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Gray whales undertake long spring time migrations north up the Pacific Coast to feed in the Arctic using up their nutritional reserves along the way, John Calambokidis, a research biologist with the Cascadia Research Collective, told the Associated Press. “When that happens, you often see gray whales in a more desperate search for new areas…
PTI Protest Case: Special Court Lambasts Police Over Selective Accountability — Big Fish Free, Small Walk Into Custody
ISLAMABAD — A special court hearing cases related to the PTI protest crackdown lashed out at police Thursday, raising serious questions over what it described as blatant selective prosecution — where influential accused roam free while ordinary citizens bear the brunt of legal action.Presiding Judge Tahir Abbas Sipra delivered a sharp rebuke to investigating officers,…
PIAF Urges Urgent Structural Reforms as Pakistan Faces Slow Growth and Rising Debt
Lahore, Pakistan — The Pakistan Industrial & Traders Association Front (PIAF) has called on the government to implement decisive structural reforms to address the country’s stagnant economic growth, rising domestic debt, and widening trade deficit. PIAF warned that without bold and comprehensive action, economic vulnerabilities will deepen, investor confidence will remain weak, and sustainable development…
White House outlines TikTok deal that would give US control of algorithm
The White House has announced that US companies will now control TikTok’s algorithm and Americans will hold six of seven board seats for the app’s US operations in a much-anticipated deal with China. Press secretary Karoline Leavitt said a deal could be signed “in the coming days”, but Beijing is yet to comment. The US…
Im a prisoner of war – In the room for Maduros dramatic court hearing
The sound of clanking leg shackles could be heard moments before Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro walked into the door of a New York City courtroom for the first time. He then told packed rows of reporters and the public that he had just been “kidnapped”. Minutes after his entrance, the Judge Alvin Hellerstein asked Maduro…
