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Independent voters shift toward Democrats ahead of US midterms: poll

Democratic party gets largest advantage over Republicans since 2008, survey shows Independent voters are increasingly leaning toward the Democratic Party ahead of November’s United States midterm elections, according to Gallup’s latest quarterly party affiliation data reported Saturday by the Washington Examiner. Among respondents in Gallup’s second-quarter survey who identified as neither Republicans nor Democrats, 49% … Read more

OPEC+ set to keep oil output policy unchanged on Sunday, sources say

[ Producer group needs to agree quotas before deciding output steps as Iran war limits sway over prices, market ​share OPEC+ is set to keep ​its oil output policy unchanged for October at a meeting on Sunday, two people familiar with the discussions told Reuters, as the producer group needs to agree new quotas before deciding its next output steps. The meeting comes as the Iran war continues to … Read more

Pogacar to miss worlds

Tadej Pogacar won three stages of the Vuelta and held a commanding lead in the race before crashing on stage eight. Photo: AFP PARIS: Tadej Pogacar will end his season prematurely after undergoing surgery on a fractured collarbone sustained in a crash at the Vuelta a Espana, he said on Saturday, with the injury ruling … Read more

Usman set for Asiad, misses ceremony

KARACHI: Pakistan’s leading equestrian Usman Khan will make his Asian Games debut in Japan this month after years of financial and sporting setbacks, but the landmark moment will come with a disappointment. The eventer is not expected to take part in the opening ceremony scheduled for September 19 at Aichi-Nagoya. The Asian Games begin in … Read more

Car shortage stifles ride-hailing

[ KARACHI: Pakistan’s ride-hailing market has reached only around 5% of the country’s population, compared to approximately 20% globally, leaving significant room for expansion, but the shortage of vehicles remains a key constraint that could limit growth unless banks step up financing for freelance drivers, according to Wael Ibrahim, Regional Director EMEA at inDrive. Speaking … Read more