Saud expects extra bounce at Headingley

Familiar with Yorkshire’s home ground, Saud says the conditions could offer more bounce Pakistan’s seasoned Test batsman Saud Shakeel said his century in the warm-up victory over a PCC Select XI has given him confidence ahead of the Test series in England, while the left-hander expects conditions to offer a different challenge from those seen…

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S&P 500 slips from record

SAN FRANCISCO: The S&P 500 closed lower on Friday, dipping from a record high and weighed down by Applied Materials, while investors digested weaker-than-expected retail sales data. Applied Materials fell 5.1% after its upbeat quarterly forecast failed to impress investors. The chip equipment maker’s shares have doubled in 2026 due to strong demand related to…

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Turkiye eyes stronger trade, new JVs

Says business leaders not merely conduct trade but also build bridges of friendship ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) hosted its International Excellence Awards 2026 in Istanbul, bringing together senior Turkish government officials, diplomats, leading Pakistani and Turkish business figures and representatives of the business community to celebrate Pakistan’s entrepreneurial excellence and…

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Germany may continue to run some coal plants

FRANKFURT: Germany delayed this week an interim report about the implications of the lignite exit in its biggest state, fuelling market expectations that the government could choose to let some plants run longer than initially planned. What has happened? Germany agreed in 2022 with its biggest power producer RWE to phase out lignite-fired power production…

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