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Taiwan’s fire department said on Tuesday that 30 people were missing and two people had died in the eastern county of Hualien, where a barrier lake in the mountains burst its banks in a typhoon. Taiwan has since Monday been lashed by the outer rim of Super Typhoon Ragasa, which is now on its way … Read more
KARACHI: Sindh is set to hold by-elections for 28 vacant local body seats across 14 districts on Wednesday, with polling scheduled from 8 am to 4 pm. A total of 243,187 registered voters, including 133,038 men and 110,154 women, are eligible to vote across 168 polling stations. The by-elections will decide two district council members, … Read more
The president made inaccurate claims about the economy, renewable energy and the mayor of London.
[Jerome H. Powell, chair of the Federal Reserve, suggested he saw further scope to lower interest rates this year to protect the labor market despite rising inflation.
The military rulers of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger said the court had become a tool of neocolonial repression. All three governments have been accused of human rights violations.
[Jonathan Clements, the longtime Wall Street Journal columnist, died this weekend. Here are some of his best ideas.
In 1969, John Giorno got an idea: offer poetry via phone. Now, the quirky project is back, and it’s spreading to Brazil, Hong Kong and beyond.
LAHORE: The energy crisis and rising electricity prices in Pakistan have attracted citizens to alternative sources, the most prominent of which is solar energy. From installing solar panels on rooftops to large solar parks, the sector is growing rapidly. Critics, however, warn that torrential rains, floods and poor waste management as a result of climate … Read more
President Trump lashed out at Mayor Sadiq Khan and made false claims about the British capital and Shariah law during his speech at the U.N. General Assembly.
[In a remarkable United Nations address, the president lashed out at wind turbines, environmentalists and allies around the world while dismissing the dangers of climate change.
