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The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has issued a detailed forecast for the ongoing monsoon season, with moist currents from the Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal penetrating the upper parts of the country. A westerly wave is also impacting the northern regions, increasing the likelihood of rain, thunderstorms, and heavy falls over the next two days. Monday was expected to bring hot and humid weather to most of Pakistan, but isolated rain-wind/thundershowers are predicted for areas in Kashmir, upper Punjab, Potohar region, Islamabad, and upper/central Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The possibility of isolated heavy falls in these regions has also been highlighted.…

A staff member sets parameters before welding at Guangdong Lyric Robot Automation Co., Ltd. in Huizhou, south China’s Guangdong Province, June 27, 2025. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)GUANGZHOU, June 30 (Xinhua) — Guangdong Province has been bolstering its pivot cities including Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Foshan and Dongguan to engage in manufacturing intelligent equipment, an effort to build an industrial cluster for manufacturing high-end equipment. In 2024, the province’s operating revenue from the high-end equipment manufacturing reached 390.565 billion yuan (54.5 billion U.S. dollars) with the total profit standing at 18.873 billion yuan (2.63 billion U.S. dollars).This photo taken on June 29, 2025 shows a…

Listen to article The federal government has announced a price hike for petroleum products, raising the cost of petrol by Rs8.36 per litre and high-speed diesel (HSD) by Rs10.39 per litre, according to a notification issued by the Finance Division late Monday night. The price of petrol has increased from Rs258.43 to 266.79 per litre, while HSD now costs Rs272.98 per litre, up from the previous Rs262.59. The new rates came into effect immediately from July 1. This adjustment follows recommendations from the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) and relevant ministries. The government stated that the rise in fuel prices is…

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said the rapid rollout of generative artificial intelligence means the company will one day require fewer employees to do some of the work that computers can handle.”Like with every technical transformation, there will be fewer people doing some of the jobs that the technology actually starts to automate,” Jassy told CNBC’s Jim Cramer in an interview on Monday. “But there’s going to be other jobs.”Even as AI eliminates the need for some roles, Amazon will continue to hire more employees in AI, robotics and elsewhere, Jassy said.Earlier this month, Jassy admitted that he expects the company’s…

This photo shows a fighter jet taking off from an aircraft carrier. China’s naval formations of two aircraft carriers, Liaoning and Shandong, have completed their far-sea combat-oriented training and safely returned to their home ports, according to the Chinese navy on Monday. (Photo by Wang Yuanlin/Xinhua)BEIJING, June 30 (Xinhua) — China’s naval formations of two aircraft carriers, Liaoning and Shandong, have completed their far-sea combat-oriented training and safely returned to their home ports, according to the Chinese navy on Monday.The training was conducted in a well-coordinated and systematic manner as the two naval formations advanced into the Western Pacific, collaborated…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush delivered rare open criticism of the Trump administration — and singer Bono held back tears as he recited a poem — in an emotional video farewell on Monday with staffers of the U.S. Agency for International Development.Obama called the Trump administration’s dismantling of USAID “a colossal mistake.”Monday was the last day as an independent agency for the six-decade-old humanitarian and development organization, created by President John F. Kennedy as a peaceful way of promoting U.S. national security by boosting goodwill and prosperity abroad.Secretary of State Marco Rubio has ordered USAID absorbed into the State Department…

An explosive new report from the Fake News Watchdog has cast a shadow of doubt over the authenticity of India’s much-publicised Chandrayaan-3 lunar mission. The 65-page white paper, released recently, claims that the mission was largely a media spectacle rather than a scientific achievement. The watchdog reported that live visuals of the moon landing, which were broadcast to millions worldwide, were created using computer-generated graphics (CGI). The “live” footage of Chandrayaan-3’s descent and landing was, according to the report, fabricated and presented within a staged environment. The command centre scenes shown on national television were also described as being choreographed, giving…

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), on the day of Circle Internet Group’s IPO, in New York City, U.S., June 5, 2025. Brendan McDermid | ReutersStablecoin issuer Circle Internet Group has applied for a national trust bank charter, moving forward on its mission to bring stablecoins into the traditional financial world after the firm’s big market debut this month, CNBC confirmed.Shares rose 1% after hours.If the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency grants the bank charter, Circle will establish the First National Digital Currency Bank, N.A. Under the charter, Circle, which issues the…

Tesla CEO Elon Musk attends a cabinet meeting held by U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington, D.C., on April 30, 2025.Evelyn Hockstein | ReutersHe may have stopped openly feuding with President Donald Trump, but Elon Musk isn’t backing off his bid to kill Trump’s signature megabill.The Tesla and SpaceX CEO unloaded Monday on the massive tax-and-spending legislation that Trump is pushing Republicans to quickly ram through Congress, labeling it a “DEBT SLAVERY bill” and calling out its supporters by name.The uber-rich Musk — who spent around $290 million backing Trump and other Republicans in the 2024…

A girl views copies of hand-drawn posters of Chinese animated blockbuster “Ne Zha 2” at an exhibition held in Beijing, capital of China, April 19, 2025. (Xinhua/Li Xin)by Xinhua writer Zhang YunlongBEIJING, June 30 (Xinhua) — After shattering virtually every box office record in Chinese film history, “Ne Zha 2” will conclude its theatrical run on the Chinese mainland by the end of Monday.According to ticketing platform Maoyan, the animated phenomenon has grossed 15.44 billion yuan — or approximately 2.13 billion U.S. dollars — with 324 million admissions, making it the most-watched and highest-grossing film ever in China.While the film’s…