World Paediatric Surgery Day 2024 observed on April 7 at a private hospital in Karachi. — Reporter Nearly 7,000 infants and children die in Pakistan each day, of which 150 children lose their life to congenital anomalies, on average primarily due to severe shortage of paediatric surgeons, according to health experts. Prof Dr Muhammad Arshad,…
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has termed a healthy population the backbone of a prosperous society. “It is very important for every individual to understand the importance of health. A person’s health is not just his personal matter but it affects the entire family,” she stated in her message on the World Health…
In the spring of 585 B.C. in the Eastern Mediterranean, the moon came out of nowhere to hide the face of the sun, turning day into night. Back then, solar eclipses were cloaked in scary uncertainty. But a Greek philosopher was said to have predicted the sun’s disappearance. His name was Thales. He lived on…
A May 1985 report in the journal Nature was alarming. High above Antarctica, a massive hole had opened in the ozone shield that protects life on earth from the sun’s ultraviolet rays. The finding confirmed what scientists had warned of since the 1970s: Atmospheric ozone was being broken down by the wide use of chlorofluorocarbons,…
Visitors wearing emblematic Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse ears walk in front of the Sleeping Beauty-inspired castle at Disneyland Paris, Oct. 16, 2023. Ian Langsdon | Afp | Getty Images Three years ago, Josh D’Amaro stood in a nearly empty Disneyland. The California theme park’s Main Street was quiet: no cheery tunes from famed barbershop quartet…
Millions of people will tilt their heads skyward on Monday, marveling at a total solar eclipse. The moon will cross the sun and block its light for a few fleeting moments, a communal celestial experience that will not again be so accessible to people in the United States, Canada or Mexico for decades. The total…
Photo: Rebel Wilson claps back at Sacha Baron Cohen’s denial of abuse Rebel Wilson reacted to Sacha Baron Cohen’s denial of abuse allegations. For the unfamiliar, Rebel talked about getting harassed in her tell-all memoir, REBEL RISING. As per the reports of OK! Magazine, the 44-year-old confessed in her book that once Sacha asked her to…
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Just after dawn on Oct. 7, President Biden watched live television images of rockets raining down on Israel from Gaza as top aides briefed him on the Hamas militants who were rampaging across southern Israeli towns and villages. Dead and mutilated bodies had been left strewn on the ground and hostages were being dragged across…
As Gatorade approaches its 60th birthday, the brand is staying spry, branching out into new categories from unflavored water to energy drink mixes. Since its founding in 1965, Gatorade has been the dominant sports drink. It accounted for 63.5% of the U.S. sports drink market in 2023, according to Euromonitor International data. Owner PepsiCo’s archrival…
