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SMOKERS’ CORNER: THE DIGITAL DIVIDE

Illustration by Abro It is truly baffling to witness the stark disconnect between various digital platforms, especially during a national crisis. Even as the state finds itself embroiled in a military conflict on the frontier, the digital landscape suggests we are living in separate universes. If...

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Industry questions fuel price surge despite ‘old stocks’
Industry questions fuel price surge despite ‘old stocks’

Tankers are seen off the coast of Fujairah, as Iran vows to close the Strait of Hormuz.—Reuters K...

Iran unbowed as Trump warns of ‘hitting hard’
Iran unbowed as Trump warns of ‘hitting hard’

• Tehran apologises to neighbours as war with US, Israel enters second week• Says it will attack ...

External sector faces instability amid Middle East crisis
External sector faces instability amid Middle East crisis

ISLAMABAD: As the conflict in the Middle East escalates, Pakistan’s Planning Commission has cauti...

Polymarket Bets on Iran War Show Limits of Prediction Markets for Wall Street - Bloomberg.com
Polymarket Bets on Iran War Show Limits of Prediction Mar...

Prediction market platforms have justified their existence to regulators and lawmakers with a hig...

‘They are extremely accurate’: Trump offers Latin American leaders US missile strikes to hit drug cartels
‘They are extremely accurate’: Trump offers Latin America...

US President Donald Trump on Saturday urged Latin American nations to use military power against ...

Govt hikes kerosene price by Rs130 to Rs318.81 per litre
Govt hikes kerosene price by Rs130 to Rs318.81 per litre

ISLAMABAD: After announcing a whopping Rs55 per litre increase in petrol and high-speed diesel pr...

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Kuwait’s national oil company cuts production as precaution amid Iran tensions
Kuwait’s national oil company cuts production as precaution amid Iran tensions

Kuwait has implemented a precautionary reduction in crude oil production and refining throughput after the ongoing attacks by Iran against the country and the effective closure of the Strait of Hor...

Analysis by Reuters | AFP

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Jailed PTI leaders call for putting aside ‘personal ambitions, political grudges’ for Pakistan’s sake
Jailed PTI leaders call for putting aside ‘personal ambitions, political grudges’ for Pakistan’s sake

Five senior PTI leaders currently incarcerated at Lahore’s Kot Lakhpat jail said on Saturday that “internal divisions and external pressures” were threatening the country’s sovereignty, economy and...

Analysis by News Desk

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Qatar Appears to Have Loaded First LNG Cargo Since Force Majeure - Bloomberg.com
Qatar Appears to Have Loaded First LNG Cargo Since Force Majeure - Bloomberg.com

Qatar appears to have loaded its first liquefied natural gas cargoes after the widening conflict in the Middle East forced it to halt fuel production and declare an unprecedented force majeure to b...

Analysis by Ruth Liao, Elena Mazneva

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Worried that AI might replace you? Check out this graph from Anthropic showing the jobs most at risk - Business Insider
Worried that AI might replace you? Check out this graph from Anthropic showing the jobs most at risk - Business Insider

Anthropic economists say that AI use is far from reaching its full potential to disrupt the labor market. Using their new measure, they found the five most exposed occupations to be: Computer progr...

Analysis by Brent D. Griffiths

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Rocket Report: SpaceX launch prices are going up; Russia fixes broken launch pad - Ars Technica
Rocket Report: SpaceX launch prices are going up; Russia fixes broken launch pad - Ars Technica

Analysis by Stephen Clark

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