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LOS ANGELES: Sunday’s Golden Globes telecast on CBS averaged 10.1 million viewers, a 7% increase from the reported audience last year, producer Dick Clark Productions said on Monday. The figure for the 2025 ceremony includes people who watched live on CBS, Paramount+ or the CBS app. A year ago, the Globes attracted roughly 9.4 million viewers, CBS said at the time, citing Nielsen data. Numbers for this year’s show were tallied by a different firm, VideoAmp, a measurement company that is a rival to Nielsen. A contract between Nielsen and CBS expired last September. The Oscars, by comparison, pulled in…

The 2025 Asian Winter Games is set to start in a month’s time in Harbin, Northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province. The city is entering the final stages of preparations, hosting several test events to ensure everything runs smoothly. Harbin has already completed seven out of a planned 14 test events, including figure skating, ice hockey, and curling, with Tuesday’s focus on cross-country skiing. In addition, a speed skating test event is scheduled for Sunday and Monday, featuring over 65 athletes competing in seven disciplines. Organizers report that key preparations are well underway and arrival and departure services have been established at…

LAHORE: Wapda Chairman Engr Lt Gen Sajjad Ghani (r) has directed project management for early completion of Mohmand Dam project. He visited Mohmand Dam, a multipurpose project being constructed across River Swat in Mohmand District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and reviewed the ongoing construction activities carried out at the key sites of the project. During his visit, the Chairman Wapda was briefed about the construction in progress at different sites of Mohmand Dam Project that include diversion tunnels outlet works and downstream coffer dam, powerhouse excavation and Shaft Access Tunnel, Spillway Concrete Works, Main Dam, Pit and Plinth Excavation/Concrete Works, Downstream…

SEOUL – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw a successful test of a new intermediate-range hypersonic ballistic missile (IRBM) on Monday, state media KCNA said on Tuesday, pledging to accelerate the country’s nuclear and missile capabilities. It was North Korea’s first missile launch since Nov. 5, and coincided with a visit to South Korea by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, in which he pledged bilateral and trilateral cooperation, including with Japan, to respond to Pyongyang’s growing military threats. The test occurred less than two weeks before US President-elect Donald Trump, who held unprecedented summits with Kim during his…

Thirty-two people have been confirmed dead and 38 injured during the magnitude-6.8 earthquake that jolted Dingri County in the city of Xigaze in China’s Xizang Autonomous Region at 9:05 a.m. Tuesday (Beijing Time), Xinhua News Agency reported, citing regional disaster relief headquarters. Many buildings near the epicenter of Dingri and its surrounding areas have collapsed, with social media clips showing shattered rooftops and windows. China’s State Council’s earthquake relief and emergency management departments have activated a Level-3 emergency response, dispatching a working group to guide rescue and relief work. The Western Theater Command of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army has…

Chinese President Xi Jinping has ordered all-out rescue efforts to minimize casualties after a magnitude-6.8 earthquake jolted Dingri County in Xigaze City, southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region, on Tuesday morning.

ISLAMABAD (DI NEWS) :ECO member countries with their rich cultural heritage and diversity of languages, traditions and richness of culture offer a foundation for fostering mutual understanding, regional integration, and sustainable development. They collectively underscored that embracing this diversity not only strengthens diplomatic and cultural ties but also paves the way for economic collaboration and social cohesion, positioning the ECO region as a global model for harmony through diversity. These were the remarks of the speakers who were sharing the insights during the seminar “Fostering Cultural Harmony: Celebrating Diversity Among ECO Member States,” organized by the ECO Cultural Institute, the…

Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz announced a package for students, including 50,000 scholarships, 100,000 free electric bikes, and interest-free loans, aiming to empower youth through education and technology. Addressing a scholarship distribution ceremony at Bahauddin Zakaria University, the Chief Minister underscored the provincial government’s commitment to merit-based initiatives. “All scholarships will be awarded purely on merit, without any political distinctions,” she said, emphasizing that education is the cornerstone of progress. She congratulated the scholarship recipients, their parents, and teachers, acknowledging the struggles families endure to educate their children. “I am here not only as a Chief Minister but also as…

Negotiations between the government and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) have hit a standstill, with no progress made toward scheduling the third round of talks. Sources reveal that PTI’s failure to present a written Charter of Demands has become the primary reason for the impasse. According to sources, there has been no contact from either side with the Speaker’s office to arrange the third round of negotiations. PTI, following its meeting with the party founder, is expected to finalize its position on the Charter of Demands. However, the government is reluctant to move forward in the absence of such a document, viewing…

Guo Jiakun, the newly appointed spokesperson for the Chinese Foreign Ministry, made debut at his first press conference on Monday.