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Farmers work at a field in Yacha Town of Baisha Li Autonomous County, south China’s Hainan Province, Feb. 20, 2025. Farming activities are in full swing in south China’s Hainan Province in early spring. (Xinhua/Guo Cheng)(250223) — DANZHOU, Feb. 23, 2025 (Xinhua) — A farmer picks strawberries at Pingdi Village of Dongcheng Town in Danzhou City, south China’s Hainan Province, Feb. 23, 2025. Farming activities are in full swing in south China’s Hainan Province in early spring. (Xinhua/Guo Cheng)(250223) — DANZHOU, Feb. 23, 2025 (Xinhua) — A farmer picks strawberries at Pingdi Village of Dongcheng Town in Danzhou City, south…

Listen to article Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has announced plans to ease the financial burden on the salaried class in the upcoming budget, as the government looks to provide economic relief amid ongoing fiscal challenges. Speaking to media representatives in Lahore on Sunday, Aurangzeb pointed to positive economic indicators, including a rise in the number of remittance senders to 35 million and increased inflows through the Roshan Digital Account. “The private sector plays a crucial role in driving economic progress, and we are committed to facilitating its growth,” he said, adding that Pakistan’s foreign exchange reserves are steadily improving. The minister also…

Salah grabs a goal and an assist as Liverpool take a major step towards lifting the Premier League title.Undaunted by playing at the home of Manchester City, Liverpool produced a performance worthy of champions to move 11 points clear at the top of the Premier League. A 2-0 win at the Etihad on Sunday extended Liverpool’s lead over second-placed Arsenal and consigned four-time defending champions City to another humbling defeat in an ever-worsening season. On Wednesday, a 3-1 loss to Real Madrid sent Pep Guardiola’s team crashing out of the Champions League. Back to domestic matters on Sunday, and City…

Listen to article Thai and Cambodian authorities have rescued 215 foreign nationals in a major raid on a suspected cyber scam centre in the Cambodian border town of Poipet, a senior Thai official said on Sunday. The operation, conducted in Banteay Meanchey province, freed 109 Thais, 50 Pakistanis, 48 Indians, five Taiwanese, and three Indonesians, according to Thai government spokesman Jirayu Houngsub. “This is the largest number of Thais freed from a building suspected of cyber fraud for the two countries,” Jirayu said, adding that the raid was part of a joint effort between Thailand and Cambodia to combat cybercrime syndicates. The…

Billionaire Trump adviser Elon Musk emailed federal workers asking them to list what they had done last week.Several US federal agencies told employees not to respond to a demand by President Donald Trump’s adviser Elon Musk to list their accomplishments in the last week or be fired. Federal agencies gave the memo on Sunday, a day after Musk’s team sent an email to hundreds of thousands of federal employees giving them about 48 hours to issue their reports. Musk leads the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, which in the first weeks of Trump’s administration has laid off more than 20,000…

Germany’s opposition conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party has been projected to win the national election, putting leader Friedrich Merz on track to be the next chancellor, exit polls show. On Sunday, the first exit polls said Merz’s CDU/CSU alliance had won at least 28.5 percent of the votes, crushing the centre-left Social Democratic Party (SPD) of the outgoing chancellor, Olaf Scholz, with SPD looking at around 16 percent. Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) also roughly doubled its score to at least 19.5 percent and were in second place, the exit polls said. Germany’s election authority noted that 52…

Listen to article Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif arrived in Baku on Sunday for a two-day official visit aimed at strengthening Pakistan-Azerbaijan ties, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said. He was received by senior Azerbaijani officials upon landing at Heydar Aliyev International Airport, according to the PMO. During his visit, he is scheduled to meet Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev and other top officials to discuss expanding bilateral trade, investment, energy cooperation, defence collaboration, and cultural exchanges. The leaders will also explore joint efforts on climate change. “The discussions will focus on further strengthening bilateral relations, expanding trade and investment, enhancing cooperation in the…

It started well. Slow and steady, with India’s bowlers throwing five wide balls in the first couple of overs. For a brief moment, there was hope for all Pakistan cricket fans. But the spark of joy was swiftly extinguished by India’s stunning performance. The moment of hope Initially, there was a shred of hope. X (formerly Twitter) users thought that Pakistan might win and that the Indian team was out of form. People also came after Mohammed Shami for the five wide balls he threw to Pakistan. Hope fades And yet, the flickering spark of happiness for the Pakistan team…

India defeat Green Shirts by 6 wickets; Kohli gets century; hosts Pakistan crash out of Champions Trophy 2025 after losing their second consecutive match. India defeated Pakistan by six wickets in a one-sided encounter at the Champions Trophy match between the two arch-rivals in Dubai on Sunday. Match analysis by Dawn sports correspondent Mir Shabbar Ali: The loss has once again put the spotlight on the massive gulf of quality between Pakistan and other teams in terms of technique, game awareness, fitness and pressure handling. Pakistan chased the game for most part of the fixture. When they did have some…

The signatories said they would establish a government of ‘peace and unity’ despite concerns from human rights groups and the international community.Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), accused of carrying out crimes against humanity as it fights the country’s army in a 20-month war, has signed a charter with allied political and armed groups to establish a “government of peace and unity”, its signatories said. The signing ceremony was held behind closed doors in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, but it was not immediately clear whether the document was signed late on Saturday or on Sunday. The announcement comes as the Sudanese…