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India conflict: Chinese arms did ‘exceptionally well’, says DG ISPR | The Express Tribune
Posted onOctober 8, 2025 9:16 am

ISLAMABAD: The chief military spokesperson has said Chinese weapon systems deployed during Pakistan’s four-day military conflict with India in May performed “exceptionally well”. “Of course, lately, recent Chinese platforms, they [Chinese weapon systems] have demonstrated exceptionally well,” the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) director general, Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, said in an interview with Bloomberg….

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Asia Focus

Nobel Medicine Prize awarded to US-Japanese trio for immune breakthrough
Posted onOctober 8, 2025 9:16 am

American scientists Mary Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi from Japan won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine on Monday for their discoveries in peripheral immune tolerance, creating openings for possible new autoimmune disease and cancer treatments. This year’s prize “relates to how we keep our immune system under control so we can…

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World News

Optus: Telecoms company sent emails to wrong addresses during deadly outage
Posted onOctober 8, 2025 9:14 am

One of Australia’s biggest telecommunication companies sent emails about a deadly outage to the wrong email address at the Department of Communcations where they remained unread for over a day, parliament has heard. Optus’ emails also underplayed the severity of the 18 September outage, which has been linked to four deaths, including that of an…

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Sports

Transfer rumors, news: Vini Jr. out, Haaland in at Real Madrid?
Posted onOctober 8, 2025 9:12 am

Real Madrid are ready to replace Vinícius Júnior with Manchester City striker Erling Haaland, while Liverpool eye a move for AFC Bournemouth‘s Antoine Semenyo. Join us for the latest transfer news and rumors from around the globe. Transfers homepage | Done deals | Men’s grades | Women’s grades TOP STORIES – Messi, Neymar, Suárez pay…

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Pakistan News

Dairy farmers out to milch customers dry | The Express Tribune
Posted onOctober 8, 2025 8:14 am

HYDERABAD: After Karachi, dairy and cattle farm owners in Hyderabad are also preparing to sharply increase the price of milk by Rs50 to Rs60 per litre, blaming rising production and transportation costs for the move. Speaking to Daily Express, Hyderabad Retail Dairy Sellers Welfare Association General Secretary Nasir Ghori confirmed that, given the current inflation,…

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Pakistan News

Bird estimates may be skewed by floods | The Express Tribune
Posted onOctober 8, 2025 7:13 am

LAHORE: A biodiversity survey is under way in Punjab, covering the province’s wildlife, flora, and fauna under the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) National Survey Programme. After completing assessments of terrestrial and aquatic reptiles, experts say that nearly 90 per cent of the flora survey has also been finalised, while the migratory bird…

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Pakistan News

Breast cancer taboos | The Express Tribune
Posted onOctober 8, 2025 6:09 am

The pink ribbons that adorn October during Breast Cancer Awareness Month are not just the symbol of a global health awareness campaign, but a reminder of a critical national health emergency. With one of the highest incidence rates of breast cancer in Asia, the disease casts a long shadow over Pakistan. However, it is worth…

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Health

Jersey School Council meeting to focus on digital wellbeing
Posted onOctober 8, 2025 5:33 am

Ministers and school representatives are set to meet later for the first School Council Network in Jersey of the new term. The meetings, which take place up to six times a year, allow primary and secondary school councils to shape policy directly with government. The Department for Children, Young People, Education and Skills (CYPES) said…

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Business

Gold surges past record $4,000 an ounce as uncertainty fuels rally
Posted onOctober 8, 2025 5:28 am

The price of gold has hit a record high of more than $4,000 (£2,985) an ounce as investors look for safe places to put their money over concerns about economic and political uncertainty around the world. Gold has seen its biggest rally since the 1970s, rising by around a third since April when US President…

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Technology

Microsoft is plugging more holes that let you use Windows 11 without an online account
Posted onOctober 8, 2025 5:27 am

Microsoft is cracking down on bypass methods that let Windows 11 installs use a local account, and avoid an internet requirement during the setup process. In a new Windows 11 test build released today, Microsoft says it’s removing known workarounds for creating local accounts as they can apparently cause issues during the setup process. “We…

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