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School-aged child dies in Texas amid outbreak concentrated among followers of Christian sect.The United States has reported its first measles death in a decade after an unvaccinated child fell ill amid an outbreak of the highly contagious disease in Texas. The school-aged child died overnight after being hospitalised in Lubbock, northwest Texas, the state’s health department said in a statement on Wednesday. The death comes amid falling immunisation rates in the US and controversy over the appointment of vaccine sceptic Robert F Kennedy Jr as the country’s top health official. More than 130 measles cases have been reported in Texas…
Tehran, Iran – Iranian authorities have again been cracking down on cryptocurrencies and online exchanges as the value of the national currency plummets in an economy in turmoil. Last month, the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) suddenly stopped rial payments in all cryptocurrency exchanges, leaving more than 10 million crypto users unable to spend rials on Bitcoin and other global online currencies. The goal was to counter further depreciation of the embattled national currency by stopping it from changing hands for foreign currencies. The crypto market grew significantly last year and leans towards a bullish 2025 as countless young Iranians turn…
BEIJING — Chip giant Nvidia has flagged heightened competition from Huawei, despite U.S. restrictions on the Chinese telecommunications company.In an annual filing Wednesday, Nvidia listed Huawei among its current competitors, including it in the list for a second straight year. The company, blacklisted by the U.S. for national security reasons, did not feature among Nvidia’s competitors for at least three prior years.Nvidia listed Huawei among its competitors in four of five categories, including chips, cloud services, computing processing and networking products.”There’s a fair amount of competition in China,” Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang told CNBC’s Jon Fortt Wednesday.”Huawei, other companies, are…
RAWALPINDI: Pakistan cricketers participate in a training session at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Wednesday. —Tanveer Shahzad/White Star RAWALPINDI: Bangladesh’s assistant coach Mohammad Salahuddin on Wednesday emphasised the importance of living in the moment, rather than dwelling on past performances, as his team prepare to face Pakistan in a dead rubber of the Champions Trophy in Rawalpindi on Thursday. Speaking at a press conference at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Salahuddin stressed that the team’s current squad was his primary concern. “I don’t believe in history. What’s important is how we play on Thursday. We have 15 players in our squad,…
Listen to article Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has stated that despite numerous challenges, the government has successfully prevented the country from default and is steering the economy toward recovery and stability, Express News reported. Speaking to traders and industrialists in Peshawar on Wednesday, Aurangzeb stated that practical steps have been taken to simplify and improve the tax system. He further announced that the Tax Policy Office would be operational within the next three to four days. The minister also stressed the need for the private sector to take a leadership role in the country’s economic stability and growth. He mentioned that consultations…
US State Department says overseas development and aid programmes to be cut by $54bn.The United States has dramatically cut the budgets of overseas development and aid programmes, with multiyear contracts pared down by 92 percent, or $54bn, the State Department has said. After his inauguration on January 20, US President Donald Trump signed an executive order demanding a freeze on all US foreign aid for 90 days, during which time it would undergo a review by senior political leadership to cut spending on programmes that did not align with his “America First” agenda. The review in part targeted multiyear foreign…
Listen to article A new twist has emerged in the Mustafa Amir murder case, with allegations surfacing against a police officer for allegedly aiding the prime suspect, Armaghan Qureshi. Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Nadeem of the Gizri police was questioned and later released, with authorities stating that further inquiries would be conducted if necessary. The investigation has revealed that ASI Nadeem had communication with Armaghan, which he claimed was for investigative purposes related to previous cases. However, authorities suspect that ASI Nadeem may have played a role in preventing legal action against Armaghan for an earlier incident. Armaghan’s father, Kamran Qureshi, has accused…
Real Madrid secured a 1-0 win at Real Sociedad in a Copa del Rey semifinal first-leg clash marred by further racist abuse of Brazilian international Vinicius Junior. Fellow Brazil forward Endrick scored the only goal of the game in the first half at Reale Arena in San Sebastian in the north of Spain. However, there was controversy just before half-time when the match was paused because of chants of “Asencio die” being aimed at Real Madrid defender Raul Asencio. A video subsequently emerged on social media of a Real Sociedad fan appearing to make monkey gestures at Vinicius Junior while…
Illustration of U.S social network Instagram’s logo on a tablet screen.Kirill Kudryavtsev | Afp | Getty ImagesMeta apologized on Thursday and said it had fixed an “error” that resulted in some Instagram users reporting a flood of violent and graphic content recommended on their personal “Reels” page. “We have fixed an error that caused some users to see content in their Instagram Reels feed that should not have been recommended. We apologize for the mistake,” a Meta spokesperson said in a statement shared with CNBC. The statement comes after a number of Instagram users took to various social media platforms to voice…
Listen to article Senator Faisal Vawda has expressed his frustration over foreign nations telling Pakistan how to manage its affairs, calling it “shameful” that outsiders are instructing the country on how to fix its issues. During a meeting of the Senate finance committee, chaired by Senator Saleem Mandviwala, the Ministry of Finance officials provided a briefing on electricity subsidies. The ministry proposed limiting electricity subsidies to BISP beneficiaries, with ongoing efforts from the Finance Ministry, Power Division, and related companies to implement this policy. Senator Faisal Vawda, in his remarks, condemned the foreign criticism, calling it “extremely shameful” that foreign diplomats were…