Cinnamon supplements might pose risks for people on anticoagulant medication: Research

Study offers fresh insight into how natural products may affect medical treatments. Photo: The study offers fresh insight into how cinnamon may affect medical treatments. Listen to article Cinnamon may be a beloved spice in kitchens and health stores alike, but a new study has found that overconsumption could interfere with how the body processes prescription drugs….

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Miserly Arsenal face PSG firepower

Arsenal have been criticised in some quarters for their approach but it has proven fruitful on the way to the Champions League final. Photo: AFP LONDON: Arsenal’s immovable object meets the unstoppable force of Paris Saint-Germain in Saturday’s Champions League final offering a pronounced clash of styles. Holders PSG’s flowing attack is arguably the continent’s…

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Supreme Court to follow case-fixation policy

Lawyers believe that cases involving civil liberties not being prioritised during CJP Yahya Afridi’s tenure ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court will fix contempt matter related to the non-implementation of a judicial order permitting meetings with PTI founder Imran Khan in line with the court’s new case-fixation policy. A senior Supreme Court official told The Express Tribune…

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Pakistan set for $200m IMF resilience fund

IMF board is likely to take up Pakistan-related matters in an important meeting scheduled for Friday The government has agreed to the need for a mini-budget if revenues fall short of expectations by end-December 2025, according to the IMF. Photo: file ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is expected to receive $200 million under the IMF’s Resilience and Sustainability…

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Pak, Russia to cooperate on illegal immigration

Both ministers agree that terrorist camps, drug production in Afghanistan ‘pose serious security concerns for region’ ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Saturday signed agreements with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Kolokoltsev to enhance cooperation on illegal immigration, the repatriation of illegally residing citizens, and counter-narcotics cooperation. According to the Ministry of Interior, the signing took…

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A holding operation, not a growth budget

Debt servicing consumes 69% of revenue while development spending stays compressed ISLAMABAD: The federal budget for FY 2026-27 arrives at a moment of relative macroeconomic calm, but not yet economic confidence. Pakistan has moved away from the crisis conditions of 2022-23: inflation has eased, reserves have improved, and the current account deficit has been tamed….

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China broadens digital yuan footprint

Pilot salary payments, healthcare disbursements using e-CNY; incentivises banks to boost usage LONDON: China’s central bank is making a broad push to increase the use of digital yuan at home and abroad, several industry sources said, setting Beijing on a different – and potentially competing – path from the United States in shaping the future…

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