### Mars, it appears, is belching a large amount of a gas that could be a sign of microbes living on the planet today. ### In a measurement taken on Wednesday, NASA’s Curiosity rover discovered startlingly high amounts of methane in the Martian air, a gas that on Earth is usually produced by living things….
The decision by Prime Minister Imran Khan’s government last week to establish a high powered national commission to probe how Pakistan became saddled with an unbearable national debt, deserves close scrutiny for more than one reason. ### At the outset, it’s important to establish that a serious and detailed exercise to reconcile with Pakistan’s history…
Dubai: Dr Reza Khan has probably had the wildest time in the UAE. ### The 72-year-old wildlife expert retired on June 1 after 30 years of service with Dubai Municipality. ### Dr Khan, from Bangladesh, was initially head of section of the now-closed Dubai Zoo (run by the municipality) and later appointed the principal wildlife…
Dubai: A 68-year-old businessman in Dubai went into a coma, after a nasty fall in the shower led to a severe head injury, but doctors at the private hospital he was rushed to said they helped him turn the corner. ### Speaking to Gulf News, Dr Thaer Darwish, a consultant in neurosurgery and spinal surgery…
Washington: An advice columnist for Elle fashion magazine said Friday that Donald Trump sexually assaulted her in the dressing room of a New York department store more than two decades ago, an accusation swiftly denied by the United States president. ### According to E. Jean Carroll, the rape occurred in either 1995 or 1996, when…
New York: Harvey Weinstein’s lawyers sought Friday to toss out the sex trafficking claims of an actress the disgraced movie-making mogul maintains is trying to capitalize on the legal success of other women. ### The lawyers filed papers in Manhattan federal court to try to persuade a judge to reject Wedil David’s trafficking claims. ###…