Young people in China have recently embraced a trend of visiting the graves of historical figures, leaving quirky tributes inspired by their lives, such as wine for poets and painkillers along with chocolates for generals. This phenomenon has sparked an online debate regarding the potential debasement of history. Following the Ching Ming Festival, history lovers…
China Customs Customs officers recently seized a batch of maps bound for export, which they described as “problematic” Chinese customs officers in eastern Shandong province have seized 60,000 maps that “mislabelled” the self-governed island of Taiwan, which Beijing claims as part of its territory. The maps, authorities said, also “omitted important islands” in the South…
Emer MoreauBusiness reporter Getty Images A quarter of all first-class post was delivered late last year Royal Mail has been fined £21m after almost a quarter of first-class post arrived late, Ofcom has announced. It is the third-largest fine the communications watchdog has ever issued and follows its investigation after Royal Mail missed its targets…
Goldman Sachs has agreed to acquire Industry Ventures, a 25-year-old, San Francisco-based investment firm with $7 billion in assets under management, CNBC was first to report on Monday. The deal underscores the growing importance of secondary markets and buyouts as traditional venture exits remain sluggish. The investment bank is paying $665 million in cash and…
LONDON: UK Communities Secretary Steve Reed said Tuesday it was “absolutely unacceptable” for women to have been excluded from a charity running event in a London park organised by a mosque. The East London Mosque staged its annual five-kilometre fundraising run last Sunday, advertising it as “inclusive” and for “runners and supporters of all ages…
DIG suggests forming a joint committee comprising of officials, to conduct land survey KARACHI: Following the repatriation of Afghan nationals residing in the Afghan Basti, police officials have expressed concern that the vacated houses and land may be illegally occupied. DIG West, Irfan Baloch, has warned that the land mafia may attempt to seize the…
Well, it’s time for my annual Economics Nobel post! If you like, you can also check out my posts for2024,2023,2022, and2021. Other than the tired old question of whether the Econ Nobel is a “real” Nobel prize,[1]there are basically three things to talk about in these posts: The research that got the prize What the…
Security sources say Taliban fired on Pakistani posts, Army responded with strong, decisive action, Days after a brief period of calm along the Pak-Afghan border, fresh clashes erupted in the Kurram sector as security forces retaliated against unprovoked firing by the Afghan Taliban regime and Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, security sources confirmed on Tuesday. According to the…
Oct 14, 2025, 04:59 PM ET WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened to relocate World Cup matches set to be played next year in Boston, parts of which he’d suggested had been “taken over” by recent unrest. Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, home to the NFL’s New England Patriots and about 30 miles…
Rob Zangardi — an A-list celebrity stylist whose clients with partner Mariel Haenn include Jennifer Lopez, Kerry Washington, Lily Collins, Hailee Steinfeld, Suki Waterhouse, Sofia Carson, Kelsea Ballerini and more — is branching out on his own with the launch of an outerwear-focused fashion line. Called Auter, pronounced “outer,” the brand is designed with a…
