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Atletico beat Villarreal for first Liga win

MADRID: Atletico Madrid beat Villarreal 2-0 to earn their first win of the La Liga season on Saturday. Diego Simeone’s side suffered two defeats and a draw in their opening fixtures but produced a far more impressive display to triumph at their Metropolitano stadium with goals from Pablo Barrios and debutant Nico Gonzalez. The Rojiblancos … Read more

Rescue drone fleet to be boosted

LAHORE: The Punjab government has approved the procurement of 10 airlift drones following the successful deployment of initial units in flood-ravaged South Punjab areas, particularly Multan. Ongoing monsoon floods have displaced over 1.5 million people in the province’s worst deluge in decades. According to the home department, the airlift drones, a technological first for the … Read more

Madrid café blast leaves 21 injured, three in critical condition

An explosion ripped through a café in Madrid on Saturday, injuring 21 people, three of them seriously, local emergency services said. The blast struck around 3:00 p.m. (1300 GMT) in the Puente de Vallecas district, damaging a café on the ground floor and apartments above, officials added. Deputy mayor Inmaculada Sanz said initial findings point … Read more

IMF to assess Pakistan’s flood spending, budget agility

[ ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has expressed deep sorrow over the loss of lives in Pakistan’s recent devastating floods and announced that its second economic review mission will also assess the disaster’s impact on the economy, as well as the financial requirements for recovery and reconstruction. According to sources, the IMF team will … Read more