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To get key Tierra Contenta road built, city and state must help

Nothing gets built without finishing the loop road and spine infrastructure of Paseo del Sol....

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Public service syndrome and individuality factor in Nigeria

By Wilfred Toochukwu Obiotika Civil servants and public servants are often used interchangeably, but they have distinct ...

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On road to recovery

By Kene Obiezu The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s (EFCC) stunning recoveries of public property stolen by ...

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Sloppy extracurricular activities in Korean secondary schools

Extracurricular activities in Korean middle and high schools are usually carried out by teachers setting up special acti...

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Sohni Dharti youth council to celebrate Quiad’s birthday

HYDERABAD - Sohni Dharti youth Council would host an event in connection with birthday ceremony of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad...

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Hari Welfare association organises youth dialogue

NAWABSHAH - A Youth Dialogue held in Nawabshah, collaboratively organized by the Hari Welfare Association and Civil Soci...

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Bilawal lauds security forces for stopping attempt of terrorists

KARACHI - Chairman of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has lauded the security forces for thwarting a...

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‘Wildfire in Thar killed 180 animals’

UMARKOT - A wildfire that broke out on Dec 18 in Khokhrapar union council and parts of Achhro Thar killed 180 animals, b...

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Trump says he might demand Panama hand over canal

Donald Trump has threatened the US could retake control of the Panama Canal if it continues to be charged 'ridiculous' f...

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Water supply to Karachi areas resumes after 17-day disruption

KARACHI - A sigh of relief for Karachiites facing scarcity of water for weeks as the main pipeline on University Road is...

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Governor urges youth to eliminate negative thinking

KARACHI - The Governor of Sindh and Chancellor of Public Universities Kamran Khan Tessori has called on the youth to eli...

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Three dairy associations in Karachi fined for raising milk prices

KARACHI - The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has imposed fines on three dairy associations in Karachi for thei...

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Jabbar directs officials to ensure transparency in wheat procurement

HYDERABAD - The Special Assistant to Sindh Chief Minister for Food, Abdul Jabbar Khan, has directed the officers of the ...

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Arabic Language Day; 35 million people speak Arabic worldwide

KARACHI - Renowned linguist and researcher Dr....

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Recruitment tests for various positions of lecturers held at SBBU

NAWABSHAH - Aror Testing Service (ATS) conducted recruitment tests for various positions of lecturers at Shaheed Benazir...

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Trump Nominates Reality TV Host and Rockets Owner Tilman Fertitta as Ambassador to Italy

Fertitta also owns the Landry’s restaurant group, which includes Bubba Gump Shrimp Co....

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The Challengers: Women who shook the status quo in 2024

BBC has a list of 100. Financial Times has just 25. But writing from an Indian perspective, viewing India from within, w...

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Donald Trump appoints former Apprentice producer Mark Burnett as Special Envoy to Britain

The British producer has worked on popular reality tv shows such as Survivor, Shark Tank, Are You Smarter Than a Fifth G...

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Sam McBride: How one small act of mercy could lead to finally locating the body of Robert Nairac

Lying bleeding on the Crossmaglen ground after being shot by a Royal Marine Commando, the IRA man thought he was dying. ...

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Shane Ross: Dismal day for the Dáil as Michael Lowry pulls off a masterstroke

It was Michael Lowry’s finest hour. On Wednesday afternoon, his protegee, Verona Murphy, strode across the floor of th...

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Eilis O’Hanlon: Why do we only seem to care when it’s Israel killing children?

?Simon Harris really socked it to those Israelis last week, didn’t he?...

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Eoin Ó Broin: With homelessness at record levels, we cannot let Fianna Fáil back in charge of housing

The election of Wexford TD Verona Murphy as Ceann Comhairle all but confirms the shape of the new government. When the D...

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Máiría Cahill: RIP.ie can profit without burdening the bereaved

When 89-year-old Mary Regan died in a Carlow nursing home at the start of December, funeral director Rory Healy appealed...

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Colin Murphy: Give the Christmas ghost story tradition a whirl and huddle closer together by the fire

"Marley was dead, to begin with.” As is clear from its opening line, the greatest Christmas story ever (well, apart fr...

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Luke O’Neill: Future looks bright for patients as 114 new medicines approved in 2024

When you’re a medical researcher, the best part of the process is when a new medicine is approved for use in patients....

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Barry O’Halloran: If we want to mend relations with Israel, there’s one area that would be a great start

Genocide is the most serious crime that can be levelled against any state. According to international law, it is more se...

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Brighid McLaughlin: My much-loved Uncle Adrian was a true character who lived a charmed life

’Tis funny the way life pans out. I can’t believe it. I was in Vienna when I heard my much-loved Uncle Adrian — a ...

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Julia Molony: Cutting off toxic family members might feel good, but it’s bad for us

There’s no better time than Christmas to stress-test the validity of that old adage that blood is thicker than water. ...

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A fraction of his IQ!

Ashwin’s outspokenness in team meetings didn’t always make him Mr. Popular. Rocket Scientist, Professor were nicknam...

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Where the postbags piled once... and other triangular tales

The Colaba Post Office junction has little to large institutions with histories jostling for the telling...

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A saree-clad sentinel

In a sea of books on Mumbai, a new one dives deeper into its coastal riches, reimagining biodiversity in the wake of cli...

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Biden Reportedly Napped On Air Force One While Grieving Family Members Waited After Botched Afghan Withdrawal

'We sat in that office for what seemed like an eternity waiting on the doddering old fool'...

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Punjab Civic Polls: AAP Wins One, Leads In Two Of Five Municipalities. Congress Ahead In 2

Chandigarh, Dec 21 (PTI) Punjab's ruling Aam Aadmi Party won the municipal elections in Patiala and was leading in Ludhi...

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Bipartisan support for stopgap funding bill prevents government shutdown

After days of political theater and threats of financial doomsday, a shutdown has been averted. Erica Brown reports on t...

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Lara Trump steps back from bid to replace Senator Rubio Marco

Lara Trump looks on at a rally at the Palm Beach County Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Florida, US, November 6, 2...

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Israel rebuffs the Pope's 'disappointing' Gaza comments

Israel has condemned a Christmas speech by Pope Francis labelling the attacks on Gaza as 'cruelty not war', saying the r...

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Europe’s Selective Outrage

This pattern has become distressingly predictable....

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Mislabeling Edibles

The Competition Commission of Pakistan’s decision to impose penalties of Rs 75 million on two manufacturers of frozen ...

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Violence Continue

Overnight, tragic news has emerged of 16 soldiers martyred on Saturday in a terrorist attack on a checkpost in Khyber Pa...

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A Few Days in Agadir

God has blessed me with the ability to sense the energy of things....

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At the Brink

When a sycophant tells a tyrant in a social gathering that he has saved the country from the brink of a total collapse, ...

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Sanctions on the Missile Program

In the context of Pakistan’s relations with the United States (US), the bad patch refuses to die down....

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Am I a Feminist?

“Oh, you are a feminist?” “How can you be a feminist?” “You’re just spoiling women....

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Parachinar’s Tragic Turmoil

The sectarian strife in Parachinar, initially rooted in land disputes, has escalated into deadly confrontations....

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Speakers at IIUI seminar emphasize importance of fostering global academic collaborations

ISLAMABAD - The Islamic Research Institute (IRI) of the International Islamic University Islamabad (IIUI) hosted an inte...

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Pakistan experiences longest night of year on December 21

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan witnessed its longest night of the year on December 21 as the winter solstice occurs in the Norther...

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NDMA predicts light rainfall in federal capital on Mon-Tue

ISLAMABAD - The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on Saturday forecasted cloudy weather with chances of ligh...

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IBCC’s 2-day capacity building workshop starts at ICG

ISLAMABAD - The Inter-Boards Coordination commission (IBCC) has organized a two-day capacity-building workshop aimed at ...

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1 man killed in Stanton shooting, 2nd man injured

It happened Friday afternoon in the area of Orangewood Avenue and Court Street....

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As UK aims to reset China ties, Beijing’s plan to move its embassy could prove sticking point

By Joe Jackson As Britain’s new Labour government bids to reset long-fraught ties with China amid a suspected spy scan...

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Lara Trump won't pursue Rubio's Florida Senate seat, she says

Lara Trump, the daughter-in-law of President-elect Donald Trump, says she's removing herself from consideration for Marc...

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Horrible things and Christmas

“A thrill of hope! The weary world rejoices. Long lay the world in sin and error pining, till He appeared and the soul...

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“What is man, that thou art mindful of him?”

Last Monday Lisa Morris-Julian, Minister in the Ministry of Education, and two of her children (Xianne, 25 and Jesiah, 6...

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Lara Trump Rules Out Bid to Replace Marco Rubio in Senate

The former RNC co-chair had been considered a contender to replace Rubio upon his confirmation as the new Secretary of S...

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'The countdown has officially begun’: Ontario MPs meet, they agree it’s time for Trudeau to go

Saturday morning, 51 of the province's 75 Liberal MPs met on a zoom call and sources say none pleaded the case for the p...

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Michael Goodwin: White House aides were hiding Biden’s mental decline, but we all saw it in plain sight

There are media bombshells and then there is The Wall Street Journal report that Joe Biden is so mentally diminished tha...

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Column: Time to end the unpaid work in Canada’s airline sector

"Despite working gruelling 14-hour days or longer, many flight attendants are sometimes only paid for half their time on...