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PYLOS: A gender row involving two female boxers at the Paris 2024 Olympics was the result of a Russian fake news campaign and had little to do with reality, International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach said on Saturday. Bach, who is stepping down in June after 12 years in charge of the biggest job in world sports, said the IOC had needed to fight off many similar campaigns before and after the Paris Games. The boxing competition at the Paris Games was run by the IOC after it stripped the International Boxing Association (IBA) of recognition last year over…

Cultural creative products of Chinese animated film Ne Zha 2 are pictured in a toy store in Chengdu, southwest China’s Sichuan Province, March 4, 2025. (Xinhua/Lu Youyi)BEIJING, March 16 (Xinhua) — Once deemed overshadowed by Japanese anime and U.S. animation, Chinese animation is now experiencing a surge in popularity, especially among younger audiences.With improved storytelling, advanced visual effects, and a seamless integration of traditional Chinese culture, the industry is rapidly gaining recognition at home and abroad.A recent survey conducted by China Youth Daily among 7,232 university students revealed that 40.64 percent actively follow popular domestic animation films and series, while…

Listen to article LAHORE: Morale in the PPP camp appeared to lift following a coordination meeting with the PML-N, which concluded with assurances of addressing the party’s grievances in Punjab, with a follow-up meeting scheduled for April 12. The two parties also agreed to form another four-member sub-committee that will meet weekly to review the progress, according to a PPP office bearer. The nearly two-hour-long session, held at the Punjab Governor’s House and attended by senior leaders from both sides, ended on a positive note – unlike the previous meeting, which had reached a deadlock. A party source credited PPP Co-Chairman and…

Gaza City – On October 19, hundreds of displaced Palestinians in northern Gaza’s Hamad School in Beit Lahiya heard what everyone in the Palestinian enclave dreads. “At dawn, we heard [Israeli] tanks encircling the school, and quadcopters overhead began ordering everyone to get out,” Amal al-Masri, 30, who had given birth to her youngest daughter so recently she had not named her yet when the tanks came, recalled. People were already tense after shelling and explosions throughout the night – the adults too scared to sleep, the children crying in fear and confusion. “Buildings were being shelled all around us,”…

TURIN: Pakistan’s special athletes added to their medal tally on Saturday during the Special Olympics World Winter Games in Turin with multiple athletes winning medals in various events. Muneeb Ur Rehman won his second gold medal of the Games in the men’s 100-metre cross-country skiing event, while Abdul Saboor and Manahil won gold medals in the men’s and women’s 400-meter snowshoeing races, respectively. Pakistan’s special athletes have won a total of 11 medals, including, six gold, three silver and two bronze medals, thanks to their impressive performance at the Games. Muneeb led the charge as he cruised to victory ahead…

China and the U.S. are in a race to create the first grid-scale nuclear fusion energy. After decades of U.S. leadership, China is catching up by spending twice as much and building projects at record speed.Often called the holy grail of clean energy, nuclear fusion creates four times more energy per kilogram of fuel than traditional nuclear fission and four million times more than burning coal, with no greenhouse gasses or long-term radioactive waste. If all goes to plan, it will be at least a $1 trillion market by 2050, according to Ignition Research.There’s just one big problem. “The only working…

This photo taken on March 14, 2025 shows a surgical robot demonstration during the 2025 China Medical Equipment Conference & Medical Equipment Exhibition held at Chongqing International Expo Center in southwest China’s Chongqing Municipality. (Xinhua/Wang Quanchao)CHONGQING, March 16 (Xinhua) — From a console in Shanghai, French surgeon Youness Ahallal guided robotic arms in Morocco with real-time precision, delicately removing a patient’s tumor.Despite the staggering 12,000-kilometer distance between them, China’s domestically developed Toumai surgical robot bridged the geographical divide to make transcontinental surgery a reality.”With telecommunication techniques, Toumai Robot allows real-time, high-definition imaging and precise control of the robotic arms from…

Listen to article ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday raised the petroleum levy by Rs10 per litre – a 17% hike – to Rs70 per litre, keeping petrol and diesel prices unchanged, while using the available additional fiscal space to reduce electricity prices by roughly Rs1.50 per unit. Despite the increase, the ex-depot petrol price will remain at Rs255.63 per litre, while high-speed diesel will stay at Rs258.64 per litre, according to officials from the finance and energy ministries. The government opted not to pass on the reduction in global oil prices to consumers, which was due on March 16. The…

Dozens of paramilitary force members wounded in explosion in Noshki district of Balochistan days after deadly train hijacking.A roadside bomb blast near a bus carrying security forces in the Pakistani province of Balochistan has killed at least five officers and wounded dozens, police say. The attack comes less than a week after a deadly train hijacking incident in the southwestern province. The Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) on Sunday claimed responsibility for the attack in Noshki district of Balochistan. The separatist group was also behind the train hijacking in which dozens were killed. The senior superintendent of police for Noshki district,…

Indian batter Virat Kohli said he may not have another tour of Australia left in him after his team’s humbling 3-1 test series defeat Down Under but the 36-year-old has ruled out retiring anytime soon as he still enjoys playing the game too much. Kohli arrested a long run of poor form with an unbeaten ton in the series opening test in Perth in November, but frequently chased balls moving away from his stumps and managed a total of 190 runs at an average of 23.75. Speaking at the RCB Innovation Lab Indian Sports Summit on Saturday, Kohli said the…