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  • SC sets guidelines for child maintenance

    SC sets guidelines for child maintenance


    ISLAMABAD:

    In case of dissolution of a marriage, the maintenance amount that a mother gets from her former husband for a child depends on both the nature and extent of the child’s “reasonable requirements” and the father’s financial means.

    In a recent five-page verdict, the Supreme Court has set guidelines for determining the maintenance amount to be received for a child after dissolution of a marriage.

    Chief Justice of Pakistan Yahya Afridi and Justice Shakeel Ahmad heard the case with the junior judge writing the verdict. The judgement noted that maintenance traditionally includes food, raiment, and lodging. However, this list is not exhaustive.

    It said given the evolving societal standards and the overarching principle of welfare of the minor, the term must be interpreted broadly to encompass all reasonable expenses necessary for the physical, mental, and emotional development of the child. “This includes, inter alia, educational costs, healthcare, and other needs consistent with the natural growth and comfort of the minor,” the verdict said.

    It said the amount provided should reflect the family’s social status, ensuring that the child is not deprived of opportunities for development and wellbeing solely due to the dissolution of the marriage.

    “The second consideration pertains to the father’s financial capacity to maintain the child. Under Islamic principles, the obligation of maintenance is generally subject to certain conditions.”

    According to the verdict, firstly, the child must be in need. If the child possesses independent means sufficient for his/her own support, the duty of the father to provide maintenance does not arise.

    “Secondly, the child must be unable to earn due to minority or incapacity. Thirdly, the father must possess the means to provide such maintenance,’” it said.

    The judgement noted that while most Islamic schools of thought agree that the father’s financial ability is a necessary precondition, the Hanafi school maintains that, in the case of children, the obligation to maintain arises irrespective of actual wealth, provided the father has the capacity to earn.

    It said the mere fact that the father is not working, in the absence of any serious mental or physical challenges, cannot be admitted as a valid justification for his failure to discharge the obligation of maintenance towards his children.

    “In circumstances where the father lacks the means to provide maintenance and is incapable of earning due to genuine limitations, the duty to maintain the children may devolve upon the mother if she is in a position of financial ease.

    “If neither parent possesses sufficient means, the obligation may extend to the paternal grandfather, subject to his financial ability to provide support to the children,” it added.

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  • White House seeks fines in potential deals with Harvard, other colleges

    White House seeks fines in potential deals with Harvard, other colleges

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is pursuing heavy fines from Harvard and other universities as part of potential settlements to end investigations into campus antisemitism, using the deal it struck with Columbia University as a template, according to an administration official familiar with the matter.

    Fines have become a staple of proposed deals in talks with Harvard and other schools, according to the official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss internal deliberations.

    The new strategy was first reported by The Wall Street Journal.

    Federal civil rights investigations into schools and universities almost always have been resolved through voluntary settlements, yet they rarely include financial penalties. The Biden administration reached dozens of such deals with universities and none included fines.

    Columbia’s settlement with the Trump administration included a $200 million fine in exchange for regaining access to federal funding and closing investigations accusing Columbia of tolerating harassment of Jewish students and employees.

    The agreement announced Wednesday also orders Columbia to ensure its admissions and hiring decisions are “merit-based” with no consideration of race, to hire more Jewish studies faculty, and to reduce the university’s reliance on international students, among other changes. It places Columbia under the watch of an independent monitor and requires regular disclosures to the government.

    The agreement deal includes a clause forbidding the government from directly dictating decisions on hiring, admissions or academics. Columbia leaders said it preserves the university’s autonomy while restoring the flow of federal money.

    The Trump administration is investigating dozens of universities over allegations that they failed to address campus antisemitism amid the Israel-Hamas war, and several institutions have faced federal funding freezes, like those at Columbia and Harvard.

    The federal government has frozen more than $1 billion at Cornell University, along with $790 million at Northwestern University.

    In announcing the Columbia settlement, administration officials described it as a template for other universities. Education Secretary Linda McMahon called it a “roadmap” for colleges looking to regain public trust, saying it would “ripple across the higher education sector and change the course of campus culture for years to come.”

    As Trump departed the White House on Friday, he told reporters that Harvard “wants to settle” but that Columbia “handled it better.” The president said he’s optimistic his administration will prevail in Harvard’s legal challenge — at least on appeal — and he suggested Harvard may never regain the level of federal funding it received in the past.

    “The bottom line is we’re not going to give any more money to Harvard,” he said. “We want to spread the wealth.”

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  • Rs415 billion approved for rehabilitation of ‘killer road’

    Rs415 billion approved for rehabilitation of ‘killer road’


    ISLAMABAD:

    The government on Friday conditionally cleared the construction of three different sections of the ‘killer road’, the Balochistan Expressway or N-25, at an estimated cost of Rs415 billion, which is being funded through Rs8 per liter levy on petrol and high speed diesel.

    The Central Development Working Party (CDWP) cleared, in principle, construction of the three sections having a total length of 692 kilometers with an estimated cost of Rs415 billion for three different sections, according to the Ministry of Planning officials.

    Once completed in at least three years, there will be a dual carriageway from Quetta to Karachi, which will also open new avenues of economic development and connectivity. The Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission and Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal chaired the CDWP meeting.

    The project, to be executed in three different sections, will be presented before the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) for its final approval after the National Highway Authority addresses queries raised in the CDWP meeting on Friday.

    The CDWP has the mandate to approve up to Rs7.5 billion projects and refer the higher cost schemes to ECNEC, which is chaired by the Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar.

    The CDWP recommended dualisation of Karachi-Quetta-Chaman road having 278 kilometer length for the approval of ECNEC. This route will be constructed with a cost of Rs183.4 billion in three years and Rs33 billion have been set aside in the budget for the current fiscal year.

    However, given the low allocations in the first year, it will be challenging to complete this major route in three years unless the allocation is increased to Rs75 billion annually from the next fiscal year.

    The CDWP also in principle cleared the Rs99 billion worth dualization of Khuzdar-Kuchlak section of N-25 having 332 kilometers length. For the current fiscal year, the government has allocated Rs34 billion for its construction.

    The cost of the Khuzdar-Kuchlak section is less compared to the other two roads due to the award of contracts in the year 2021. About 52% work on this Khuzdar-Kuchlak road is already completed and the remaining work is expected to be finished in two years.

    The CDWP also sanctioned the dualization of Karoro Wadh section & Khuzdar Chaman section at a cost of Rs133 billion to build 104 kilometer road. For this fiscal year, Rs33 billion have been earmarked for this section. This project will need Rs50 billion per annum allocation for the next two fiscal years to complete the scheme on time.

    Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in April this year imposed an additional Rs8 per liter levy on every liter of petrol and diesel consumed by rich and poor alike to fund these deadly roads. There had been criticism against the Prime Minister’s decision due to the fact that people already are heavily taxed and the government should wisely use these resources instead of putting more burdens.

    The government currently charges Rs75 per liter petroleum levy, Rs2.5 per liter climate levy and 10% custom duty on every liter of petrol sold in Pakistan, making it one of the heaviest taxed products. The petrol is now sold at Rs272 per liter after adding all taxes and profit margins of dealers.

    But PM Shehbaz reacted to these criticisms and stated that those opposing road projects in Balochistan, were narrow-minded. “We will complete the Karachi, Kalat, Khuzdar, and Quetta highway projects to the highest standard,” he had vowed.

    The premier had said that the initiative to build roads reflected the aspirations of the people of Balochistan and was aimed at enhancing connectivity and ensuring safer travel in the province.

    The CDWP raised questions about the alignment of roads, revisions in the cost and the land acquisition. Once the sponsoring ministries address these questions, the projects will be tabled before the ECNEC for the final approval.

    For the current fiscal year, the government has allocated Rs1 trillion for the federal Public Sector Development Programme. Out of this, Rs210 billion has been set aside for various projects of Balochistan.

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  • Trump and golf – striking balls and deals over 18 holes

    Trump and golf – striking balls and deals over 18 holes

    Anthony Zurcher

    North America correspondent

    EPA Trump on golf course wearing a red Make America Great Again cap and a white, collared golf T-shirt in May 2023. He's waving and looking directly at the camera, a green fairway behind himEPA

    Trump at his National Golf Club in Sterling, Virginia

    Mick Mulvaney thought he had beaten Donald Trump. The president and his White House chief of staff were playing golf at Trump’s Bedminster club in 2019, and Mulvaney was up by one stroke with three holes left.

    “I slapped him on the shoulder and joked with him, ‘I got you today, old man,’” Mulvaney told the BBC. “He looked at me, half smiled, half-sneered and just laughed.”

    The president birdied two of the next three holes and beat Mulvaney by two.

    Mulvaney, who worked in Trump’s White House for three years in his first term, says he played golf with, or in the group just behind, the president around 40 times and never beat the man 21 years his elder. “Just soul-crushing” is how he described it.

    Golf has been a popular activity for many modern American presidents, but none has had quite the same relationship with the sport as Trump, who is in Scotland this weekend for the opening of a new Trump course near Balmedie in Aberdeenshire.

    For presidents like Barack Obama and George W Bush, golf seemed to serve as a diversion from the burdens of office. For the current president, however, golf is a business venture, a networking opportunity and – as Mulvaney recounts – a fiercely competitive undertaking. On the fairways and greens, he says, the president is focused on the game and has little tolerance for poor shots or slow play.

    “In fact, if you are slow,” Mulvaney said, “you aren’t going to get invited back and might get left behind on the course.”

    PA Trump is at the follow-through in his golf swing, having just hit the ball with his driver. He is dressed in black with white golf shows and a red MAGA cap. There are three men behind him, two of them look like they are playing golf with him. Behind them all is a collection of shrubs in yellow flowerPA

    Trump at his course in Ayrshire, UK, in 2023

    British golf journalist Kevin Brown experienced that first-hand when he played with Trump on his Balmedie course in 2012. He said he was taking in the scenery on the second hole, when one of the other players in his foursome told him that Trump had asked if he could “get a move on”.

    “He was more focused, head down, motoring on ahead of us,” Brown said. “Most of the time, he was just playing his own game and obviously thinking about stuff he had to do.”

    After the round, however, Brown spoke to Trump for nearly an hour about his connection to golf. He said the future president’s passion was clear.

    “He’s nuts about golf,” he said. “He knew the background and history of the game. It was impressive.”

    Trump, a real-estate developer turned politician, has played golf since his college days and bought his first golf property, Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach Florida, in 1999. Trump Golf currently owns 11 courses in the US and three in the UK, manages several others and has plans for new resorts in Oman, Indonesia, Vietnam and Qatar.

    Golf clubs are a prized possession for Trump – and not always a profit-making one. According to filings with the British government, Trump’s Balmedie course lost $1.83m (£1.35m) in 2023 – its 11th-straight year running a deficit. Turnberry, on the other hand, reported about $5m in profit.

    Trump has at times clashed with local authorities over land use and sought to restrict construction of wind turbines off the coast of his Balmedie property.

    While his US courses have hosted major professional tournaments, he has long wanted Turnberry, which he will visit this weekend, to be the site of a future British Open Championship. The historic course has hosted four of the prestigious competitions, but none since Trump purchased the property in 2014.

    PA Trump and Murdoch are in a crowd of people on the International Golf Links course. Trump is at the back wearing a white MAGA cap, Murdoch in front of him, appearing to shake someone's hand. Murdoch is wearing a white shirt and grey blazer.PA

    Trump with Rupert Murdoch at Trump’s golf course in Aberdeen in 2016

    According to Brown, Trump is drawn to high-profile golf properties because of the prestige they provide.

    “He just likes the quality and the pedigree,” he said. “It’s about attracting the right people – i.e. filthy rich businessmen with pretty deep pockets.”

    A single round of golf at Turnberry, for instance, costs around $1,350.

    Golf has long been an avocation enjoyed by the elite, where the wealthy and the powerful could conduct business and make connections in an exclusive – and, until recently in many cases exclusively white and male – environment.

    For businessman Trump, it was a pathway to the kind of connections helpful to building his real estate empire. It has offered him a means to connect with American politicians and foreign leaders – even if he did promise in 2016 that he was “not going to have time to play golf” if he was ever voted into White House.

    Early in his first presidential term, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe gifted Trump a golden golf club. The two would later play five rounds together – forging a friendship that lasted until Abe was assassinated in 2022.

    Trump’s regular golf partners have included close political allies, like South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham, and Republicans with whom he sought to forge new connections, such as 2016 presidential rival Rand Paul of Kentucky.

    “He’s a little better golfer than I am, admittedly, but we had a good time,” Paul said after a 2017 round with the president, adding that the two mostly focused on golf – but also discussed Trump’s tax policies.

    Getty Images Donald Trump and Shinzo Abe walk along a green, open fairway in the mid-distance with lots of trees behind them in the distance. Trump is wearing a red jacket and dark trousers; Abe a dark jacket and white trousers. They appear to be deep in conversation Getty Images

    Trump with Abe at Mobara Country Club in Japan in 2019

    In March of this year, Trump golfed with Finnish President Alexander Stubb in West Palm Beach, partnering in a club tournament Trump said the two men won. Stubb would later say that they talked about the war in Ukraine, Russia and global security.

    “In Finnish history, it’s quite rare that the Finnish president has spent so much time with the president of the United States, either physically or on the phone or messaging,” Stubb told Canadian broadcaster CBC News.

    It’s this kind of access, and influence, that has made a tee time with Trump a coveted prize for those seeking a presidential audience.

    “Anybody who is sophisticated dealing with Donald quickly understands that everything about him is transactional,” said Professor David Cay Johnston of Rochester Institute of Technology, who as a reporter covered Trump for decades and has written three books about the man.

    “If you’re the head of a company or the head of a nation, you either try and minimise any prospective damage he might do to you by buttering him up or to size him up on something if you’re unsure.”

    Even back at the White House, foreign leaders have tried to parlay a golf connection into a friendly reception. When South African President Cyril Ramaphosa visited the Oval Office in May, he gave the president an illustrated South African golf book and included golf professionals Ernie Els and Retief Goosen in his national delegation.

    That didn’t help much, however, as the meeting devolved into an extended confrontation over South African land confiscation policies.

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    Trump partnered with Finnish President Alexander Stubb in a tournament earlier this year

    While that drama played out in front of the gathered press and live television cameras, Trump may see benefit from his more cloistered golf outings, as it gives him an opportunity for meetings well removed from the prying eyes of journalists.

    Reporters accompany Trump on all of his public movements, but when the president is on the golf course they are kept well away.

    “He has time out of the eye of anybody else to deal with people,” Johnston said. “And of course, those heads of corporations or states, similarly, are going to use the opportunity to be away from any spotlight.”

    The president’s penchant for privacy on the links also means there are wildly conflicting accounts of how good a golfer Trump really is. He boasts of winning dozens of club championships – all on courses he owns – including five this year alone.

    Sports journalist Rick Reilly, in his 2019 book Commander in Cheat: How Golf Explains Trump, writes that Trump’s championship claims are so “over-the-top” that he loses all credibility.

    He details what he says is Trump’s penchant for cheating, including moving his ball to better spots on the course and taking multiple mulligans – a custom in which a player is allowed to replay a stroke with no penalty, after a mishit.

    “He’s a notorious cheat,” Johnston said. “I spoke to someone once who played a round of golf with him, who told me that he had taken six mulligans on a single hole.”

    According to Mulvaney, who says he never saw Trump cheat, the president may use golf as a way to connect, but 18 holes with the president isn’t about business or government or politics.

    “This is golf,” he said. “And while that sounds obtuse, golfers know what I mean. Trump was a golfing enthusiast long before he was president. And he will be long after, as well.”

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  • Oppo A6 series to bring some surprises

    Oppo A6 series to bring some surprises

    Oppo’s A5 family launched in China in December and March with the A5 and A5 Pro, and the company is already rumored to be working on the upcoming A6 series, which will allegedly bring about some interesting changes.

    While it’s unclear how many devices it will comprise, there will be two new, or at least differently named models: the A6 GT and A6 Max. These are both said to target the CNY 1,000 or thereabouts market – that’s approximately $139 or €119 at the current exchange rates.

    Oppo A5 Pro for China

    Despite the low price, we should apparently expect to see them sporting large flat LTPS OLED screens with “1.5K” resolution, dual rear cameras with a 50 MP main, and large batteries.

    They will both be powered by Snapdragon 7 series chips, though possibly older ones to hit that price point. We’re looking forward to hearing more about these devices soon, and we’ll let you know when we do.

    Source (in Chinese)

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  • WWE Pays Tribute to Hulk Hogan on ‘Smackdown’

    WWE Pays Tribute to Hulk Hogan on ‘Smackdown’

    WWE paid tribute to Hulk Hogan on this week’s episode of “SmackDown.”

    Hogan, who passed away at age 71 on Thursday, was honored during the broadcast with an opening segment featuring a large number of WWE stars and personnel standing at the top of the “SmackDown” entrance ramp. Along with current stars like Cody Rhodes and Jacob Fatu, WWE legends like Jimmy Hart and Sgt. Slaughter were present.

    As the crowd repeatedly chanted “Hogan,” WWE chief content officer Paul “Triple H” Levesque said, “Ladies and gentlemen, yesterday we lost one of the biggest and most globally recognized icons in the world. A man I grew up watching, was fortunate enough to share the ring with, and like so many of us were honored to call a friend.”

    “The truth is, he captivated millions of people and inspired them around the globe,” he continued. “We would not be standing here right now, all of us together, if it was not for him.” The crowd then stood silent as a ten bell salute rang out in the arena. A highlight reel of Hogan’s career followed, narrated by Levesque.

    Watch the video below.

    Hogan, a.k.a. Terry Bollea, helped WWE (then WWF) become the powerhouse it is today. When Vince McMahon Jr. took the company from a regional promotion to a national one in the 1980s, Hogan was the face of the company for years and headlined multiple WrestleManias, including the very first. With legions of Hulkamaniacs behind him, Hogan told his fans to “train, say your prayers, and eat your vitamins.”

    Hogan held the WWE Heavyweight Championship six times in his career, memorably winning it for the first time against The Iron Sheik and holding it for over four years. His other notable opponents in WWE included Andre the Giant, Roddy Piper, “Macho Man” Randy Savage, and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson.

    Hogan also famously wrestled for WWE competitor World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in the 1990s, turning heel (wrestling parlance for bad guy) and becoming Hollywood Hulk Hogan as a member of the New World Order (NWO). He has also wrestled for promotions like New Japan Pro Wrestling and TNA.

    According to the Clearwater Police Department in Florida, Hogan died Thursday morning due to cardiac arrest. He was treated by a rescue crew before being taken to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

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  • Dr Jänne on Second-Line Treatment Evolutions in EGFR-Mutated NSCLC

    Dr Jänne on Second-Line Treatment Evolutions in EGFR-Mutated NSCLC

    Pasi A. Jänne, MD, PhD, senior vice president for Translational Medicine, director of the Belfer Center for Applied Cancer Science, director of the Chen-Huang Center for EGFR Mutant Lung Cancers, a senior physician, and the David M. Livingston, MD, Chair at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; as well as a professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, discussed notable recent changes to the second-line treatment paradigm for patients with EGFR-mutated non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). He also explained disease features that factor into his treatment decision-making process in the second-line EGFR-mutated NSCLC setting.

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  • Rupee appreciates amid FIA crackdown

    Rupee appreciates amid FIA crackdown


    ISLAMABAD:

    The Pakistani rupee extended its gains for the third consecutive day on Friday as the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) intensified a nationwide crackdown on illegal currency exchange operations and hawala-hundi networks, arresting hundreds of suspects and recovering millions in illicit assets.

    According to FIA officials, the operation is being carried out based on credible intelligence received from reliable sources, leading to major action against unlicensed foreign exchange businesses and underground money transfer networks.

    So far, 282 suspects have been arrested in 256 raids. In addition, 213 criminal cases have been registered, and authorities have recovered a total of Rs762.27 million from the suspects. Numerous shops involved in illicit transactions have also been sealed.

    Law-enforcement agencies (LEAs) have been providing full support in tracking and apprehending the accused. FIA Director General Raja Riffat Mukhtar stated that all available resources are being utilised to arrest hawala and hundi operators.

    He emphasised that those engaged in smuggling foreign currency will face severe consequences, backed by solid evidence gathered during the crackdown. He also warned that the FIA is closing in on international agents linked to these criminal networks.

    Raja reiterated the agency’s commitment to a zero-tolerance policy against illegal currency exchange and informal money transfer systems. He assured the public that action will continue until the networks involved in these unlawful activities are eliminated.

    The crackdown comes at a time when the government is striving to stabilise the economy and curb the flight of foreign exchange through unofficial channels. The FIA’s ongoing efforts are being seen as a major step toward restoring legality in financial transactions across Pakistan.

    On Thursday, Exchange Companies Association of Pakistan (ECAP) Chairman Malik Muhammad Bostan said that a senior officer of the country’s premier spy agency met with currency exchange firms this week to address a sharp slide in the rupee, prompting a crackdown on “black market dollar trade”.

    The action helped stabilise the open market rate and the rupee recovered against the dollar on Thursday, Bostan told Reuters. “The dollar is down one rupee today in the open market. This is because we’re finally getting the supply we need,” he added.

    Bostan on Friday told The Express Tribune that the dollar’s downward movement is expected to continue on the back of the ongoing crackdown on hawala and hundi networks. Bostan advised importers against panic buying. “They will get dollars at cheaper rates soon,” he added.

    The rupee closed the week on Friday with upward trajectory for the third straight day, gaining further ground against the dollar in both the interbank and open markets. In the last three days, the greenback lost Rs2.30 in the open market, closing at Rs286.60 to a dollar.

    In the interbank market, the dollar depreciated by 75 paisa, settling at Rs283.70. Bostan attributed the rupee’s recovery to increased dollar sales by exporters, who are capitalising on the declining value of the greenback. He predicted that the dollar could fall further to hover between Rs270 and Rs280. (WITH INPUT FROM OUR KARACHI CORRESPONDENT)

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  • Southwest flight plummets, injuring flight attendants

    Southwest flight plummets, injuring flight attendants

    A Southwest Airlines plane rapidly dropped in elevation after departing from the Los Angeles area on Friday, with passengers posting online that the pilot was forced to rapidly change course to avoid a potential collision with another aircraft.

    Flight 1496 from Hollywood Burbank Airport to Las Vegas plummeted rapidly, lifting passengers out of their seats and injuring two flight attendants.

    The crew “responded to two onboard traffic alerts… requiring them to climb and descend to comply with the alerts”, Southwest said in a statement.

    The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said it was investigating the “incident”. It comes less than one week after a similar near-miss.

    “Ensuring the safety of everyone in the national airspace system remains our top priority,” the FAA statement added.

    Stand-up comedian Jimmy Dore was onboard the plane, and was among the passengers saying that the erratic move was due to a near-miss with another plane.

    “Pilot said his collision warning went off & he needed to avoid plane coming at us. Wow,” Dore wrote on X. “A flight attendant needed medical attention.”

    His colleague Stef Zamorano added that all the passengers applauded when the plane landed.

    Caitlin Burdi told Fox News that passengers were “screaming” as the plane rapidly fell.

    “It was terrifying. We really thought we were plummeting to a plane crash,” she said.

    She added that the pilot came over the speaker afterwards to say that the plane had almost hit another plane, and that they had lost contact with air traffic control.

    “I just remember him saying, ‘What just happened was we almost collided with another plane, and I had to make the emergency attempt to go under because we lost service with the air traffic controller,’” she said.

    According to CNN, the plane was nearly intercepted by a privately owned Hawker Hunter fighter jet after less than six minutes in the air.

    The jet crossed less than two miles in front of it, and within a few hundred feet of its altitude, CNN reported, citing flight tracking data. It had departed from El Pas, Texas and was flying to Oxnard, California.

    The Southwest statement said that the flight continued on to Las Vegas, “where it landed uneventfully”, and that the airline is “engaged” with the FAA “to further understand the circumstances”.

    “We appreciate the professionalism of our Flight Crew and Flight Attendants in responding to this event. Nothing is more important to Southwest than the Safety of our Customers and Employees.”

    It comes less than one week after a Delta regional flight from Minneapolis was forced to make a sudden evasive manoeuvre to avoid a US military bomber.

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  • Sony wants to expand “PlayStation Studios games beyond PlayStation hardware” — hiring to partner with Xbox, Steam, Nintendo Switch, and more

    Sony wants to expand “PlayStation Studios games beyond PlayStation hardware” — hiring to partner with Xbox, Steam, Nintendo Switch, and more

    Over the past year, Microsoft leapt first into some controversial decisions regarding its first party Xbox games output, putting previously exclusive titles like Forza Horizon and many others onto rival consoles.

    At the time, Xbox’s efforts to give up on console exclusives looked like a swan song for the embattled platform. Microsoft’s Xbox hardware sales continue to look bleak on paper, faced with relentless competition from PlayStation and Nintendo. However, fast forward a few months, and things are looking a bit different.

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