KARACHI, Pakistan, – Pakistan‘s rupee fell to a record low in the interbank market on Tuesday due to an easing in import restrictions that has lifted demand for the dollar. Pakistan imposed import restrictions from 2022 to stem outflows from its shrinking foreign reserves. The removal of those restrictions beginning in June was a condition…
Defence pact with India to be presented in parliament, says Sri Lankan president (Credits: ANI) President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has said that the defence pact with India would be presented in parliament soon. Dissanayake was responding to opposition criticism that his NPP government had entered a secret defence pact with India when Prime Minister Narendra…
Richard Branson was 29 when he pursued Necker Island, initially offering $100,000 despite its $6 million asking price. (Photo: Owen Buggy) Long before Sir Richard Branson became a billionaire entrepreneur with a global business empire, he was a young businessman looking for a way to impress the woman he had fallen in love with.His idea…
Bulgaria’s Griffon Vulture population has returned to Vrachanski Balkan Nature Park after more than 60 years without breeding there. Between 2010 and 2020, conservationists released 61 rehabilitated and captive-bred Griffon Vultures from Spain, France and European zoos as part of a long-term reintroduction programme. The effort eventually led to successful breeding in the wild, with…
A BYD showroom (file photo: AP) RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazilian prosecutors are suing Chinese electric car giant BYD and two contracting companies for human trafficking and alleged slave labor conditions at a build site, according to legal documents seen by AFP Thursday.The case concerns 220 Chinese workers found last December in conditions “analogous to slavery”…
Representative Image of Neanderthals exploring a lush Arabian landscape with ancient lakes and wildlife (AI-generated image) A new study suggests Neanderthals may have trekked far deeper into the Arabian Peninsula than scientists previously thought possible, reaching a lakeside site in what is now Saudi Arabia around 55,000 years ago. Researchers examined stone tools from Jebel…
In 2012, the Leo Messi Foundation contributed funding to the Sports for Peace programme in Colombia, which used sport to support young people living in communities affected by violence. For all the stadiums, trophies and record books associated with Lionel Messi, some of the most lasting chapters of his Barcelona story were written far from…
Jeff Bezos may have just told Americans, stop ‘hating’ AI, it may make ‘3-day work week’ possible Jeff Bezos believes that AI can help you support your family while working three days a week. In an interview with Fox News recently, the Amazon founder told host Bret Baier he believes AI’s productivity gains could let…
Hunar Punjab’ and ‘Fast-Track Punjab’ Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday launched two portals — ‘Hunar Punjab’ and ‘Fast-Track Punjab’ — here, which will ensure all necessary approvals through a single window within 45 days, enable investors to transparently track financial incentives, and connect industries directly with skilled youth.Mann noted Punjab has attracted Rs…
CMRL bribery case: Court rejects preliminary inquiry, orders FIR against Vijayan NEW DELHI: Kerala high court on Friday ordered FIR registration under the anti-graft law against former chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan and others in connection with the alleged CMRL bribery case, based on a report submitted by the Enforcement Directorate.Justice A Badharudeen allowed a petition…
