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A drone photo taken on July 3, 2025 shows gantry cranes loading containers onto a freight train in Qinzhou railway container center station in south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Cargo volume on the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor surged 76.9 percent year on year to 746,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in the first six months of this year, according to the China Railway Nanning Group. The corridor now operates 14 fixed train routes connecting Beibu Gulf Port in Guangxi and Zhanjiang Port in neighboring Guangdong Province to major inland hubs including Chongqing, Chengdu, Guiyang, Lanzhou, Huaihua and Xi’an. Goods…

Listen to article Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi stated that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and the military leadership played a pivotal role in the Iran-Israel conflict and the subsequent ceasefire between the two countries. “Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif played a crucial role in the ceasefire between Israel and Iran, and the military also played a significant role in this regard. I don’t want to go into further details, but the way PM negotiated with world leaders is something we must be proud of,” he said. The 12-day war, which began with unprovoked Israeli military strikes in Iran on June 13, resulted in 610…

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks at the Axel Springer building in Berlin on Oct. 17, 2023. He received the annual Axel Springer Award.Ben Kriemann | Getty ImagesAmong the thousands of Microsoft employees who lost their jobs in the cutbacks announced this week were 830 staffers in the company’s home state of Washington.Nearly a dozen game design workers in the state were part of the layoffs, along with three audio designers, two mechanical engineers, one optical engineer and one lab technician, according to a document Microsoft submitted to Washington employment officials.There were also five individual contributors and one manager at the…

* As the digital economy reshapes societies, China is providing valuable examples and solutions for the world to expand its benefits.* Technologies from industry and academia need multilateral platforms to become “digital public goods.” * Chinese private companies are also expanding their global footprint in the digital economy and taking their digital expertise to the world stage.BEIJING, July 3 (Xinhua) — As the digital economy reshapes societies, a critical question emerges: how can its benefits move beyond privileged tech hubs to empower cities everywhere?At the 2025 Global Digital Economy Conference in Beijing, more than 40 partner cities spanning Europe, North America,…

Listen to article Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has called for the rapid implementation of a nationwide digital transaction system and said that it is essential to ensure transparency and modernise Pakistan’s economy. Chairing a weekly meeting on the development of a cashless and digital economy at the Prime Minister’s Office on Thursday, Shehbaz emphasised on the need to facilitate digital payments between citizens and businesses, and to promote public awareness of digital platforms. “The digital system is vital to improve transparency and must be implemented countrywide,” he said. He directed the three newly formed committees the Digital Payments Innovation and Adoption Committee,…

Listen to article Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Babar Sidhu has expressed his gratitude to National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq for the parliament’s strong support of the armed forces in the face of Indian aggression. In a letter addressed to the Speaker, the Air Chief praised the parliamentary leadership’s role in fostering national unity, saying the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) values the show of solidarity from lawmakers. “Speaker Sadiq’s efforts to strengthen national cohesion in the wake of Indian hostility are commendable,” wrote Chief Marshal Sidhu. He added that the support of parliament and the people gave strength to the armed…

Listen to article Pakistan has called for immediate and unified action by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to help restore political stability in Haiti as gang violence escalates in the Caribbean nation. Addressing the Council’s first formal meeting under Pakistan’s presidency this month, Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, Pakistan’s permanent representative to the UN, said that the time for “half measures” in Haiti is over. “The gangs’ stranglehold has turned Haiti’s streets into battlegrounds,” he said. “Vigilante killings are on the rise, children are being recruited by armed groups and the breakdown of basic services is forcing hundreds of thousands to live…

Listen to article Four pro-Palestine activists have been charged after breaking into a military air base in central England last month and damaging two planes in protest against Britain’s support for Israel. Counter-terrorism police said the charges were for conspiracy to enter a prohibited place knowingly for a purpose prejudicial to the safety or interests of the UK, and conspiracy to commit criminal damage. The four, aged between 22 and 35, remain in custody and are due to appear in a London court on Thursday. Police said they will present evidence to court linking the offences to terrorism. The campaign group Palestine Action…

Long-time market bull Tom Lee is considering two new themes for his Fundstrat Granny Shots US Large Cap ETF. On CNBC’s “ETF Edge” this week, he revealed sovereign security could soon make the cut. “It’s now evident to me that the mechanisms are in motion for companies to really fix their supply chains within a sovereign border, and that’s a change,” the firm’s chief investment officer said. “That’s not going to just be one or two years.”He’s also looking at Gen Z. Lee compares the generation to millennials, who he called “the engine” of the market when Fundstrat first began researching themes…

Listen to article Astronomers on Wednesday confirmed the discovery of an interstellar object racing through our solar system — only the third ever spotted, though scientists suspect many more may slip past unnoticed. The visitor from the stars, designated 3I/Atlas, is likely the largest yet detected and has been classified as a comet, or cosmic snowball. “It looks kind of fuzzy,” said Peter Veres, an astronomer with the International Astronomical Union’s Minor Planet Center, which was responsible for the official confirmation. “It seems that there is some gas around it, and I think one or two telescopes reported a very short tail.”…