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YouTube TV is quietly compensating users after its recent clash with Disney caused several major channels to go dark. Some subscribers have begun receiving credits worth up to $60 — though the rollout appears inconsistent and selective. The dispute between YouTube TV and Disney reached its peak last week when more than 20 Disney-owned channels were dropped from the streaming service.Subscribers were left frustrated as major networks — including ABC, FX, Nat Geo, and Disney Channel — vanished overnight. To make up for the disruption, YouTube TV (owned by Google) has started issuing $10 monthly credits for up to six…

England are banking on their rapid bowling attack as they look to end their Ashes drought in Australia, with fast bowler Mark Wood saying the squad has a “different feel” to previous unsuccessful trips Down Under. England last won the Ashes in 2015 and have not won a series in Australia since 2011, losing their last three tours by margins of 5-0, 4-0 and 4-0. Their last series defeat in Australia in 2022 led to an extensive review and shake-up of team leadership, resulting in the appointments of coach Brendon McCullum and red-ball captain Ben Stokes as well as a…

FAISALABAD: Pakistan’s newly appointed one-day international (ODI) captain, Shaheen Afridi, is aiming for a strong performance in his debut series as skipper in the 50-over format, which begins Tuesday against South Africa in Faisalabad. “It is an honour for me to lead the country,” the 25-year-old said in a pre-match press conference whose first stint as T20I captain ended after a 4-1 defeat in New Zealand last year. “Even as a player, wearing the national colours is always a matter of pride — but now, as captain, there is an added sense of responsibility,” Shaheen added. When asked about being…

PARIS: This year’s United Nations climate summit promises to be symbolic, marking a decade since the Paris Agreement and taking place in the environmentally vulnerable Amazon. But what is actually on the agenda? The marathon negotiations gather nearly every country to confront a challenge that affects them all but unlike recent editions, this “COP” has no single theme or objective. That does not mean big polluters will get off easily at COP30 in Brazil, with climate-vulnerable nations frustrated at their level of ambition and financial assistance to those most affected by a warming planet. Here are the big issues to…

The Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC), the statutory regulatory authority that maintains the official register of medical practitioners, has withdrawn its earlier decision that set 65% as the passing marks for MBBS and BDS. According to a new notification, the passing marks for the 2024–25 session had been raised from 50% to 65%, but that change has now been reversed. The notification states that the passing marks for MBBS and BDS have been restored to 50% for the 2024–2025 session. The PMDC has also ended the 85% attendance requirement for MBBS and BDS students. For the 2024–2025 session, the…

The Seminar of ASEAN-China Academies on Governance and Public Administration and Think Tanks opened on Monday in Nanning, the capital of south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, focusing on state, regional and global governance, with participants from both sides discussing ways to strengthen cooperation and build consensus. Themed “National Governance and Asian Civilizations,” the event gathered approximately 100 participants from ASEAN member states, alongside Chinese officials, as well as experts and scholars from think tanks, research institutions and universities, among others. In their speeches, foreign participants lauded China’s active role in contributing expertise to governance issues nationally, regionally and globally,…

The 15th World Socialism Forum, hosted by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), opened in Beijing on Monday. More than 90 foreign participants, including internationally influential Marxist scholars and foreign diplomats in China, gathered to discuss the forum’s theme: “At the Crossroads of World History: The Choice of All Nations.” Founded in 2004, the forum has consistently aligned its themes with shifts in both international and domestic contexts, inviting guests from home and abroad to share their perspectives. It has become a key platform for philosophical and social science theorists to exchange ideas, as well as an important window…

Top global companies, including the world’s top ten industrial electrical companies and multinational medical firms, will gather at the upcoming eighth China International Import Expo (CIIE) to showcase their cutting-edge technologies and further expand their markets. The eighth CIIE will be held in Shanghai from November 5 to 10. The expo is the world’s first national-level exhibition dedicated to imports. The eighth CIIE is set to feature 4,108 overseas exhibitors from 155 countries, regions and international organizations, with the total exhibition area exceeding 430,000 square meters, setting a new record in scale. /VCG New heights and firsts The eighth CIIE…

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday sent a message of sympathy to Governor-General of Jamaica Patrick Allen over the losses caused by Hurricane Melissa.

Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin on Tuesday in Beijing.