News Archives for Print - 2023-02-27

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Print - 2023-02-27

Companies

Rio Tinto slashes dividend as profit plunges

LONDON: Rio Tinto posted a 38 percent drop in annual profit and more than halved its dividend on Wednesday, hurt by...

Published 27 Feb, 2023 07:50am

Companies

Revlon reaches lender settlement, sends bankruptcy plan to vote

MANHATTAN: Revlon Inc on Tuesday announced a deal with a holdout faction of lenders, removing the largest remaining...

Published 27 Feb, 2023 07:48am

Companies

Alibaba beats quarterly revenue estimates as Covid curbs ease

BEIJING: Alibaba Group Holding Ltd reported better-than-expected quarterly revenue on Thursday, helped by its ...

Published 27 Feb, 2023 07:46am

Companies

BHP eyes rising demand in China as profit declines

MELBOURNE: Global miner BHP Group reported a steeper-than-expected 32% fall in first-half profit owing to a drop in...

Published 27 Feb, 2023 07:44am

Companies

Lloyds bank profits dip on bad-debt charge

LONDON: Britain’s Lloyds Banking Group on Wednesday logged a drop in net profit last year as a large charge to...

Published 27 Feb, 2023 07:42am

Companies

Walmart gets cautious on economic outlook

NEW YORK: Walmart Inc struck a cautious note in its economic outlook for 2023 on Tuesday as the retail bellwether...

Published 27 Feb, 2023 07:40am

Australian exporters rekindle China ties amid diplomatic thaw

SYDNEY: Two and a half years after Chinese trade restrictions hit Australian products from coal to wine, a ...

Published 27 Feb, 2023 07:39am

USA

Trump, other Republicans will have to pledge loyalty to 2024 presidential nominee

WASHINGTON: The Republican Party plans to ask 2024 presidential candidates to pledge support for the eventual...

Published 27 Feb, 2023 07:37am

Any China lethal aid to Russia will come at ‘real costs’, says US

WASHINGTON: China has not moved toward providing lethal aid that would help Russia in its invasion of Ukraine and ...

Published 27 Feb, 2023 07:35am

Middle East

At Jordan talks, Israel and Palestinians pledge to prevent new unrest

AMMAN: Israeli and Palestinian officials pledged after rare talks in Jordan on Sunday to prevent more violence, ...

Published 27 Feb, 2023 07:32am

Macron to visit China after Beijing’s Ukraine peace plan

KYIV: French President Emmanuel Macron said Saturday he would visit China in April, and urged Beijing to pressure...

Published 27 Feb, 2023 07:30am

Middle East

Palestinian kills two Israelis in West Bank

RAMALLAH: A Palestinian gunman killed two Israeli brothers as they were driving in the occupied West Bank on Sunday,...

Published 27 Feb, 2023 07:03am

Asia

Philippine lawmakers ratify entry to world’s largest trade pact

MANILA: Philippine lawmakers approved Tuesday the country’s entry into the world’s biggest free trade bloc, with...

Published 27 Feb, 2023 07:00am

Europe

UK and EU on cusp of Northern Ireland Brexit deal but concerns remain

LONDON: Britain is on the cusp of a deal with the European Union to try to ease trade and political disruption in...

Published 27 Feb, 2023 06:55am

Cotton & Textile

Weekly Cotton Review: Prices fall amidst low business volume

KARACHI: The cotton market saw low business volume previous week. An increase in the rate of Future Trading of New...

Published 27 Feb, 2023 06:51am

NA-193 by-polls: PTI’s Mohsin Leghari grabs victory

ISLAMABAD: As per unofficial results, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) candidate Muhammad Mohsin Khan Leghari on ...

Published 27 Feb, 2023 06:49am

GCWUF hosts volleyball tournament for girls

FAISALABAD: Government College Women University Faisalabad in collaboration with Higher Education Commission is...

Published 27 Feb, 2023 06:46am

Governor lauds role of Punjab’s philanthropists

LAHORE: The concerned philanthropists and donors of Punjab by generously donating for providing quality schooling to...

Published 27 Feb, 2023 06:45am

Nestlé, Telenor Pakistan join hands to tackle iron deficiency in kids

KARACHI: Nestlé and Telenor Pakistan have joined forces to address the issue of iron deficiency. On 20th February,...

Published 27 Feb, 2023 06:43am

AFMDC holds ‘white coat’ ceremony

FAISALABAD: The White Coat Ceremony held at Aziz Fatimah Medical and Dental College (AFMDC) was a momentous ...

Published 27 Feb, 2023 06:39am

Service tribunal rejects CCPO’s plea for change of birth date

LAHORE: The Federal Service Tribunal has rejected the request made by CCPO of Lahore Ghulam Mehmood Dogar for change...

Published 27 Feb, 2023 06:37am

LHCBA elects two women as senior office-bearers

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court Bar Association (LHCBA) on Saturday made history by electing two women for the first...

Published 27 Feb, 2023 06:36am

IGP pledges to safeguard interests of police force in merged districts

PESHAWAR: Inspector General Police (IGP) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Akhtar Hayat Khan has promised to safeguard the ...

Published 27 Feb, 2023 06:36am

Shehbaz launches BOP freelancer segment, credit card

LAHORE: Prime Minister Mian Shehbaz Sharif has launched the BOP Freelancer Segment and Credit Card at a ceremony for...

Published 27 Feb, 2023 06:33am

HBL PSL-8: Financial issues between PCB, Punjab govt resolved

LAHORE: Matters between the Punjab government and the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) have been settled as the latter...