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The National Institute of Health has confirmed two new cases of poliovirus from Sindh, raising Pakistan’s total polio count in 2025 so far to 29, the Associated Press of Pakistan reported. According to the NIH, the new cases were detected in Badin and Thatta districts, with both patients being young girls. With this confirmation, Sindh’s tally for the year has reached nine cases, while the country-wide breakdown shows 18 cases in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, nine in Sindh, and one each in Punjab and Gilgit-Baltistan. Polio is a highly infectious and incurable disease that can cause lifelong disability. Health experts emphasise that the only…
US businesswoman Charlie Javice (L), founder of Frank, arrives for her sentencing hearing at federal court in Manhattan on Sept. 29, 2025, in New York City.Timothy A. Clary | AFP | Getty ImagesCharlie Javice, founder of a startup acquired by JPMorgan Chase in 2021 for $175 million, was sentenced to just over 7 years in prison Monday for defrauding the bank by overstating how many customers the fintech firm had, Reuters reported. In March, a 12-person jury found Javice and her chief growth officer Olivier Amar guilty on three counts of fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit fraud. Prosecutors had sought a…
Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, meets with representatives from all ethnic groups and all walks of life in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, in Urumqi, the regional capital, Sept. 23, 2025. (Xinhua/Xie Huanchi)URUMQI, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) — In the golden autumn of late September, the streets of Urumqi were adorned with bright banners and fresh flowers in celebration of the 70th founding anniversary of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.Amid the festive atmosphere, Chinese leader Xi Jinping made a three-day trip to the regional…
KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange opened the week on a strong footing, with the KSE-100 index gaining 1,590 points to close at 163,847.69, marking a 0.98% increase on the day. Buying interest remained steady throughout the session, pushing the index to an intra-day peak of 163,903.62, while the day’s low came in at 162,058.64. Market activity remained brisk, with trading volumes hitting 483.7 million shares. Investor sentiment was supported by the ongoing visit by a delegation of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to Islamabad, where discussions are underway regarding the second review of the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) and the first…
New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani speaks to the media during a campaign stop with Speaker of the New York State Assembly Carl Heastie in the Bronx borough of New York City, U.S., September 17, 2025. Eduardo Munoz | ReutersPresident Donald Trump on Monday bashed New York City mayoral race front-runner Zohran Mamdani and renewed a threat to withhold federal funding from the Big Apple if the Democratic nominee wins.Trump’s rant came a day after Mayor Eric Adams said that he is suspending his campaign after pressure from the president and others to quit the race to improve former New…
Zoom In IconArrows pointing outwardsOpenAI’s Instant CheckoutCourtesy of OpenAIOpenAI on Monday announced Instant Checkout, a new feature that allows users to buy products through its artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT. Instant Checkout initially supports single-item purchases directly from U.S. Etsy sellers, and it’s available to U.S. ChatGPT Plus, Pro and Free users. OpenAI said more than one million Shopify merchants, including Skims and Glossier, are coming soon. Shares of Etsy rose more than 12% on Monday. Shopify’s stock popped more than 5%.OpenAI will take a fee from transactions that are completed through ChatGPT, which means Instant Checkout could become an important new revenue…
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif welcomed US President Donald Trump’s 20-point plan to end the war in Gaza, calling it a vital step towards peace in the Middle East. “I welcome President Trump’s 20-point plan to ensure an end to the war in Gaza,” Shairf said in a statement on Monday, adding that durable peace between Palestinians and Israel was essential to bring “political stability and economic growth to the region.” He voiced confidence in Washington’s commitment to help secure an agreement. “It is also my firm belief that President Trump is fully prepared to assist in whatever way necessary to…
Advocates hold signs during a news conference on Medicare Advantage plans in front of the U.S. Capitol on July 25, 2023 in Washington, DC. Alex Wong | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesMedicare Advantage enrollment is poised to fall for the first time in nearly two decades, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.The agency estimates that enrollment in the program will be 34 million in 2025 – marking less than half of all seniors — down from nearly 35 million this year, according to projections from health insurers.Despite the projected pullback, the agency announced late Friday it…
Dario Amodei, co-founder and chief executive officer of Anthropic, at the World Economic Forum in 2025.Stefan Wermuth | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesAnthropic on Monday announced its latest artificial intelligence model: Claude Sonnet 4.5.The model is better at coding, using computers and meeting practical business needs, and it excels in specialized fields like cybersecurity, finance and research, Anthropic said. The Amazon-backed startup, which is valued at $183 billion, is making Claude Sonnet 4.5 available to all users. Anthropic said Claude Sonnet 4.5 is the “best coding model in the world” according to industry benchmarks like SWE-bench Verified, a test set that measures…
US President Donald Trump speaks with the press on the South Lawn of the White House on Friday September 26, 2025.Demetrius Freeman | The Washington Post | Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump on Monday said he would impose a 100% tariff on foreign-made films and slap “substantial Tariffs” on any country that does not make furniture in the United States.Trump’s statements left key questions about the plans unanswered.In a pair of Truth Social posts, Trump claimed that California’s movie-making business and North Carolina’s furniture industry have been lost to other countries, and that the new duties on imports would reverse the…