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Tourists visit the Yintan (silver beach) scenic area in Beihai City, south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Sept. 13, 2025. People across the country enjoy the autumn scenery in various ways during the weekend. (Photo by Liao Zuping/Xinhua)An aerial drone photo taken on Sept. 14, 2025 shows tourists experiencing paragliding at a scenic area in Linyi City, east China’s Shandong Province. People across the country enjoy the autumn scenery in various ways during the weekend. (Photo by Wu Jiquan/Xinhua)An aerial drone photo taken on Sept. 13, 2025 shows tourists visiting a wetland in Kazak Autonomous County of Aksay, northwest China’s…
Meet R1: the shrimp-slinging rival of Tesla’s Optimus Forget Wall Street, Ant Group’s latest flex isn’t financial, it’s R1, a humanoid robot that made its debut by cooking shrimp, reportedly, at IFA 2025 tech show in Berlin. While Tesla’s Optimus dreams of factory work, R1 is already auditioning for Iron Chef. Picture credits: The Verge At 1.7 meters tall and 110 kilos, R1 looks like a heavyweight but moves at a “grandma-jogging pace.” Still, with 34 joints and surprisingly nimble arms, it can stir, flip, and serve without burning the kitchen down, which already puts it ahead of most humans.…
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar arrived in Doha on Sunday to lead Pakistan’s delegation to the ministerial meeting ahead of the Emergency Arab-Islamic Summit convened in response to Israel’s strikes against Qatar. Upon arrival, Dar was received by Pakistan’s Ambassador to Qatar, Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), and senior officials of the Qatari government. On the sidelines of the preparatory meeting of foreign ministers, Dar held talks with his Egyptian counterpart, Dr. Badr Abdelatty. The two sides strongly condemned Israel’s “illegal strikes” on Qatar and other Muslim nations, denouncing them…
TOKYO: Two new 100m world champions were crowned on Sunday night as Jamaica’s Oblique Seville led a double podium finish that rewrote men’s sprint history while Melissa Jefferson-Wooden of the US ran a championship record — all that happening as Usain Bolt watched from the stands of a sold-out Japan National Stadium. The 21-year-old Seville crossed the finish line in a 9.77 personal best ahead of Thompson in 9.82 and the USA’s reigning champion Noah Lyles, who won bronze with a season’s best 9.89. “It was a good run because these two actually pushed me to run a personal best,”…
Water levels in the Indus River rose to dangerous levels on Sunday as heavy flows from Punjab reached Sindh, triggering a high flood at Guddu Barrage. Guddu Barrage recorded an inflow of 612,269 cusecs and an outflow of 582,942 cusecs. Residents in low-lying areas were warned to move to safer locations. Large areas of farmland were flooded, damaging thousands of acres of crops, and river villages near Kandhkot were reported underwater. The Pakistan Navy’s emergency response teams, equipped with hovercraft, rescue boats and divers, are carrying out relief operations in Kashmore, Ghotki, Sukkur and Shikarpur. Read: Sindh on alert as…
KAMALIA: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb said on Sunday that Pakistan has been in close contact with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as the global lender has shown understanding on the ongoing crisis, triggered by the recent floods. During a visit to Kamalia tehsil in Toba Tek Singh, one of the worst-hit areas, the minister said, the government is prioritising and preferring to use domestic resources before seeking additional funds. “The whole world is watching the difficulties being faced by the Pakistani people,” he remarked. Aurangzeb noted that infrastructure, including roads, bridges, and houses, had been badly damaged. He added, it…
Poor shot selection and a dangerous Indian squad contributed to the Green Shirt’s loss. Another Pakistan-India match, the gulf of quality between the two sides glaring yet again, and brighter than ever. Fair to say Pakistan are a young side undergoing transition under a new captain and a newer team management, but there were enough instances throughout the fixture that highlighted a bigger problem: big-match nerves. One of those few instances was Shaheen Shah Afridi’s late onslaught of 33 off 16, which included four clean hits for sixes. He and Sufiyan Muqeem added 43 off 22 balls — a strike-rate…
The Punjab Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) has issued an alert for the 11th spell of monsoon rains, expected from September 16 to 19, warning of fresh flooding in rivers and streams across Punjab. “There is a risk of flooding in rivers and streams due to monsoon rains,” said DG PDMA Irfan Ali Kathia, urging citizens to avoid unnecessary travel, stay away from rivers, and immediately contact the 1129 helpline in emergencies. All commissioners, deputy commissioners, and relevant departments, including health, irrigation, communication, and livestock, have been placed on high alert. Villages submerged and lives uprooted as Punjab reels under…
An Arab-Islamic leaders summit in Doha on Monday is expected to rally support for Qatar in the wake of last week’s Israeli attack targeting the Palestinian group Hamas in the Gulf state. The attack, which Hamas says killed five of its members but not its leadership, has prompted US-allied Gulf Arab states to close ranks, adding to strains in ties between the United Arab Emirates and Israel, which normalised relations in 2020. The emergency summit, bringing together members of the Arab League and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, began with a meeting of foreign ministers on Sunday to discuss a…
Green Shirts stumbled to a paltry 127-9 on the back of a late cameo by Shaheen in the first innings. India romped to a comprehensive seven-wicket victory in their high-intensity encounter against Pakistan in the men’s Asia Cup 2025 in Dubai on Sunday. Pakistan batting first stumbled to a paltry 127-9 on the back of a late cameo by Shaheen Afridi, but that was never enough on a Dubai surface that didn’t have many demons. Live coverage ends: India’s reply: Over 15 — Ind – 131-3 Sufyan had the Indian skipper lbw, but the umpire’s call comes to the rescue…