Pakistan’s population grows by 35 million to 250 million
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s population has ballooned to 250 million, according to the results of the latest census published Saturday, growing by 35 million in just six years.
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s population has ballooned to 250 million, according to the results of the latest census published Saturday, growing by 35 million in just six years.
KUWAIT: In the US, the latest ISM manufacturing index came in at 46.4, well below 50, indicating that the manufacturing sector is still in contraction.
LAHORE: Factory worker Lubna Babar was made redundant at the beginning of the year, a victim of a crisis in the Pakistan textile industry that has seen it lose ground to more nimble Asian competitors.
Kuwait: Price of Kuwait crude oil rose USD 3.10 to USD 89.37 per barrel on Friday compared with USD 86.27 pb on Thursday, Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) said on Saturday.
BEIJING, China: China said Friday it will remove extra tariffs on Australian barley, in the latest thawing of ties between the two after years of tensions.
VIENNA: A committee of major oil producers recommended Friday to keep the cartel’s current output strategy unchanged after heavyweights Saudi Arabia and Russia extended their cuts despite recovering prices.
PANAMA CITY: The Panama Canal, an engineering wonder allowing ships to travel between two oceans, is seeking to adapt to climate change after a biting drought has seen traffic and income dry up.
BRASILIA: Brazil’s central bank slashed its key interest rate by a larger-than-expected half-point Wednesday, making its first rate cut in three years as emerging economies start to turn toward monetary easing.
SCHONFELD: The European Commission’s proposal to ease current restrictions on genetically modified crops has riled up EU organic farming leader Austria and its farmers.
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