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[ KARACHI: The Pakistani rupee appreciated against the US dollar on Monday, gaining 0.08% in the inter-bank market. At close, the rupee settled at 283.21, an increase of 24 paisa. The fresh gain reflects a recent trend of strength, with the local unit rising 0.50% against the greenback last week, its strongest weekly performance in … Read more
The New York Times reported on Monday Harvard University has signaled a willingness to spend as much as $500 million to end its dispute with the Trump administration, the amount being more than twice of what Columbia University agreed to pay last week to resolve federal probes. The report, which cited sources, says negotiators were still discussing … Read more
[In the summer of 1985, NASA, the Reagan White House and seven talented astronauts got wrangled into an orbital chapter of the cola wars.
Listen to article NEW YORK, US: A gunman opened fire on Monday inside a Midtown Manhattan skyscraper housing NFL headquarters and offices of several financial firms, including Blackstone, killing four people before fatally shooting himself, New York City officials said. One of the four victims slain in the gun violence was a 36-year-old New York Police Department … Read more
The move speaks to slowing spending by consumers and Apple’s continuing struggles in China, its second-largest market.
[ KARACHI: The Chairman of the Pakistan Vanaspati Manufacturers Association (PVMA), Sheikh Umer Rehan, has called on the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) to cut the policy interest rate to 6%, citing improving economic indicators. In a statement on Monday, Rehan said the current 11% interest rate is among the highest in the region and … Read more
LONDON: British researchers have discovered a rare handprint on a 4,000-year-old Egyptian artefact, a Cambridge museum said on Monday. The ancient handprint was found by museum conservators on the base of an Egyptian soul house — a clay offering tray in the shape of a building which may have been used in tombs for laying … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Information and Broadcasting Minister Attaullah Tarar, reaffirming diplomatic and legal support to Aafia Siddiqui, on Monday said the remarks of Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar about her were taken out of context. The government has been continuously providing diplomatic and legal support in Aafia Siddiqui case, the minister said, while talking … Read more
[ ISLAMABAD: Henny de Vries, Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, on Monday paid a farewell call on Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb, at the Finance Division. The finance minister commended Ambassador de Vries for her efforts in furthering and strengthening the longstanding bilateral relations between Pakistan and the Netherlands, … Read more
Finns trying to enjoy beaches and parks during their all-too-brief summers have been vexed by legions of geese — and their droppings. The smelly mess has resisted even the most innovative solutions.
