For a team of Canadian and French researchers, dark clouds on the horizon are potentially ominous not because they signal an approaching storm — but because they were found in a recent study to carry drug-resistant bacteria over long distances. “These bacteria usually live on the surface of vegetation like leaves, or in soil,” lead author Florent Rossi said in …

Elon Musk on Saturday announced a plan for his Twitter platform to allow media publishers to charge users on a per-article basis with a single click. “This enables users who would not sign up for a monthly subscription to pay a higher per article price for when they want to read an occasional article,” the billionaire entrepreneur said on Twitter, …

BOCHUM: Borussia Dortm­und handed the advantage in the Bundesliga title race back to Bayern Munich on Friday after they stumbled to a 1-1 draw at struggling VfL Bochum in the mini Ruhr derby. Bochum, who sit one spot and just two points above the relegation zone, scored after just five minutes, Anthony Losilla unleashing a screamer from outside the box. …

ISLAMABAD: Hard-hitting T20 batter Iftikhar Ahmed will replace Haris Sohail in the Pakistan squad for the last three matches of the ongoing ODI home series against New Zealand in Karachi, the Pakistan Cricket Board said on Saturday . Right-handed Iftikhar will join the national ODI side in Karachi, the PCB said in a statement. The replacement comes in the wake …

MADRID: Defending champion Car­los Alcaraz survived a major scare before beating Emil Ruusuvuori in three sets to reach the Madrid Open third round on Friday but admitted he “didn’t know what to do” at key parts of the match. World number two and US Open champion Alcaraz fought back to see off the 41st-ranked Finn, 2-6, 6-4, 6-2. “It was …

RIYADH: Cristiano Ronaldo scored his first goal in four games on Friday to help Al-Nassr to a 4-0 win over Al-Raed, keeping alive the team’s slim Saudi Pro League title hopes. With five matches remaining this season, Al-Nassr remain second in the league, three points behind leaders Al-Ittihad having played a game more than their rivals. Ronaldo, who joined Al-Nassr …

RAWALPINDI: Once again, Fakhar Zaman followed Daryl Mitchell in scoring a century. Once again, the result was the same; the Pakistan opener setting up victory for his side. This time though, Fakhar saw it till the end. For the second time in three days, Fakhar put the New Zealand batter’s exploits in the shade; the left-hander smashing a masterful 180 …

There is just something about left-handers that pleases the eye. For some reason, the southpaws seem to wield the cricket bat with a natural style and panache that most right-handers not named Babar Azam or Hashim Amla just do not possess. Without knowing anything else about two batsmen, you can safely assume that a left-hander will be more aesthetically pleasing …

ISLAMABAD: The Refo­r­ms and Resource Mobilisation Comm­ission committee on Saturday suggested a range of tax measures for consideration in the upcoming budget 2023-24, with a focus on bringing concealed income under the tax ambit. The commission’s chairman, Ashfaq Tola, submitted an interim report to Finance Minister Ishaq Dar and briefed the committee on the salient features of recommendations focusing on …