Seven more victims were shot and killed in an agricultural area close to San Francisco just two days after 11 people were murdered in a dance studio in the Los Angeles area by a shooter, as California experienced one of the deadliest outbreaks of mass shootings in recent times. California staggered by deadly back-to-back mass […]
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Argentina and Brazil discussing plans for a common currency
Argentina and Brazil, the two largest economies in South America, are in early talks to create a common currency, as part of a coordinated bid to reduce reliance on the U.S. dollar.Argentina and Brazil discussing plans for a common currency. But some analysts are highly skeptical, dismissing the proposal as “pie in the sky” because […]
Information Desk set up on Murree Expressway to help travelers
In order to assist drivers, the National Highway and Motorway Police (NHMP) have set up an information and facilitation desk at the Phulgran toll plaza on the Murree Expressway (N-75). Information Desk set up on Murree Expressway to help travelers. Information Desk set up on Murree Expressway to help travelers and the Associated Press of […]
Iceberg breaks off near British base in Antarctica
A huge iceberg nearly the size of Greater London has broken off the Antarctic ice shelf near a research station, the second such split in two years, researchers announced on Monday. Iceberg breaks off near British base in Antarctica. The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) said the formation of the new iceberg in a natural process […]
Pakistan’s pharma industry faces ‘worst crisis’
The pharmaceutical industry is battling to restock its inventory despite a lack of vital life-saving medications and other surgical instruments as the economic crisis intensifies and affects the healthcare system, reported on Saturday by different news sources. Pakistan’s pharma industry faces ‘worst crisis’. The economic crisis has not spared drug companies, who are struggling to […]
EU, UK and US impose new sanctions on Tehran over protests
Relations between Iran and Europe have deteriorated sharply, with the EU and Britain ramping up sanctions against the Islamic republic over its response to more than four months of protests. EU, UK and US impose new sanctions on Tehran over protests. Separately, the United States on Monday imposed sanctions on Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps […]
Blinken demands that Azerbaijan open disputed corridor to Armenia
Wading into a festering conflict in the volatile Caucasus region, the United States’ top diplomat on Monday demanded that Azerbaijan open a disputed corridor to Armenia before its closure results in a humanitarian disaster. Blinken demands that Azerbaijan open disputed corridor to Armenia. The Lachin Corridor is the only land link between Armenia and the […]
China slams US on debt limit and accuses Washington of sabotage
The criticism came from the Chinese embassy in Lusaka, Zambia, on Monday, which blasted the US over its “catastrophic debt problem” and accused it of “sabotaging” other nations’ efforts to resolve debt problems. China slams US on debt limit and accuses Washington of sabotage. Noting that the Treasury has begun taking extraordinary measures to meet […]