CAIRO: Waving flags, singing patriotic songs and carrying banners proclaiming “Egypt’s men made us proud”, thousands of supporters welcomed Egypt’s national football team home on Friday after the Pharaohs produced the finest World Cup campaign in the country’s history. Crowds gathered outside Alamein International Airport on Egypt’s Mediterranean coast to greet the players and coaching…
US-Israeli war on Iran disrupted helium supplies, hitting AI chip production and semiconductor manufacturing China is also seeking to expand domestic semiconductor manufacturing capacity and reduce the industry’s reliance on advanced Nvidia chips that are subject to US export controls. PHOTO: REUTERS China announced on Friday a temporary ban on helium exports, effective immediately, as…
The move aims to strengthen financial firms by reducing cyber attack and technology outage risks The Google logo is pictured at the entrance to the Google offices in London, Britain January 18, 2019. REUTERS Britain has designated cloud service providers Microsoft , Google , Amazon and Oracle as critical third-party suppliers to its financial sector, bringing them…
Meta faces charges, risking a fine of up to 6% of global annual turnover before an EU final ruling Social media companies face growing scrutiny around the world over concerns that their platforms are contributing to a mental health crisis among children. PHOTO: PEXELS The EU charged Meta Platforms’ Instagram and Facebook on Friday with breaching…
Gold prices declined in global and local markets while silver prices increased on Friday. In the international bullion market, the price of gold fell by $14 per ounce to $4,100. According to the All-Pakistan Gems and Jewellers Sarafa Association (APGJSA), the price of gold per tola in the local market decreased by Rs1,400 to Rs432,436….
Civil protection mechanism designed to mobilise additional resources, includes measures to assist isolated people The French government will activate its Extreme Heat ORSEC emergency plan for the first time on Friday in all departments placed under the highest red heat wave alert, government spokesperson Maud Bregeon announced. “We will activate today, in all departments placed…
A Long March 10B carrier rocket takes off from Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site, before returning vertically to an offshore platform for a controlled recovery, in Hainan province, China, July 10, 2026. PHOTO: China Daily via REUTERS China on Friday successfully tested an experimental rocket retrieval system using a net attached to a sea platform, state media reported, in the hope of breaking United States dominance…
KARACHI: After two days of downtrend, the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed strong bullish momentum in early trading on Friday, with the benchmark KSE-100 Index climbing over 1,700 points before the market was suspended for Friday prayers. According to the latest available data, the KSE-100 Index stood at 182,989.51 points, reflecting a gain of 1,729.84…
More than 16,700 injured, thousands still displaced since powerful June 24 quakes, top official says People search for casualties amid the rubble of collapsed buildings, in the aftermath of earthquakes in La Guaira, Venezuela. Photo: REUTERS The death toll from Venezuela’s twin earthquakes has risen to 3,889, with 16,740 people injured and thousands still displaced,…
Washington still committed to finding resolution with Iran, ‘technical talks continue’, according to US official Mourners gather by Imam Reza shrine, on the day of of the burial of Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed on February 28 in Israeli and US airstrikes, in a culmination of a mass funeral, in Mashhad,…