Italy: Govt seeks to penalize the use of English words
Rome: Italians who use English and other foreign words in official communications could face fines of up to €100,000 ($108,705)...
Month: April 2023
Italy: See Naples and die
Naples: The phrase vide Napule e po’ muore (“see Naples and die”) is as true as ever with the iconic...
Pakistan-China border trade to restart next week after three-year hiatus
Islamabad: Pakistan and China are set to resume trade from April 1 through Khunjrab Pass - the only land route...
China’s external debt declines in 2022
Beijing: China's outstanding foreign debt stood at approximately 2.45 trillion U.S. dollars at the end of 2022, data from the...
Huawei ‘out of crisis’ mode
Beijing: China’s Huawei Technologies said it was “out of crisis mode” as it posted a small increase in annual revenue,...
Justice Hilali takes oath as first woman chief justice of Peshawar High Court
Peshawar: The Peshawar High Court has got its first woman chief justice in the history of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, as Justice...
Bushra Bibi moves IHC against NAB probe into Toshakhana
Islamabad: After former Prime Minister Imran Khan, his wife has also challenged the National Accountability Bureau’s investigation into the Toshakhana...
Attacks on transgender rights in US ‘must end’: Biden
Washington: The assault on transgender rights in the United States “must end”, President Joe Biden said on Friday, denouncing recent...
Britain agrees to join trans-Pacific trade pact
London: Britain has decided to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced....
Pakistan confirms rollover of $ 2 billion Chinese loan
Islamabad: Pakistan has received a rollover loan of USD 2 billion that matured last week from its “all-weather ally" China,...
CPEC: UAE expresses interest in SEZs investment
Islamabad: United Arab Emirates (UAE) has expressed interest in investment in the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC)’s Special Economic Zones (SEZs)....
Non-EU workers demand: Italy receives 238,335 applications in one hour
Rome: The demand to bring migrant workers to Italy under the country’s quota system has surpassed the number of eligible...
Italy: U-pick flowers trend is blossoming
Milan: In Italy, u-pick flowers have now become a trend. Every spring, tulip fields multiply, especially in the area around...
Italy: 80-year-old owes €4,000 in fines after dodging motorway tolls
Rome: An 80-year-old Italian man nicknamed “Nonno Sprint” (Granddad Sprint) risks going on trial after he brazenly dodged paying €4,000...
PM orders removing hurdles in CNIC verification at free flour points
Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday directed the authorities at the flour distribution centres to remove the hurdles faced...
Pakistan’s exports to China under CPFTA in FY 2021-22 registered around US $ 2.49 billion
Islamabad: Pakistan's exports to China under China-Pakistan Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA) in Financial Year (FY) 2021-22 is registered to the...
Govt to generate 10,000 MW solar energy besides solarizing all public buildings, Sherry tells Senate
Islamabad: Minister for Climate Change Sherry Rehman on Friday informed the Senate that the incumbent government has given a complete...
China-Pak Agricultural Cooperation center opened in Weifang, China
Beijing: China-Pakistan Agricultural Cooperation Center has been formally opened in Weifang National Comprehensive Pilot Agriculture Zone. Ghulam Qadir, Commercial Counselor...
Khursheed Shah for allocating 15% of GDP to build new water reservoirs
Islamabad: Minister for Water Resources Syed Khursheed Ahmed Shah on Friday suggested National Assembly (NA) for allocating 15 percent of...
At UN, Pakistan urges technology transfer & finance to help developing countries attain ‘Zero Waste’
United Nations: Pakistan has called for enhanced global partnership focused on capacity building, technology transfer and finance to enable developing...
In Germany, King Charles honours victims of WWII allied bombings
Hamburg: King Charles laid a wreath in memory of the victims of the allied bombing in World War Two during...
Italy: Milan mayor wins EU support for anti-Meloni campaign
Milan: The mayors of Milan, Rome, Naples and Turin are accusing Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni of discrimination by denying...
OpenAI’s ChatGPT blocked in Italy
Rome: Italy’s privacy watchdog said Friday it had blocked the controversial robot ChatGPT, saying the artificial intelligence app did not...
Italy, Azerbaijan, mull defense, energy & security issues
Rome: Azerbaijani Ambassador to Italy Rashad Aslanov met with the Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto, Azernews reports, citing tweets by...
