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December 27, 2024

Under-18 Marriages Officially Banned in Pakistan; Jail and Fine Announced for Violation
Under-18 Marriages Officially Banned in Pakistan; Jail and Fine Announced for Violation President Asif Ali Zardari has signed the Child Marriage Restraint Bill, 2025, officially making it law. The legislation sets the minimum legal age for marriage at 18 for both boys and girls across Pakistan. Under the new law, no Nikah Khuwan is allowed…
Jeffrey Epstein accuser sues federal government for failing to protect her and other victims
Jeffrey Epstein accuser Maria Farmer filed a lawsuit against the federal government Thursday, alleging that it failed to protect her and other victims of the convicted sex offender and Ghislaine Maxwell. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, accuses the Justice Department, U.S. Attorney’s Offices, and the FBI of negligence…
Sydney Sweeney is selling soap that contains her actual bathwater
Sydney Sweeney fans can now lather up with the actor’s bathwater in a limited-edition soap made by men’s natural body wash brand Dr. Squatch. The Emmy-nominated star, who rose to fame on the HBO series “Euphoria,” appeared soaking in a bathtub in a viral Dr. Squatch commercial in October, inspiring the new product release. “You…
Pakistan’s weekly inflation drops by 0.81 pc
Pakistan’s weekly inflation drops by 0.81 pc Pakistan’s weekly inflation, based on the Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI), dropped by 0.81 percent for all spending groups during the week ending May 29, as reported by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) on Friday. The SPI for this week stood at 309.80 points, down from 312.34 points…
‘We all are going to die’
Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, was repeatedly pressed on cuts to Medicaid in the House’s budget bill at a town hall in her home state on Friday, and pushed back on an attendee who said the cuts would lead to deaths. “People are not — well, we all are going to die, so, for heaven’s sakes,”…
ICE releases health worker arrested at airport despite living in the U.S. legally for 50 years
After three months in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody, a Filipino green-card holder who had been arrested at Seattle-Tacoma Airport has finally gone home. Lewelyn Dixon, a 64-year-old University of Washington lab technician, was released on Thursday from the Northwest ICE Processing Center in Tacoma, Washington, after a judge ruled that she does not qualify…
Japan’s Yanmar sets sights on Africa, starting with rice harvesters
OSAKA — Farm equipment maker Yanmar Holdings will start selling rice harvesters in 16 countries in Africa, a region the Japanese company has positioned as a key growth driver. Subsidi Yanmar Agribusiness has partnered with ATC Comafrique, an Ivory Coast-based distributor, on a prelimin agreement this month. Yanmar previously collaborated with ATC in 2021 through a…
California Democrats call for reinstatement of National Weather Service staff
California House Democrats on Friday demanded that the National Weather Service restore some terminated workers and begin hiring new forecasters after it halted around-the-clock operations at its Sacramento and Hanford weather forecasting offices, among others. In a letter to Commerce Secret Howard Lutnick and Laura Grimm, the acting administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric…
Japan, US agree to another round of tariff talks before June G7 summit
WASHINGTON — Japanese and U.S. tariff negotiators finished their fourth round of talks on Friday with no apparent agreement, deciding to hold more talks ahead of the Group of 7 summit in July. Japanese Minister for Economic and Fiscal Policy Ryosei Akazawa met with U.S. Treasury Secret Scott Bessent and other officials in the U.S. capital for over…