Business
September 25, 2024
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IMF board meets today to approve $7 billion loan to Pakistan

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will convene today in Washington to approve a critical $7 billion loan package for Pakistan, aiming to stabilize the country’s fragile economy. This new bailout program, spanning 37 months, marks Pakistan’s 24th IMF assistance package. With its approval, Pakistan will also be eligible to receive funds […]

Health
September 25, 2024
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One in three children short-sighted, study suggests

Getty Images Children’s eyesight is steadily getting worse with one in three now short-sighted or unable to see things in the distance clearly, a global analysis suggests. The researchers say Covid lockdowns had a negative impact on eyesight as children spent more time on screens and less time outdoors. Short-sightedness, or myopia, is a growing […]

Sports
September 25, 2024
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Pac-12 fighting ‘poaching penalty’ with lawsuit

Kyle Bonagura, ESPN Staff WriterSep 24, 2024, 03:40 PM ET Close Covers college football. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. The Pac-12 filed a lawsuit in federal court Tuesday challenging the legality of a “poaching penalty” included in a football scheduling agreement it signed with the Mountain West Conference in December. With Oregon […]

Health
September 24, 2024
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'Stop ripping us off': Senate grills Novo Nordisk CEO on weight loss drug pricing

Novo Nordisk‘s top executive faced a Senate grilling on Tuesday over the high prices of the company’s weight loss drug Wegovy and diabetes treatment Ozempic, as demand for both injections soars in the U.S.  Novo Nordisk CEO Lars Fruergaard Jørgensen did not explicitly promise lawmakers at a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing in Washington, […]

Health
September 24, 2024
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Brett Favre tells Congress he's been diagnosed with Parkinson's

Former NFL quarterback Brett Favre testifies before the House Ways and Means Committee at the Longworth House Office Building on September 24, 2024 in Washington, DC.  Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images Former Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre said he’s been diagnosed with Parkinson’s, a stunning disclosure made to Congress on Tuesday while testifying about […]

Politics
September 24, 2024
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Atishi and the empty chair of sovereignty

Delhi Chief Minister Atishi takes charge at the Delhi Secretariat, in New Delhi on September 23. By her words, Atishi has managed to suffuse the empty chair with meanings: it is no ordinary chair of an absent Chief Minister, but a chair-in-waiting that will remind the people of its occupier. | Photo Credit: Rahul Singh/ANI […]

Politics
September 24, 2024
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Is Kejriwal’s exit as Delhi Chief Minister a masterstroke or blunder?

On September 17, Arvind Kejriwal resigned as Delhi Chief Minister for the second time, the first being just 49 days after taking office in 2013. A decade later, while the Aam Aadmi Party remains the ruling party in Delhi and several of its leaders, including Kejriwal, are out on bail, he has sought public validation […]