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Students do warm-up exercises at Jiangjunshan International Ski Resort in Altay, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Dec. 1, 2025. (Xinhua/Aman)CHANGCHUN, Dec. 4 (Xinhua) — A five-day “snow break” for primary and secondary school students started in northeast China’s Jilin Province from Wednesday, as multiple snow-themed vacations are implemented across the country to facilitate winter travel and sports participation amid the upcoming winter tourism peak.Students are granted a three-hour free experience for every ski resort, ice rink and A-level tourist attraction per day during the period, with their accompanying family members also enjoying ticket discounts, said Sun Guangzhi, director of…

NDMA sends 47-member team, 6.5 tons of aid to provide relief from cyclone destruction Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said a dedicated search and rescue team was dispatched early Wednesday to support operations in the affected areas of Sri Lanka. A Pakistan Air Force C-130 aircraft carrying a 47-member team along with 6.5 tons of essential equipment has departed to participate in the humanitarian and rescue efforts. The departure ceremony for the relief consignment was attended by Federal Minister Dr. Tariq Fazal Chaudhry and Chairperson NDMA Lt Gen Inam Haider Malik and Sri Lankan High Commissioner Fred Senevirathne. Speaking on the occasion, Dr.…

Artificial intelligence has created a device that turns moon dust into energy.The moon vacuum, which was unveiled on Wednesday by Blue Origin at Amazon’s re:Invent 2025 conference in Las Vegas, was built using critical technology from startup Istari Digital.”So what it does is sucks up moon dust and it extracts the heat from it so it can be used as an energy source, like turning moon dust into a battery,” Istari CEO Will Roper told CNBC’s Morgan Brennan.Spacecraft carrying out missions on the lunar surface are typically constrained by lunar night, the two-week period every 28 days during which the…

Drones and cameras have been deployed in Rawalpindi to enforce traffic laws, with drones being initially used in crowded and high-traffic areas. “Modern technology is being used to take action against lawbreakers,” said Rawalpindi Chief Technology Officer Farhan Aslam. “Traffic wardens will take immediate action based on drone detection,” Farhan Aslam stated. “Underage driving, riding without helmets, and violations of one-way rules will not be tolerated,” the CTO emphasised. “The goal of the traffic police is not merely to issue challans, but to save lives,” he said. Practical measures are underway to prevent accidents and ensure safe travel, CTO Rawalpindi…

An aerial drone photo taken on Nov. 14, 2025 shows vessels moored at a container terminal in Jingtang area of Tangshan Port in Tangshan City, north China’s Hebei Province. (Photo by Liu Mancang/Xinhua)The German Chamber of Commerce in China (AHK China) said in its 2025/2026 business confidence survey that 93 percent of respondents intend to remain engaged in the Chinese market, reflecting greater optimism than a year ago.BERLIN, Dec. 3 (Xinhua) — German companies operating in China have grown more optimistic about their business outlook and plan to deepen cooperation with Chinese partners, an annual survey showed on Tuesday, underscoring…

The Punjab Bar Council on Wednesday announced a ban on police entry into all 43 districts and 170 tehsil bar associations across the province after the killings of two lawyers — Mr. Muhammad Zeeshan Dhudhi Vehari and Mehr Muhammad Munir Sadhana, advocate and former President of Jhang District Bar Association. In an official statement, the Bar Council president said police would not be permitted inside bar premises until further notice. He also called for the registration of cases against the suspects under the Lawyers’ Protection Act, a law that provides specific procedural protections for advocates and prescribes enhanced penalties in cases…

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff delivers the keynote address at the start of the Dreamforce conference in San Francisco on Oct. 14, 2025.Jessica Christian | San Francisco Chronicle | Getty ImagesSalesforce reported better-than-expected earnings on Wednesday and topped Wall Street estimates with its revenue guidance for the fourth quarter. The stock rose 2% in extended trading. Here’s how the company did in comparison with LSEG consensus:Earnings per share: $3.25 adjusted vs. $2.86 expectedRevenue: $10.26 billion vs. $10.27 billion expectedRevenue increased 8.6% from a year earlier in the fiscal third quarter, which ended on Oct. 31, according to a statement. Net income…

As outages cripple region, community-led solar solutions offer resilience from homes to farms For Shamim Ara, a resident of Aliabad, the onset of winter in Gilgit-Baltistan has long been synonymous with paralysis. As the mercury plunges below freezing between November and May, the region’s power grid effectively collapses, leaving households to grapple with outages that can last up to 20 hours a day. “Life becomes paralysed,” says Shamim, describing the annual ordeal where the simple act of maintaining a home turns into a battle against the cold and the dark. Cooking meals by candlelight and worrying about keeping children warm…

File: Then Apple Creative Director Alan Dye celebrates the launch of the July Issue at the new WIRED office on June 24, 2015 in San Francisco, California.Kimberly White | Getty ImagesApple’s head of user interface design, Alan Dye, will reportedly join Meta, in a notable shift of executive talent in Silicon Valley. Apple confirmed Dye’s departure and CEO Tim Cook said in a statement that the company prioritizes design and has a strong team. The statement said that veteran designer Stephen Lemay will succeed Dye.”Steve Lemay has played a key role in the design of every major Apple interface since…

Israel said it launched an airstrike on a Hamas militant in southern Gaza late Wednesday in retaliation for an attack earlier in the day that wounded five Israeli soldiers.The strike was the latest test for a fragile ceasefire that has mostly held up since early October, despite claims of violations by both Israel and Hamas. Hamas put out a statement condemning the strike in Khan Younis.Earlier Wednesday, Israel received remains of what could be one of the last hostages in Gaza and said it would begin allowing Palestinians to leave the war-torn territory through a border crossing with Egypt.Prime Minister…