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The pandemic boosted Pakistan’s freelancers, now internet disruptions are threatening their well-being

As COVID-19 reshaped the world, Pakistan’s freelance economy didn’t remain immune to change. It evolved and did so...

Published 09 Sep, 2024 08:31pm

World

India’s mpox case ‘isolated’, not caused by new strain

NEW DELHI: India on Monday said it had verified an “isolated” mpox case but said it was not the new strain of the...

Published 09 Sep, 2024 08:25pm

Markets

US stocks bounce after last week’s losses

NEW YORK: Wall Street stocks bounced early Monday in a positive sign after last week’s losses as markets awaited key...

Published 09 Sep, 2024 07:21pm

World

Putin’s party wins Russian regional elections

MOSCOW: Russia’s ruling party won a resounding victory in every regional election it contested last week, official...

Published 09 Sep, 2024 07:19pm

Technology

Apple’s iPhone 16 to put AI features in focus, Huawei’s new phone racks up pre-orders

SAN FRANCISCO: Apple on Monday is set to unveil its iPhone 16, focusing on how its flagship device’s features are...

Published 09 Sep, 2024 07:03pm

World

Dolphins’ Hill detained, police conducting internal investigation

Miami Dolphins receiver Tyreek Hill was placed face down on the road and handcuffed after being detained for a...

Published 09 Sep, 2024 06:58pm

Pakistan

SC marks start of new judicial year with full court reference

CJP Qazi Faez Isa says matters of public importance to be aired live to maintain transparency

Published 09 Sep, 2024 06:35pm

Markets

Most Gulf markets retreat as Fed uncertainty persists

Most stock markets in the Gulf ended lower on Monday as investors exercised caution ahead of key U.S. inflation data...

Published 09 Sep, 2024 06:35pm

World

Israeli army orders new evacuation in northwest Gaza

GAZA STRIP: The Israeli military said Monday it ordered the evacuation of several neighbourhoods and towns near Gaza...

Published 09 Sep, 2024 06:24pm

Markets

KSE-100 sheds 283 points in another range-bound session

The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed another range-bound session on Monday as the KSE-100 closed lower by 283...

Published 09 Sep, 2024 05:53pm

World

Russia claims another village in east Ukraine, near Pokrovsk

MOSCOW: Russia said Monday its forces had captured the east Ukrainian village of Memryk, a stepping stone to the...

Published 09 Sep, 2024 05:47pm

Life & Style

Shamaeel Ansari displays capsule collection at charity fashion event for Hunar Foundation

Haute couturier Shamaeel Ansari showcased a capsule collection ‘Symposium of Queens’ during a charity fashion...

Published 09 Sep, 2024 05:41pm

World

Spain’s PM meets Xi, pushes ‘fair trade order’ on China trip

BEIJING: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez called Monday for a “fair trade order” during a visit to China where...

Published 09 Sep, 2024 05:40pm

World

Cluster bombs killed, wounded over 1,000 in Ukraine since 2022: monitor

GENEVA: More than 1,000 people have been killed or wounded by cluster munitions in Ukraine since Russia launched its...

Published 09 Sep, 2024 05:32pm

Sports

Ton-up Nissanka leads Sri Lanka to victory over England in third Test

LONDON: Pathum Nissanka’s superb unbeaten century guided Sri Lanka to an eight-wicket win over England in the third...

Updated 09 Sep, 2024 06:19pm

Pakistan

NAB withdraws Toshakhana reference against Imran, Bushra Bibi

The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Monday withdrew the new Toshakhana reference against former prime...

Published 09 Sep, 2024 05:21pm

World

Iran denies reports of missile transfer to Russia

DUBAI: A senior Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander denied reports that Iran was transferring missiles to Russia,...

Published 09 Sep, 2024 05:05pm

World

Turkiye heads to Arab League ministerial for first time in 13 years

ANKARA: Turkiye will discuss the Gaza war and ties with the Arab League when its foreign minister attends a...

Published 09 Sep, 2024 04:57pm

Markets

Morgan Stanley cuts Brent crude price view as market signals demand softness

Morgan Stanley on Monday cut its Brent crude oil forecasts for coming quarters and said the global oil market is...

Published 09 Sep, 2024 04:46pm

Life & Style

Greece to hike fee for cruise passengers to Mykonos and Santorini

ATHENS: Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Sunday announced that a fee of 20 euros will be imposed on...

Published 09 Sep, 2024 04:43pm

Markets

Consumer stocks help Indian shares end higher in choppy session

BENGALURU: India’s benchmark indexes ended higher in a choppy session on Monday, led by gains in consumer goods...

Published 09 Sep, 2024 04:37pm

Markets

Sri Lanka shares end lower as consumer staples, financials drag

CSE All-Share index settled down 1.05% at 10,663.10

Published 09 Sep, 2024 04:34pm

Markets

Copper bounces as market looks ahead to US inflation data

LONDON: Copper prices bounced on Monday as hopes for stimulus in top consumer China and sliding stocks in Shanghai...

Published 09 Sep, 2024 04:32pm

Markets

Palm oil ends lower after sell-off in rival soyoil

NEW DELHI: Malaysian palm oil futures ended lower on Monday after a sell-off in rival soyoil, while the market...

Published 09 Sep, 2024 04:29pm

Markets

Aramco has not commissioned any site in Pakistan as misleading pictures circulate

No Aramco site has been commissioned anywhere in Pakistan so far, and a formal announcement will be made in this...

Published 09 Sep, 2024 04:17pm

Life & Style

Indian news agency ANI sues Netflix for using its content in hijack drama

NEW DELHI: Indian news agency ANI has sued Netflix Inc and producers of an Indian series about a plane hijack,...

Published 09 Sep, 2024 04:16pm

World

Israeli strikes on Syria kill at least 14: state media

BEIRUT: Syrian state media said Monday that overnight Israeli strikes killed 14 people in central Hama province,...

Published 09 Sep, 2024 03:53pm

World

Fuel tanker explosion in Nigeria kills at least 52: official

LAGOS: A fuel tanker exploded after colliding with a truck carrying passengers and cattle in northern Nigeria’s...

Published 09 Sep, 2024 03:48pm

Markets

Millat Tractors post profit of Rs10.6bn in FY24, up 167%

Millat Tractors Limited (MTL), Pakistan’s largest tractor manufacturer, reported a profit-after-tax (PAT) of Rs10.64...

Published 09 Sep, 2024 03:46pm

Markets

London’s FTSE 100 rebounds amid broad gains; Entain soars after upbeat forecast

London’s FTSE 100 rebounded from six sessions of declines on Monday, amid broader gains led by travel and leisure...

Published 09 Sep, 2024 03:07pm

Markets

Russian rouble weakens against yuan amid liquidity shortage

MOSCOW: The Russian rouble weakened against China’s yuan on Monday amid continued liquidity shortage in the market...

Published 09 Sep, 2024 02:50pm

World

UN rights chief calls on states to challenge Israel over occupation

GENEVA: The UN human rights chief said on Monday that ending the nearly year-long war in Gaza is a priority and...

Published 09 Sep, 2024 02:44pm

Life & Style

Matthew McConaughey, Taylor Swift, Courtney Cox headline celebrity rush at U.S. Open men’s final

NEW YORK: Taylor Swift headlined the list of celebrities present at the U.S. Open final on Sunday, as Taylor Fritz...

Updated 09 Sep, 2024 06:31pm

Markets

Most Gulf markets ease as Fed uncertainty persists

Most major stock markets in the Gulf fell in early trade on Monday as caution prevailed ahead of key US inflation...

Published 09 Sep, 2024 02:37pm

World

Mario Draghi urges reform, massive investment to revive lagging EU economy

BRUSSELS: The European Union needs far more coordinated industrial policy, more rapid decisions and massive...

Published 09 Sep, 2024 02:35pm

World

Trump, Harris tied on eve of televised presidential debate

WASHINGTON: The US presidential race remains neck-and-neck according to polls released Sunday, two days before...

Published 09 Sep, 2024 02:25pm

Sports

US soccer great Alex Morgan bids farewell in final match

SAN DIEGO: US soccer icon Alex Morgan bade an emotional farewell to football on Sunday as she played the final game...

Published 09 Sep, 2024 02:22pm

Life & Style

LVMH names UK designer Sarah Burton Givenchy creative director

PARIS: French luxury goods company LVMH named on Monday Sarah Burton, the longtime-Alexander McQueen designer behind...

Published 09 Sep, 2024 02:17pm

Business & Finance

BF Biosciences gets DRAP nod for brownfield expansion

Pakistan’s pharmaceutical company BF Biosciences Limited (BFBL) has secured approval from the Drug Regulatory...

Updated 09 Sep, 2024 05:26pm

Pakistan

Pakistan not on IMF agenda till Sept 18, no word on external financing yet

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has not yet included Pakistan on the agenda of its Executive Board calendar...

Updated 09 Sep, 2024 07:14pm

Sports

Politics in sport diagnosed as Pakistan cricket’s problem

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s dire recent performances in international cricket have sparked debate over the invasion of...

Updated 09 Sep, 2024 04:13pm

Sports

Wet outfield scraps first day of Aghanistan-New Zealand Test

GREATER NOIDA: The first day’s play of the one-off Test between Afghanistan and New Zealand was called off Monday...

Updated 09 Sep, 2024 05:45pm

World

Bangladesh to seek extradition of ousted leader from India

DHAKA: Bangladesh’s war crimes tribunal is to seek the extradition of ousted leader Sheikh Hasina from neighbouring...

Published 09 Sep, 2024 12:41pm

World

China says Premier Li Qiang to visit Saudi, UAE this week

BEIJING: Chinese Premier Li Qiang will visit Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates this week, Beijing’s foreign...

Updated 09 Sep, 2024 03:54pm

Markets

European stocks, dollar recover from US jobs disappointment

LONDON: European stock markets and the dollar recovered Monday after big pre-weekend falls caused by concerns about...

Updated 09 Sep, 2024 05:35pm

World

China says top diplomat Wang Yi to visit Russia this week

BEIJING: China’s top diplomat Wang Yi will visit Russia this week for a security meeting of BRICS emerging...

Published 09 Sep, 2024 12:28pm

Markets

Gold price per tola decreases Rs1,100 in Pakistan

Gold prices in Pakistan maintained their downward trajectory on Monday in line with the decrease in the...

Updated 09 Sep, 2024 04:49pm

Markets

Saudi Arabia cuts Oct Arab light crude price for Asia to near 3-year low

Top oil exporter Saudi Arabia has cut the October price for flagship Arab light crude to Asia to the lowest in...

Published 09 Sep, 2024 12:18pm

Sports

‘Bravo, Bravo’ Jannik Sinner, first Italian man to win US Open

NEW YORK: Jannik Sinner produced a brutal display of baseline power as he became the first Italian man to win the US...

Published 09 Sep, 2024 12:14pm

Markets

Copper weighed down by economic concerns

BEIJING: Copper prices fell on Monday after weaker-than-expected US jobs data fanned more worries over the health of...

Published 09 Sep, 2024 12:09pm

Markets

China’s yuan dips as long-dated yield falls further amid deflation worries

SHANGHAI: China’s yuan dipped against the dollar on Monday as long-dated yields hit record lows after monthly...

Published 09 Sep, 2024 12:05pm

World

Worldwide protests held over Indian trainee medic’s rape and murder

Thousands of diaspora Indians protested in more than 130 cities across 25 countries on Sunday, organisers said, to...

Published 09 Sep, 2024 12:03pm

Markets

Sale of Dawood Lawrencepur’s subsidiary cancelled as Artistic Milliners ‘decides not to proceed’

Dawood Lawrencepur Limited (DLL) informed that the proposed sale of Tenaga Generasi Limited, an independent power...

Updated 09 Sep, 2024 04:03pm

Sports

England’s interim boss Carsley takes confidence from win over Ireland

Lee Carsley said there were times he wondered if he was out of his depth as England’s interim manager but their 2-0...

Published 09 Sep, 2024 11:48am

Markets

Goldman Sachs says oil subject to downside into 2025-2026 due to surplus

SINGAPORE: Oil prices are still subject to downside into 2025-2026 amid a surplus market, Daan Struyven, head of oil...

Published 09 Sep, 2024 11:45am

Markets

India bond yields flat as traders unclear over Fed rate cut size

MUMBAI: Indian government bond yields were flat at the start of the week, with the benchmark 10-year yield holding...

Published 09 Sep, 2024 11:43am

Markets

China stocks hit 7-month low on economic worries; HK shares fall amid Asia weakness

SHANGHAI: China stocks fell to a seven-month low on Monday, as August inflation data deepened economic worries,...

Published 09 Sep, 2024 11:41am

Markets

Palm oil opens lower, extending losses from last week

NEW DELHI: Malaysian palm oil futures opened down on Monday, extending losses from the previous session, as the...

Published 09 Sep, 2024 11:39am

Markets

APPEC-S&P Global expects OPEC+ to increase oil output next year

SINGAPORE: The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies, the group known as OPEC+, is...

Published 09 Sep, 2024 11:34am

Markets

JGB yields rebound as US job report jitters pass

TOKYO: Japanese government bond (JGB) yields rebounded on Monday as investors rolled back some of the bond buying...

Published 09 Sep, 2024 11:29am

World

Spanish autos, pork in Beijing’s sights with PM Sanchez in China

BEIJING: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is expected to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday, with the...

Published 09 Sep, 2024 11:25am

Markets

Lucky Core Industries completes acquisition of Pfizer’s Karachi facility and assets

Lucky Core Industries Limited (LCI), previously known as ICI Pakistan Limited, has completed the acquisition of a...

Updated 09 Sep, 2024 05:25pm

Markets

Philippines awards $401mn T-bill offer

MANILA: Following are the results of the Philippine Bureau of the Treasury’s (BTr) auction of T-bills on Monday:...

Published 09 Sep, 2024 11:21am

World

Australia’s Domino’s served with class action on ‘misleading’ Japan market comments

Australian pizza chain Domino’s Pizza Enterprises has been served with a shareholder class action, which includes an...

Published 09 Sep, 2024 11:16am

World

Pope Francis arrives in East Timor, crowd may reach 750,000

DILI: Pope Francis arrived on Monday in East Timor, a predominantly Catholic nation in Southeast Asia, for a...

Published 09 Sep, 2024 11:12am

Markets

Rupee falls marginally against US dollar

Currency settles at 278.7 against the greenback in inter-bank market

Updated 09 Sep, 2024 06:19pm

Markets

Asia shares slip, but US and EU futures find a bid

SYDNEY: Asian share markets slipped on Monday as worries about US and Chinese growth weighed on sentiment, though US...

Published 09 Sep, 2024 11:05am

World

Death toll in Vietnam from impacts of Typhoon Yagi rises to 35, with 24 missing

HANOI: Typhoon Yagi and the landslides and floods it triggered have killed at least 35 people, with 24 others...

Published 09 Sep, 2024 11:03am

Markets

Gold slips below $2,500 mark, market awaits further Fed guidance

Gold prices remained steady on Monday and was trading slightly below the key $2,500 an ounce level, as the market...

Published 09 Sep, 2024 10:59am

Markets

Corn falls for third session, wheat hits one-week low

SINGAPORE: Chicago corn and soybeans lost more ground on Monday, with market participants taking positions ahead of...

Published 09 Sep, 2024 10:56am

Markets

Australia, NZ dollars steady after selling, bond rally stalls

SYDNEY: The Australian and New Zealand dollars steadied on Monday after last week’s sell-off driven by fears of a US...

Published 09 Sep, 2024 10:45am

Markets

Japan’s Nikkei sinks 2% as tech stocks track Wall Street slide

TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei share average fell more than 2% on Monday, with technology stocks among the biggest decliners,...

Published 09 Sep, 2024 10:42am

Markets

Indian rupee may dip on risk aversion; Fed uncertainty persists

MUMBAI: The Indian rupee is likely to open weaker on Monday, tracking the decline in Asian equities and currencies...

Published 09 Sep, 2024 10:33am

Markets

Indian shares set to open little changed

BENGALURU: Indian shares are set to open flat on Monday as concerns over the health of the US economy persist after...

Published 09 Sep, 2024 10:31am

Markets

Australian shares tumble in broad sell-off as US jobs data weighs

Australian shares slipped on Monday, with all sectors trading in the red, after a mixed US jobs report failed to...

Published 09 Sep, 2024 10:29am

Markets

Dollar tentative, yen dips on muddled Fed rate-cut outlook

SINGAPORE: The dollar held to tight ranges on Monday while the yen pared some of its safe-haven gains, as investors...

Published 09 Sep, 2024 10:23am

Markets

Oil rebounds from week of heavy losses as storm approaches US Gulf Coast

Analysts say bounce in part a reaction to a potential hurricane in the US Gulf Coast

Updated 09 Sep, 2024 05:37pm

BR Research

Textile exports: what does FY25 look like?

Will the rise in income tax on exportsblow textile exports out of water? Will the rising energy tariffs wipe out...

Published 09 Sep, 2024 09:08am

BR Research

An interview with Azhar Aslam, Head of Islamic Banking, Standard Chartered Pakistan

From conventional to Islamic: ‘It is a transformation of the entire ecosystem’ Azhar Aslam 30+ years of multi...

Published 09 Sep, 2024 08:59am

Markets

Wall Street Week Ahead: Economic worries back on Wall Street’s radar after jobs data

NEW YORK: Uncertainty over the US economy’s health is rippling through markets, adding fuel to an already-volatile...

Published 09 Sep, 2024 07:21am

Business & Finance

SLIC stands on a strong footing with 2024 half-yearly results

KARACHI: The State Life Insurance Corporation of Pakistan (SLIC) closed its half yearly results (January – June...

Published 09 Sep, 2024 07:19am

Pakistan

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on (Sunday September 08, 2024) and the forecast for (Monday September 09, 2024)....