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A drone photo taken on Sept. 12, 2025 shows workers laying sand barriers at Kubuqi desert in Hangjin Banner, north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Li Zhipeng)HOHHOT, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) — China will share its experience in using big data to combat desertification as part of global efforts to achieve zero net land degradation, according to an initiative unveiled at the 10th Kubuqi International Desert Forum on Wednesday.The Global Desertification Monitoring and Digital Governance Initiative was jointly launched by the China International Research Center for Big Data on Sustainable Development, the Secretariat of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification…

The Sikh community has called on the Indian government to lift the ban on pilgrims traveling to Pakistan to visit Darbar Sahib, Kartarpur, for the 556th birth anniversary celebrations of Baba Guru Nanak Dev Ji in November. In a statement, the Vice President of the Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (Pakistan) said that thousands of Sikh pilgrims are eager to participate in the week-long festivities. The Government of Pakistan has assured the Committee that the Kartarpur Corridor remains open for Indian Sikh pilgrims and that visas will be issued through the High Commission in New Delhi, he added. Earlier, India declined…

A Fedex truck is seen during heavy traffic on Sept. 16, 2025 in New York City. Zamek | View Press | Corbis News | Getty ImagesFedEx beat on the top and bottom lines in its fiscal first-quarter earnings report on Thursday.The stock rose more than 5% in after-hours trading on Thursday.”Despite significant volatility and uncertainty around the global trade environment, our results demonstrate the resilience we have built into our network,” CEO Raj Subramaniam said in a call with analysts Thursday. “They also reflect the dedication of our world class team, who have adapted quickly to serve customers with excellence…

Jim Cramer and Jeff Marks, the Club’s director of portfolio analysis, on Thursday ran through all 31 portfolio holdings during the September Monthly Meeting. The two went over the best ways to play the stock market in the last months of 2025 while considering factors like the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy decisions, President Trump’s tariff moves, China’s influence and more. Here’s a rapid-fire update on each stock. Apple: Dismiss Wall Street’s negativity about the newest iPhone 17 models, Jim said. Instead, the latest versions of Apple’s flagship device are a huge bargain, especially when you combine the trade-in value with…

A ceremony to commemorate the September 18 Incident is held at the 9.18 Historical Museum in Shenyang, northeast China’s Liaoning Province, Sept. 18, 2025. (Xinhua/Pan Yulong)by Xinhua writers Wu Ziyu, Cao Pengyuan and Wang XiaopengBEIJING, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) — Ninety-four years ago, the flames of global fascist expansion ignited as Japanese militarists orchestrated a sinister “false flag” attack on Chinese soil — an incident known as the September 18th Incident, or the Mukden Incident.On the night of Sept. 18, 1931, the Japanese Kwantung Army bombed a section of the South Manchuria Railway near Liutiao Lake on the northern outskirts of…

PTI leader Sardar Latif Khosa handed a letter from Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan to Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Yahya Afridi on Thursday and raised concerns over ongoing cases, prison conditions, and judicial practices, said Latif Khosa. Speaking to reporters after the meeting, Khosa said the CJP “listened calmly” as he detailed the lack of hearings in PTI-related cases and the “bulldozing” of trials. He described the PTI founder as being held in a 9-by-11-foot cell and said both the founder and his wife were facing hardships in jail. Khosa said he informed the CJP about restrictions on private meetings with…

Versant, Comcast’s spinoff of the majority of its NBCUniversal cable network portfolio, is gearing up to go public. The new entity will trade on the Nasdaq under the ticker “VSNT” after the separation, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission Thursday. Investors also became privy to more of Versant’s financials.According to the filing, Versant’s revenue has been on the decline in recent years. Last year, the assets housed under Versant generated $7 billion in revenue. That’s down from $7.4 billion in 2023 and $7.8 billion in 2022. Net income attributable to Versant was $1.4 billion last year,…

Co-founder and chief executive officer of Nvidia Corp., Jensen Huang attends the 9th edition of the VivaTech trade show in Paris on June 11, 2025. Chesnot | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty ImagesNvidia has just shelled out over $900 million to hire Enfabrica CEO Rochan Sankar and other employees at the artificial intelligence hardware startup, and to license the company’s technology, CNBC has learned. In a deal reminiscent of recent AI talent acquisitions made by Meta and Google, Nvidia is paying cash and stock in the transaction, according to two people familiar with the arrangement. The deal closed last week,…

The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has warned of heavy rainfall over the next two days in Rawalpindi, Islamabad, Gujrat, Gujranwala, and Lahore divisions, with intermittent showers also expected in Peshawar, Kohat, Bannu, Sargodha, Faisalabad, and Zhob. Rising river inflows are feared in upper catchment areas, raising the risk of fresh flooding. At present, Guddu Barrage is experiencing a medium-level flow of 500,000 cusecs, Sukkur Barrage is at high flood levels with 571,000 cusecs, and Kotri Barrage is under medium-level flow with possible flood risk. According to the  Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA ), water levels in the Indus, Jhelum,…

David Letterman takes part in the 2025 Atlantic Festival at PAC NYC on Sept. 18, 2025 in New York City.Michael Loccisano | Getty ImagesLate-night legend David Letterman on Thursday called ABC’s suspension of Jimmy Kimmel’s show “ridiculous,” saying, “You can’t go around firing somebody because you’re fearful or trying to suck up to an authoritarian criminal administration in the Oval Office.””I feel bad about this because we all see where this is going, correct?” Letterman told Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg at The Atlantic Festival in New York City.”It’s managed media,” said Letterman, who hosted shows on CBS and NBC for…