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HUAI’AN CITY, June 26, 2025 (Xinhua) — The 2025 Jiangsu Football City League, dubbed with “Su Super League,” — made up of 13 city teams competing in the east China’s Jiangsu province — has become the most igniting sporting phenomenon in the country this summer. With no big name players and coaches, an amateur football league has captured the nation’s imagination largely through the fierce passion from local participants and fans. According to the statistics, only 29 out of the 516 players were professional, while the rest are amateurs from various industries.Dai Hu, 39-year-old, secretary of the Communist Party of…

Listen to article ISLAMABAD: The United Kingdom’s trade envoy to Pakistan, Mohammad Yasin, on Wednesday urged Islamabad to cement its relative economic stability and instil investor confidence, while also inviting Pakistani businesses to invest in the UK. In an interview with The Express Tribune at the end of his three-day visit to Pakistan, Yasin noted that the country was doing better than it was two years ago in terms of economic and political stability. “I would take the message that Pakistan is doing much better and is very serious, but it is a long road, and these policies need to be continued,”…

Niphon | Istock | Getty ImagesOpenAI is putting a spotlight on an under-the-radar artificial intelligence startup that it believes is on the “front line” of China’s race to lead the world in AI — and its not DeepSeek. In a blog post on Wednesday, the company wrote that Beijing-backed Zhipu AI has made “notable progress” in the AI race, as global competition ramps up.Zhipu AI, founded in 2019, has been referred by domestic media as one of China’s “AI tigers” — a class of large language model unicorns seen as key to Beijing’s efforts to rival the U.S. and reduce its…

Listen to article Iran’s parliament approved a bill on Wednesday to suspend cooperation with the UN nuclear watchdog International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), state-affiliated news outlet Nournews reported. Iran parliament votes to suspend cooperation with International Atomic Energy AgencyFollow Press TV on Telegram: https://t.co/LWoNSpkc2J pic.twitter.com/QBo2O9NP9B — Press TV 🔻 (@PressTV) June 25, 2025 The move, which needs the final approval of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council to be enforced according to Nournews, follows an air war with Israel in which its longtime enemy said it wanted to prevent Tehran developing a nuclear weapon. Read: Iran declares end to 12-day ‘Israel-imposed’ war Parliament…

“Someone, somewhere is having data exfiltrated from their machines as we speak,” says Volodymyr Diachenko, co-founder of the cybersecurity consultancy SecurityDiscovery.Sarayut Thaneerat | Moment | Getty ImagesCybercriminals have intensified their efforts to steal and sell online passwords, experts warn. The alarm comes after the discovery of online datasets containing billions of exposed account credentials. The 30 datasets comprised a whopping 16 billion login credentials across multiple platforms, including Apple, Google and Facebook, and were first reported by Cybernews researchers last week. The exposures were identified over the course of this year by Volodymyr Diachenko, co-founder of the cybersecurity consultancy Security Discovery, and…

Listen to article Pakistan Stock Exchange, after registering the second-highest gain a day ago, extended its positive momentum on Wednesday as investors remained upbeat. The excitement from Tuesday’s historic surge, when the KSE-100 index jumped over 6,000 points, was carried forward into the new session over investor confidence, fuelled by easing of geopolitical tensions and supportive economic signals. In the opening hours, the index rose 900 points before entering into a range-bound session as traders locked in profits and reassessed market direction. A ceasefire between Israel and Iran helped soothe regional risk concerns, giving investors room to refocus on fundamentals. Market Snapshot…

ASEAN member nations’ flags outside the Pullman Hotel, the venue for the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ retreat meeting in Luang Prabang, Laos, in January 2024.Tang Chhin Sothytang Chhin Sothy | Afp | Getty ImagesThe U.S. and China are usually top of mind when it comes to artificial intelligence and generative AI. But Southeast Asia’s small businesses have huge potential that shouldn’t be ignored, experts say.In fact, it’s a matter of survival, according to Jochen Wirtz, a professor of marketing at the National University of Singapore Business School, who said those that fall behind will be “moved into a franchise business or…

Listen to article Pakistan and the US have resolved to conclude trade talks next week, the finance ministry said on Wednesday after a meeting between Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb and US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick. The negotiations, focused on reciprocal tariffs, are part of a broader push to reset economic ties at a time of shifting geopolitical alignments and Pakistan’s efforts to avoid steep US duties on exports. “Both sides showed satisfaction on the ongoing negotiations and resolved to conclude the trade negotiations next week,” finance ministry said in a statement, adding that a longer-term strategic and investment partnership is also under…

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg makes a keynote speech during the Meta Connect annual event, at the company’s headquarters in Menlo Park, California, on Sept. 25, 2024.Manuel Orbegozo | ReutersMeta on Wednesday prevailed against a group of 13 authors in a major copyright case involving the company’s Llama artificial intelligence model, but the judge made clear his ruling was limited to this case.U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria sided with Meta’s argument that the company’s use of books to train its large language models, or LLMs, is protected under the fair use doctrine of U.S. copyright law.Lawyers representing the plaintiffs, including Sarah…

KARACHI: A few days ago, veteran actor Naumaan Ijaz decided to weigh in on a viral video of YouTuber Maaz Safdar gifting his wife a truck-sized bouquet. Most people online found the gesture amusing or sweet. Ijaz, however, turned it into a lecture, as he commented, “Dear sisters, please don’t start expecting this kind of nonsense from your boyfriend/ husband — now the poor innocent guys are going to suffer again.” It was condescending, bitter, and steeped in a familiar tone, blaming women for asking “too much.” Women in Pakistan are certainly not expecting a truck-sized bouquet. This stunt by…