Louisiana health officials are urging beachgoers to take precautions during a summertime surge of infections from a flesh-eating bacteria found in coastal waters. Louisiana has confirmed nine cases of vibrio vulnificus infections this year, which can be severe and life-threatening, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In a news release from the…
The PML-N appeared set to gain at least one seat in Poonch division, where four constituencies went to the polls on Monday amid allegations of rigging, violence and disruption, with polling suspended at some places. The biggest upset was the defeat of Muslim Conference president Sardar Attique Ahmed Khan in LA-14 (Dhirkot), a constituency from…
The Directorate General Punjab Enforcement and Regulatory Authority (PERA), established under the Punjab Enforcement and Regulation Act, 2024, has announced highly lucrative career opportunities under the employment title New Punjab Enforcement & Regulatory Authority PERA Jobs in Lahore August 2026. Qualified, experienced, and competent professionals are invited to apply for various contract-based positions under the…
Birmingham gold medallist says federation’s IWF ban has derailed his career and cost Pakistan medals Nooh Dastgir Butt in action at the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games, where he won the gold medal. Photos provided by Nooh’s father. KARACHI: Pakistan’s seasoned weightlifter and 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games gold medallist Nooh Dastgir Butt says the country’s weightlifting…
Social media companies like Meta, TikTok, Snapchat, and Google are facing a long road of litigation over claims that they intentionally designed their products to be addictive to minors. According to a report from Reuters, San Francisco’s 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals denied these platforms’ attempt to defend themselves from thousands of lawsuits through…
Months after U.S. President Donald Trump escalated his threats to annex Greenland, the semi-autonomous Arctic island is pushing back against another threat — the setting up of drilling infrastructure by a U.S. oil company on its territory without permission. U.S.-based oil company Greenland Energy is preparing to drill for oil in Greenland, having moved drilling…
Online applications are officially invited from eligible candidates holding a domicile of District Lower Dir for recruitment in the Dir Levies Force under the latest announcement for Levies Force Sepoy Jobs in Lower Dir KPK August 2026. This recruitment drive offers 37 vacant positions on merit for the post of Sepoy (BPS-07) for individuals who…
Four-team event begins in Multan as Pakistan starts its World Cup 2027 preparations Pakistan’s leading white-ball cricketers will return to domestic action on Tuesday as the Al Batal Presents University of Lahore National Champions Cup 2026-27 gets underway at the Multan Cricket Stadium, providing the national selectors and coaching staff with an early opportunity to…
Competing Android app stores are now back on Google Play in the U.S., and Aptoide is the first to take advantage of the new option. On Monday, the Portugal-based app distributor brought its games store back to Google Play after more than a decade, crediting the loosening of restrictions that had been criticized as anticompetitive….
A more than 2,000-year-old shipwreck has been discovered off the coast of Mazara del Vallo in Sicily, with hundreds of preserved ancient vats used to store wine onboard. Italy’s Carabinieri Command for the Protection of Cultural Heritage wrote in a news release that the Roman-era ship dates back to between the second and first centuries…
