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Children of a kindergarten plant seedlings with their teacher in Lijiang, southwest China’s Yunnan Province, March 12, 2025. Tree planting events were held across the country on Wednesday to mark China’s National Tree Planting Day. (Photo by Zhao Qingzu/Xinhua)Volunteers take part in a tree planting event in Dongli District of north China’s Tianjin Municipality, March 12, 2025. Tree planting events were held across the country on Wednesday to mark China’s National Tree Planting Day. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)People water a seedling during a tree planting event in Dongli District of north China’s Tianjin Municipality, March 12, 2025. Tree planting events were held…
Digital terrorism thrives as extremists exploit social media, urging Pakistan to counter online radicalization. We are living in a digital age where almost everyone has access to the internet. The digital ecosystem is widely dominated by technology such as algorithms, artificial intelligence, quantum computing, and cybersecurity. As the world gears up to cherish this digitalization, unfortunately, terrorist organizations are manipulating the technological modernisation to exploit the local grievances of people to leverage their ends by propagating disinformation against the state. Social media platforms like Facebook, TikTok, Telegram, and WhatsApp have granted them an opportunity to coordinate, communicate, and convince prospective…
The fall of the pound and the rise of Bitcoin show a shift in global currency power, moving from gold to crypto. History tends to whisper warnings before it shouts collapse. In the story of global monetary systems, the fall of the British Empire and the shifting dominance of the U.S. dollar offer a cautionary tale. These monetary regimes have been deeply tied to power, debt, and gold — and now, increasingly, Bitcoin. As we trace the arc from Britain’s imperial overreach in the 1930s to the U.S.-led postwar dollar order, we begin to see unmistakable parallels — and a…
Quetta, Pakistan – Survivors of Tuesday’s deadly train hijacking by Baloch separatists have described how they watched fellow passengers being executed and fled while being shot at. Dozens of fighters belonging to the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) targeted nine carriages of the Jaffar Express with rocket-propelled grenades and gunshots as it passed through colonial-era tunnels in the rugged, mountainous Bolan Pass. The train, which departed from Quetta, the provincial capital of the southwestern province of Balochistan, at 9am (04:00 GMT) for Peshawar, the capital of the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, came under attack near Sibi city, about 160km (100 miles)…
Roomba vacuums by iRobot are displayed at a Best Buy store in San Rafael, California, on Jan. 19, 2024.Justin Sullivan | Getty ImagesShares of iRobot plunged more than 30% on Wednesday after it said there is “substantial doubt” about its ability to stay in business.The Roomba maker’s financial outlook has darkened since Amazon abandoned its planned $1.7 billion acquisition of the company in January 2024, citing regulatory scrutiny. Since then, iRobot has struggled to generate cash and pay off debts.Massachusetts-based iRobot has been restructuring since the Amazon deal plunged into uncertainty. The company has laid off 51% of its workforce…
Many of Trump’s efforts to reshape the federal government have been challenged in court, often by employee unions or Democrat-led states that argue such decisions fall to Congress. Some have faced temporary restraining orders or legal setbacks, while others have won short-term victories. Nearly all the cases are still navigating their way through the federal court system. In addition, some federal employees have filed complaints directly with the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB), a panel that enforces worker rights within the government. Last week, a judge blocked Trump’s efforts to fire the chair of the MSPB. On Wednesday, one of…
Duterte will be brought before an ICC judge in The Hague in the coming days for an initial appearance, court says.Former Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has arrived in the Netherlands and has been surrendered to the custody of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on allegations of crimes against humanity over his deadly “war on drugs”. Duterte was arrested on Tuesday in the Philippine capital, Manila, after returning from a trip to Hong Kong, and placed on a plane to Rotterdam by police. In a statement on Wednesday, the ICC said Duterte, 79, had been “arrested by the authorities of the…
Lip-Bu Tan appointed chief executive officer of Intel CorporationCourtesy: IntelIntel said on Wednesday that it had appointed Lip-Bu Tan as its new CEO, as the chipmaker attempts to recover from a tumultuous four-year run under Pat Gelsinger.Tan was the CEO of Cadence Design Systems, which makes software used by all the major chip designers, including Intel. Tan was previously on Intel’s board but departed last year, citing other committments.He replaces interim co-CEOs David Zinsner and MJ Holthaus, who took over in December when former Intel CEO Patrick Gelsinger was ousted. Tan is also joining Intel’s board again.The appointment closes a chaotic chapter…
American clothing and accessories retailer American Eagle store seen in Hong Kong.Budrul Chukrut | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesAmerican Eagle warned investors on Wednesday that consumers are pulling back on spending and it’s seen a “slower start” to the year than it expected. “Entering 2025, the first quarter is off to a slower start than expected, reflecting less robust demand and colder weather,” CEO Jay Schottenstein said in a news release. “While we anticipate improvement as the Spring season gets underway, we are also taking proactive steps to strengthen the top-line, manage inventory and reduce expenses. As we navigate through an uncertain…
Listen to article The Constitutional Bench (CB) has ordered the transfer of pending appeals regarding the super tax in the high courts to the Supreme Court. A five-member constitutional bench, led by Justice Amin-ud-Din Khan, heard the case related to super tax, where lawyers highlighted that appeals were pending in the Lahore and Islamabad High Courts. The lawyer for private companies, Makhdoom Ali Khan, informed the court that the Supreme Court has the constitutional authority to transfer pending cases to itself. He explained that after the constitutional amendment, the power to transfer cases has been clearly outlined. Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar inquired…