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Artists perform during the opening ceremony of the World Games 2025 in Chengdu, southwest China’s Sichuan Province, on Aug. 7, 2025, (Xinhua/Chen Yichen)”Shubao”, one of the mascots, is seen during the opening ceremony of the World Games 2025 in Chengdu, southwest China’s Sichuan Province, on Aug. 7, 2025. (Xinhua/Liu Kun)Fireworks are seen during the opening ceremony of the World Games 2025 in Chengdu, southwest China’s Sichuan Province, on Aug. 7, 2025. (Xinhua/Chen Cheng)Fireworks are seen during the opening ceremony of the World Games 2025 in Chengdu, southwest China’s Sichuan Province, on Aug. 7, 2025, (Xinhua/Chen Yichen)Fireworks are seen during the…
MONTREAL: Four-times Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka reached the semi-finals of the Canadian Open for the first time after beating Ukrainian Elina Svitolina 6-2, 6-2 in the quarters on Tuesday, while Ben Shelton eliminated Alex de Minaur on the men’s side. It marks Osaka’s first WTA 1000 semi-final since Miami in 2022, as the Japanese former world number one needed just over an hour to secure victory over the 10th seeded Svitolina. Osaka capitalised on Svitolina’s unforced errors to break twice and move within a game of taking the first set. Despite dropping serve while Svitolina threatened to shift the…
An American Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner lands at the Miami International Airport on December 10, 2021 in Miami, Florida.Joe Raedle | Getty ImagesAmerican Airlines is reviving some of its pre-pandemic destinations like Prague and Budapest, Hungary, as international travel continues to hold up better than domestic demand.Other additions include its first-ever Dallas Fort Worth International flights to Athens, Greece, and year-round nonstop service between Miami and Milan.American is also extending service for next year’s World Cup, from Buenos Aires, Argentina, to Dallas and between Dallas and Zurich, where soccer’s governing body, FIFA, is based,. Those flights will run from May…
Listen to article ISLAMABAD: The latest agriculture census has revealed that Pakistan’s 97% farmers own less than 12.5 acres of land and the size of a farm has also shrunk, which the Minister for Planning Ahsan Iqbal says is a matter of concern due to shrinking scale of the economy. There were only 16,958 landlords in Pakistan who owned more than 100 acres of land and held 6.2% of the total farm land, according to the 7th census that the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics completed after a gap of 15 years. The average landholding by these landlords was 215 acres per person.…
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during an event with Apple CEO Tim Cook in the Oval Office of the White House on August 6, 2025 in Washington, DC. Win Mcnamee | Getty ImagesU.S. President Donald Trump’s proposed 100% tariffs on the import of semiconductors has brought major chip names into the spotlight.Questions linger about how these duties will be implemented: will they apply to the raw chip itself that is imported, or the end product, like a smartphone or laptop? And how much manufacturing needs to actually be done in the U.S.?Trump said that, if companies are “building in the…
ISLAMABAD: For the first time, Pakistan will be represented by its senior squash players at the 12th edition of the World Games to be held in Chengdu, China, with Nasir Iqbal and Noor Zaman set to compete in the championship. The duo, led by head coach Fahim Gul, marks Pakistan’s inaugural participation in the squash event at these global championships. The Pakistan Squash Federation (PSF) highlighted the significance of the World Games, describing it as a major international gathering of top athletes. “It is an honour to have Pakistan’s squash team participating in this mega event,” stated a PSF press…
This file photo shows a manned lunar lander during a trial at a test site in Huailai County, north China’s Hebei Province. China on Thursday announced that it has successfully completed a comprehensive test for the landing and takeoff of its manned lunar lander at a test site in Huailai County, Hebei Province. The test completed on Wednesday represents a key step in the development of China’s manned lunar exploration program, and it also marks the first time that China has carried out a test for extraterrestrial landing and takeoff of a manned spacecraft, said the China Manned Space Agency.…
ISLAMABAD: In a sharp response to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s reported resolve to retaliate militarily over any terrorist attacks, Pakistan’s military has warned that any Indian aggression would be met with decisive force — beginning with strikes deep inside India. In an interview with The Economist, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry rubbished rumours that Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir might be positioning himself for the presidency. When asked how Pakistan would react if India repeated any act of aggression, Lt Gen Chaudhry, the chief military spokesperson, warned that India must understand it…
Intel’s CEO Lip-Bu Tan speaks at the company’s Annual Manufacturing Technology Conference in San Jose, California, U.S. April 29, 2025. Laure Andrillon | ReutersIntel shares were under pressure Thursday after President Donald Trump called for the chipmaker’s CEO to resign immediately.In a Truth Social post, Trump said Intel Chief Executive Lip-Bu Tan “is highly CONFLICTED and must resign, immediately. There is no other solution to this problem.” Intel dropped in the premarket on the back of that post, last trading 5% lower.Stock Chart IconStock chart iconINTC dropsTan was named as Intel CEO in March. This week, U.S. Republican Senator Tom…
The International Masters Cricket (IMC) Over 40s T20 Cricket World Cup has been rescheduled to November to avoid a clash with the National Games slated for December in Karachi, the Pakistan Veterans Cricket Association (PVCA) said on Thursday. The veteran’s cricket tournament was scheduled from Dec 1-13 and was being organised by PVCA. Last month, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) had approved the use of Karachi’s National Stadium for 19 out of 56 matches. Meanwhile, Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah announced in May that Karachi would host the 35th National Games from December 6-13 after it was postponed from…