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WASHINGTON: Pakistan’s finance minister has promised international lenders to stay true to economic reforms despite a new estimate that his country quickly needs more than US$16 billion to recover from devastating floods. Finance Minister Ishaq Dar also said that a flood donors’ conference promised by French President Emmanuel Macron would take place next month which he hoped would help Pakistan both with immediate and longer-term needs. The International Monetary Fund in late August released US$1.1 billion to Pakistan as part of a US$6 billion package sealed in 2019 as the new government of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif moved forward on…

More than two million customers at online shopping platform MyDeal have become the latest victims of a major data breach.The 2.2 million customers at MyDeal have had their names, email addresses, phone numbers, delivery addresses, and birth dates exposed in the latest data breach.MyDeal released a statement overnight, saying that it was contacting the affected customers via email. Source: Sky News

After two games in The Bronx, Myles Straw probably could teach a graduate-level class on booing. The most hated Guardians player in the AL Division Series, Straw has been showered with jeers and taunts at the plate and in center field. Friday, however, Straw heard some Yankees fans turn that ire on one of their own. Aaron Judge, who slugged 62 home runs this season, was booed after his fourth strikeout of the afternoon. “That’s crazy to me. I don’t think that should be a thing,” said Straw, who went 0-for-3 with a walk in the Guardians’ 4-2, 10-inning victory…

GOP Pennsylvania Senate candidate Dr. Mehmet Oz said President Biden’s decision to pardon people convicted federally for simple marijuana possession was a “rational move,” just weeks ahead of the election.Oz’s comments mirror the stance held by his Democratic opponent, Lt. Gov. John Fetterman. A Fox News poll conducted last month has Fetterman leading 45% to 41%.”Going to jail for marijuana is not a wise move for the country. I think folks who have used marijuana, and that’s the only reason they’re in jail, should not have those criminal — those rulings held against them,” Oz said in a TV interview…

A South Carolina man almost lost out on $300,000 after forgetting he purchased a scratch-off lottery ticket during a quick trip to a gas station.The man, who wished to remain anonymous but is from the Midlands area, drove around with the winning ticket for two days before remembering he had bought it, according to the South Carolina Education Lottery.”I threw the ticket in the car’s console and forgot about it,” the man told lottery officials.Once he remembered the ticket, he scratched it off and saw he had a winner. He told lottery officials he was “overwhelmed with joy” while driving…

WINNIPEG, Manitoba — Defenseman Libor Hajek skated in his first NHL game in five months Friday night in the Rangers’ 4-1 loss to the Jets at Canada Life Centre. Hajek drew into the lineup in place of the 21-year-old Zac Jones on the third defensive pairing, next to Braden Schneider. In 13:45 of ice time, Hajek was credited with two shots, one blocked shot and three giveaways. After serving in a pure depth role that was limited even further by the Rangers’ good fortune with injuries, Hajek has come into the 2022-23 season looking to land a job on the…

PHNOM PENH: Authorities have detained two owners and the 15-year-old operator of a boat that sank, killing 11 children, Cambodian police said on Saturday (Oct 15).The small boat – carrying students aged between 12 and 15 back from an English class – went down in the Mekong River late Thursday, floundering roughly 50m from its destination in southeastern Kandal province.Local police chief Am Thou told AFP that three individuals had been detained for questioning over the incident.”They may have to face legal action. We are looking into what charges they may face,” he said.The police chief added that the three had…

The Bitcoin price is trading choppy near $19,189 after being rejected below the $19,950 resistance level. While Ethereum’s price has dropped by more than 2% to $1,298. Since About Capital bought out the Huobi platform and appointed Sun as an advisor, the price of Huobi Token has skyrocketed. Therefore, Huobi remains in the spotlight after gaining more than 75% in a week. Global Market Cap During the early Asian session, most of the cryptocurrencies were trading negatively, as the global crypto market cap fell 1.9% on the previous day to $919 billion. The crypto market volume for the last 24 hours was over…

Aaron Boone went to Matt Carpenter in the bottom of the sixth inning Friday, pinch-hitting the lefty-hitter for Jose Trevino with two on and two out.  It was Carpenter’s first at-bat since he fractured his left foot when he fouled a pitch off it on Aug. 8.  Facing right-hander Trevor Stephan, Carpenter struck out, and the Yankees were unable to get any hits with runners in scoring position in a 4-2, 10-inning loss to the Guardians in Game 2 of the ALDS in The Bronx.  “That’s our shot right there,” Boone said of the decision to pinch hit with Carpenter.…

LOS ANGELES — A man was killed and 12 other people were injured after a car crashed into a food stand Friday night, officials said.Three of the injured were in critical condition following the crash, which happened around 7:40 p.m. in Pomona, east of Los Angeles, according to police and fire officials.Aerial helicopter footage from NBC Los Angeles showed the sedan crashed into what appeared to be a cooking stove on the sidewalk. Debris littered the scene.The driver, a 26-year-old woman from Pomona, fled the scene but turned herself in around 75 minutes later, Pomona police spokesperson Aly Mejia, told…