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Hertz sells hundreds of thousands of vehicles per year, in addition to running its signature car rental business.Courtesy of HertzHertz on Wednesday announced it will start selling pre-owned vehicles on Amazon Autos, a move meant to bolster the car rental company’s retail operations as it looks to bring in more profits.Shares of Hertz soared in premarket trading Wednesday.Under the partnership, customers can browse from thousands of used Hertz vehicles on Amazon Autos, e-sign the paperwork, complete their purchase online and pick up their vehicle at Hertz locations.Customers who live within 75 miles of the four initial cities — Dallas, Houston,…
A press conference on V-Day military parade preparations is held by the State Council Information Office in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 20, 2025. (Xinhua/Li Xin)BEIJING, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) — China’s massive V-Day military parade, scheduled for Sept. 3 in Tian’anmen Square, is meant to signal that the country upholds peace and will firmly defend international fairness and justice, a military official said Wednesday.Wu Zeke, deputy director of the Office of the Leading Group for the Military Parade and a senior officer of the Joint Staff Department of the Central Military Commission (CMC), made the remarks at a press conference…
LAHORE: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has opted for a cautious strategy in Lahore, awarding its NA-129 ticket to last year’s runner-up, while simultaneously taking a leap of faith in Wazirabad by fielding Bilal Tarar – the brother of Federal Information Minister Attaullah Tarar – a relative outsider to the constituency, in hopes of carving out a new party stronghold. The party has also announced its candidate for PP-87 Mianwali. Meanwhile, coalition partner PPP remains on the fence over whether to contest at all. Any decision will be subject to the outcome of consultation with PML-N, according to the secretary…
Target’s Chief Operating Officer Michael Fiddelke will take over as CEO from Brian Cornell.Courtesy of TargetTarget on Wednesday said that company veteran Michael Fiddelke will become its next CEO at a critical point in its effort to break out of a sales slump and win back Wall Street’s favor.Fiddelke, the company’s 49-year-old chief operating officer and former chief financial officer, will succeed Brian Cornell effective Feb. 1. Cornell, who took the helm of the cheap chic retailer in 2014, will transition to the role of executive chair on Target’s board of directors.The Minneapolis-based retailer made the announcement on the same…
RAWALPINDI: Former prime minister Imran Khan was allowed on Tuesday to meet his lawyer, Ali Bukhari, while his wife Bushra Bibi met her daughter and sister-in-law at Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail where the couple is detained. However, Imran’s three sisters — Aleema Khan, Uzma Khan and Noreen Niazi — were denied access, prompting them to stage a protest late into the night at a local roadside restaurant. Police later cracked down and detained six PTI workers. However, it was later reported that police assured Imran’s sisters they would be allowed to meet him today (Wednesday). Ali Bukhari, speaking to the media…
People pose for photos at the photo area of “Black Myth: Wukong” during Gamescom 2024 in Cologne, Germany, on Aug. 22, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhang Fan)HANGZHOU, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) — Game Science, the Chinese studio behind the critically acclaimed video game “Black Myth: Wukong,” unveiled its next project on Wednesday, a surprising new chapter that signals its ambition to build a broader franchise rooted in Chinese mythology.The new game, titled “Black Myth: Zhong Kui,” was announced with a teaser trailer, a nearly two-minute computer-generated (CG) short video. The announcement comes exactly one year after the release of “Black Myth: Wukong,” which achieved…
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has granted bail to a person arrested in a blasphemy case in 2023, in view of the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency’s (NCCIA) failure to conclude the investigation despite passage of two years. An IHC bench comprising Justice Babar Sattar on Tuesday heard the bail application of Asimullah, filed through his lawyer Asif Ali Tamboli. The counsel argued that the accused had been in custody since Oct 30, 2023, but the investigation remained incomplete. Justice Sattar inquired why the investigation had not been concluded despite two years of detention. Officials of the NCCIA told…
Visitors attend UGM 2025.Courtesy of EpicSpace travelers, robots and, of course, artificial intelligence.They were all on display on Tuesday at Epic Systems’ annual Users Group Meeting, held at the health software giant’s 1,670-acre campus in Verona, Wisconsin.Judy Faulkner, Epic’s 82-year-old CEO, dressed for the occasion in a purple wig with neon green shoes and an iridescent vest, reminiscent of the fictional character Buzz Lightyear from the “Toy Story” franchise.At the science fiction-themed event, Faulkner told the crowd that Epic has roughly 200 different AI features in development that aim to assist patients, clinicians and insurers.”We are combining the intelligence and…
BUENOS AIRES: Argentina’s national team unveiled a revamped 31-man squad on Monday, led by Lionel Messi, for the South American qualifiers against Venezuela and Ecuador for the 2026 World Cup. Alongside captain Messi, the squad features several young Argentine talents, including Manchester City striker Claudio Echeverri, Porto midfielder Alan Varela and recent Real Madrid signing Franco Mastantuono. Coach Lionel Scaloni also called up striker Jose Manuel Lopez from Brazilian club Palmeiras for the first time. Argentina will play Venezuela at the Monumental Stadium in Buenos Aires on Sept 4, before traveling to Guayaquil to play Ecuador five days later. Having…
An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 departs Los Angeles International Airport en route to Puerto Vallarta on Sept. 19, 2024.Kevin Carter | Getty ImagesAlaska Airlines is getting into the industry’s race for high-end credit cards and creating a combined frequent flyer program, called Atmos, with Hawaiian Airlines, which it acquired last year.The $395-a-year Atmos Rewards Summit Visa Infinite card, co-branded with Bank of America, is the carrier’s first premium credit card and includes perks like airport lounge passes, instant $50 vouchers for delays and discounted global companion fares.Under the new Atmos program, travelers will have a choice in how…