A judge has rejected Abbott Laboratories’ effort to dismiss a New York City grandmother’s lawsuit claiming it misled consumers into believing its PediaSure Grow & Gain nutrition drinks were “clinically proven” to help children grow taller. U.S. District Judge Paul Engelmayer in Manhattan said on Friday that Joanne Noriega’s complaint set forth “strong, evidence-backed reasons” to doubt Abbott’s claim that …

Using two fans he picked up from a scrap market and rigged to some wires, teenager Hussam Al-Attar has created his own source of electricity to light up the tent where he and his family are living after being displaced by Israel’s assault on Gaza. In recognition of his ingenuity, people in the surrounding tent camp have given him a …

Saturn’s moon Mimas is known for its uncanny resemblance to the dreaded Death Star in the original “Star Wars” movie. But it has another intriguing distinction as well, according to researchers – a subsurface ocean hidden under its icy and crater-scarred outer shell. Astronomers said on Wednesday that data obtained by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft on the rotational motion and orbit …

MOUNT MAUNGANUI: New Zealand took their time but eased to a comprehensive victory over an inexperienced South Africa side by 281 runs late on the fourth day of the first Test to take a 1-0 lead in the two-match series here at the Bay Oval on Wednesday. The Black Caps had held a first-innings lead of 349 and declared their …

DOHA: Hosts and holders Qatar squeezed into an Asian Cup final showdown with Jordan after beating Iran 3-2 with an 82nd-minute winner in a frenetic semi-final on Wednesday. Almoez Ali struck in Doha to send Qatar into their second straight final, further exorcising the demons of their first-round exit at the 2022 World Cup. Qatar lost all three of their …

LONDON: War underwriters have raised the premiums they charge to US, British and Israeli firms by as high as 50 per cent for ships transiting the Red Sea and some providers are avoiding such business due to targeting of the vessels by Yemen’s Houthis, sources said. Attacks by the Houthis since November have slowed trade between Asia and Europe and …

ISLAMABAD: Germany will provide €45 million to Pakistan to start new bilateral cooperation projects focusing on climate and energy, economic development, social protection and population policy issues. The agreements on technical development cooperation emerged as the result of a long-standing and trustful partnership between the two countries, the Economic Affairs Division said in a press release on Wednesday. The newly …

ISLAMABAD: The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) on Wednesday approved seven development projects costing over Rs253 billion including a water sector project strongly opposed by the Sindh government. Caretaker Finance Minister Dr Shamshad Akhtar who presided over the meeting asked the Sindh government to agitate its reservations before the Council of Common Interests (CCI) over the issue …

ISLAMABAD: True to general perception, the country’s power generation plants and transmission systems in the public and private sectors are below par in terms of their respective performance standards affecting the quality of service despite higher consumer tariffs, according to National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra). According to the regulator’s Performance Evaluation Reports (PERs) of power plants for 2022-23, the …