Chinese, Pakistani researchers collaborate to reduce heavy metal pollution in Pakistan’s tomatoes
BEIJING: Tomatoes, a vital crop for Pakistan’s economy, are at risk. With annual production exceeding 569,000 tonnes, tomatoes not only
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World Economy
Geo-economic confrontation emerges as top risk for 2026: WEF
ISLAMABAD: The World Economic Forum (WEF) finds geo-economic confrontation as the top risk for 2026, followed by interstate conflict, extreme
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Moody’s lifts Pakistan’s rating to ‘Caa1’ on stronger external finances
We changed the outlook for the Government of Pakistan to stable from positive, Moody’s said in a statement Monitoring Desk
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Israeli attacks kill 67 waiting for aid in northern Gaza
Monitoring Desk GAZA: Israeli attacks have killed 67 Palestinians waiting for UN aid trucks in northern Gaza, health officials in
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ME tensions put investors on alert, weighing worst-case scenarios
Head of Russia’s Rosneft says OPEC+ could speed up oil output hikes by a year Monitoring Report NEW YORK:
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NKorea’s Kim met Russia’s top security official
SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met Russia’s top presidential security adviser Sergei Shoigu in Pyongyang on Tuesday and
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China says planned US tariff hikes ‘pile errors onto errors’
BEIJING: Beijing said Monday that plans by the United States to hike tariffs on more Chinese imports “pile errors onto
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Trump transition team plans sweeping rollback of Biden EV, emissions policies
Washington: Incoming U.S. President Donald Trump’s transition team is recommending sweeping changes to cut off support for electric vehicles and
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OPEC+ extends oil supply cuts through March
VIENNA: Several OPEC+ countries, including Saudi Arabia and Russia, agreed Thursday to extend oil supply cuts for three months through
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President Xi stresses advancing high-quality Belt and Road cooperation
BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping has stressed comprehensively advancing high-quality cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Xi, also
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