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Reserve could serve as collateral for govt borrowings, including for reconstruction following June earthquakes The Venezuelan government and the opposition are close to an agreement to transfer the central bank’s gold reserves, worth about $4 billion, to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York from the Bank of England, the Financial Times reported on Friday. Reuters … Read more
[“Father Time always wins,” the 96-year-old, who turned Berkshire Hathaway into an investing powerhouse, said in a letter to shareholders. “He has, however, been generous with me.”
More patients want nonhormonal methods of birth control. Yet only one copper IUD is currently available in the United States.
Saint Pierre and Miquelon, the French territory off the coast of Canada’s Newfoundland, is experiencing a surge in visitors after three unrelated events raised its profile.
[ KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) extended Thursday’s rebound on Friday morning, with the benchmark KSE-100 Index climbing 1,822.58 points, or 1.08 per cent, to 170,865.77 before trading was suspended for Friday prayers. The index touched an intraday high of 170,903.94 and a low of 169,399.98. Volume in KSE-100 stocks stood at 82.04 million … Read more
[The 300,000-square-foot so-called entertainment zone has scaled down capacity for horse race spectators, but added spaces for concerts and other performances.
Pyongyang to strengthen nuclear deterrence as South Korean president says Seoul should do ‘utmost’ for US dialogue North Korea’s Kim Yo Jong on Friday warned of a stronger response to United States-led multinational military exercises in the Asia-Pacific, saying Pyongyang would continue strengthening its nuclear deterrence. Kim, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong … Read more
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He says he prefers term positive patriotism because national pride could be misunderstood FRANKFURT: Jurgen Klopp said on Thursday that Germany’s football team can help ensure “national pride is not entrusted to the wrong people” after a recent far-right AfD election victory. In a Frankfurt press conference announcing his first squad as Germany manager, the … Read more