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Agency cites stronger institutional capacity, sustained implementation of IMF reforms for move Standard & Poor’s (S&P) Global on Tuesday upgraded Pakistan’s long-term sovereign credit rating to ‘B’ from ‘B-‘. Pakistan was last assigned a ‘B’ rating between October 31, 2016 and February 3, 2019. S&P Global also raised Pakistan’s transfer and convertibility assessment to ‘B’ … Read more
[The president said punishing 50 percent tariffs would begin by Aug. 19, a significant escalation of the trade war between Canada and the U.S. that he started over a year ago.
Firefighters battle blazes amid record heat, strong winds as 66 fires remain active across 19 provinces Algerian authorities evacuated residents from areas threatened by wildfires and cleared a hospital in the town of Seraidi in the eastern province of Annaba late Tuesday as firefighters continued efforts to contain the blazes. The General Directorate of Civil … Read more
An Israeli minister sought to downplay the deal, but critics said it could spur other regional countries to pursue a nuclear program, and potentially the creation of a bomb.
Agencies to use funding to accelerate drug discovery, develop longer-lasting building materials The United States will spend $5 billion to tackle long-standing scientific problems across multiple fields using AI, the Trump administration said in a statement on Wednesday. The agencies will use the funding to identify the root causes of chronic diseases, accelerate drug discovery … Read more
[Standard & Poor's (S&P) Global on Tuesday upgraded Pakistan's Long-Term Instruments Credit Rating to 'B' from 'B-'. The upgrade brings the country's rating status to an effective eight-year high. Pakistan was last placed in the B category from October 31, 2016 to February 3, 2019. The rating was upgraded due to stronger institutional capacity, sustained … Read more
Charles Ross spent 50 years building “Star Axis,” a naked-eye observatory in New Mexico. Now his masterwork is ready. How to share it with a changed world?
Joseph Aoun says Israeli withdrawal, army control, state-led reconstruction needed for process Lebanese President Joseph Aoun addressing a press conference at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon on January 17, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/File Lebanese President Joseph Aoun has set three conditions for the possible disarmament of Hezbollah, beginning with an end to the Israeli occupation … Read more
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that the United States would continue attacking Iran as long as it tried to control the Strait of Hormuz, and suggested that Tehran was “not serious” about diplomacy.
[President Trump has resumed his approach of big threats against some trading partners and generous pacts with others. Experts see new risks.