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Syeda Mubeena Hashmi Posted in World

El Nino May Bring Heavy Global Heat Toll

A powerful El Niño weather pattern could contribute to hundreds of thousands of additional heat-related deaths worldwide through February, according to projections by the Climate Impact Lab. Developing countries are expected to face the greatest burden, particularly across Africa and parts of Asia. Researchers estimate global land temperatures could rise significantly above normal, increasing the number of extremely hot days. Read More…

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Syeda Mubeena Hashmi Posted in World

Brick Lane Faces a New Chapter Amid Rising Concerns

LONDON: Residents of London’s Brick Lane, a historic centre of the Bangladeshi community, are opposing plans to build a data centre on a former brewery site. They fear the project could erode the area’s heritage and limit opportunities for social housing. The redevelopment will also bring offices and retail space, reflecting London’s growing digital infrastructure needs. Rising demand for energy-intensive AI facilities has sparked similar opposition elsewhere worldwide. Read More…

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Syeda Mubeena Hashmi Posted in Technology

Murree Green Bus Service Faces Safety Review

MURREE: The district administration has ordered a technical inspection and repair of electric buses under the Green Bus project. The deputy commissioner directed that no bus be allowed on the roads until it is fully repaired and receives technical clearance. Officials said all precautionary measures were being taken to ensure safe and reliable transport for residents and tourists. The electric buses were introduced under Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz’s directives to promote cleaner, modern public transport. Read More…

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Hafsa Mustafa Posted in World

Casualties reported after ship hit in Red Sea: Maritime Agency

An "unknown projectile" struck a cargo vessel near the strategic Bab al Mandeb Strait off the coast of Yemen, causing an unspecified number of casualties, a British maritime agency reported. "It has been reported that a cargo vessel in the southern Red Sea has been hit by an unknown projectile resulting in casualties," the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said. Read More…

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Alina Hashmi Posted in World

Hamas urges Palestinians to confront settlement projects in West Bank

Senior Hamas official Mahmoud Mardawi has called on people in the occupied West Bank, particularly in the governorate of Jenin, to confront Israeli projects that threaten to seize large amounts of land and take control of strategic regions. “The land confiscations, demolition orders, and construction halts targeting homes, economic facilities, and agricultural projects in the town of Silat ad-Dhahr, south of Jenin, necessitate a serious stand to deter this aggression against the Palestinian presence in the West Bank,” Mardawi said in remarks posted on Hamas’s Telegram channel. Read More…

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Alina Hashmi Posted in World

Achievements in US-Iran talks ‘right approach to diplomacy’

Ali Vaez, director of the Iran Project at the International Crisis Group, says “good and sufficient progress” has been achieved for this round of negotiations between the US and Iran in Switzerland. Both sides were able to “consolidate” the Islamabad memorandum of understanding because without that “really there would have been nothing to build on and this could have relapsed into conflict”, Vaez told Al Jazeera. “So some of the mechanisms, I think, are absolutely essential for moving forward and also having a plan, a timeline, a set of milestones… Read More…

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Hafsa Mustafa Posted in Politics

Govt eyes more global bond issues, sees budget upside from Iran deal

Pakistan could improve economic projections for 2027 after the end of the US war on Iran, but it is still too early to revise the budget, Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb told Reuters, hours after the US and Iran signed a deal to end the fighting. Damaged energy infrastructure meant supply chains would take time to return to normal, after the conflict pushed inflation back into double digits, Aurangzeb said. Read More…

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