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A pharmacist checks the weight of Paracetamol, a common pain reliever also sold as acetaminophen, tablets inside a lab of a pharmaceutical company on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, India, March 4, 2020. — ReutersCommon bacteria can turn plastic waste into the over-the-counter painkiller acetaminophen, researchers have discovered.Acetaminophen, the main ingredient in Tylenol and also known as paracetamol in some countries, is usually made from fossil fuels. The new method, developed with support from AstraZeneca, transforms a molecule from a widely used plastic known as polyethylene terephthalate (PET) into Tylenol’s active ingredient, leaving virtually no carbon emissions, according to a…
Eight migrants in United States custody have lost a last-ditch attempt to avoid deportation to South Sudan, a country facing ongoing criticism for human rights abuses. On Friday, Judge Brian Murphy of Boston denied the eleventh-hour appeal, which has been the subject of a flurry of legal activity throughout the day. The appeal argued that repeated efforts under President Donald Trump to deport the men to South Sudan was “impermissibly punitive”. It pointed out that the US Constitution bars “cruel and unusual punishment”. In the past, the US Department of State has accused South Sudan of “extrajudicial killings, forced disappearances,…
The Department of Health – Abu Dhabi, the organizational authority for the health care sector in the emirate, has announced an ambitious partnership with the University of California in San Francisco and the innovative genome institute, aimed at discussing the establishment of the first centers of its kind for genetic surgery in the world to be its headquarters in Abu Dhabi and California, and this came during a strategic visit by a delegation from the health care system in Abu Dhabi to the United States of America, where cooperation aims to motivate The emirate’s efforts to issue a scene of…
This undated image shows personnel of the Counter-Terrorism Department taking part in an operation in an undisclosed area. — AFP/FileCTD conducts late-night operation in Sarai Naurang area.Officials say militants were wanted for attacks on LEAs.Says arms, ammunition were recovered from their custody. PESHAWAR: At least three wanted militants linked to the outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) were killed during a late-night operation in Lakki Marwat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) said on Saturday.The provincial anti-terror police said the operation was carried out in Sarai Naurang, near Bhutani Canal, shortly after 1am against terrorists wanted for multiple attacks on police and…
US President Donald Trump signs the sweeping spending and tax legislation, known as”One Big Beautiful Bill Act”, at the White House in Washington, DC, US, July 4, 2025. — ReutersMilitary jets fly over ceremony on South Lawn of the White House.Trump thanks Republican congressional leaders for passing bill.Democrats say bill to knock poor off healthcare while rich get tax cuts. US President Donald Trump signed into law a massive package of tax and spending cuts in a ceremony at the White House on Friday, one day after the Republican-controlled House of Representatives narrowly approved the signature legislation of Trump’s second…
Katy Perry fumes over Orlando Bloom’s party spree post splitKaty Perry is feeling hurt and disappointed after her split from former fiance Orlando Bloom, as he was seen partying in Italy just weeks after their breakup.During Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez’s star-studded wedding that came right after Katy and Bloom’s split news broke, the 48-year-old actor was spotted enjoying his single life and partying on a yacht. On the other hand, the 40-year-old pop star is miles away on the Australian leg of her Lifetimes world tour, was seen fighting back her tears while performing on stage.“It’s disappointing,” an insider…
Thunderstorms and torrential rain in the United States have triggered deadly flash flooding along the Guadalupe River in south-central Texas, killing at least 13 people and leaving more than 20 girls from a summer camp missing, according to local authorities. The US National Weather Service declared a flash flood emergency on Thursday for parts of Kerr County, located in south-central Texas Hill Country, about 105km (65 miles) northwest of San Antonio, following heavy downpours measuring up to 300mm (1ft) of rain. Dalton Rice, city manager for Kerville, the county seat, told reporters the extreme flooding struck before dawn with little…
Maryam Bin Thaniya, Second Vice -President of the Federal National Council, Chairman of the Parliamentary Women Forum for the Mediterranean Parliament, participated in the seventh meeting of the coordination mechanism for parliamentary associations concerned with combating terrorism, organized by the Mediterranean Parliament on Friday, in cooperation with the United Nations Office to combat terrorism in Doha. Maryam Bin Thaniyeh, during her participation in a session entitled “Executive and Planned Activities”, which discussed the issue of women in the strategies and policies of anti -terrorism: The sexual dimension should be funded fundamentally into all strategies and efforts to combat terrorism and…
Rescue workers use a search cam to look for survivors as they go through the rubble of a five-storey residential building, which collapsed in Karachi, on July 4, 2025. — ReutersKARACHI: The tragic pattern of building collapses in Karachi shows no sign of stopping, with dozens of lives lost since 2017. Despite recurring disasters, administrative oversight, poor enforcement, and a lack of timely action continue to endanger lives across the city.The deadly incidents are largely linked to illegal and dilapidated buildings, many of which have long been declared unsafe but remain occupied due to weak implementation by the Sindh Building…
US President Donald Trump signs the sweeping spending and tax legislation, known as”One Big Beautiful Bill Act”, at the White House in Washington, DC, US, July 4, 2025. — ReutersMilitary jets fly over ceremony on South Lawn of the White House.Trump thanks Republican congressional leaders for passing bill.Democrats say bill to knock poor off healthcare while rich get tax cuts. US President Donald Trump signed into law a massive package of tax and spending cuts in a ceremony at the White House on Friday, one day after the Republican-controlled House of Representatives narrowly approved the signature legislation of Trump’s second…