Dallas police are asking for the public’s help finding a missing woman. Noreen Lodhi, 34, was last seen on foot about 11:40 p.m. Monday in the 1900 block of Hi Line Drive, near Oak Lawn Avenue in the Design District. Lodhi is 5-9 and about 165 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. Police said she may be a danger …

When a group of friends suggested to Candace Valenzuela in 2018 that she should run for the Democratic ticket for Texas’ 24th Congressional District, she almost choked on her Korean food. Valenzuela dismissed their suggestion almost right away. She was “very pregnant,” just three weeks from giving birth to her now-20-month-old son. She was worried about the high maternal mortality …

TOKYO: A Japanese supercomputer showed that humidity can have a large effect on the dispersion of virus particles, pointing to heightened coronavirus contagion risks in dry, indoor conditions during the winter months. The finding suggests that the use of humidifiers may help limit infections during times when window ventilation is not possible, according to a study released on Tuesday by …

Raw milk is unsanitary and may contain environmental contaminants from the source animal and its environment. The way sometimes this milk is transported across several shops in the country also contaminates it in unimaginable ways. Several studies and tests confirm that raw milk can contain a number of disease-causing organisms. The “big four” of these organisms are Listeria, Salmonella, E. …

HONG KONG: Huawei Technologies is in talks with Digital China Group and other suitors to sell parts of its Honor smartphone unit in a deal that could fetch up to 25 billion yuan ($3.7 billion), people with knowledge of the matter said. Embattled Huawei is resetting its priorities due to U.S. sanctions and will focus on its higher-end Huawei phones …

MUNICH: Bayern Munich winger Douglas Costa on Tuesday shrugged off having been called a mercenary by former club president Uli Hoeness when he left the Bavarians in 2017, saying he did not live in the past and was happy to be back in Munich. Costa returned last week on a one-year loan from Juventus. “We have not yet spoken [with …

NEW DELHI: India coach Ravi Shastri on Tuesday urged South African batsman A.B. de Villiers to come out of international retirement after he hit an explosive 73 in the Indian Premier League. The 36-year-old, who ended his international career two years ago, smashed six sixes in a 33-ball blitz in Sharjah on Monday that set up a big win for …

KARACHI: Flamboyant all-rounder Shahid Khan Afridi dismissed the impression of eyeing a role at the top tier in the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and said that, unlike many former cricketers, he looks forward to working with junior players. Addressing the media at his residence after signing a Memorandum of Understanding on behalf of his Shahid Afridi Foundation with the Pakistan …

Former Pakistan cricket team captain Misbahul Haq, who was appointed to the joint position of head coach and chief selector for the men’s team in Sept 2019, has resigned from his role as chief selector, he announced in a presser on Wednesday. He said that he took the decision because he felt he could not do justice to both the …

KARACHI: It took a superhuman performance from Danish Aziz to enable Sindh maintain their winning run in the National T20 Cup on Tuesday with an astounding last-ball finish against Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in Rawalpindi. Sindh were heading for a certain defeat at the Pindi Cricket Stadium when a terrible mix-up involving Danish, who scored a 47-ball 72, resulted in the run-out …