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BRUSSELS: This year will be the world’s warmest since records began, with extraordinarily high temperatures expected to persist into at least the first few months of 2025, European Union scientists said on Monday. The data from the EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) comes two weeks after UN climate talks yielded a $300-billion deal to tackle climate change, a package poorer countries blasted as insufficient to cover the soaring cost of climate-related disasters. C3S said data from January to November had confirmed 2024 is now certain to be the hottest year on record, and the first in which average global…

ISLAMABAD (DI NEWS) : Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz arrived in Beijing for an eight-day visit, accompanied by a delegation that included Senator Pervez Rashid and key provincial ministers. Warmly welcomed by senior Communist Party officials and Pakistan’s Ambassador to China Khalil Hashmi, her visit focuses on strengthening Punjab-China ties. Official engagements, beginning Monday, include visits to hospitals, schools, and institutions. Maryam expressed gratitude to the Chinese people, emphasizing the deepening Pak-China friendship and aspirations to elevate Punjab’s economic and financial progress through collaboration with China.

BEIJING : China National Textile and Apparel Council (CNTAC) and Pakistan’s Board of Investment (BOI) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) at the 2024 China Textile Conference in Keqiao, Shaoxing. At present, China’s textile industry is at an important juncture of change and transformation. How to take “science and technology, fashion and green” as the guide, constantly cultivate new productivity, and create the future of the industry and the future industry has become a new issue in front of the industry.Pakistan’s Ambassador to China, Khalil Hashmi addressed the conference and said that signing a landmark MoU between Pakistan’s Board of…

The Medical and Dental College Admission Test (MDCAT) for admissions to medical colleges across Sindh was conducted in Karachi. According to details, the MDCAT started 90 minutes later than scheduled, causing discontent among parents. The organisers said that 38,609 students participated in the test held at multiple centres, including NED University and Karachi University, where 6,500 candidates appeared. The test was administered by IBA Sukkur and comprised three separate papers containing 200 multiple-choice questions. Despite initial delays, students expressed satisfaction with the arrangements, while parents raised concerns over the late start. The names of successful candidates will be announced on…

Megastar actor Mahira Khan has revealed that she often wears a burqa while shopping in the bazaars of Karachi and Lahore but fans still recognise her. The actor renowned for starring in drama “Humsafar” was speaking at the 17th World Urdu Conference held at the Arts Council Karachi, revealed an interesting story about her shopping adventures in the markets of Karachi and Lahore. The superstar said she was talking to her manager that “you guys don’t take me to the lighthouse, etc, I have heard that you can buy very good items from such markets”. Mahira said that she asked…

A compilation of discourses by Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on upholding and improving the system of people’s congresses has been published by the Central Party Literature Press and is available nationwide. Compiled by the Institute of Party History and Literature of the CPC Central Committee, the book features a collection of 37 important works by Xi expounding on the theme between December 2012 and October 2024. Some of these works are made public for the first time. Since the 18th National Congress of the CPC in 2012, the CPC Central Committee…

The 2024 Pearl Bay International Climate Investment and Financing Conference, themed on global cooperation and green future, opened Sunday in Guangzhou City, capital of south China’s Guangdong Province. A panorama of the Pearl Bay in Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, south China, October 30, 2018. /CFP Sun Zhiyang, mayor of Guangzhou, said during his speech that the conference is of great significance in advancing the implementation of China’s dual carbon goals, building a beautiful China, as well as addressing global climate change. Guangzhou will join hands with countries around the world and all sectors of society to jointly promote greater development…

LOS ANGELES (AP) – The Walt Disney Co.’s animated film “Moana 2” remained at the top of the box office in its second weekend in theaters as it brought in another record haul. The film added $52 million, according to studio estimates Sunday. That brings its domestic total to $300 million, surpassing the original, and its global tally to a staggering $600 million. The amount set a record gross for a movie on the weekend following Thanksgiving weekend, unseating “Frozen II,” which earned $35.2 million in the same time frame in 2019. The numbers are not adjusted for inflation. Originally…

China’s financial regulators have rolled out a series of measures this year to further open up the country’s financial markets, marking another significant step toward creating a more integrated, two-way financial system. A key component of the push is the steady internationalization of Chinese renminbi or RMB. To support the move, China’s financial regulators have optimized mechanisms such as the Bond Connect and the Cross-Border Interbank Payment System, making it easier for foreign investors to access the Chinese markets and strengthening the RMB’s role in global trade and finance. Between January and August, the RMB payments accounted for 26.5 percent…

LAHORE– Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz will leave for an eight-day official visit to China on Sunday (today). According to sources, special arrangements have been made for the official trip, and Maryam Nawaz will receive VIP protocol. She will be the first female chief minister to visit China at the invitation of the ruling party. Accompanying Maryam Nawaz will be a high-level delegation as part of the visit, which is at the invitation of the Communist Party of China (CPC). During her trip, she will visit Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangdong. The visit will focus on exploring cooperation in the fields…