» Vietnam licenses Musk’s satellite internet firm Starlink
15/02/26 12:21 from Business Recorder - Latest News
HANOI: Vietnam has granted a licence to Elon Musk’s Starlink to operate its satellite internet services in the communist country, a government agency said. The radio frequency regulator said local unit Starlink Services Vietnam Co. can i...
» Ahead of Oscars, Juliette Binoche hails strength of Cannes winners
15/02/26 12:19 from Business Recorder - Latest News
LOS ANGELES: For Oscar winner Juliette Binoche, the head of last year’s jury at the Cannes film festival, it’s not hard to understand why the movies that succeeded on the Croisette go on to win accolades in Hollywood. And it isn’t becaus...
» Charli XCX ‘honoured’ to be at ‘political’ Berlin Film Festival
15/02/26 12:15 from Business Recorder - Latest News
BERLIN: Pop superstar Charli XCX said Saturday she was “honoured” to be at this year’s Berlin Film Festival and hailed the event’s tradition of scheduling politically aware films. Aidan Zamiri’s mockumentary “The Moment”, starring Charli...
» Kane brace helps Bayern widen gap atop Bundesliga
15/02/26 12:13 from Business Recorder - Latest News
BREMEN: Harry Kane scored twice in the first half as Bayern Munich cruised to a 3-0 win at Werder Bremen on Saturday, restoring their six-point lead atop the Bundesliga table. Borussia Dortmund’s 4-0 victory over Mainz on Friday drew the...
» Berlinale filmmakers make creative leaps over location obstacles
15/02/26 12:11 from Business Recorder - Latest News
BERLIN: As ever the Berlin Film Festival is offering viewers a window into stories from across the world – but what to do when filmmakers face obstacles in working in the countries that their stories come from? At this year’s edition of ...
» US Justice Department sends letter regarding Epstein files redactions to lawmakers, Politico reports
15/02/26 11:21 from Business Recorder - Latest News
The US Department of Justice sent a letter to lawmakers regarding redactions in the files pertaining to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, Politico reported on Saturday. The letter, required by law, includes a general description of...
» China’s Wang Yi meets Canada foreign minister at Munich forum, Xinhua says
15/02/26 11:16 from Business Recorder - Latest News
HONG KONG: China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with his Canadian counterpart, Anita Anand, at the Munich Security Conference and praised Prime Minister Mark Carney’s recent visit to China as “fruitful”, state news agency Xinhua said on ...
» Fritz and Shelton set up all-American Dallas Open final
15/02/26 11:05 from Business Recorder - Latest News
Top seed Taylor Fritz and second seed Ben Shelton will contest an all-American final at the Dallas Open after both won their semi-finals on Saturday, guaranteeing a home champion in Texas. Fritz dispatched former US Open champion Marin C...
» Pakistan to face India in high-stakes T20 World Cup clash
15/02/26 11:08 from Business Recorder - Latest News
Pakistan will face India in a decisive Group ‘A’ fixture of the T20 World Cup at the R. Premadasa Stadium on Sunday, with a Super Eights berth at stake. The contest, scheduled for Feb 15, regained certainty earlier this week after Pakist...
» Trump, Netanyahu agreed US should press Iran to cut oil sales to China, Axios reports
15/02/26 10:50 from Business Recorder - Latest News
President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agreed at a White House meeting on Wednesday that the US would work to reduce Iran’s oil exports to China, Axios reported, citing two US officials briefed on the issue....
» Pentagon threatens to cut off Anthropic in AI safeguards dispute, Axios reports
15/02/26 10:37 from Business Recorder - Latest News
The Pentagon is considering severing its relationship with Anthropic over the artificial intelligence firm’s insistence on maintaining some limitations on how the US military uses its models, Axios reported on Saturday, citing an adminis...
» Australia pledges $2.7 billion to progress nuclear submarine shipyard build
15/02/26 10:31 from Business Recorder - Latest News
SYDNEY: Australia said on Sunday it would spend A$3.9 billion ($2.76 billion) to progress construction of a shipyard that will help deliver nuclear-powered submarines under the trilateral AUKUS defence pact with the US and Britain. Annou...
» NZ’s Ferguson granted parental leave, to miss Canada game
15/02/26 10:24 from Business Recorder - Latest News
New Zealand fast bowler Lockie Ferguson will miss his side’s next Twenty20 World Cup group game against Canada as he was granted paternal leave of absence, New Zealand Cricket announced on Sunday. Ferguson, 34, will depart for home on Su...
» India cabinet approves USD18bn in infrastructure, urban, startup projects
15/02/26 02:44 from Business Recorder - Latest News
MUMBAI: India’s cabinet has approved projects worth about 1.6 trillion rupees (USD 18 billion) for infrastructure, urban development and startups, Information Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Saturday.
» International crew set to dock at space station
15/02/26 02:44 from Business Recorder - Latest News
WASHINGTON: Four astronauts are set to dock at the International Space Station on Saturday for a months-long research mission, replacing a crew forced to return to Earth early over a medical issue. The US space agency’s international Cre...
» African Union summit clouded by Saudi-UAE rivalry in Horn of Africa
15/02/26 02:44 from Business Recorder - Latest News
LONDON/NAIROBI: A feud between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates across the Horn of Africa is overshadowing this weekend’s African Union summit, though most of the continent’s leaders will try to avoid taking sides, nine diplomat...
» More than 51 criminal cases reported in federal capital
15/02/26 02:44 from Business Recorder - Latest News
ISLAMABAD: More than 51 criminal cases — including carjacking, robbery, dacoity, street crime, and two murders — were reported to various police stations across the federal capital during the past week, with citizens losing valuables wor...
» Toshakhana-II case: IK, Bushra move IHC for suspension of sentences
15/02/26 02:44 from Business Recorder - Latest News
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi filed an appeal before the Islamabad High Court (IHC) seeking suspension of sentence in Toshakhana-II case, and release on medical grounds till the fin...
» Mayor opens ‘family park’ in Ibrahim Hyderi
15/02/26 02:44 from Business Recorder - Latest News
KARACHI: Karachi Mayor Barrister Murtaza Wahab on Saturday inaugurated a family park in Ibrahim Hyderi and laid the foundation stone of the construction project for Mehrunisa Hospital Road. Speaking to the media, the Mayor said that in t...
» Dr Shaikh’s book launched
15/02/26 02:44 from Business Recorder - Latest News
KARACHI: Arts Council of Pakistan, Karachi, hosted the book launch of “Pakistan in Perspective” written by former Vice Chancellor of Sindh Madressat-ul-Islam University, Dr Muhammad Ali Shaikh, which was attended by prominent figures fro...