The global unemployment rate inched down last year, the UN said Wednesday, warning though that jobs often failed to guarantee decent living, with some 700 million workers wallowing in poverty. Unemployment around the world fell last year to 5.0 percent — from 5.1 percent in 2017 — for […]
Los Angeles : Warner Bros studios has tapped “Aquaman” co-writer David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick to begin penning a new installment for the franchise. According to The Hollywood Reporter, director James Wan wants to return as producer along with Peter Safran. It is currently unclear whether Wan would come back to […]
Dubai : Veteran actor Harrison Ford has taken a dig at US President Donald Trump over the country’s decision to opt out of Paris climate agreement, saying those who deny the threat of climate change are on the “wrong side of history”. During his speech at the final day […]
The Hague : The International Court of Justice on Wednesday will give its decision on a bid by Iran to recover USD 2 billion in frozen assets that the United States says must be paid to terror victims. The US Supreme Court ruled in 2016 that Iran must give […]
Kuala Lumpur : Malaysia’s former prime minister Najib Razak was making a last-ditch bid Monday to delay the start of his trial over the 1MDB scandal, which contributed to his government’s shock election defeat. Najib is due to go on trial Tuesday for the first time over allegations that […]
Bangkok : A Thai princess will stand as a candidate for prime minister in upcoming elections for a party run by the divisive Shinawatra political clan, a stunning twist that deals a blow to the ruling junta’s hopes of maintaining its grip on politics. The 67-year-old Princess Ubolratana, the […]
Islamabad : Underlining that Pakistan government and the Army are enjoying a period of “unprecedented coordination”, a senior minister has ruled out any cut in the country’s defence budget and said it could instead increase for the national security. Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry in a press conference after a […]
Colombo : Sri Lanka’s Opposition leader Mahinda Rajapaksa is set to visit India, his office has said. This will be Rajapaksa’s first overseas tour since being appointed as the Leader of the Opposition last month. He will leave Friday on an official tour to India, his office said. Rajapaksa […]
Islamabad, Feb 7: Cash-strapped Pakistan is set to receive an integrated Russian investment package of USD 14 billion for the country’s energy sector, including offshore gas pipeline and underground storage projects, a media report said Thursday. A Russian delegation headed by Gazprom Management Committee Deputy Chairman Vitaly A Markelov […]
Tokyo : Japan’s Finance Minister Taro Aso has reluctantly apologized for saying childless people are to blame for the country’s rising social security costs and its aging and declining population. “If it made some people feel uncomfortable, I apologize,” Aso said Tuesday after drawing complaints over a comment he […]
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