Norris Williford, a 22-year-old college student, not only works at the MBM Kicks shoe store in downtown Richmond, Virginia, he owns it. And it was a high school class this helped him gain the skills needed to open a business at such a young age. “MS. Hayer was actually one of my biggest influences. She … Read more
PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi reviews construction work at the National Stadium in Karachi on December 4, 2024. – Reporter KARACHI: Development work at the National Stadium in Karachi is progressing rapidly as part of a major upgrade project aimed at transforming the stadium ahead of the Champions Trophy. Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman Mohsin Naqvi inspected … Read more
Getty Images/Unsplash+ High levels of fitness are linked to a lower risk of dementia in people with a genetic predisposition to the disease, according to a new study. Improving cardiorespiratory fitness could therefore be a strategy when a patient has a strong genetic predisposition to Alzheimer’s disease. Researchers say this could reduce the danger by … Read more
Like others in the region, he says local communities accepted the mining companies out of necessity, in the hope that they would generate jobs and development in a region with a subsistence economy. “Communities wanted to contribute to the country. They wanted to generate work, to connect to the world,” he says. “Maybe we didn’t … Read more