Bitcoin raced to an all-time peak close to $72,000 on Monday as the world’s most popular cryptocurrency won further support on greater trading accessibility and dollar weakness. The virtual unit struck $71,829 as dealers also eyed an upcoming industry event that will tighten bitcoin supplies. Monday’s spurt extended last week’s record-breaking run when the currency bulldozed its way past the previous November …

WASHINGTON: While most people speak only one language or perhaps two, some are proficient in many. These people are called polyglots. And they are helping to provide insight into how the brain deals with language, the principal method of human communication. In a new study involving a group of polyglots, the brain activity of the participants was monitored using a …

LONDON: England head coach Brendon McCullum said they will have to do some deep thinking about their approach after being “exposed” in the final four Test matches in India but is convinced their first series defeat under his watch will make them a better side. The five-match series was billed as the biggest test of England’s swashbuckling approach to Test …

BARCELONA: Barcelona’s Champions League last-16 second leg tie at home to Napoli will be their most important game of the season, manager Xavi Hernandez said on Monday. The first leg was 1-1 and Barca on Tuesday have a chance to reach the quarter-finals for the first time since 2020 after failing to get past the group stage in the past …

CHRISTCHURCH: Alex Carey scored a magnificent unbeaten 98 to drive Australia to victory over New Zealand by three wickets in a tense conclusion to the second Test in Christchurch on Monday, sealing a 2-0 series sweep for the visitors. Wicket-keeper Carey combined with Mitchell Marsh in a match-winning partnership of 140 for the sixth wicket and then teamed up with …

KARACHI: Quetta Gladiators had fallen from grace just when they were at the top. Crowned HBL Pakistan Super League champions in the 2019 edition, the Sarfraz Ahmed-led side failed to make it to the play-offs in the next four editions. During those four years, the Gladiators did not feel the need to do anything out-of-the-box to change their fortunes. And …

KARACHI: Babar Azam made the difference with a crucial half-century to help Peshawar Zalmi secure a narrow two-run victory over Karachi Kings on Mo­n­day and a top-two berth in the league stage of the HBL Pakistan Super League. Zalmi will finish in the top two regardless of the result of Tuesday’s game between Multan Sultans and Quetta Gladiators, getting two …

Bears continued to dominate the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Tuesday and dragged its benchmark index down sharply by over 700 points in intraday trade. At around 1:38, the KSE-100 index dropped by 953.60 points, or 1.45 per cent, to stand at 64,801.70 from the previous close of 65,755.30. It had reached a low of 64,64.66. Yesterday, the index had closed in …

ISLAMABAD: Newly appointed Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb on Monday laid out his singular agenda: to focus on the implementation of much-needed reforms and secure a new deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to pull the economy out of crisis. “No debates, no waste of time — just a steadfast commitment to implementation,” the former Habib Bank chief told Dawn soon after …