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SingTel annual profit more than halves on $2.3bn impairment charge
Microsoft to pay off cloud industry group to end EU antitrust complaint
Virginia certifies John McGuire as primary winner over Rep. Bob Good, who says he’ll seek a recount
Saudi Arabia Launches World’s First Self-Driving Flying Taxi to Transport Hajj Pilgrims
Tree Plantation Drive Launches in Islamabad to Grow 4 Million Trees
Woman compensated with Dhs198,325 after her car was damaged at workshop due to bad weather
Pakistan army conducts successful test of Fatah-II guided rocket system
Economic Survey 2023-24: mobile phones dominate as Pakistan’s telecom sector imports stand at $1.62bn
Capacity utilisation of Pakistan’s cement industry drops to lowest on record
How pharmaceutical companies are training their workers on AI
Markets
Oil falls after US crude inventories rise
NEW YORK: Oil prices edged lower on Wednesday after government data showed US crude oil stockpiles rose unexpectedly last week,...
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European shares pull back after rally, earnings disappoint
European shares eased on Wednesday after a four-day rally fuelled by the U.S.-UK and U.S.-China trade deals that relieved some...
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South African rand recoups losses, power cuts in focus
JOHANNESBURG: South Africa’s rand recouped some losses on Wednesday, a day after the country’s power utility implemented rolling power cuts....
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US, Qatar deals to generate $1.2 trillion in ‘economic exchange’, White House says
Agreements signed by U.S. President Donald Trump and Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani on Wednesday will “generate an...
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7 Pakistani cos added to MSCI FM & SC Indexes – Business & Finance
KARACHI: Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) has added seven Pakistani companies to its Frontier Market (FM) and Small Cap Indexes...
London stocks end mixed as investors assess corporate earnings – Markets
Britain’s blue-chip index closed lower on Wednesday, while mid-caps clocked gains as investors assessed a mixed bag of corporate earnings,...
Rupee weakens further against US dollar – Markets
Rupee's Performance Against US Dollar Since 04 March 2025 The Pakistani rupee weakened further against the US dollar, depreciating 0.02%...
Pakistan receives second tranche of $1.02bn from IMF, confirms SBP – Markets
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Wednesday said that it has received the second tranche of Special Drawing Rights...
Middle East
World
Pope offers to mediate between world leaders to end wars
VATICAN CITY: Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday offered to mediate between leaders of countries at war, saying that he himself...
Read moreTrump says ‘possibility’ he will go to Turkey talks if Putin does
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said there was a possibility he would head to Turkey...
Read moreTrump says US to lift Syria sanctions, secures $600 billion Saudi deal
RIYADH: President Donald Trump kicked off his trip to the Gulf on Tuesday with a surprise announcement that the United...
Read moreTrump calls Iran the ‘most destructive force,’ vows it won’t get nuclear weapon
RIYADH: U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday called Iran the “most destructive force” in the Middle East, blaming Tehran for...
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REAL ESTATE
I loved life in Bozeman, Montana, but I got priced out. Luckily, moving 100 miles away felt like an upgrade.
Although settling in Bozeman didn't work out for me, I lucked into a different spot that changed my life for...
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She’d dreamed of retiring in Malaysia for years. At 58, she packed up her life in New Zealand and went for it.
Jill Tozer retired and moved to Penang, Malaysia, alone a decade ago.CrystalFoto/Getty Images/iStockphotoJill Tozer, 68, left New Zealand to retire...
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EDUCATION
1.1 Million Out-of-School Children Enrolled Across Punjab
More than 1.1 million out-of-school children have now been enrolled in Punjab thanks to the efforts of the Punjab Education...
MEDIA
Meta and Amazon’s ad businesses could get whacked by Trump’s tariffs. Here are the other media companies at risk.
Mark Zuckerberg's Meta could see its ad business come under pressure due to Trump's tariffs.Celal Gunes/Anadolu via Getty ImagesTrump's new...
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Grenade attack on PPP rally in Quetta leaves two dead
QUETTA: A Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) rally came under grenade attack in Quetta on Wednesday, leaving a party worker and...
Pope offers to mediate between world leaders to end wars
VATICAN CITY: Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday offered to mediate between leaders of countries at war, saying that he himself...
7 Pakistani cos added to MSCI FM & SC Indexes – Business & Finance
KARACHI: Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) has added seven Pakistani companies to its Frontier Market (FM) and Small Cap Indexes...
Oil falls after US crude inventories rise
NEW YORK: Oil prices edged lower on Wednesday after government data showed US crude oil stockpiles rose unexpectedly last week,...
Who invited BeerBiceps? Piers Morgan’s panel lineup marks a new low in India-Pakistan discourse
In this multiverse of madness, Pakistan’s ex-FM, Hina Rabbani Khar, is joined by two podcasters and Barkha DuttBy all accounts,...