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Zhang Qiongli (2nd R) and students walk at Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture Senior High School in Enshi, central China’s Hubei Province, Feb. 4, 2026. Zhang Qiongli, a deputy to the National People’s Congress (NPC) and a political teacher at Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture Senior High School, has been dedicated to frontline education for sixteen years.During her tenure, Zhang has put forward multiple proposals centered on students’ needs, earning wide recognition. In 2023, she recommended promoting desks and chairs tailored to the reclined rest requirements of primary and secondary school students, with related measures gradually implemented in…
Joint letter cites 27th Amendment, FCC rulings, PECA misuse and demands release of detained reportersPakistan Federal Union of Journalists members shout slogans during a protest against the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act amendments in Karachi on January 28, 2025. PHOTO: AFP Several international and domestic organisations working for human rights and press freedom have written a joint letter to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, expressing serious concern over the deteriorating media situation in Pakistan. The letter said that “the undersigned press freedom and human rights groups urge your government to take immediate action to uphold Pakistan’s obligations under the Constitution and the…
Jonathan Raa | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesShares of C3 AI sank 17% on Thursday, trading at a record low, after the company reported disappointing third-quarter fiscal results and announced cuts to over a quarter of its workforce.The enterprise artificial intelligence company with the ticker AI reported $53 million in third-quarter revenue, far below LSEG estimates of $76 million.The company reported a loss of 40 cents per share, while analysts expected a loss of 29 cents per share. “What I consistently hear is that every CEO is making AI a top strategic priority, and they want to realize measurable economic value from it. That is exactly what our products deliver,” CEO Stephen Ehikian said on the company’s earnings call. “That said, it became clear to me that our cost…
Borge Brende, said on Feb. 26 he was stepping down as president of the World Economic Forum (WEF).Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesThe president and CEO of the World Economic Forum, Borge Brende, said on Thursday he was stepping down, a few weeks after the forum launched an independent investigation into his relationship with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.Brende, who became president of the WEF in 2017, announced his decision in a statement following disclosures from the U.S. Justice Department that showed the Norwegian had three business dinners with Epstein and had also communicated with the disgraced financier via email and…
Ridvan_celik | Istock | Getty ImagesA version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the high-net-worth investor and consumer. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox.With donor-advised funds gaining popularity as a vehicle for the wealthy to give back, risks and potential conflicts of interests are emerging — and being put on display in a lawsuit over a family’s $21 million charitable fund.Philip Peterson, a 63-year-old Kansas resident, filed suit in January alleging that the nonprofit that administers his family’s donor-advised fund has refused to communicate with him and…
* Located deep in China’s Wuling Mountains, Shibadong Village is widely known as the birthplace of “targeted poverty alleviation.” This approach became a cornerstone of China’s successful national campaign to eradicate poverty.* Shibadong’s “targeted poverty alleviation” experience began to inspire places far beyond its mountains. Via this strategy, China had lifted 98.99 million impoverished rural residents out of poverty by the end of 2020.* As a training base authorized by China’s Ministry of Commerce, Hunan International Business Vocational College has trained over 15,000 people from more than 120 developing countries, many of whom have visited Shibadong Village for on-site learning.CHANGSHA,…
Court grants 7 days for all objections to be removed; Salman Safdar accuses Registrar of creating confusionIslamabad High Court. PHOTO: FILE ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court on Thursday removed all objections on the appeals filed against the Toshakhana case sentences of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf founder Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi. The court also directed that the appeals be numbered and scheduled for hearing. Barrister Salman Safdar said, “You are seeing us in court for the first time; do not let us leave empty-handed.” Justice Khadim Hussain Soomro remarked, “Both your applications have been approved; you will not leave empty-handed.”…
Ranking member Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., questions Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent during the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing titled “The Financial Stability Oversight Council’s Annual Report to Congress,” in Dirksen building on Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026. Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty ImagesDemocratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren is calling President Donald Trump’s bluff after he claimed to be “ending” the affordability crisis during his State of the Union address, opening a new front in the battle that could determine November’s midterm elections.”Your claims are directly at odds with the day-to-day experiences of American households, who are…
Leon Cooperman.Scott Mlyn | CNBCA version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the high-net-worth investor and consumer. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox.Private investment firms of the ultra-wealthy capped off 2025 with equity bets ranging from airline stocks to bitcoin ETFs, according to fourth-quarter securities filings analyzed by CNBC. Some of the investments made headlines. Leon Cooperman’s family office, Omega Advisors, for example, attracted attention last week for disclosing that it had upped its stake in Manchester United last quarter. Omega Advisors’ shares of the publicly traded…
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif speaking at the opening ceremony of Indus AI week in Islamabad. PHOTO: RADIO PAKISTAN LAHORE: Amid contentious debate over creating a separate “Karachi province”, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday sought to allay Sindh’s fear as he hosted Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah in Islamabad. The debate over the division of Sindh heats up as allies of the PML-N in the Centre, the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) and the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), clashed after the former accused the Sindh government of “chronic misgovernance” in Karachi and demanded federal control of the city, drawing a strong…