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Homes in Los Angeles, California, US, on Sunday, July 13, 2025. Like in the broader US market, home sales have slowed in Southern California as high interest rates and economic uncertainty chill demand. Eric Thayer | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesSales of previously owned homes in June dropped 2.7% from May to 3.93 million units on a seasonally-adjusted, annualized basis, according to the National Association of Realtors. Analysts had expected a drop of just 0.7%. Sales were unchanged from June 2024.This report is based on closings, so contracts that were likely signed in April and May, when the average rate on…
Listen to article The government said on Tuesday that the new buyer of the Pakistan International Airlines would require investing up to Rs70 billion in the loss-making airline over a period of five years but final investment needs would be assessed only after the audited accounts are available next month. Privatisation Commission secretary Usman Bajwa said that the new investors would require to invest Rs60 billion to Rs70 billion over the five years. He made the statement during a meeting of the Senate Standing Committee on Privatization, which was chaired by Senator Dr Afnan Ullah Khan of the PML-N. Usman Bajwa said…
A Wing Loong-2 large unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is examined before taking off from an airport in the city of Zigong, southwest China’s Sichuan Province, March 18, 2024. (Aviation Industry Corporation of China/Handout via Xinhua)BEIJING, July 23 (Xinhua) — China’s independently-developed Wing Loong unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) has successfully conducted typhoon warning reconnaissance for the first time in the country, according to its developer.The large fixed-wing drone executed a series of tasks, including pre-typhoon warning reconnaissance and post-typhoon disaster assessment as Typhoon Wipha swept across southern China this week, the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC), the country’s leading planemaker,…
Listen to article RAWALPINDI: Security forces neutralised four Indian-proxy terrorists during a deliberate sanitisation operation in the Kalat district of Balochistan, and two terrorists in North Waziristan district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P), who were trying to target an important national installations there. The sanitisation operation in Kalat was carried out on Monday, following an intelligence-based operation (IBO) on July 19 “during which 4 terrorists belonging to Indian proxy, Fitna al Hindustan were sent to hell”, the military said. “On 21 July 2025, a deliberate sanitization operation was conducted in the surrounding areas,” said a news release issued by Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). “During…
A series of iPhone 16s on display inside the Apple store at Tun Razak Exchange in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Sept. 20, 2024.Annice Lyn | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesBritain’s competition regulators on Wednesday took aim at the mobile ecosystems of Apple and Google, pushing the two companies to make changes to areas like their app stores.On Wednesday, the Competition and Markets Authority proposed designating the U.S. tech giants as having a “strategic market status” or SMS, after opening an investigation into the matter in January.This designation is given to a large company that has “substantial and entrenched market…
WASHINGTON: Seven-time Grand Slam single champion Venus Williams returned to competitive tennis after a 16-month hiatus on Monday with a doubles victory at the WTA and ATP Washington Open. The 45-year-old American joined compatriot Hailey Baptiste to defeat Canada’s Eugenie Bouchard and US teen Clervie Ngounoue 6-3, 6-1 in a first-round match. “After the match Hailey asked me, ‘How did that feel?’ It’s probably even harder to play the doubles first because I’m not a doubles player,” Venus said. “So it’s great to have her to kind of hold the team up. She has had the experience. She served first…
Wayne Kuhl, a McDonald’s chef, shows the spicy and ranch Snack Wrap after he finished wrapping at the McDonald’s Headquarters in Chicago on May 29, 2025.Nam Y. Huh | APEarly data suggests the return of McDonald’s Snack Wraps is winning over customers.After a nearly decadelong hiatus, the burger chain brought back the popular menu item earlier this month. So far, it looks like a hit.From July 10 to July 12, the first three days of the launch, McDonald’s locations saw traffic jump by double digits each day compared to the year-to-date daily average, according to Placer.ai data. Evercore ISI estimates…
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has scheduled hearing on the petitions challenging the controversial Prevention of Electronic Crimes (PECA) Amendment Act 2025. Justice Raja Inaam Ameen Minhas will take up the petitions on September 18. Earlier, Justice Minhas had held a hearing on July 7, during which the arguments had begun but the court did not set the next hearing date at that timewhich has now been announced. The petitions have been filed by the PFUJ, television anchors, and the Islamabad High Court Journalists Association. In the previous hearing, Dr Yasir Aman, the lawyer for PFUJ, presented arguments and…
Facebook and Instagram icons are seen displayed on an iPhone.Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesMeta on Wednesday introduced new safety features for teen users, including enhanced direct messaging protections to prevent “exploitative content.”Teens will now see more information about who they’re chatting with, like when the Instagram account was created and other safety tips, to spot potential scammers. Teens will also be able to block and report accounts in a single action.”In June alone, they blocked accounts 1 million times and reported another 1 million after seeing a Safety Notice,” the company said in a release.This policy is part…
LONDON: Former Liverpool and Wales defender Joey Jones, a key member of two European Cup-winning teams, has died aged 70 after illness, the club said on Tuesday. Jones made 100 appearances for Liverpool in three highly successful years between 1975 and 1978, also winning a UEFA Cup and a league title. Jones, was part of the Liverpool side who won their first European Cup in 1977 and successfully defended the title the following year. The tough-tackling left-back also earned 72 caps for Wales. He was immortalised in a banner revealed by Liverpool fans at the 1977 European Cup final victory…