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Market exchange rates in China — Dec. 31
december 31, 2021by
BEIJING, Dec. 31 (Xinhua) — The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 24 major currencies announced on...
2021: A good year to listen in
december 31, 2021by
A hit series on climate action, the drama of COP26, and stories from Vanuatu to Brooklyn. Here are some of our favourite audio stories from the last 12 months. No...
Pakistan Bar Council to resist junior judge Ayesha Malik’s rise to SC
december 30, 2021by
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – Pakistan’s legal community has begun preparing for what they fear will be another attempt to promote a junior judge to the Supreme...
120 Rohingya Refugees Disembark From Boat in Indonesian Port
december 30, 2021by
LHOKSEUMAWE, INDONESIA – A group of 120 Rohingya Muslims disembarked from a boat that had drifted for days off Indonesia’s northernmost province of Aceh and...
Amid rising inflation in Pakistan, Imran Khan govt proposes to raise taxes through mini-budget
december 30, 2021by
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 31 (ANI): With rising inflation in Pakistan, the Imran Khan government on Thursday tabled a mini-budget in the assembly, proposing to...
4 Killed, 15 Hurt in Southwestern Pakistan Bomb Blast
december 30, 2021by
ISLAMABAD – A bomb exploded in southwestern Pakistan late Thursday, killing at least four people and injuring 15 others. Police said the explosive device was...
‘Do not sell Pakistan’: PML-N leader lambasts Imran govt over mini-budget in Islamabad
december 30, 2021by
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 31 (ANI): Lambasting the Imran Khan government over the mini-budget, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s (PML-N) leader Khawaja Asif has...
Increase in palm oil import price adds to Pakistan’s trade deficit woes
december 30, 2021by
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 30 (ANI): Increase in palm oil import prices has added to Pakistan’s trade deficit woes as it tries to cope with an increase in...
Quinton de Kock announces sudden retirement from Tests
december 30, 2021by
Quinton de Kock has announced a sudden retirement from Test cricket with immediate effect “to spend more time with his growing family”. de Kock was due to...
Gwadar protests reflect power of popular non-violent movements against exploitative regimes: report
december 30, 2021by
Gwadar [Pakistan], December 30 (ANI): The success of non-violent protests by the Gwadar Ko Huqooq Do Tehreek (Movement for Gwadar’s rights) against Pakistani...
