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A drone photo shows constructors maintaining a house-building machine using 3D printing technology in Yichang, central China’s Hubei Province, April 9, 2025. An 8-meter-tall and two-story building has completed its main structure in just 22 days during an architectural experiment conducted by a research team from China Three Gorges University. A house-building machine using 3D printing technology was used in the construction of the 100-square-meter experimental building. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)This photo taken on April 9, 2025 shows an experimental building in Yichang, central China’s Hubei Province. An 8-meter-tall and two-story building has completed its main structure in just 22 days during…
Listen to article Pakistan’s stock market staged a sharp rebound on Thursday, with the KSE-100 Index surging as investor confidence improved following a temporary pause on US tariffs announced by President Donald Trump. The benchmark index touched an intraday high of 117,484.16, gaining 3,331.01 points, or 2.92%, from the previous close of 114,153.15. Even the session’s low, at 116,452.12, reflected a gain of over 2,298 points. Global markets rallied after Trump offered a 90-day pause on tariffs imposed on most US trade partners. The move was seen as an opportunity for fresh negotiations, calming markets worldwide. While Trump extended relief to several…
Paul Chambers awaits trial on charges under Thailand’s lese-majeste laws, which can lead to up to 15 years in prison.Paul Chambers, an American lecturer at Thailand’s Naresuan University arrested over accusations of breaking Thailand’s strict royal defamation laws, has been released on bail, according to his lawyers. The 58-year-old academic with more than 10 years of teaching experience in Thailand posted 300,000 baht ($8,800) for his release, his lawyers said on Thursday, two days after his detention in Phitsanulok province for alleged violation of the Thai lese-majeste laws. No trial date has been set. The case is a rare instance…
ISLAMABAD: A player in action during the ITF Pakistan Zainab Ali Naqvi Memorial World Junior Tennis Championship at the PTF Tennis Complex.—INP ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Nadir Mirza and Abubakar Talha registered contrating wins to advance into the semi-finals of the ITF Pakistan Zainab Ali Naqvi Memorial World Juniors Tennis Championship here at the PTF complex on Wednesday. Nadir came from a set down to defeat Kazakhstan’s Rodion Likashov 2-6, 6-4, 7-6(4), while Abubakar Talha dominated Chinese opponent Haolin Liu 6-1, 6-0 to book the last-four berth. However, Pakistan’s Amir Mazari was eliminated from the tournament, losing to Japan’s Takaya Ishii 6-3,…
One of the Strip’s largest universities, the Islamic University of Gaza in Gaza City had about 17,000 students before the war, studying everything from medicine and chemistry to literature and commerce. More than 60 percent of the students were women. But now, any sense that the place was once a university is gone. After 18 months of Israeli bombardment that killed more than 50,000 people in the enclave, the main auditorium is a gutted, burned-out wreck. Giant holes have been blasted through its blackened walls. The banks of seats are mangled and twisted. The campus has become a refuge for…
KARACHI: Noor Zaman is a step away from Under-23 World Squash Championships glory after seeing off the challenge of Malaysia’s Ameeshenraj Chandran in front of a roaring home crowd and a beaming grandfather, former squash world number one Qamar Zaman, at the Creek Club here on Wednesday. Chandaran had ousted home hope Hamza Khan in the quarter-finals but it was a different story against Noor as he retired during the third game of the last-four while trailing 6-11, 2-11, 4-6. Noor advances to the Thursday’s title clash against Kareem El Torkey, who overcame top seed Ibrahim Elkabbani 7-11, 11-2, 11-8,…
Ray Dalio, billionaire and founder of Bridgewater Associates, speaks to members of the media while departing a meeting with House Budget Committee Republicans on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on March 25, 2025.Daniel Heuer | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesBridgewater founder Ray Dalio said that U.S. President Donald Trump’s temporary pullback on reciprocal tariffs was a “step back from a worse way” of addressing trade imbalances, urging the White House leader to negotiate a “win-win” trade deal with China.On Wednesday, Trump announced a 90-day pause on country-specific tariffs, with the exception of 104% duties on Chinese imports.In a post on the…
U.S. President Donald Trump shows an executive order on “reciprocal tariffs” at the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, D.C., the United States, on April 2, 2025. (Xinhua/Hu Yousong)Beneath Washington’s relentless trade practices lies a deeper truth: the enduring legacy of a piratical past, now institutionalized as policy and disguised in rhetoric of fairness, rules and security.BEIJING, April 10 (Xinhua) — U.S. President Donald Trump last week unveiled the so-called “reciprocal tariffs” on most trading partners, claiming that the move, which has triggered significant global market volatility and fueled concerns about a potential recession, would make the world’s…
Listen to article Pakistan is exploring the use of its surplus electricity to power Bitcoin mining operations and AI data centres, according to Bilal Bin Saqib, head of Pakistan’s Crypto Council and adviser to the finance minister. Facing mounting pressure from high electricity tariffs and excess power generation, the government sees digital infrastructure as a potential win-win solution. The boom in solar energy has added to the complexity, as consumers increasingly shift away from traditional grid power. Speaking to Reuters, Saqib revealed that the location of the mining centre will be selected based on regions with excess power availability, optimising resource use…
Bitcoin could hit $250,000 as early as this year with technology giants such as Microsoft and Apple entering the cryptocurrency space, industry veteran and founder of the Cardano blockchain Charles Hoskinson told CNBC.Crypto markets have been hammered amid a sell-off of risk assets stoked by U.S. President Donald Trump’s “reciprocal tariffs” on countries across the world. Bitcoin traded below the $77,000 mark on over the last week, but on Wednesday spiked above $82,000 as Trump dropped levies to 10% for 90 days for most countries to allow for trade negotiations.Sill, bitcoin has fallen far from its more than $100,000 record…