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A herder checks the operation of a center-pivot irrigation system in an alfalfa field at the Livestock Demonstration Center in Idini village, Mauritania, July 18, 2025. (Xinhua/Han Xu)”With ingenuity and the right orientation, nations can learn how green mountains can be gold mountains that yield both ecological and economic benefits,” said Clifford Cobb, a renowned U.S. scholar on sustainable development.BEIJING, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) — On the edge of the Sahara Desert, Amadou Diarra grew up watching the wind carry sand across the thin, tired grass. Villagers in his hometown in Mauritania moved with their herds, chasing pasture that grew scarcer…

LAHORE: One of China’s largest textile enterprises will invest $150 million in Punjab. Under a memorandum of understanding (MoU), the group will produce up to eight million garment items per month in Punjab by utilising six million metres of fabric. According to an official statement, a state-of-the-art special economic zone will be established on 100 acres and Pakistan’s largest advanced textile industry will be set. The Chinese group will export garments through well-known American brands. Through the initiative, 18,000 people will get jobs in next eight months and 25,000 in five years. The group will obtain raw material for garment…

A general view at Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance on August 18, 2024 in Monterey, California. Since 1950, the annual Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance has hosted the world’s most beautiful and expensive collectable cars on the Competition Field along Carmel Bay.Matt Jelonek | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesA version of this article appeared in CNBC’s Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the high-net-worth investor and consumer. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox.Up to $400 million worth of classic cars will roll across the auction block in Monterey and Pebble Beach this week, marking the…

DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Three policemen were martyred when suspected terrorists ambushed their vehicle in the Alizai area of Kurram tribal district on Wednesday. According to police sources, the attackers hurled a hand grenade at the law enforcers’ vehicle before opening fire on it, resulting in the martyrdom of three cops. The attackers also used rocket-propelled grenade in the deadly ambush. The law enforcement personnel were en route to Parachinar when ambushed. According to preliminary reports, the attackers also took martyrs’ weapons and fled from the scene. The security forces launched a search operation in the area following the ambush to…

A visitor interacts with a humanoid robot at the exhibition area of the 2025 World AI Conference and High-Level Meeting on Global AI Governance in east China’s Shanghai, July 26, 2025. (Xinhua/Chen Haoming)China’s latest proposal is more than a call for cooperation — it is a strategic move to shape how AI is regulated, applied and understood globally.by Maya MajueranBuilding on President Xi Jinping’s 2023 proposal for the Global Artificial Intelligence (AI) Governance Initiative, the Chinese government has now called for the creation of a global AI cooperation organization.In July, Chinese Premier Li Qiang announced the proposal during his address…

HUNZA: A fresh wave of flash floods on Wednesday forced authorities to halt repair work on the Karakoram Highway (KKH), leaving thousands of passengers, including local and foreign tourists, stranded at multiple points across Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B). Rescue 1122 confirmed the flood situation in Gulmit Gojal in Hunza, stating that the restoration work on the KKH stopped after floods hit Juchar Nullah. G-B government spokesperson Faizullah Faraq said rehabilitation efforts were under way in the flood-hit areas across the region. “Rehabilitation work on KKH is in full swing at Gulmit Gojal. Passengers and vehicles are waiting for the road to be…

LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has finalised the selection criteria — carrying several controversial points — for the 2025-26 domestic season, which begins with the Hanif Mohammad Trophy on Aug 29. According to a PCB document seen by Dawn, “players of the regional teams will be selected while considering their past performances in the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy, National T20, President’s Trophy and Cup (Grade-I), Pakistan U-19, National U-19 (2024-25) and also their performance in Regional Inter-District (2025-26) competitions.” Last season, all 18 teams from 16 regions competed in the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy, with weaker sides such as Larkana, Dera Murad Jamali,…

US Vice President JD Vance poses for a photograph with U.S. troops and families during a visit to RAF Fairford on August 13, 2025 in Fairford, England.Leon Neal | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesU.S. Vice-President JD Vance’s summer trip to the quintessentially British spot the Cotswolds has been heavily criticized by some locals — not least because of heightened security measures, including police roadblocks and check points.Earlier this week, Vance visited the area as part of a working holiday, which has also included meetings with various U.K. political leaders, such as Foreign Minister David Lammy.Thames Valley Police were “supporting…

Elyn MacInnis (R) briefs participants on the searching of foreign expatriates who once lived in Kuliang and their descendants at the launch ceremony of Kuliang Families Story Museum in Fuzhou, southeast China’s Fujian Province, June 22, 2024. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)by Xinhua Writers Wang Xiaopeng, Shen Anni and Yao YuanBEIJING/FUZHOU, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) — On a memorial wall bearing over 8,000 names in east China, 73-year-old Elyn MacInnis quickly found Mu Airen, the Chinese name of Donald MacInnis. She gave the name a gentle wipe, as if greeting an old friend.The wall in Fuzhou, capital of Fujian Province, honors heroes who once…

ROME: At least 26 migrants died Wednesday when two boats sank off the coast of Italy’s Lampedusa island, with around 10 others still missing, the coastguard and UN officials said. Around 60 people were rescued after the sinkings in the central Mediterranean, a stretch between North Africa and Italy described by the UN as the world’s most dangerous sea crossing for migrants. The two boats had left Tripoli, Libya, earlier in the day, according to the Italian coastguard. It said one of the boats started taking on water, causing people to climb onto the other boat, which itself then capsized.…