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Fourteen former international cricket captains, including Sunil Gavaskar and Kapil Dev, have written to the Pakistan government seeking proper medical care and fair treatment for former Pakistan captain and ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan, PTI reported on Tuesday.  Khan, 73, is currently lodged at Adiala Jail. There have been reports that the 1992 World Cup-winning skipper has lost approximately 85 per cent of vision in his right eye due to medical neglect while in custody. In a letter titled “Appeal by former International Cricket Captains”, the group expressed “deep concern” about his health and the conditions of his imprisonment over the past…

Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for freeYour guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the worldIf Europe’s leaders had a say in the next US presidential election, Gavin Newsom would be the frontrunner. A month after making a spectacle of himself in Davos, California’s governor seemed like a veteran in Munich. Add in the red carpet treatment Newsom got from China’s Xi Jinping last October and his presence at the global climate summit in Brazil (partly filling the void of America’s absence) and he could be leading the world primary too. “Donald Trump is temporary,”…

Image source: Getty Images GSK shares are doing really well at the moment. Year to date, they’re up about 20%. There’s another UK healthcare stock that’s performing far better in 2026, however. This year, it’s up almost 40%. An exciting health stock The stock I want to highlight today is hVIVO (LSE: HVO). It’s a small London-based healthcare company that specialises in services for clinical trials and lab testing. Today, it provides end-to-end early drug development services to some of the largest biopharma companies in the world. To date, it has completed around 2,000 trials. At present, this stock trades…

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Minister for Information Technology, Industries & Commerce, D. Sridhar Babu | Photo Credit: SIDDHANT THAKUR The fourth phase of the Genome Valley, a hub of pharma and life sciences here, will be expanded in over 100 acres, D Sridhar Babu, Telangana Minister for IT and Industries said. The fourth phase of the Genome Valley will be developed with state of the art infrastructure facilities. This is a part of the Strategy to attract $25 billion investments in the life sciences industry by 2025 and expected to create five lakh new jobs, Sridhar Babu told newspersons at a press conference on the…

Jesse Jackson, the Baptist minister and civil rights leader who mounted two groundbreaking but unsuccessful bids for the Democratic presidential nomination, has died aged 84.Jackson’s death was announced in a statement from his family.“His unwavering commitment to justice, equality, and human rights helped shape a global movement for freedom and dignity,” it said. “He elevated the voices of the voiceless — from his presidential campaigns in the 1980s to mobilising millions to register to vote — leaving an indelible mark on history.”Jackson was born in Greenville, South Carolina in 1941, in the segregated South, and went on to graduate from…

Calculating the Lifetime Costs of a Spinal Cord Injury A spinal cord injury shatters a person’s world in an instant, leaving physical and financial burdens that could most likely persist for decades. While doctors stabilize the immediate damage, the long-term reality involves a lifetime of specialized medical care and daily support. Most families find that their initial insurance coverage barely scratches the surface of the millions required for high-quality treatment. You must evaluate every future expense to ensure you do not run out of funds as your needs change over time. Securing these resources requires the skill of a dedicated…

Image source: Getty Images Think of a UK growth share, any UK growth share! It might sound like something a magician would ask an audience member from the stage. Unfortunately, the UK market has not been able to pull incredible growth shares out of the hat in recent years on anything like the scale of US-listed stocks such as Nvidia or Alphabet. But while the London market does not offer many tech shares with big market capitalisations, there are plenty of other growth opportunities to consider among smaller-scale listed businesses. New tech for old tech As an example, one UK…

US regulators welcomed Meta’s $2 billion December acquisition of AI-assistant platform Manus, while Chinese regulators were far less receptive. Manus AI agents help execute tasks, such as screening resumes, creating trip itineraries, or analyzing stocks. For Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Manus is a worthwhile target. Its agents can be swiftly integrated into Meta’s apps, but its Asian roots are difficult to digest. Manus was created by Chinese entrepreneur “Red” Xiao Hong and originally had its headquarters in Beijing. Fortunately for Meta, Xiao decided last summer to relocate the startup to Singapore. The move alleviated US regulators’ worries about a potential…

Czechoslovak Group, an influential European defense firm, has listed 15.2% of its ordinary shares on Euronext Amsterdam, implying a €25 billion (about $30 billion) valuation in what is expected to be the largest defense-sector IPO ever. The firm has offered its shares at €25 each, as a corollary the gross proceeds are to raise €3.8 billion. Overall, the IPO comprises the issuance of €750 million of new shares alongside just over €2.5 billion of existing shares with an overallotment option of up to €496 million. Strong demand for the shares has arrived from global institutional investors, for instance, Artisan Partners…