President Donald Trump has threatened to pull the United States out of the World Trade Organization if it does not "shape up." His remarks, made in an interview with Bloomberg News on Thursday, were the latest in a series of attacks on institutions of the
President Donald Trump has threatened to pull the United States out of the World Trade Organization if it does not "shape up." His remarks, made in an interview with Bloomberg News on Thursday, were the latest in a series of attacks on institutions of the
President Donald Trump has threatened to pull the United States out of the World Trade Organization if it does not "shape up." His remarks, made in an interview with Bloomberg News on Thursday, were the latest in a series of attacks on institutions of the
Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has assured visiting Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif that his country's fully supports Iran's stance regarding its nuclear deal with major world powers.
Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has assured visiting Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif that his country's fully supports Iran's stance regarding its nuclear deal with major world powers.
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Rates applicable for conversion into rupees of Foreign Currency Deposits, Dollar Bearer Certificates, Foreign Currency Bearer Certificates, Special US Dollar bonds and profits thereon by all banks and also for providing forward cover on foreign currency d
Thirty years ago an all-female folk choir set up in Bulgaria became the darling of Western audiences with its tradition-steeped a cappella singing, before the fall of communism threatened its survival. With fans like George Harrison, David Bowie and Kate
Jennifer Garner received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame last Monday to honor a glittering career that has included roles in acclaimed movies from "Juno" to "Dallas Buyers Club." The Texas-born actress has appeared in more than 30 films over two deca
The Asians in new movie "Searching" are neither rich nor crazy, but the contemporary thriller is in some ways as ground-breaking as the big romantic comedy currently making waves in Hollywood. "Searching," after the debut of "Crazy Rich Asians," is the ta
Daniel Craig's last outing as 007 was plunged into turmoil Tuesday as the team behind the 25th James Bond movie announced that Oscar-winning British director Danny Boyle was quitting the project. Boyle, a longtime fan who included Craig's Bond in the open
Have you ever heard of macaws that blush, much like humans do at an emotional moment? Researchers still don't quite understand how it works, but a French team says they have observed the phenomenon multiple times in a group of five captive blue-and-yellow
YouTube videos about facial plastic surgery procedures garner hundreds of millions of views - but they often present inaccurate medical information, a new study found. Viewers often get biased information, unbalanced evaluations of a procedure's risks and
In a small shop along one of Sydney's busiest streets, Sarah Freeman is encouraging Australians to slow down and break their addiction to fast fashion. Shocked by the speed at which Australians buy and throw away cheap garments, she is trying to harness a
A group of artists tried to find their true self through figurative paintings in a show under the title "Figuratively Speaking" at Full Circle Gallery, Karachi. The figures of both men and women seemed to be emerging from the darkness into a new world of
Munawar Ali Syed's expressive installations depicted sensitive and clear perspective of life comprising some hidden and revealed social issues in a solo exhibition titled "Ankahi" at Canvas Gallery, Karachi. Inspired by the rural life and traditional life
The Chinese kindergarten children giggled as they worked to solve puzzles assigned by their new teaching assistant: a roundish, short educator with a screen for a face. Just under 60 centimetres (two feet) high, the autonomous robot named Keeko has been a
First the traditional light bulb, and now the halogen lamp: the European Union's crackdown on energy-inefficient products is claiming another victim. Halogen lamps should have been banned two years ago, but they were granted a reprieve to develop suitable
The meat eat Eid has just gone by. Eid-ul-Adha has memories of meat, blood and filth as after effects of the proverbial sacrificial lamb's due butchery . Yet this is the Eid for "Qurbani". Words become what you do with them. Qurbani is associated with goa
On Thursday at Pakistan Mercantile Exchange Limited, PMEX Commodity Index closed at 3,436. The traded value of Metals, Energy and COTS/FX was recorded at PKR 6.444 billion and the number of lots traded was 8,613.
Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures surged 3.5 percent Wednesday on technical buying and rumours that Russia might move to limit its wheat exports, traders said. CBOT December soft red winter wheat settled up 18-1/2 cents at $5.41-3/4 per bushel, a day a
In the Cotton Analysis published on Friday, August 31, 2018, please note that the correct projection of the forthcoming cotton crop (2018/2019) should be 11.5 to 12 million bales (155 kgs). The error is regretted.
In the Cotton Analysis published on Friday, August 31, 2018, please note that the correct projection of the forthcoming cotton crop (2018/2019) should be 11.5 to 12 million bales (155 kgs). The error is regretted.
European wheat prices rallied on Wednesday after US markets surged on talk that Russia was considering putting a cap on wheat exports, although this was not officially confirmed. Benchmark December milling wheat on Paris-based Euronext, settled 5.00 euros
Palm oil on the European vegetable oils market was offered in a tight range on Wednesday, mostly tracking easier Malaysian palm oil futures. Asking prices for palm oil were between $2.50 a tonne up and $2.50 down from Tuesday after Malaysian palm oil futu
Chinese steel futures dropped for a sixth straight session on Wednesday, surrendering initial gains after Beijing's state planner warned the economy is facing increasing risks in the second half of the year. The head of China's National Development and Re
The Karachi Port handled 165,247 tonnes of cargo comprising 130,938 tonnes of import cargo and 34,309 tonnes of export cargo including 8,046 loaded and empty containers during the last 24 hours ending at 0700 hours on Friday. The total import cargo of 130
Firmness prevailed on the cotton market on Friday as buyers did not show any reluctant in fresh buying, dealers said. The official spot rate maintained overnight level at Rs 8000, they added.
ICE Canadian canola futures rose on Wednesday, bouncing off a one-month low reached a day earlier, on thoughts that its recent declines were excessive. November canola gained $2.70 at $491.30 per tonne.
Asia's naphtha crack rose 5.4 percent to reach a four-session high of $98.43 a tonne on Wednesday after falling close to a six-week low on Monday. Strong demand for term cargoes by buyers this week and last to cash in on falling spot prices caused by high
London's new Crossrail train line, the biggest infrastructure project in Europe which was set to operate through the capital's heart from December, has been postponed until late 2019, its chief executive said Friday. The Elizabeth Line, decades in the pla
US consumer sentiment fell to a seven-month low in August as households worried about rising prices amid a robust economy and tensions between the United States and its main trade partners.
Amid farmlands on the outskirts of Beijing, a massive construction site rising above the horizon bustles with activity as 8,000 workers build a new mega airport.
China's factory activity ticked marginally upward in August, official data showed Friday, beating forecasts as analysts expected the trade war with the US to weigh more heavily on manufacturing.
India's economy grew at a stunning 8.2 percent in the first quarter of the 2018-19 financial year, official data showed Friday, as it charts a course to overtake Britain as the world's fifth-largest economy. Central Statistics Office figures showed GDP gr
The EU announced a 35 million euro ($41mn) aid package on Friday to counter the effect of Venezuela's economic crisis, which has sparked one of the biggest exoduses in Latin American history.
The World Food Programme warned on Friday that 1.1 million Zimbabweans could need food aid before the next harvest in 2019, with rural smallholders most at risk of food shortages. Growing food prices and the country's dire economic state could also affect
The Maldives opposition said Friday that President Abdulla Yameen had pushed the Indian Ocean nation deeper into a Chinese "debt trap" with a new $200 million bridge opened just ahead of the country's election. Yameen commissioned the bridge with a Chines
The Pentagon announced Thursday it had awarded US aerospace giant Boeing an $805 million contract to develop the first unmanned refueling drones for the United States Navy. Boeing is charged with everything from designing and producing to delivering and s
Coca-Cola on Friday said it had agreed to buy international coffee chain Costa from its UK owner Whitbread, in a deal that gives the beverages behemoth its first global coffee brand. "Hot beverages is one of the few remaining segments of the total beverag
Inflation in the eurozone slowed to two percent in August, data showed on Friday, as high oil prices fell back slightly. Eurostat said consumer prices in the 19-country single currency bloc edged lower from 2.1 percent in July, leaving inflation on level
European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker warned Friday the EU would hit back with tariffs of its own if Donald Trump made good on threats to slap duties on foreign cars, as an EU-US trade truce wobbled. "We agreed with Trump on a kind of ceasefire wh
Indian shares ended little changed on Friday, as global sentiment remained muted after US President Donald Trump made fresh trade threats against China, while gains in tech and healthcare were offset by losses in energy and financial stocks.
Tokyo stocks closed flat on Friday, retrieving some earlier losses as traders cheered strong China data. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index closed down just 0.02 percent, or 4.35 points, at 22,865.15. The index gained 1.17 percent over the week. The broader T
The S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped on Friday as jitters over ongoing trade talks between the United States and other major economies weighed, but gains in Apple and Amazon kept Nasdaq slightly higher.
US stocks ended their four-day winning streak on Thursday as risk reduction ahead of the long holiday weekend accelerated on growing trade anxieties. The broad-based sell-off steepened in mid-afternoon following a Bloomberg report that US President Donald
Australian shares fell on Friday, as investors feared an escalation in US-China trade frictions and sold telecom shares that advanced a day earlier on a merger deal announced by TPG and Vodafone's Australian unit.
US Treasury yields hit session lows on Thursday afternoon in a flight-to-quality sparked by a report that President Donald Trump planned to impose tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods next week, and after Argentina's central bank raised interest
US Treasury yields hit session lows on Thursday afternoon in a flight-to-quality sparked by a report that President Donald Trump planned to impose tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods next week, and after Argentina's central bank raised interest
Italy's short-dated bond yields hit their highest levels in almost three months on Friday, as remarks from an official that an EU budget ceiling could be exceeded if needed fuelled bearish sentiment towards debt markets ahead of a key ratings review.
Italy's short-dated bond yields hit their highest levels in almost three months on Friday, as remarks from an official that an EU budget ceiling could be exceeded if needed fuelled bearish sentiment towards debt markets ahead of a key ratings review.
China stocks ended lower on Friday on renewed trade war fears and despite fresh foreign money inflows ahead of the second leg of China's MSCI inclusion on Monday. At the end of a volatile trading session, the CSI300 index fell 0.5 percent to 3,334.50 poin
European shares fell for a second day on Friday on reports that US President Donald Trump is planning more tariffs on China, with Europe's STOXX posting its worst monthly performance since February. The pan-European STOXX 600 ended the session down 0.8 pe