing boater. First responders, including the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre (JRCC), responded to the incident at around 4:45 p.m….
ISLAMABAD: The government on Thursday decided to extend the Murree Expressway by 70 kilometers to Muzaffarabad during a National Highway Authority (NHA) meeting chaired by Communications Minister Abdul Aleem Khan. Work on the road has been ongoing under Khan’s tenure, including when he visited the expressway last November to review beautification, rehabilitation and improvement works…
US forward Folarin Balogun’s red card against Bosnia-Herzegovina means he will miss the next World Cup game against Belgium. Photo: AFP SANTA CLARA: USA coach Mauricio Pochettino said Wednesday striker Folarin Balogun should “never” have received a red card after he was sent off against Bosnia following a VAR review, meaning he will miss his side’s last-16 World Cup…
The new CEO of Lucid Motors is continuing to restructure the company after announcing hundreds of job cuts last month: The EV maker on Thursday said its chief financial officer Taoufiq Boussaid will be leaving the company. Boussaid’s pending departure comes amid a flurry of new executive hires meant to bolster the company’s leadership as…
A person poses with a dose of Novavax Nuvaxovid COVID-19 vaccine in this illustration picture taken in Schwenksville, Pennsylvania, US October 2, 2025. — Reuters PARIS: A vaccine targeting a broad range of viruses that was designed using artificial intelligence had a “modest” effect on immune systems in a small, early trial, according to a…
Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Solana’s meme coin machine is heating up again, with daily token creation reportedly climbing to an 80-day high in late June and early July. The jump has been tied to meme coin launch programs, Raydium-linked activity, and renewed attention around new tokens…
By The Canadian Press The Canadian Press Posted July 2, 2026 10:08 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Toronto Maple Leafs signed forward Brandon Duhaime to a three-year contract Thursday, the second day of NHL free agency. The 29-year-old spent last season with the Washington Capitals, recording four…
Pakistan has reduced the regulatory duty on the commercial import of used vehicles with engine capacities below 1,800cc, effective from 1 July. The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has issued a notification lowering the additional regulatory duty. The notification states that the additional duty on the commercial import of used vehicles below 1,800 cc has…
