[ Listen to article WASHINGTON: The World Bank’s International Finance Corporation on Friday approved a loan and investment worth up to $250 million in a polysilicon manufacturing project in Oman for solar power applications, over the objections of the IFC’s US executive director, two sources familiar with the board vote said. Three other executive directors on the … Read more

CINCINNATI: Newly minted Toronto Masters champion Ben Shelton will open his account at the ATP-WTA Cincinnati Open against Camilo Ugo Carabelli after the Argentine defeated Kei Nishikori 7-5, 6-3 on Friday. World number seven Shelton arrived in the American Midwest on a private jet after winning his first Masters 1000 title in Toronto on Thursday … Read more

[ Listen to article BENGALURU: The US Commerce Department has started issuing licences to Nvidia to export its H20 chips to China, a US official told Reuters on Friday, removing a significant hurdle to the AI bellwether’s access to a key market. The US last month reversed an April ban on the sale of the H20 chip … Read more

Pakistani singers are stepping up their music game by launching tracks at an even bigger scale. The newest addition to this is singer-songwriter Maanu’s new album Thikaana released on Saturday. This is Maanu’s first full-length album featuring a total of thirteen original songs that have already racked up about 10,000 views on YouTube in just … Read more

[ Listen to article ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Science and Technology, Khalid Hussain Magsi, met Romanian Ambassador Dan Stoenescu to discuss expanding cooperation in science, technology, innovation, and education. According to an official statement issued on Saturday, the ambassador reaffirmed Romania’s commitment to stronger collaboration with Pakistan. He praised Pakistan’s steady progress in digital transformation, artificial intelligence … Read more