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Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, waves to the crowds gathering at the airport to see him off in Lhasa, southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 21, 2025. Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday left Xizang after attending celebrations for the autonomous region’s 60th founding anniversary. (Xinhua/Hao Zhao)LHASA, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday left Xizang after attending celebrations for the autonomous region’s 60th founding anniversary.As Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and…
Sindh Senior Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon said on Thursday that storm drains had been cleared in advance and credited his party’s provincial govenrment for its handling of the monsoon rains. Addressing a press conference in Karachi, he accused certain media houses of running a pre-planned campaign against the Pakistan Peoples Party-led Sindh government while referring to a report published in Dawn Newspaper that acknowledged improved drainage. Memon said storm drains had been cleared in advance and heavy machinery was deployed for drainage. But lapses might have occurred, he conceded. Earlier, Karachi Mayor Murtaza Wahab had said that the city was dealing…
Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX and Tesla, attends the Viva Technology conference at the Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris on June 16, 2023.Gonzalo Fuentes | ReutersElon Musk’s Tesla is facing a federal probe by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration after the U.S. auto safety agency found that the company was not reporting crashes as required.According to documents posted to NHTSA’s website on Thursday, the agency’s Office of Defects Investigation had “identified numerous incident reports” from Tesla concerning crashes that had “occurred several months or more before the dates of the reports” to the agency.The delayed reports were…
The new Cracker Barrel logo is seen on a menu inside the restaurant on Aug. 21, 2025 in Homestead, Florida.Joe Raedle | Getty ImagesShares of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store plummeted roughly 10% on Thursday after the restaurant unveiled its new logo earlier this week as part of a larger brand refresh.The new logo removes the image of a man leaning against a barrel that was prominently featured in the original, leaving behind just the words “Cracker Barrel” against a yellow background. The phrase “old country store” has also been removed.The company said the colors in the logo were inspired…
ISLAMABAD: Military spokesperson Director General Inter-Services Public Relations (DG ISPR) Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry on Thursday refuted media reports attributing apology remarks to Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Field Marshal Asim Munir. Speaking to journalists in Islamabad, the DG ISPR said that journalist Sohail Warraich’s article was based on an event held in Brussels, where hundreds of people took pictures with the field marshal but no interview was given by the Army Chief. He clarified that there was no mention of PTI or any apology at the event, adding that it was the journalist’s own work for personal gain…
The Department of Justice will investigate Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook based on a criminal referral sent by a Trump administration housing official and arch critic of central bank Chair Jerome Powell, according to a letter obtained by CNBC’s Sara Eisen on Thursday.The letter, addressed to Powell and signed by Justice Department attorney Ed Martin, urges the Fed chair to fire Cook from the board in light of the allegations that have been lodged against her.”Do it today before it is too late!” Martin wrote.But Powell does not have the authority to fire Cook: The Federal Reserve Act of 1913 states…
KARACHI: At least two people were killed and 34 others injured after a powerful explosion ripped through a fireworks warehouse near Saddar Parking Plaza along MA Jinnah Road on Thursday afternoon. The blast occurred around 3:30 pm in a ground-floor warehouse inside Al-Amena Plaza, where firecrackers and other explosive materials were stored for sale. More than 30 people, many of them with burn injuries, were transported to Jinnah and Civil hospitals for treatment. Dr Nosheen Rizvi, Deputy Director of the Accident and Emergency Department at Jinnah Hospital, confirmed that 20 injured were brought to the facility, while 14 others were…
U.S. Representative Jamie Raskin speaks during a House of Representatives Oversight Committee hearing on the Attempted Assassination of former President Donald J. Trump.Mostafa Bassim | Anadolu | Getty ImagesTwo top House Democrats are investigating whether Paramount and Skydance Media acquiesced to “illegitimate demands” from President Donald Trump in order to win approval for their $8 billion merger.”Two wrongs do not make a right,” Reps. Jamie Raskin of Maryland and Frank Pallone of New Jersey wrote to David Ellison, CEO of the newly formed Paramount Skydance Corporation, in a letter obtained by CNBC.”Illegitimate demands from the [Federal Communications Commission] or the…
HOLLY SPRINGS, N.C. — A hallway as long as three football fields connects four buildings at Fujifilm Biotechnologies’ new biologics manufacturing plant in Holly Springs, North Carolina.The first two buildings are preparing to open this fall to produce drug substance, essentially the base of biologic drugs, for Fujifilm’s initial customers Regeneron and Johnson & Johnson. The second two facilities are still under construction, with plans to open in 2028.Fujifilm’s timing couldn’t be better, as President Donald Trump threatens to impose tariffs on pharmaceuticals to encourage companies to make more medicines in the U.S. But the plans for this complex were…
Thomas Fuller | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesApple is taking a cue from some of its competitors.The technology giant’s Apple TV+ monthly subscription is now $12.99, starting Thursday in the U.S. and other countries.Apple said the new price will hit current subscribers 30 days after their next renewal date. The annual subscription price will not change.For new subscribers, the $12.99 monthly price begins after a seven-day trial period.The change marks Apple’s first price hike for its streaming service since 2023. At the time, Apple lifted its monthly price to about $9.99 from $6.99. The company raised the price…