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Rachin Ravindra and Kane Williamson struck brilliant centuries as New Zealand posted the highest-ever Champions Trophy total of 362-6 in their semi-final against South Africa in Lahore on Wednesday. Ravindra cracked a 101-ball 108 while Williamson hit 102 off 94 balls on a batting-friendly Gaddafi Stadium pitch after New Zealand won the toss and batted first. Daryl Mitchell clubbed 49 off 37 balls and Glenn Phillips smashed a 27-ball 49 not out as the Black Caps plundered 110 runs in the last 10 overs and 66 in the last five. The winners will face India in the final in Dubai…

Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy weight loss drug has seen a meteoric rise in popularity. Nurphoto | Getty ImagesNovo Nordisk on Wednesday said it will offer its weight loss drug Wegovy for less than half of its usual price per month through a new direct-to-consumer online pharmacy.The cash-pay offering is available to millions of patients without insurance coverage for the blockbuster injection, such as those with Medicare. It aims to make Wegovy available to more people, while also ensuring that patients use the branded medication instead of cheaper compounded copycats that exploded in popularity during a recently resolved U.S. shortage of Novo Nordisk’s…

Scale AI CEO Alexandr Wang testifies before a House Armed Services Subcommittee on Cyber, Information Technology, and Innovation hearing about battlefield AI on Capitol Hill in Washington, July 18, 2023.Jonathan Ernst | ReutersScale AI on Wednesday announced a deal with the Department of Defense for a flagship AI agent program, a significant move in the controversial military use of artificial intelligence.The AI giant, which provides training data to key AI players like OpenAI, Google, Microsoft and Meta, has been awarded a prototype contract from the Defense Department for “Thunderforge,” the DOD’s “flagship program” to use AI agents for U.S. military planning and operations, according…

Listen to article ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has made a strong start in talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and the tax shortfall is expected to be significantly lower than Rs1 trillion due to anticipated large recoveries in court, Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb said on Tuesday. Aurangzeb stated that the shortfall would be considerably less than Rs1 trillion and that the government would take several steps, including ensuring recoveries from court cases. He spoke to The Express Tribune after the formal opening of Pakistan-IMF negotiations, which will continue until March 14. However, sources revealed that the global lender had been informed that, due…

Addressing the US Congress on Tuesday night, President Donald Trump announced that his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy had written to him, indicating he was ready for peace negotiations with Russia to end their war. In a post on social media, Zelenskyy concurred with Trump and laid out the contours of a peace plan. This came days after a bust-up between the two leaders in the Oval Office, where Trump and Vice President JD Vance accused Zelenskyy of being a warmonger unwilling to work towards a ceasefire with Russia, and claimed that he was not grateful enough for all the assistance…

CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz speaks at the Wall Street Journal Tech Live conference in Laguna Beach, California, on Oct. 21, 2019.Martina Albertazzi | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesCrowdStrike shares dropped 10% after issuing weak earnings guidance as the company signaled ongoing pressure from its global IT outage that rattled businesses in July.The cybersecurity software provider said it expects first-quarter earnings to range between 64 cents and 66 cents per share, versus the average Factset estimate of 95 cents. CrowdStrike is projecting earnings for the year to range between $3.33 and $3.45 per share, excluding items. That fell short $4.42 expected by…

Steve Smith announced his retirement from one-day international cricket on Wednesday after captaining Australia to a semi-final exit at the Champions Trophy, bringing down the curtain on a career in the format that included two World Cup wins. The 35-year-old batsman, who was his team’s top scorer with 73 as Australia lost to India by four wickets in Dubai on Tuesday, said he would still be available for selection for T20 internationals and test matches. ” sandbox=”allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-popups allow-modals allow-forms”> “It has been a great ride and I have loved every minute of it,” Smith said in a Cricket…

A divided U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to let President Donald Trump’s administration withhold payment to foreign aid organizations for work they already performed for the government as the Republican president moves to pull the plug on American humanitarian projects around the world.Handing a setback to Trump, the court in a 5-4 decision upheld Washington-based U.S. District Judge Amir Ali’s order that had called on the administration to promptly release funding to contractors and recipients of grants from the U.S. Agency for International Development and the State Department for their past work.Conservative Justices Samuel Alito, Clarence Thomas, Neil Gorsuch…

David’s Bridal has tapped a new CEO to lead the company as it looks to transform from a legacy retailer into a bridal media powerhouse nearly two years after emerging from its second bankruptcy. Kelly Cook, the current president of brand, technology and finance, will take over as David’s CEO on April 1 and will become just the second woman in the company’s 75-year history to hold its top job. As part of Cook’s appointment as chief executive, current CEO Jim Marcum will become David’s executive chairman, in addition to his current role as chairman of the board. In an interview with CNBC,…

Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, takes part in a deliberation with fellow lawmakers from Jiangsu during the third session of the 14th National People’s Congress in Beijing, capital of China, March 5, 2025. (Photo by Zhan Zheng/Xinhua)BEIJING, March 5 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday urged east China’s Jiangsu Province, an economic powerhouse, to play a major role in the country’s overall development.Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission,…