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Smoke rises over a hotel damaged in Dubai’s famed Palm Jumeirah, in Dubai. PHOTO: REUTERS DUBAI/DOHA: Loud blasts were heard in Dubai and the Qatari capital Doha for a second day on Sunday and Oman was hit for the first time as retaliatory strikes on neighbouring Gulf states in response to US and Israeli strikes on the Islamic Republic widened. Iran had said it would target US bases in the region but it has hit a range of other targets across Gulf cities. Two people were injured in Dubai after shrapnel from drones fell over two houses when they were intercepted, a…

The Honor Robot Phone features a camera that pops out of the main body of the device.HonorHonor on Sunday showed off the capabilities of its Robot Phone as the Chinese electronics firm looks to stand out from some of its bigger rivals like Samsung and Apple.The company, which spun off from Huawei in 2020, also launched the Magic V6, its latest foldable smartphone, as part of its event at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona on Sunday. In addition, Honor teased a humanoid robot, but with very few details. The releases come against the backdrop of the ongoing shortage and…

SHUANGYASHAN, March 1 (Xinhua) — Heilongjiang Province, dubbed “grain barn” of China, has entered a new farming season. In Shuangyashan City, staff members are engaged in clearing snow and securing plastic coverings for greenhouses for paddy rice seedling breeding. Maintenance and inspection of agricultural machinery are also underway.A staff member checks information tags for corn seeds at Youyi Farm Co., Ltd. under Beidahuang Group in Shuangyashan City, northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, Feb. 28, 2026. (Xinhua/Wang Song)An aerial drone photo taken on Feb. 28, 2026 shows staff members packing paddy rice seeds at Youyi Farm Co., Ltd. under Beidahuang Group in…

Interior minister briefs Shehbaz on Rome, Poland meetings; illegal migration to Europe down 47%Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif was briefed on Sunday, March 1, by Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi. PHOTO: SCREENGRAB Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif was briefed on Sunday by Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on the outcomes of his recent participation in two high-level multilateral meetings held in Europe. Naqvi informed Shehbaz of his attendance at a four-nation interior ministers’ meeting in Rome, Italy, which brought together counterparts from Pakistan, Italy, Spain, and Greece. He also briefed the premier on a separate six-country meeting held in Poland,…

PUBLISHED March 01, 2026 In his 1983 essay “Behind the Painted Smile” and subsequent interviews, Alan Moore explains what inspired him to write V for Vendetta, his dystopian graphic novel about an anarchist rebellion against a totalitarian regime. Alan Moore notes that he was worried by the fascist tendencies of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s government and wanted to write something about “a fascist takeover in the post-holocaust Britain of the 1990’s”. The writer also shares the “long list of concepts” that he wanted “to reflect in V”. These include dystopian novels like 1984, Fahrenheit 451 and Brave New World; two…

Aire Images | Moment | Getty ImagesAs the business world comes to grips with artificial intelligence, the biggest risk may be one where those running the economy can’t possibly stay ahead. As AI systems become more complex, humans aren’t able to fully understand, predict, or control them. That inability to understand at a fundamental level where AI models are going in the coming years makes it harder for organizations deploying AI to anticipate risks and apply guardrails. “We’re fundamentally aiming at a moving target,” said Alfredo Hickman, chief information security officer at Obsidian Security. A recent experience Hickman had spending time with the founder of a company building core AI models left him shocked, he says, “when…

PUBLISHED March 01, 2026 KARACHI: You’ve most likely heard of Garry Kasparov in any mention of chess. The name is synonymous to the game itself as the international chessmaster held the world chess champion title for over a decade, from 1985 to 2000. In Rory Kennedy’s documentary, Kasparov appears as somewhat of a reluctant supporting role. The film celebrates the inspiring rise of one his much younger contenders, Judit Polgar. Polgar and Kasparov faced each other in 1994 in the fifth round of the Linares tournament, a competition hailed as the Wimbledon of chess. Polgar was at the time the…

KOLKATA: Indian spinner Varun Chakravarthy bowls in the nets during a training session at the Eden Gardens on Saturday.—Courtesy ICC KOLKATA: West Indies coach Daren Sammy believes history can repeat itself as he aims to mastermind a T20 World Cup victory to end India’s hopes, just as he did when captain 10 years ago. Sammy led his side to a T20 World Cup semi-final win against India in Mumbai in 2016 and went on to lift the trophy as they beat England in the final in Kolkata. It is on that same Eden Gardens pitch that Sunday’s clash will play…

PUBLISHED March 01, 2026 KARACHI: On a mild February afternoon in Mandi Bahauddin, Fahad Baig sits on a woven charpai at the edge of his wheat field, a small diary resting on his knee. In his right hand is a pen. In front of him are two pages. One carries rough notes from 2025. The other is blank, waiting for 2026. Last year, he had written that the wheat sowing was slightly delayed because the late rains had lingered longer than expected. He had marked a few days in March when the temperature rose sharply, earlier than usual. On another…

PUBLISHED March 01, 2026 The only way kids of the 1980s and 1990s knew how to reach a neighbourhood friend was to stand outside their house and call out their name. If you were lucky, your friend would shout back in reply. Sometimes a calm, obliging sibling would appear at the window instead, announcing whether your friend was home or not. But sometimes, a parent would appear at the window, balcony or door. The following dialogue would then take place, minus or plus a few things or names here and there: “Aunty, is so and so home?” “Yes, but he…