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Attendees view a John Deere 7R 270 row crop tractor at the Deere & Co. booth during the World Ag Expo at the International Agri-Center in Tulare, California on February 11, 2025. Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty ImagesJohn Deere is facing a crossroads as the company continues to see weaker demand in the agricultural sector even while it has committed to investing millions in U.S. manufacturing and promised a brighter road ahead.The agricultural machinery company warned on its fiscal third-quarter earnings call last week that it is seeing much softer demand, posting significant year-over-year decreases in net income…

This photo shows copies of the report titled “The Truths about the South China Sea” published in both Chinese and English by Xinhua Institute, a think tank affiliated with Xinhua News Agency. (Xinhua/Li Xin)By strengthening communication, coordination and cooperation, excluding external interference, and properly handling maritime differences, all relevant parties can work together with China to make the South China Sea a sea of peace, friendship and cooperation.BEIJING, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) — The Xinhua Institute, a think tank affiliated with Xinhua News Agency, released a series of reports expounding on the historical and legal basis of China’s territorial sovereignty and…

ISLAMABAD: There are over 600,000 mosques and 23,000 factories in Pakistan, while the services sector employs 45% of the total workforce, debunking the myth that industry is the country’s main job-creating sector, according to the findings of Pakistan’s first-ever economic census. The economic census also revealed that out of a total of 40 million permanent units in Pakistan, there were about 7.2 million employment structures where 25.4 million people were working as of 2023. The information had been obtained as part of the population census, but the report was officially released on Thursday by Minister for Planning Ahsan Iqbal. It…

Former National Security Adviser John Bolton speaks to reporters after speaking in a panel hosted by the National Council of Resistance of Iran – U.S. Representative Office (NCRI-US) at the Willard InterContinental Hotel on August 17, 2022 in Washington, DC.Anna Moneymaker | Getty ImagesFBI agents on Thursday morning raided the Maryland home of John Bolton, the former national security advisor to President Donald Trump and a staunch critic of the president, NBC News confirmed.The raid is part of a “national security investigation in search of classified records,” a person familiar with the matter told NBC News.An FBI official said, “The…

Warner Bros. Discovery Chief Financial Officer Gunnar Wiedenfels walks to a session at the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference on July 9, 2025 in Sun Valley, Idaho.Kevin Dietsch | Getty ImagesBy day, Gunnar Wiedenfels is the chief financial officer of Warner Bros. Discovery and the CEO-elect of Discovery Global, one half of the soon-to-be-split company.In his off hours, Wiedenfels is a beekeeper.The media executive picked up apiculture with his children as a way to soften their fears about insects. He called it “an unforgettable experience” and a great life lesson. It’s also provided holiday gifts of honey for his…

The artificial intelligence party isn’t over yet despite fears of a bubble, according to tech bull Dan Ives — and he’s got a handful of names in mind as winning and losing from the trend. “My view is, you’re going to have these digestion periods, but you cannot get too nervous,” Ives, who is managing director of Wedbush Securities, told CNBC’s “Squawk Box Europe” on Friday. Markets bears are “going to come out of hibernation mode every time there’s some volatility,” said Ives, but he added that, “I view those more as a golden opportunities to own the tech winners.”…

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Friday that providing relief and rehabilitation to those affected by rains and floods is our collective responsibility. Addressing the federal cabinet meeting, PM Shehbaz said that compensation is being paid to the families of those who lost their lives during the rains. More than 700 people have been killed and nearly 1,000 injured in monsoon-related incidents across the country since June 26, according to the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA).In Punjab, at least 165 people have died and 584 others have been injured due to rain-related incidents.  Of the total fatalities, at least 356 were…

Anthony Kwan | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesChinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek has hinted that China will soon have homegrown “next generation” chips to support its AI models, while announcing an update to one of its large language models. In a comment under a post on its official WeChat account, DeepSeek said the “UE8M0 FP8” precision format of its newly released model V3.1 is tailored for the next-generation domestically built chips that will be launched soon.FP8, or 8-bit floating point, is a data processing format that can boost the computational efficiency for training and inference of large deep learning models.DeepSeek’s…

Novak Djokovic hopes a selective approach to his scheduling will give him the best chance to win the US Open in his unrelenting pursuit of a record 25th Grand Slam. The 38-year-old Djokovic has not played since a comprehensive semi-final defeat by Jannik Sinner at Wimbledon last month, skipping the two main US Open warm-up events in Toronto and Cincinnati. He briefly returned to court on Tuesday for the revamped mixed doubles in New York but lasted just 43 minutes as he and partner Olga Danilovic crashed out in the first round. A four-time US Open champion, Djokovic suffered his…

A parade float takes part in a grand gathering to celebrate Xizang Autonomous Region’s 60th founding anniversary in Lhasa, southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 21, 2025. (Xinhua/Tenzing Nima Qadhup)Xizang’s development, grounded in cultural preservation and driven by modern infrastructure and innovation, offers a compelling model for integrating ethnic minority areas into a unified yet pluralistic nation.by Maya MajueranPerched on the vast Tibetan Plateau aptly called the “Roof of the World” for its average elevation exceeding 4,500 meters, Xizang has long been a region of unique cultural and ecological significance.Xizang has seen human activity for thousands of years, with early…