UK’s Rwanda asylum legislation to return to parliament next week
London: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's legislation to block further court challenges to the government's plan to deport asylum seekers...
Month: January 2024
Germany’s Scholz badgers EU countries to boost military aid for Ukraine
Berlin: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has urged other EU nations to deliver more military aid to Ukraine, saying Berlin has...
Microsoft’s OpenAI investment could face EU merger probe, EU regulators say
Brussels: Microsoft's (MSFT.O) financial backing for ChatGPT maker OpenAI may be subject to European Union merger rules, EU antitrust regulators...
Italy kicks off 2024 with huge demand for bond sale
Rome: Italy saw investor demand of nearly 10 times the 15 billion euros ($16.41 billion) it was set to raise...
Stanley Tucci is going back to Italy for a new TV show
Rome: Christmas has come early: National Geographic has announced that Stanley Tucci will be returning to our screens in 2024....
Ambassador Andreas Ferrarese sees 200,000-strong Pakistani diaspora in Italy symbolizing enduring friendship
Celina Ali Islamabad: For Italy’s Ambassador to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese the 200,000-strong Pakistani diaspora in Italy symbolizes the enduring friendship...
SC abolishes lifetime disqualification of Parliamentarians
Islamabad: The Supreme Court on Monday nullified the lifetime disqualification of parliamentarians under Article 62(1)(f) of the Constitution with a...
Eyeing vast opportunities, multinationals flock to China
Beijing: Multinational corporations are eager to increase their investments in the prosperous Chinese market as the new year begins. Despite...
Pakistan rejects designation as “Country of Particular Concern” by US
Celina Ali Islamabad: Pakistan on Monday categorically rejected its designation as “a Country of Particular Concern” by the United States...
Xi meets Chinese diplomatic envoys to foreign countries
Beijing: Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, Chinese president, and chairman of the...
PPP hopes to get justice: Bilawal Bhutto
Liaquat Ali Islamabad: Chairman Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said on Monday that the PPP hopes to get...
UK households poorer than before pandemic: Unions
London: The United Kingdom is the only G7 country where household budgets have not recovered to pre-Covid levels, trade union...
Roadside concerts become a hit in SW China’s Guizhou
Guiyang: No superstars. No tickets. Everyone can sing on the stage. Different from regular concerts, roadside concerts in Guiyang, capital...
‘Appalling’ false convictions for UK Post Office ‘thefts’ spur outrage
London: Public anger is mounting over what has been described as Britain's biggest ever miscarriage of justice that saw hundreds...
EU’s Michel downplays criticism of his plan to resign early
Brussels: European Council president Charles Michel downplayed on Jan 7 criticism of his plan to resign early to run for...
UK labour market firms after recent slowdown: REC survey
London: British employers raised pay and recovered some of their appetite for hiring in December, according to a survey that...
Legal migration to EU must increase as workforce ages, says commissioner
Athens: Legal migration to the European Union will have to increase by 1 million people a year to make up...
Scholz berates EU allies over “insufficient” military support for Ukraine
Berlin: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Monday the majority of countries in the European Union were not delivering sufficient...
Italy: FS privatisation mooted by PM Meloni
Rome: Italy’s prime minister, Ms Giorgia Meloni, confirmed at a press conference that the government is considering privatising Italian State...
Kering marks 25th anniversary of presence in Italy
Rome: Marking the 25th anniversary of its presence in Italy as a luxury group, with the acquisition of Gucci in...
Mystery of actor’s missing cat leads to claims of defamation in Italian town
Rome: An Italian actor is being investigated by prosecutors for defamation, stalking and incitement to criminal activity after allegedly implicating...
Pakistan will miss Ambassador Andreas Ferrarese, Albana Ferrarese
Celina Ali Islamabad: Italy’s Ambassador to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese and his charming wife Albana Ferrarese are leaving everybody in tears...
British High Commissioner Jane Marriott meets Nawaz Sharif
Lahore: British High Commissioner in Pakistan Jane Marriott here on Monday met Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) head and former prime...
Lahore belongs to Bhutto only: Bilawal Bhutto
Liaquat Ali Lahore: Pakistan People’s Party chairman Bilawal Bhutto said on Sunday Lahore did not belong to any businessman or...
China will significantly increase direct flights with US in 2024
Beijing: The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) on Saturday said that it will work toward a significant increase in...
Pakistan’s sesame export to China registers 117.85pc increase in last year
Beijing: Pakistan registered a remarkable surge of 117.85 percent in Sesame seed export to China last year as sesame seeds...
China’s 3rd-gen superconducting quantum computer goes into operation
Hefei: Origin Wukong, China's independently developed third-generation superconducting quantum computer, went into operation on Saturday at Origin Quantum Computing Technology...
SC to hear Z.A Bhutto reference on Monday
Abdullah Jan Islamabad: The Supreme Court of Pakistan will hear a presidential reference on Monday pertaining to the sentence of...
UK: PM Sunak makes election appeal
London: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak urged voters and his own party on Sunday to "stick to the plan" for...
Italy: Two bodies found after avalanche in Alps
Rome: Italian mountain rescue teams found the bodies of two hikers after an avalanche on Sunday in the Alps close...
