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Zimbabwe’s 2022 gold output reaches new record high
Harare: Zimbabwe’s gold output reached a new record high of 35.38 tonne in 2022, spurred by new mining projects, timely payments, and incentives to miners. The output was 19.5 percent up from…
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Pakistan’s Election Commission issues arrest warrants for Imran Khan, his aides in contempt case
Islamabad: Pakistan’s top election body on Tuesday issued bailable arrest warrants for former prime minister Imran Khan and other top leaders of his party in a contempt case. The case is based…
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Ukraine’s 2022 defence expenditure accounted for 32.5% of GDP
Kiev: Ukraine’s defence spending in 2022 accounted for 32.5 per cent of the country’s gross domestic product amid the ongoing war with Russia, a top official said here. Oleksiy Danilov, secretary of…
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Saudi Arabia boosts investments in Pakistan to USD 10 billion
Islamabad: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman has directed authorities to study augmenting the Gulf Kingdom’s investments in Pakistan to reach USD 10 billion and increasing its deposit to the cash-strapped country’s…
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Indian American space expert named NASA’s new chief technologist
Washington: An Indian American aerospace industry expert has been appointed as NASA’s new chief technologist to serve as principal advisor to Administrator Bill Nelson on technology policy and programmes at the space…
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Russia’s rocket specialist becomes 4th key defence official to die in 3 weeks
London: Russia’s leading rocket specialist Pavel Kamnev has died, becoming the fourth key defence official to perish in less than three weeks, a media outlet reported. Kamnev, 85, was the scientific director…
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Pakistan secures over $ 10.5 bn in flood pledges
Islamabad: Pakistan has managed to secure over $ 10.5 billion in flood pledges which would be materialised in three phases — short-term for up to one year, medium-term for up to three…
- Middle East
UNSC confirms re-authorisation of cross-border aid deliveries to Syria
United Nations: The UN Security Council (UNSC) has adopted a resolution to confirm the re-authorisation of cross-border aid deliveries into Syria for another six months till July 10. Resolution 2672 confirms Resolution…
- Middle East
Erdogan vows for turning point for defence industry in 2023
Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has vowed to make 2023 a year of a turning point for the country’s indigenous defence industries. “We are determined to make 2023 a turning point…
- Middle East
Indian among 4 expats killed in Kuwait road accident
Kuwait City: An Indian was among four expatriates who died when they were hit by a speeding car on Balajat Street in Kuwait’s Salmiya city, a media report said. The victims were…
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UK’s Cornwall rocket launch ends in failure after suffering “anomaly”
London: An attempt to launch the first rocket into orbit from UK soil ended in failure on Tuesday, with scientists reporting an “anomaly” as it neared its goal. “We appear to have…
- Pakistan
Skyrocketing prices making flour inaccessible in Pakistan
Islamabad: Skyrocketing wheat flour prices have kept the food staple inaccessible for many in Pakistan as varied rates of grain and its by-products in provinces continue to encourage its black-marketing. People are…
- Pakistan
7 million people laid off in Pakistan textile industry
Islamabad: About seven million people in textile and textile-related industries in Pakistan have been laid off due to dwindling exports and the governments failure to end the economic crisis, associations claimed. Representatives…
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Biden declares emergency in California as winter storms continue
Washington: US President Joe Biden has declared an emergency in California as winter storms continue to pummel the most populous state in the country. According to a statement released by the White…
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Italian PM reaffirms commitment to EU recovery plan
Rome: Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen discussed the challenges of economic growth and European migration policy here. Meloni reaffirmed Italy’s commitment to the European…
