China’s GDP growth hits 5.3% in Q1-2024 – higher than expectations

Shanghai (Reuters): China's economy grew 5.3 per cent in the first quarter year-on-year, official data show, comfortably beating expectations and…

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Abu Dhabi AI pioneerG42 Group gets $1.5b investment from Microsoft

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IMF projects UAE growth at 4.2% for 2025, highest in 3 years

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Aurangzeb leaves banker life behind to fix economy

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21 died, 330 houses damaged by recent rains: Saif

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Cement packaging: CCP recommends mandatory disclosure of expiry dates

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Snowball effect of population in Pakistan

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Closure of girls’ schools: Mayor assures redressal of owners’ demands

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Torrential rains affect wheat crop, fruits orchards in KP

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Situation in Kachcha area in Sindh is better than before

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