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This aerial drone photo taken on June 6, 2024 shows a solar photovoltaic system on the rooftop of a building at a low(zero) carbon-dioxide emission industrial research institute in Sheyang, Yancheng, east China’s Jiangsu Province. (Xinhua/Yang Lei)NANJING, July 9 (Xinhua) — On the rooftops of Shuangjing Village in the city of Xuzhou, east China’s Jiangsu Province, rows of gleaming solar panels shimmer under the summer sun, resembling a vast azure sea from a distance.The installation is part of a village-wide distributed solar photovoltaic (PV) power generation initiative led by the State Grid Xuzhou Power Supply Company. With a total installed…
Listen to article ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday asked the relevant authorities to present a comprehensive action plan to boost agricultural production and introduce agriculture reforms in the country. He was chairing a review meeting on the performance of the agriculture sector and ongoing reforms. “Improving agricultural productivity, value addition, and increasing exports of agricultural products are top priorities of the government,” the prime minister said. He directed that a comprehensive short- and long-term action plan be presented for modern agricultural machinery, quality seeds, geographical planning of crops, and provision of easy loans to farmers. To enhance per-acre crop yield,…
LAHORE: The Pakistan selectors on Tuesday announced a 15-member squad for the upcoming three-match T20 International series against Bangladesh, with five frontline players including former captains Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan and Shaheen Shah Afridi omitted for a second series in a row, while two uncapped pacers were called up. Vice-captain Shadab Khan and fast bowler Haris Rauf were also ruled out due to fitness issues. Shadab is recovering from shoulder surgery in England, while Haris sustained a hamstring injury during a T20 league match in the United States last week. Babar, Rizwan, and Shaheen were left out again as the…
Listen to article ISLAMABAD: The Privatisation Commission board on Tuesday declared four local parties, including three associated with cement business, eligible for bidding for the acquisition of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), inching a step closer to the sale of the loss-making entity. In a related development, the Cabinet Committee on Privatisation (CCOP) approved the transaction structure for the disposal of Roosevelt Hotel, New York, which is owned by PIA. The committee picked the option of running the hotel as a joint venture, which had been suggested by the financial adviser a year ago but was ignored by the government. Deputy Prime Minister…
Police officers work with crew members to secure a mooring vessel at Sanjiangkou Wharf in Taizhou, east China’s Zhejiang Province, July 7, 2025. China’s Ministry of Water Resources on Monday activated a Level-IV emergency response to flooding in the eastern provinces of Zhejiang and Fujian as Typhoon Danas approaches. (Photo by Yu Yuexiang/Xinhua)HANGZHOU, July 9 (Xinhua) — Typhoon Danas, the fourth typhoon of the year, made its third landfall in the coastal area of Rui’an City in east China’s Zhejiang Province late on Tuesday, local authorities have confirmed.According to the provincial meteorological observatory, the center of the tropical storm made…
CEO of Supermicro Charles Liang speaks during the Reuters NEXT conference in New York City, U.S., December 10, 2024. Mike Segar | ReutersPARIS — Super Micro plans to increase its investment in Europe, including ramping up manufacturing of its AI servers in the region, CEO Charles Liang told CNBC in an interview that aired on Wednesday.The company sells servers which are packed with Nvidia chips and are key for training and implementing huge AI models. It has manufacturing facilities in the Netherlands, but could expand to other places. “But because the demand in Europe is growing very fast, so I already…
An aerial drone photo taken on July 5, 2025 shows tourists visiting the national forest park in Arxan of Hinggan League, north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Bei He)HOHHOT, July 9 (Xinhua) — China has made significant progress in reversing grassland degradation over the past five years, with degraded grasslands shrinking by an average of 50 million mu (approximately 3.33 million hectares) annually, officials announced Tuesday at a national conservation conference in north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.The country has maintained stable grassland vegetation coverage exceeding 50 percent while significantly reducing degraded areas. Strict legal enforcement has addressed nearly 30,000…
The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa government has removed the Director General of Rescue K-P and the Director General of the Upper Swat Development Authority following the recent drowning of tourists in the Swat River, said officials on Tuesday. The provincial inspection team submitted a report blaming the Swat Development Authority for administrative delays, reported Express News. The report also raised concerns over the DG Rescue’s lack of technical expertise in handling such emergencies. The incident, in which several tourists drowned due to a delayed rescue operation, had already led the provincial government to suspend six officers earlier. Read: Sudden water surge caused Swat…
An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Quetta has granted police 10-day physical remand of Dr Mahrang Baloch, the head of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), and five other members of the group. The ATC’s decision comes as an extension of their ongoing detention, which has already lasted over three months. During Tuesday’s hearing, six BYC members, including Dr Mahrang, were presented before Judge Saadat Bazai. The court approved the prosecutor’s request to extend their remand, giving investigators more time for questioning. The other detained activists include Gulzadi, Bebow Baloch, Sibghatullah Shahji, Ghaffar Baloch and Beberg Baloch. The detainees were represented in court by…
A U.S. Justice Department logo or seal showing Justice Department headquarters, known as “Main Justice,” is seen behind the podium in the Department’s headquarters briefing room before a news conference with the Attorney General in Washington, January 24, 2023.Kevin Lamarque | ReutersFederal prosecutors have charged two men in connection with a sprawling cryptocurrency investment scheme that defrauded victims out of more than $650 million.The indictment, unsealed in the District of Puerto Rico, accuses Michael Shannon Sims, 48, of Georgia and Florida, and Juan Carlos Reynoso, 57, of New Jersey and Florida, of operating and promoting OmegaPro, an international crypto multi-level…