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Cali hospital collapse traps patients, forces 600 onto rubble-strewn street as 164 dead, 1,000 troops deployed Rescuers work at the site of a collapsed building following an earthquake, in Cali, Colombia, August 10, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS Rescue efforts across western Colombia carried into a second day on Tuesday as emergency workers dug through collapsed buildings and flattened homes, amid … Read more
[ Benchmark Index traded between an intraday high of 181,017.29 and a low of 180,076.22 KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) turned lower on Tuesday, with the benchmark KSE-100 Index shedding more than 1,100 points by midday as a jump in oil prices and diminishing hopes of a US-Iran agreement to reopen the Strait of … Read more
A football pitch amid the rubble in Gaza City. Photo: AFP GAZA: The Palestinian football association announced on Monday that it would resume activity in September after a nearly three-year pause due to the Gaza war. “We announce the resumption of sports activities and the football association’s league beginning September 4,” association president Jibril Rajoub … Read more
Australia’s long-time bowling attack of (from left) Josh Hazlewood, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins are reunited for the Bangladesh series. Photo: AFP MELBOURNE: Australia’s ageing team begin a demanding run of potentially 21 Tests in 12 months when they face Bangladesh this week, with their injury-prone “Big Four” bowling attack reunited once again. … Read more
[ Newmont consented to Barrick’s planned North American gold IPO as part of the agreement BENGALURU: Barrick Mining reported second-quarter profit below estimates as higher costs at its gold operations offset rising bullion prices, while it struck a $1.95 billion deal with Newmont to settle disputes over Nevada Gold Mines, the companies said. Newmont consented … Read more
The 7.4-magnitude quake, which killed more than 100 people and damaged hundreds of buildings, was the strongest recorded in Colombia in a decade.
[ KARACHI: Pakistan will need sustained real economic growth of 6% to 7% annually to cope with a rapidly expanding population and create enough jobs, infrastructure and public services, business leaders said on Monday. They warned that the current growth rate is insufficient to meet the country’s future needs. The country’s population could approach 400 … Read more
An ambulance waiting in the middle of the road in Palestine as onlookers gather around it. Photo: AA/file Israel is holding the bodies of around 1,700 Palestinians for possible use in future exchanges, despite no Israeli captives being held by Hamas, the Haaretz daily reported Monday. The figure was raised during recent discussions within Israel’s … Read more
Nepal have handed the ODI captaincy back to experienced leg-spinner Sandeep Lamichhane ahead of the ACC Men’s Premier Cup. Photo: AFP Nepal have handed the ODI captaincy back to experienced leg-spinner Sandeep Lamichhane ahead of the ACC Men’s Premier Cup in Malaysia, replacing Rohit Paudel. The 26-year-old has previously led Nepal in 14 ODIs and … Read more
BIRMINGHAM: Britain’s Amy Hunt scorched to victory in the 100m at the European athletics championships in Birmingham on Monday. Hunt clocked 11.00 seconds for victory ahead of Poland’s Ewa Swoboda, in 11.02, with Belgium’s Delphine Nkansa taking bronze (11.06). “I had to upgrade this time. I was getting fed up with silver,” said Hunt in … Read more