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Bangladesh keep chokehold on Salman Ali Agha’s men with regular wickets in virtual semi-final of the Asia Cup Pakistan will be batting first after losing the toss in a virtual semi-final against Bangladesh in their men’s Asia Cup Super Four fixture at Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Thursday. The winner will book a place in the final against India. Live Coverage begins (Refresh for updates): Over 20 — Pakistan – 135-8 Can the Rana get Pakistan to any semblance of a good total? 19.2: He starts off with a boundary to third-man! Faheem refuses a single as Haris looks on…

A Breeze Airways airplane on the tarmac at Tampa International Airport in Tampa, Florida, on May 27, 2021.Matt May | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesU.S. startup airline Breeze Airways is planning to fly internationally for the first time early next year, aiming to win over sun-seeking travelers as the carrier enters its fifth year of flying.The airline’s host of seasonal service kicks off on Jan. 10 with a Saturday-only route between Norfolk, Virginia, and Cancun, Mexico, followed by roundtrips between Charleston, South Carolina, and Cancun on Jan. 17, also only on Saturdays.Other routes include Saturday service to Cancun starting from New…

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday urged the managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to ease certain stringent loan conditions in light of the devastating floods. However, the global lender is expected to first review Pakistan’s budget to verify whether substantial allocations have been made for relief and rehabilitation of the affected population before considering any concessions in the multibillion-dollar bailout program. Pakistan is set to begin talks with the IMF on Thursday amid mixed performance on the revenue front, having failed to meet several agreed conditions. Key concerns include the Federal Board of Revenue’s (FBR) underperformance…

Lisa Cook takes the oath of office to serve as a member of the Board of Governors at the Federal Reserve System during a ceremony at the William McChesney Martin Jr. Building of the Federal Reserve May 23, 2022 in Washington, DC. Drew Angerer | Getty ImagesEvery living former chair of the Federal Reserve, as well as a slew of ex-Treasury secretaries and former White House economic advisors, urged the Supreme Court on Thursday to block President Donald Trump from firing Fed Governor Lisa Cook as her lawsuit challenging her removal proceeds.The signers said in a legal brief, “The independence…

A sign is posted in front of a CarMax dealership on April 10, 2025 in Santa Rosa, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesDETROIT — Shares of CarMax were down by more than 20% in early trading Thursday after the used auto retailer missed Wall Street’s quarterly earnings and revenue expectations.CarMax shares were trading early Thursday under $45 — the stock’s lowest price since March 2020, when the coronavirus pandemic closed down U.S. auto production and many retailers. The stock is down around 46% this year, with a less than $6.7 billion market cap. The company’s results included earnings…

Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, attends a grand gathering in celebration of the 70th founding anniversary of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in Urumqi, capital of this region in northwest China, on Sept. 25, 2025. Wang Huning, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and head of the central delegation, attended this event and delivered a speech. Cai Qi, director of the General Office of the CPC Central Committee, was also present at the gathering. Both…

NEW YORK: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Ishaq Dar on Wednesday voiced Pakistan’s serious concerns over the continued presence of more than two dozen terrorist groups inside Afghanistan, urging Kabul’s interim authorities to take “concrete and verifiable” steps to ensure their soil is not used for terrorism against neighbouring countries, especially Pakistan. Speaking at the inaugural meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Contact Group on Afghanistan, Dar specifically named the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA), Majeed Brigade, and the East Turkistan Islamic Movement (ETIM), which he said were working in collaboration with al…

Michael Intrator, co-founder and chief executive officer of CoreWeave Inc., during an interview on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, on Monday, Sept. 22, 2025. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesCoreWeave on Thursday announced a $6.5 billion deal with OpenAI, expanding its current agreement with the artificial intelligence startup behind ChatGPT.The new agreement brings the AI cloud infrastructure provider’s total contracts with OpenAI to $22.5 billion.”This milestone affirms the trust that world-leading innovators have in CoreWeave’s ability to power the most demanding inference and training workloads at an unmatched pace,” CoreWeave CEO Michael…

The winner will book a place in the final against India. Pakistan will be batting first after losing the toss in a virtual semi-final against Bangladesh in their men’s Asia Cup Super Four fixture at Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Thursday. The winner will book a place in the final against India. Live Coverage begins (Refresh for updates): The fans are showing up for the all-important encounter of the men’s Asia Cup. A Pakistan fan arrives to watch the Asia Cup 2025 Super Four Twenty20 international cricket match between Bangladesh and Pakistan at the Dubai International Stadium. — AFP Teams…

In the message to employees Thursday, Niccol said the company had reviewed and identified stores where the company would be “unable to to create the physical environment our customers and partners expect, or where we don’t see a path to financial performance.”Starbucks executives had previously said that the company would be slowing new openings in favor of remodeling existing locations this year. The renovated cafes are meant to encourage customers to linger, taking the coffee chain back to its roots as a “third place” for consumers, outside of home and the office.Baristas from closing locations will be transferred to nearby…