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APP Islamabad: The per-tola price of 24 karat gold witnessed an increase of Rs2,800 and was sold at Rs237,600 on Monday as compared to its last-day rate of Rs234,800. The price of 10 grams of 24 karat gold increased by Rs2,401 and was…

News Desk Islamabad: Today, Google commemorated the 80th birthday of Iranian photographer Abbas Attar with a special doodle, paying tribute to his passionate worldwide documentation. The doodle, now in black and white, reflects…

News Desk Islamabad: A recent survey conducted by Gallup Pakistan reveals that 44 percent of Pakistanis express concern regarding their financial situation, while 35 percent hold a more optimistic view.  The survey further indicates…

AFP/APP Los Angeles: Oppenheimer" was named the best film of the year by Hollywood's directors on Saturday, boosting expectations that Christopher Nolan's long wait for success at the Oscars could soon be over. The British director, who…

Xinhua/APP Tokyo: An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.7 jolted Japan's Noto region in Ishikawa prefecture, the weather agency said here on Sunday. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), the quake took place at…

AFP/APP Washington: A crippled American spaceship has been lost over a remote region of the South Pacific, probably burning up in the atmosphere in a fiery end to its failed mission to land on the Moon. Astrobotic's Peregrine lander was…

AFP/APP New York: Amazon is investing $115 million in US local TV network Diamond Sports Group, a major sports rights holder, as the streaming giant pushes further into offering live sports. Diamond Sports is the leading network of local…

News Desk Islamabad: Caretaker Federal Minister for IT and Telecommunication, Dr Umar Saif, said on Thursday that under the pilot project, 10,000 freelancers would start receiving payments from PayPal in February. Addressing a Tech…

AFP/APP Kabul: At least to two people were killed and 12 others injured in an explosion in western Kabul on Thursday, police said. It is the third deadly blast to hit the Afghan capital in less than a week, the police added. Kabul police…

AFP/APP Washington: OpenAI, the company that launched ChatGPT a year ago, said Friday it had dismissed CEO Sam Altman in a shock firing of a central figure in the AI revolution. Altman, 38, became a tech-world sensation with the…