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Thomas Fuller | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesTeraWulf stock rallied more than 10% after Google hiked its stake in the bitcoin miner and datacenter operator as it funds an expansion of its Lake Mariner, New York, facility.As part of the deal, Google will offer up to $1.4 billion in additional backstop, bringing its total to about $3.2 billion. It hikes Google’s stake in TeraWulf to 14% from 8% and enables the company to buy about 32.5 million shares of the company’s stock.CEO Paul Prager said in a release that the agreement solidifies the company’s “strategic alignment with Google”…

Federal Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has stated that the State Bank of Pakistan is working on the exchange rate and interest rate, and the situation is expected to improve further. The federal finance minister inaugurated the Job and Education Expo at the Expo Centre, Karachi, organised by the Pakistan Hindu Council. At the expo, around 120 stalls were set up by various institutions and companies for students. Speaking to the media, Aurangzeb expressed gratitude to the organisers, saying that he had the opportunity to meet the country’s future leadership here. He noted that both public and private institutions were present…

What time is the meeting between Trump and ZelenskyyU.S. President Donald Trump and Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attend a meeting on the sidelines of NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands June 25, 2025. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service | Via ReutersEuropean leaders plan to begin arriving at the White House around 12 p.m. ETTrump is expected to greet Zelenskyy at the White House at 1 p.m. ET.The two leaders are scheduled to begin bilateral talks there at 1:15 p.m.- Dan ManganWhich European leaders have already visited Trump’s White HouseWhile it’s unusual for so many European leaders to travel to the White…

The brand logo for My Source News Opinion WorldCourtesy of VersantMSNBC will change its name later this year and drop the storied peacock image from its branding — the first real public-facing changes in Versant’s upcoming separation from Comcast’s NBCUniversal.The political news network will be renamed My Source News Opinion World, or MS Now, Versant Chief Executive Officer Mark Lazarus wrote in an internal memo to employees that was seen by CNBC.In January, Lazarus told a group of MSNBC staffers that the network wouldn’t change its name. But during the past few months of transition planning, NBCUniversal leaders decided MSNBC…

LAHORE: One passenger was killed and 24 others injured when Awami Express met an accident at Lodhran Junction due to brake failure. The train was heading to Karachi from Peshawar; however, when it reached Lodhran Junction between the night of Saturday and Sunday, the train’s engine derailed and five coaches overturned. The deceased was identified as Waqas son of Allah Ditta from Khushab. Among the injured are women, children and youth. The injured were shifted to New District Hospital. The district administration, rescue resources, police and others were engaged in relief activities. Deputy Commissioner Dr Lubni Nazir visited the district…

A box of Ozempic made by Novo Nordisk, at a pharmacy in London on March 8, 2024.Hollie Adams | ReutersNovo Nordisk on Monday said it now offers cash-paying U.S. patients its blockbuster diabetes treatment Ozempic for less than half its monthly list price, as drugmakers face mounting political pressure to lower prices in the country.Patients can pay $499 in cash per month for three dose sizes of Ozempic. They can get the price through platforms including the drug’s official website, Novo Nordisk’s patient assistance program and the company’s recently launched direct-to-consumer online pharmacy, the latter of which also ships the…

This screen image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on Aug. 15, 2025 shows Shenzhou-20 astronaut Chen Dong performing extravehicular activities outside China’s orbiting space station. (Xinhua/Li Yanchen)BEIJING, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) — The extravehicular spacesuit B, worn by astronaut Chen Dong on Aug. 15 during the third series of extravehicular activities (EVAs) of the Shenzhou-20 crew aboard China’s orbiting space station, has supported 20 EVAs, according to the China Astronaut Research and Training Center on Monday.The suit thus became the first of its kind on China’s space station to achieve the lifespan extension goal of supporting 20 EVAs within 4…

BADIN: Despite the release of billions of rupees in annual funds, the urban and rural drainage system of Badin district has remained dysfunctional for years, raising concerns of urban flooding and crop destruction during the upcoming monsoon season. Reports reveal that over 50 drainage channels across Badin city, Matli, Tando Bago, Talhar, and Golarchi have not been cleaned, dredged, or repaired for years. As a result, most of them are now clogged, broken, or completely non-functional, while their embankments have also deteriorated. These include some of the country’s largest drainage projects such as the Left Bank Outfall Drain (LBOD), Karo…

A worsening macroeconomic climate and the collapse of industry giants such as FTX and Terra have weighed on bitcoin’s price this year.STR | Nurphoto via Getty ImagesThe crypto market tumbled to begin the week as heightened macro concerns triggered more than $500 million in forced selling of long positions.The price of bitcoin was last lower by 2% at $115,255.70, after touching a new all-time high last week – its fourth one this year – at $124,496. At one point, it fell as low as $114,706. Ether slid 4% to $4,283.15 after coming within spitting distance of its roughly $4,800 record last…

LAHORE: Federal Minister for Interior Mohsin Naqvi has reiterated that Pakistan downed six Indian fighter jets during the four-day conflict between the two nuclear armed neighbours in May this year and that the country had documentary evidence in the shape of videos to substantiate its claim. “We downed six Indian aircraft, with video evidence available,” Naqvi said on Sunday while addressing a seminar in Punjab’s provincial capital. India launched a series of attacks inside Pakistan on May 7 in what it claimed was a response to the militant attack on tourists in the Pahalgam area of held Kashmir on April…