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Listen to article Four people were killed and four others were injured in a roadside bomb blast on Wednesday in the Sharamkhel area of Pewar, Parachinar, in Upper Kurram district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (K-P), police said. District Police Officer (DPO) Malik Habib confirmed the casualties and said a police team had launched an investigation at the site of the explosion. The deceased were identified by officials at Parachinar District Headquarters (DHQ) Hospital as Nawab Ali, Amir Hussain, Hidayat Hussain and Manzar Ali. Medical Superintendent Mir Hassan Jan said the injured — Muhammad Konain, Shafaat Hussain and Hassan Ghulam — were given first aid…

Giant panda Can Can has fun with its cub at the Shenshuping giant panda base of Wolong National Nature Reserve in southwest China’s Sichuan Province, March 28, 2025. (Xinhua/Xu Bingjie)CHENGDU, June 25 (Xinhua) — The China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda (CCRCGP) said its Shenshuping Base in southwest China’s Sichuan Province had welcomed the year’s first giant panda cub born in captivity.The cub was delivered at 11:50 p.m. on June 21 to Linglang, a first-time mother, following a successful natural mating with male panda Yaxing in early March.”Seven-year-old Linglang demonstrated strong maternal instincts,” said Wu Honglin, deputy…

Listen to article QUETTA: In a tragic incident, at least six people lost their lives and more than ten others sustained injuries when a passenger bus suddenly caught fire near the Western Bypass in Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan. Rescue teams rushed to the site and shifted the injured to nearby hospitals for urgent medical treatment. According to eyewitnesses, the fire broke out during the journey, causing panic and chaos among the passengers. Rescue personnel managed to save several individuals through prompt action, but unfortunately, six individuals succumbed to their injuries. The Balochistan government expressed deep sorrow over the tragic incident…

Ring security cameras are displayed on a shelf at a Target store on June 01, 2023 in Novato, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty ImagesAmazon’s Ring video doorbell division is rolling out AI-generated notifications alerting users to unusual or suspicious activity around their home, the company said Wednesday.The tool uses artificial intelligence to generate text summaries of motion activity captured by Ring doorbells and cameras, which are then displayed as a phone notification. The summaries describe only the main subject that triggered the alert and are “intentionally concise” so that users can quickly discern whether it’s urgent, Ring said.The feature is rolling…

A general view of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia.Tami Chappell | ReutersA crucial government panel of vaccine advisors will hold its first meeting Wednesday since Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appointed several vaccine critics to the group. Earlier this month, Kennedy in a stunning step removed and replaced all members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, or ACIP, which advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The group reviews vaccine data and makes recommendations that determine who is eligible for shots and whether insurers should cover them, among…

An aerial drone photo taken in April, 2025 shows the Deep Sea No. 1 energy station, in south China’s island province of Hainan. China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) announced Wednesday the full operation of the second phase of its flagship gas field in the South China Sea, marking the completion of the country’s largest offshore natural gas development to date. The progress brings the gas field, named Shenhai Yihao or Deep Sea No. 1, to its designed production capacity of 4.5 billion cubic meters annually, according to CNOOC, the largest offshore oil and gas producer in China. (CNOOC/Handout via…

Listen to article ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Tuesday welcomed the announcement of ceasefire agreement between Iran and Israel and called on the relevant parties to uphold the truce, as Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif spoke with the Iranian president as well as the Saudi crown prince to discuss the evolving regional situation. After Iran launched missile strikes on the US military base in Qatar last night, there were fears that Israel-Iran war could engulf the entire Gulf region. But hours later, US President Donald Trump, as he did during the Pakistan-India conflict, sprang a major surprise when he broke the news of a ceasefire.…

DANA POINT, CALIFORNIA – SEPTEMBER 27: Whitney Wolfe Herd, Founder & CEO, Bumble speaks onstage during Vox Media’s 2023 Code Conference at The Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel on September 27, 2023 in Dana Point, California. (Photo by Jerod Harris/Getty Images for Vox Media)Jerod Harris | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty ImagesBumble shares rallied more than 15% Wednesday after the dating app company revealed in a securities filing that it intends to slash 30% of its workforce, or about 240 roles.The layoffs will result in $13 million to $18 million in charges for the company hitting in the third and fourth quarters…

Listen to article KARACHI: The Sindh Assembly on Tuesday approved supplementary expenditures amounting to Rs156 billion for the fiscal year 2024-25, brushing aside 735 cut motions submitted by opposition lawmakers. The session, chaired by Speaker Syed Owais Qadir Shah, witnessed heated exchanges as opposition members demanded individual debate on each motion — a request ultimately denied by the chair. The supplementary budget, presented by Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah, who also holds the finance portfolio, included allocations for the Governor’s Secretariat, Provincial Assembly, and judicial expenses, among others. The CM tabled 84 supplementary demands for grants, which were passed by a…

Coco Gauff of the United States lifts the winners trophy after her victory against Aryna Sabalenka in the Final of the Women’s singles competition on Court Philippe-Chatrier during the 2025 French Open Tennis Tournament at Roland Garros on June 7, 2025, in Paris, France.Sipa via AP ImagesThe Tennis Channel is extending its deal with the Women’s Tennis Association that will see the cable TV network and streaming service continue to broadcast more than 2,000 matches each season.While terms of the deal weren’t disclosed, Tennis Channel CEO Jeff Blackburn told CNBC in an interview there was a “pretty big step up…