TAIWAN, Dec 15 (EW): A 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck off Taiwan’s eastern coast on Thursday, the island’s weather bureau said, with shaking felt in the capital Taipei. The quake hit just after midday (0400 GMT) about 30 kilometres (19 miles) off the coast of Hualien County at a shallow depth of six kilometres. The US Geological Survey reported a lower …
DOHA, Dec 15 (EW): Defending champions France put an end to Morocco’s dream run in the ongoing FIFA World Cup 2022 with a dominating 2-0 victory in the second semi-final and set a blockbuster final with Lione Messi’s Argentina. Morocco’s dream of stretching their astounding run to the final for the first time in history came to a frustrating …
Ukraine’s Western allies pledged an additional one billion euros ($1.1 billion) in emergency winter aid on Tuesday, responding to pleas from President Volodymyr Zelensky to help the country withstand Russia’s onslaught against its energy grid. Around 70 countries and international organisations gathered in Paris for a meeting aimed at enabling Ukrainians “to get through this winter”, said French President …
ISLAMABAD, Dec 14 (EW): No country has used terrorism better for their benefit than India, said Minister of the State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar while addressing a press conference to share details of a dossier containing “evidence of India’s involvement in terrorist activities in Pakistan”. Details of the dossier developed by Pakistan are being shared a day …
ISLAMABAD, Dec 14 (EW): Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon arrived in Pakistan on a two-day official visit at the invitation of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, ARY News reported on Wednesday. Tajik president was received by Federal Commerce Minister Syed Naveed Qamar. A twenty-one gun salute was performed to honour the visiting dignitary and a contingent of guards presented a static …
KARACHI, Dec 14 (EW): Former finance minister Miftah Ismail believes the path on which Pakistan is heading might take the country towards default as he called on the government to take steps to avert the looming threat. “Pakistan should not default”. However, I definitely believe that the path we are on might take us towards default as the economic …
NEEWYORK, Dec 14 (Reuters): Climate change will accelerate humanitarian crisis around the world in 2023, adding to the issues created by armed conflict and economic downturns, according to a study by the NGO International Rescue Committee (IRC). The agency, based in New York and led by former UK politician David Miliband, flagged that the number of people in humanitarian …
English cricket legend Andrew Flintoff has been taken to hospital after an accident while filming for popular BBC television show “Top Gear”, British media reports said. The 45-year-old was given medical care at the scene before being transferred to hospital, the BBC news website said, adding that his injuries are not thought to be life-threatening. The incident happened on …
DHAKA, Dec 13 (EW): A Bangladeshi court on Monday rejected the bail petitions of more than 200 opposition leaders and activists accused of being linked to recent clashes between Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) members and police. At least one person was killed and over a hundred injured, including dozens of police officers, in the hours-long clashes on Dec. 7 …
WASHINGTON, Dec 13 (REUTERS): The International Monetary Fund’s executive board on Monday discussed the surcharges it collects from mostly middle- and lower-income countries on larger loans that are not repaid quickly, but failed to agree to launch a formal review. Argentina, Pakistan and others are pushing the IMF to drop – or at least temporarily waive – the surcharges, …
