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MOUNT MAUNGANUI: An unbeaten maiden century by New Zealand’s Tim Robinson wasn’t enough to deny Australia a comfortable six-wicket win in the opening Twenty20 at Bay Oval on Wednesday. Captain Mitchell Marsh led Australia’s chase with 85 off 43 balls as they raced to 185-4 off 16.3 overs in response to the home side’s 181-6. … Read more
KARACHI: Gold prices shot up to record levels in international and local markets, touching historic peak. In the international bullion market, the price of precious metal per ounce rose sharply by $35 to $3,890 on Wednesday. Locally, the price of gold per tola increased by Rs3,500, bringing it to a record Rs410,278. Meanwhile, the price … Read more
A new analysis of political advertisers found that the platform profits from ads that include deepfakes and other content prohibited by its own policies.
At least 69 people were killed in Cebu Province by the 6.9-magnitude temblor — including 10 in a village built as a haven for survivors of a previous disaster.
Hamas’ review of US President Donald Trump’s Gaza plan stretched into a third day on Wednesday, a source close to the militant group said, as other Palestinian factions rejected the proposal and as Israel again bombed Gaza City. Trump on Tuesday gave Hamas “three or four days” to respond to the plan he outlined this … Read more
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SINGAPORE: Max Verstappen’s recent resurgence will be put to the test at the Singapore Grand Prix this week as the Red Bull driver tries to turn the Formula One world championship into a three-horse race. Back-to-back wins in Monza and Baku have left third-placed Verstappen 69 points behind championship leader Oscar Piastri with seven grands … Read more
RAWALPINDI: Security forces eliminated 13 terrorists belonging to Indian proxies — Fitna al Khwarij and Fitna al Hindustan — during two separate intelligence-based operations in Balochistan on Tuesday and Wednesday, the Inter-Services Public Relations reported. According to ISPR, an IBO was conducted in Quetta District following confirmed reports of terrorist presence. “During the operation, own troops … Read more
Samsung Electronics (005930.KS) and SK Hynix (000660.KS) have signed letters of intent to supply memory chips for OpenAI’s data centres, as South Korean chipmakers join forces with the ChatGPT maker to meet rising demand from its Stargate project. The announcements were made on Wednesday after OpenAI CEO Sam Altman met South Korean President Lee Jae … Read more
Israel’s government has said it will do whatever is necessary to keep the Global Sumud Flotilla from reaching the Gaza Strip.
