Money includes $600 million for two aging federally owned Cape Cod canal bridges in Massachusetts The Trump administration will freeze a further $11 billion worth of infrastructure projects in Democratic states due to the ongoing government shutdown, White House budget director Russell Vought said on Friday. The US Army Corps of Engineers will pause work…
NEW DELHI: India expects to spend about Rs654 billion ($7.44 billion) to buy engines for fighter aircraft that are under development until 2035, according to estimates shared on Friday by an official, who leads the efforts to build a home-grown engine. The country will require about 1,100 engines for a variety of fighter jet programmes…
Kumail JafferLocal Democracy Reporting Service AFP via Getty Images The number of births in London in 2023 was 20% lower than the peak in 2012, according to the London Assembly Families are being priced out of living in London due to rising costs and a lack of social housing, the London Assembly has been told….
Ever since since 2018, the United States Mint has issued special $1 coins every year to honor American innovation and the “pioneering efforts of individuals or groups.” The Mint has just revealed the designs for 2026 $1 Innovation coins, and one of them features Apple co-founder and former CEO Steve Jobs. It features a young…
Chen Ning Yang, Nobel laureate and one of the world’s most influential physicists, has died at the age of 103, according to Chinese state media. An obituary released by CCTV cited illness as the cause of death. Yang and fellow theoretical physicist, Lee Tsung-Dao, were jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1957 for…
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The Pentagon is taking aim at Netflix. A spokesperson has issued a statement about the streamer’s leadership when asked about its hit drama Boots, which recounts the true story of a gay Marine cadet’s bootcamp experience in 1990 (trailer below). Pentagon Press SecretaryKingsleyWilson didn’t directly criticize the pro-LGBTQ series, but replied to an inquiry about…
ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has proposed sending a technical assistance mission to Pakistan to investigate reasons behind a whopping $16.5 billion to $30 billion trade data discrepancy and recommend corrective measures. Sources told The Express Tribune that the IMF offered to send the mission during the recently concluded talks for the second review…
KARACHI: Pakistan’s gold holdings have emerged as a key driver of the country’s strengthening reserves, soaring in value as global bullion prices rally more than 50% in 2025. According to data from Topline Securities and the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), the country’s gold reserves are now valued at nearly $9 billion, up sharply from…
The flag of Iran is seen over its consulate building, with Pakistan’s flag in the foreground, in Karachi, Pakistan January 18, 2024. PHOTO: REUTERS ISLAMABAD: The government has directed the Ministry of Commerce to engage in barter trade with Iran, Russia and Afghanistan with care, diligence and caution because of the imposition of sanctions on…
