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Brazil's Lula undergoes hip surgery 'without complications': doctor

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was awake and recovering from hip surgery on Friday, which his doctor said went off without a hitch

Watch & Jewellery Middle East Show day four: Rare jewels and unparalleled craftsmanship dazzle attendees

COP28 President-Designate highlights Japan’s role in energy transition during Tokyo GX Week

Japanese envoy discusses issues of mutual interest with CM Naqvi

Japanese Ambassador Wada Mitsuhiro called on caretaker chief minister Punjab Mohsin Naqvi at his office to discuss various areas of mutual interest

AIOU to close admission for int'l students on Sep 30

Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) has offered admissions in BA (associate degree), BBA, Associate degree in education, B.Ed., BS (ODL), and postgraduate diploma programs in the second phase of the autumn semester 2023 for overseas Pakistani and international students

Microsoft nears takeover of 'Call of Duty' maker

Pakistan aiming high with hockey in Hangzhou Asian Games

Japan keen to develop trade ties with Pakistan: Ambassador Mitsuhiro

President Xi to inaugurate Asian Games today

The event, originally postponed for a year due to China's stringent zero-Covid measures, has drawn over 12,000 participants representing 45 nations and territories from Asia and the Middle East, all converging on the eastern city to compete across 40 different sports.

Stock markets mixed as traders eye high interest rates for longer

Global stock markets diverged Friday as investors contemplated central bank signals that interest rates will remain high to combat stubborn inflation

Nagelsmann named coach of Euro 2024 hosts Germany

Julian Nagelsmann has been given nine months to revive flailing Germany ahead of hosting Euro 2024 after being named as the sacked Hansi Flick's successor as national team coach on Friday

Stock markets mixed as traders eye high interest rates for longer

European and Asian stock markets diverged Friday with traders contemplating further hikes to interest rates as inflation stays high despite a recent cooling of consumer-price rises

Nagelsmann named coach of Euro 2024 hosts Germany

Julian Nagelsmann has been given nine months to revive flailing Germany ahead of hosting Euro 2024 after being named as the sacked Hansi Flick's successor as national team coach on Friday

Climate crisis has 'opened the gates to hell' UN chief tells summit

Climate crisis has 'opened the gates to hell' UN chief tells summit

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday told world leaders humanity's addiction to fossil fuels had "opened the gates to hell" as he kicked off a climate meeting where leading polluters China and the United States were conspicuously absent

Stocks advance as Fed looms, UK inflation dips

Wall Street and European stock markets mostly rose Wednesday as traders gear up for an expected pause in the US Federal Reserve's interest rate hike campaign

Stocks advance as Fed looms, UK inflation dips

Wall Street and European stock markets rose Wednesday as traders gear up for an expected pause in the US Federal Reserve's interest rate hike campaign

Expo Centre Sharjah set to host 52nd Watch & Jewellery Middle East Show

European stocks advance as Fed looms, UK inflation dips

Uropean stocks rose Wednesday on a surprise slowdown in UK inflation and lower oil prices, as traders awaited a key US Federal Reserve interest rate call and shrugged off equity losses in Asia

Thailand receives over 19 mln foreign tourists till mid-September

Asian markets sink with Wall St as rate fears grow ahead of Fed

Concerns that the Federal Reserve will have to lift interest rates again or keep them at a 22-year high for an extended period weighed on investor sentiment Wednesday as traders awaited the US central bank's latest policy decision

Stocks diverge as oil touches 10-month high

Global stocks were mixed on Tuesday ahead of a Federal Reserve decision as oil prices reached fresh multi-month peaks before pulling back

'Great solution': Klopp and Tuchel back Nagelsmann amid Germany job rumours

Stocks diverge as oil hits 10-month high

Stock markets moved in different directions Tuesday as oil's push towards $100 fuels worries about persistently-high inflation