China factory activity contracts for fifth straight month in August

BEIJING (AFP): China's factory activity contracted for a fifth straight month in August, official data showed on Thursday, as pressure…

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India’s Adani hits back at new ‘stock manipulation’ report

NEW DELHI (AFP): India's Adani Group hit back Thursday at a new report investigating alleged manipulation of the conglomerate's share…

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Pasta prices set to rise as wheat withers

TORONTO (Reuters): Pasta lovers must brace to pay even higher prices for their favorite dish, as drought in Canada and…

9 months ago

Switzerland drafts tighter rules to combat money laundering

Bern (Reuters): Switzerland on Wednesday said it had drafted new rules to tighten perceived cracks in its money laundering regulations,…

9 months ago

PTI’s Zain Qureshi barred from going abroad

F.P. Report LAHORE: Zain Qureshi, son of PTI Vice-Chairman and former foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, was on Thursday barred…

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PTI chief moves LHC against cancellation of his seven bails

F.P. Report LAHORE: Former prime minister and PTI Chairman Imran Khan on Thursday challenged the cancellation of his bails by…

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ATC extends physical remand of Yasmin Rashid, Khadija Shah, others

F.P. Report LAHORE: As many as 77 leaders and workers of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) including Yasmin Rashid, Khadija Shah, Sanam…

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FBR freezes PIA’s 26 bank accounts for non-payment of Rs8.84b excise duty

F.P. Report ISLAMABAD: The Federal Bureau of Revenue (FBR) has decided to freeze 26 bank accounts of Pakistan International Airline…

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Five maintenance workers killed in Italy train accident

ROME (AFP): Five railway workers were killed in northern Italy after being hit by a train while conducting overnight maintenance…

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‘It hurts my heart’: Japan’s Kanto massacre, 100 years on

TOKYO (AFP): This week Japan marks 100 years since the Great Kanto Earthquake that killed 105,000 people. Less well known…

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