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Jodie Foster, Billie Perkins, and Robert De Niro perform a scene in Taxi Driver directed by Martin Scorsese in 1976 in New York, New York. Michael Ochs Archives | Moviepix | Getty ImagesIn the dwindling days of the California gold rush, the wife of a local miner faced a problem. Her husband’s denim work pants kept ripping, so her tailor, Jacob Davis, had the idea to add copper rivets to key points of strain, like the pocket corners and the base of the button fly, to keep them from tearing. Davis’ “riveted pants” soon became a roaring success and, unbeknownst to him…
A Long March-8A carrier rocket carrying the 14th group of low-orbit internet satellites blasts off from the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site in south China’s Hainan Province, Dec. 6, 2025. The rocket lifted off at 3:53 p.m. on Saturday. It successfully placed the payloads into preset orbit. (Xinhua/Guo Cheng)WENCHANG, Hainan, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) — China launched a Long March-8A carrier rocket on Saturday in the southern island province of Hainan, sending a group of internet satellites into space.The rocket lifted off at 3:53 p.m. from the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site. It successfully placed the payloads, the 14th group of…
CM Afridi calls FIRs politically driven; cabinet reopens Radio Pakistan attack probeKhyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi. SCREENGRAB PESHAWAR: The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Cabinet, in its 41st session chaired via video link by Chief Minister Muhammad Sohail Afridi, approved a series of major governance, transparency, and security measures including withdrawal of all ‘politically motivated’ May 9, 10 cases. Another key decision announced by the CM is that all recruitment across government, semi-government, and autonomous institutions will now be conducted exclusively through the Educational Testing and Evaluation Agency (ETEA), eliminating the use of private testing agencies. This move is designed to ensure merit, transparency,…
Minister of State for Crypto, Blockchain and CEO of the Pakistan Crypto Council Bilal Bin Saqib. Photo: X Pakistan is poised to enter the global digital finance arena with the launch of its first stablecoin, a move aimed at integrating virtual assets into the national economy, Bilal bin Saqib, chairman of the Pakistan Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (PVARA), announced on Friday. Speaking at Binance Blockchain Week, Saqib confirmed that the country will “definitely launch” a stablecoin, while also developing Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs). “I think it is a great way to collateralise the government debt,” Saqib said. “We want…
A Long March-8A carrier rocket carrying the 14th group of low-orbit internet satellites blasts off from the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site in south China’s Hainan Province, Dec. 6, 2025. The rocket lifted off at 3:53 p.m. on Saturday. It successfully placed the payloads into preset orbit. (Xinhua/Guo Cheng)WENCHANG, Hainan, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) — China launched a Long March-8A carrier rocket on Saturday in the southern island province of Hainan, sending a group of internet satellites into space.The rocket lifted off at 3:53 p.m. from the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site. It successfully placed the payloads, the 14th group of…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Friday confirmed that it has decided to open specific border channels for the passage of United Nations humanitarian assistance into Afghanistan, following formal requests from multiple UN agencies, a move the Foreign Office said reflected Islamabad’s “own commitment to humanitarian access” despite continued tensions with Kabul. Foreign Office spokesperson Tahir Andrabi, in his weekly media briefing, said Pakistan had approved a phased opening for the UN aid at the request of organisations including the World Food Programme (WFP), UNICEF and UNFPA. “Consistent with our own commitment to humanitarian access and the requests made by UN agencies, the…
Bilawal Bhutto will be chief guest at star-studded ceremony The Pakistan Olympic Association proudly inaugurated the Torch Relay for the 35th National Games 2025 at Mazar-e-Quaid, Karachi, honoring the legacy of the first National Games, launched by Quaid-e-Azam in 1948. Photo: NOCPAKISTAN After an 18-year hiatus, Sindh will host the 35th edition of the National Games, which will kick off with a grand inaugural ceremony at the National Bank Stadium on Saturday (today). PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari is scheduled to be the chief guest at the ceremony. Sports Minister and President of the Sindh Olympic Association Sardar Muhammad Bux…
Justin Greaves produced an epic unbeaten 202 in a remarkable fourth innings display to help West Indies thwart an injury-depleted New Zealand attack and snatch a thrilling draw in the opening Test in Christchurch on Saturday. Chasing an improbable 531, West Indies, who were bundled out for 167 in their first innings, displayed remarkable character to reach 457-6, the second highest fourth-innings total in Test match history, when players shook hands at Hagley Oval. Player-of-the-match Greaves led their remarkable fightback first with a 196-run stand with Shai Hope (140) and then a 180-run partnership for the unbroken seventh wicket with…
Associated with TTP’s Intikhab Alam Group, Hammad Zahir was a wanted target killer, extortionist A key commander of the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan’s Intikhab Alam group was killed in an exchange of fire with security forces during an intelligence-based operation in Nowshera district on Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025, police said. The terrorist, identified as Hammad Zahir, a resident of Kahi Nizampur, was an active member of the TTP group, wanted by Mardan’s Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) and Nowshera Police for the target killing of Constable Maqsood, murder, attempted murder, extortion and other crimes. Read: TTP commander, several terrorists killed in K-P Police, along with…
The Sizewell A and B nuclear power stations, operated by Electricite de France SA (EDF), in Sizewell, UK, on Friday, Jan. 26, 2024. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesBloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesThe U.K. was the birthplace of commercial nuclear energy, but now generates just a fraction of its power from it — big investments are underway to change that.The country once had more nuclear power stations than the U.S., USSR and France — combined. It was a global producer until 1970 but hasn’t completed a new reactor since Sizewell B in 1995.Today, the country takes the crown not for being a leader in…