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Gold Prices Hit Record High as Fed Rate Cut Hopes Rise

  • October 2, 2025
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Gold prices soared to a record high on Wednesday. Strong safe-haven demand and expectations of a U.S. rate cut fueled the rally. Spot gold climbed 0.9% to $3,891.96 per ounce by 08:44 GMT. Earlier, it touched a new peak of $3,895.09. U.S. gold futures for December also gained 1.2%, reaching $3,918.60. Dollar Weakness Supports Gold […]

Business

FBR Misses First-Quarter Revenue Target by Rs199 Billion, Extends Tax Return Deadline

  • October 2, 2025
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Pakistan’s tax revenue fell short of expectations in the first quarter. The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) missed its July–September target by Rs199 billion. Against a target of Rs3,083 billion, collections stood at Rs2,885 billion. Heavy floods severely impacted tax collection, causing an estimated loss of Rs60 billion. Revenue Breakdown In September alone, the FBR […]

Science

Scientists Detect Strongest Signs of Ancient Life on Mars Yet

  • October 2, 2025
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Scientists may have uncovered the most convincing evidence yet of ancient life on Mars. New findings from Jezero Crater reveal clues that the Red Planet once supported microbial activity. Promising Clues in Martian Rocks NASA’s Perseverance rover has been exploring Jezero Crater since 2021. This crater once held a massive lake, making it an ideal […]

Science

Princeton’s AI Breakthrough Brings Fusion Energy Closer to Reality

  • October 2, 2025
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Fusion energy is often called the “holy grail” of clean power. Now, a new AI tool from Princeton may push it closer to reality. Smarter Data, Better Plasma Control The system, called Diag2Diag, fills in missing plasma data that sensors can’t capture. It uses readings from existing diagnostics to predict what others would show. As […]

Science

Fungi Ruled Earth for a Billion Years Before Plants

  • October 2, 2025
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Fungi were not background players in Earth’s history. In fact, they may have dominated the planet long before plants appeared. A Billion-Year Legacy Researchers from the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) traced fungi back almost a billion years earlier than expected. They combined fossil evidence with rare genetic swaps called horizontal gene transfers. […]

Travel

Saudi Arabia Enforces New Tourism Rules to Boost Local Jobs

  • October 2, 2025
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Saudi Arabia has introduced new regulations in its tourism sector, aiming to create more jobs for Saudi nationals while ensuring higher compliance standards across the industry. The Ministry of Tourism announced that tourism businesses are no longer allowed to outsource or subcontract jobs covered under Saudization rules to foreign companies. Only licensed firms that already […]

Travel

Kazakhstan Empowers Women in Almaty via UN Tourism Initiative

  • October 2, 2025
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Kazakhstan has joined UN Tourism’s flagship Centre Stage initiative to support women in Almaty’s tourism sector. The move aims to remove barriers that prevent women from fully participating and advancing in tourism, such as lack of training, leadership representation, and investment. Women already form a large part of the tourism workforce in Almaty, yet many […]

Travel

Belarus Declares October as Educational Tourism Month

  • October 2, 2025
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Belarus has declared October as the Month of Educational Tourism, the National Tourism Agency announced. This effort aims to spotlight history, culture, and learning in ways that go beyond usual sightseeing. Educational tourism officially became a separate category in 2023. Now, with the focus renewed, Belarus wants to offer immersive learning experiences, curated academic excursions, […]

Social Media

Taliban Orders Internet Ban Across Afghanistan to Enforce Morality

  • October 1, 2025
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Afghanistan lies in near silence online after the Taliban ordered a sweeping shutdown of fibre-optic internet. Local officials say the move aims to stop “immoral activities.” However, mobile internet remains partly active.The cutoff hit Balkh province first. Then it spread to other northern provinces including Kunduz, Takhar, Badakhshan, Baghlan and Nangarhar. Officials say this is […]

International News

Netanyahu Faces Backlash Over Trump-Backed Peace Deal

  • October 1, 2025
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Standing alongside former U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on Monday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared unusually subdued. Despite heralding a peace agreement that could reshape the Middle East, his hoarse tone and diminished energy hinted at the political storm waiting for him back home. Netanyahu praised Trump as “the greatest friend […]