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The White House has confirmed that US President Donald Trump will impose new tariffs this week, but it provided no details about the size and scope of the measures that have raised concerns over an intensifying global trade war. Trump kept rivals and allies alike guessing about who would be targeted and by how much, but promised to be “very kind” when announcing tariffs on Wednesday, which he has dubbed “Liberation Day”. In recent weeks, he has made several tariff announcements, then quickly changed tack on them. Global stocks remained volatile ahead of the so-called “reciprocal tariffs“, which Trump says…
China Search and Rescue Team, assigned by the country’s Ministry of Emergency Management, and a rescue team from China’s Hong Kong carry out a joint search and rescue operation at the Sky Villa residence in Mandalay, Myanmar, April 1, 2025.Equipment, including snake-eye endoscopes, radar wave all-view cameras and drones, was used in the joint mission. Using drones at the scene, the joint rescue force conducted an assessment to ensure the safety of the rescue.Locals provided clues on distress sounds at the scene. The Chinese rescuers rushed to the spot only to rule out the possibility of survivors.Twenty-four rescuers participated in…
Listen to article Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz’s first comprehensive Children’s Heart Surgery Programme is in full swing, providing life-saving treatment to young patients, including those from other provinces, Express News reported. Under the Chief Minister’s Children’s Heart Surgery Programme, 3,162 successful heart surgeries and interventions have been performed so far. Additionally, 7,436 children from across the country have been registered for treatment. To enhance the programme, foreign paediatric heart surgeons will visit Punjab regularly. A British medical team has already conducted surgeries at Faisalabad Institute of Cardiology. The initiative is extending free heart surgeries to children from Sindh, Balochistan, Azad Kashmir,…
Nationwide blackout strikes Syria due to malfunctions, authorities say, amid deepening economic crisis.Syria has suffered a nationwide power outage due to malfunctions at several points in the national grid, a spokesperson from the Ministry of Energy has said. The spokesperson said technical teams were addressing the issues that struck on Tuesday night. There has been no initial indication that an attack was the cause. The director of the General Establishment for Electricity Transmission and Distribution, engineer Khaled Abu Dai, told the state news agency SANA: “The nationwide power outage in Syria is the result of a technical fault in the…
The Hims app arranged on a smartphone in New York on Feb. 12, 2025.Gabby Jones | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesHims & Hers Health shares closed up 5% on Tuesday after the company announced patients can access Eli Lilly’s weight loss medication Zepbound and diabetes drug Mounjaro, as well as the generic injection liraglutide, through its platform.Zepbound, Mounjaro and liraglutide are part of the class of weight loss medications called GLP-1s, which have exploded in popularity in recent years. Hims & Hers launched a weight loss program in late 2023, but its GLP-1 offerings have evolved as the company has contended…
Listen to article Salman Akram Raja, the lawyer representing Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founding chairman Imran Khan, clashed with the staff of Adiala Jail on Monday after being denied access to meet his client. The incident occurred when Raja attempted to meet Khan, who is currently imprisoned in the facility, Express News reported. According to Raja, the jail staff initially refused his request without providing a clear reason, leading to a confrontation. Azam Khan Swati, Nadia Khattak, Tabish Farooq, Mubashir Awan, and Ansar Kiyani were allowed to meet Imran. However, Salman Akram Raja, Shoaib Shaheen, and Niazullah Niazi were blocked from entering, prompting…
US Attorney General Pam Bondi says decision is based on President Donald Trump’s agenda to stop crime and ‘Make America Safe Again’.US Attorney General Pam Bondi has said that she has directed prosecutors to seek the death penalty against Luigi Mangione, the man accused of gunning down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. It is the first time the Justice Department has sought to bring the death penalty since US President Donald Trump returned to office in January with a campaign vow to resume federal executions. Bondi’s decision to pursue the death penalty comes in a high-profile case, reported around the world,…
Jeremy Allaire, Co-Founder and CEO, Circle David A. Grogan | CNBCCircle, the company behind the USDC stablecoin, has filed for an initial public offering with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.The S1 lays the groundwork for Circle’s long-anticipated entry into the public markets.While the filing does not yet disclose the number of shares or a price range, sources told Fortune that Circle plans to move forward with a public filing in late April and is targeting a market debut as early as June.JPMorgan Chase and Citi are reportedly serving as lead underwriters, and the company is seeking a valuation between $4…
Listen to article Following the instructions of the Prime Minister of Pakistan, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has started sending relief supplies to the earthquake victims in Myanmar. The first shipment of aid includes 35 tons of goods, including tents, tarpaulins, blankets, ready-to-eat meals, medicines, and water modules. The relief supplies are being transported by a special aircraft to Yangon, Myanmar. Federal Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Dr. Tariq Fazal Chaudhry, attended the ceremony for the dispatch of the relief supplies, along with officials from the NDMA, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Ambassador of Myanmar. Dr. Tariq Fazal Chaudhry stated that,…
The allies discussed developments of the ongoing war in Ukraine as well as relations between the two countries.China and Russia are “friends forever, never enemies”, Chinese’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi has said in remarks in a visit to Moscow during which he has held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin and his counterpart Sergey Lavrov. Wang on Tuesday also welcomed signs of normalising ties between Washington and Moscow. “The principle of ‘friends forever, never enemies’ … serves as a solid legal basis for advancing strategic cooperation at a higher level,” Wang told Russia’s RIA state news agency in an interview.…