Day: March 11, 2025

Lab-grown meat and dairy could hit UK shelves in 2026

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Lab-grown meat, dairy, and sugar could be approved for sale in the UK within two years, as the Food Standards Agency (FSA) seeks to speed up the regulatory process, BBC reported. The move comes in response to concerns that British companies are losing ground to international competitors in the emerging sector. Currently, lab-grown food—produced from animal or plant cells in controlled environments—has been approved for human consumption in Singapore, the United States, and Israel. However, countries such as Italy and US states like Alabama and Florida have implemented bans. The FSA aims…

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Donald Trump says he will buy Tesla to show support for Elon Musk

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United States President Donald Trump said Tuesday he will buy a “brand new Tesla” to show support for his top campaign donor and advisor, Tesla CEO Elon Musk. “To Republicans, Conservatives, and all great Americans, Elon Musk is ‘putting it on the line’ in order to help our Nation, and he is doing a FANTASTIC JOB!,” Trump posted on his Truth Social platform just after midnight on Tuesday. “But the Radical Left Lunatics, as they often do, are trying to illegally and collusively boycott Tesla, one of the World’s great…

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‘Terror groups in Afghanistan greatest threat to regional security’, Pakistan tells UNSC

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Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ambassador Munir Akram on Tuesday termed the presence of more than 20 terrorist organisations in Afghanistan as the greatest threat to security and stability in the region. Speaking at a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) meeting, the ambassador warned that the outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) — residing in Afghanistan — was emerging as an umbrella organisation for regional terror groups. Envoy Akram’s remarks come against the backdrop of Pakistan’s ongoing efforts to curb the menace of terrorism as the country, as per a Global Terrorism…

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Twitter down: Cyberattack disrupts X as Elon Musk blames large-scale hacking

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SAN FRANCISCO: A major cyberattack disrupted X, formerly Twitter, on Monday, affecting users worldwide, with Elon Musk suggesting the platform was deliberately targeted, though concerns remain over whether staff cuts under his leadership have weakened its security. Reports of problems with X started early on Monday, with users in Asia, Europe, and North America saying they could not access the platform, according to the Downdetector tracking site. “There was (still is) a massive cyberattack against X,” Musk said in a post on the platform, which was working sporadically as the…

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Remittances jump 38.6% year-on-year to hit $3.1bn in Feb

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Pakistan received $3.1 billion in workers’ remittances in February 2025, up 38.6% year-on-year from $2.2 billion a year earlier and 3.8% higher than in January, State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) data showed on Monday. Analysts attribute the upswell to economic recovery, bolstered by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout, stable rupee, incentives for banks and exchange companies, and the growing trend of skilled Pakistani workers emigrating. From July to February (8MFY25), remittances sent home by overseas workers reached $24.0 billion, marking a massive 32.5% increase from $18.1 billion in the…

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Pope Francis shows remarkable recovery, may leave hospital soon: Vatican

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VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis has shown a remarkable recovery from pneumonia, the Vatican announced on Monday, saying that his health has significantly improved and he could be discharged in the coming days as his condition continues to stabilise. The 88-year-old leader of the world’s Catholics was admitted to Rome’s Gemelli hospital on 14 February with bronchitis, which became pneumonia in both lungs. The Argentine suffered a series of breathing crises that sparked worldwide concern for his life, most recently on 3 March. But after a week of steady improvements, the…

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Carney vows to fight Trump tariffs as leadership transition begins

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Mark Carney, the newly elected leader of Canada’s ruling Liberal Party, has pledged a swift and seamless transition after meeting outgoing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Reuters reported. Following his landslide leadership victory, Carney is expected to formally assume office by the end of the week. Liberal members backed Carney as the leader best positioned to challenge US President Donald Trump, whose administration has imposed tariffs and threatened economic penalties on Canada. Carney refrained from commenting on US relations, stating that he would address the issue once he officially becomes prime minister. Trump’s…

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US energy secretary slams Biden’s ‘irrational’ climate policies

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US Energy Secretary Chris Wright has pledged to reset federal energy policy to favour fossil fuels, marking a major departure from the previous administration’s approach to climate change, AFP reported. Addressing industry leaders at the Cambridge Energy Research Associates (CERA) conference, Energy Secretary Chris Wright criticised the Biden administration’s policies, calling them “irrational quasi-religious” restrictions that burdened US citizens. Wright highlighted the Trump administration’s swift action in reducing bureaucratic hurdles for oil projects and promoting liquefied natural gas exports. “The Trump administration will end the Biden administration’s irrational quasi-religious policies on climate…

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Govt rejects notion of ‘usurping’ Sindh’s water for Cholistan project

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Amid escalating tensions between the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) over the Cholistan canal project, the federal government has rejected notion of depriving Sindh of its water share. “Certain politicians, doing the fringe politics, are fanning the flames of controversy…it is not that someone was eyeing Sindh’s water or usurping it,” Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal said while speaking on Geo News programme ‘Aaj Shahzeb Khanzada Kay Sath’. His remarks came hours after President Asif Ali Zardari kicked off the second parliamentary year…

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