Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Commonwealth Games: Australian squad announced in historic campaign

Australia

Australia has named the same roster for the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, as well as their T20I tri-series with Ireland and Pakistan, as they did for the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022 win. Under interim head coach Shelley Nitschke, the tri-series at the Bready Cricket Club in Northern Ireland provides great preparation for Meg … Read more

Negative interest rates ‘thing of the past’: German central bank chief

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Soaring inflation within the eurozone intended the European Central Bank might soon need to deliver a cease to its long-status coverage of bad interest rates, the top of the German important bank said Friday. “It’s for sure that negative interest rates are a thing of the past,” Joachim Nagel said after a meeting of G7 … Read more

German farmer sues Volkswagen over CO2 emissions

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A German court began hearing a case against the Volkswagen group on Friday, brought by a farmer who argues the automaker’s emissions violate his rights. Volkswagen’s emissions are considerably contributing to climate change, according to an organic farmer from the Rhineland town of Detmold, who is backed by the Greenpeace campaign group. He believes that … Read more

Main accused in journalist Aziz Memon murder case arrested

KARACHI: Sindh Minister for Information, Transport and Mass Transit Sharjeel Inam Memon has said that Shaheed Benzirabad police have arrested prime suspect of journalist Aziz Memon case in a successful raid in a desert area on Friday. The minister said that police had already arrested the co-accused in the murder case, however main accused Mushtaq … Read more

ENG vs NZ: Three New Zealanders to miss first match

On the morning of the squad’s first tour match in England, against Sussex in Brighton, three members of New Zealand traveling party tested positive for Covid-19. The trio of Henry Nicholls, Blair Tickner, and Shane Jurgensen had positive tests on Friday morning, ahead of the first day of play in the English southern seaside city, … Read more

Davos returns under Ukraine cloud after Covid break

Ukraine

After a break caused by Covid, the world’s political and corporate elite will congregate in Davos next week, with the Ukraine conflict poised to dominate the exclusive Swiss mountain summit. Since the World Economic Forum last met in person at the ski resort in January 2020, the world has changed dramatically. At the time, the … Read more

Distressed PM Shehbaz seeks businessmen’s help to stop rupee’s fluctuation

PM Shehbaz

Distressed Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has requested businessmen to suggest solutions for stopping the fluctuation of the local currency, which has significantly declined against the US dollar. Read more: ECP disqualifies 25 PTI dissident MPAs on violating 63-A He made this request while addressing the business community in Karachi on Friday. The prime minister also sought … Read more

SEC publicly reprimands Jimbo Fisher and Nick Saban

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In light of recent statements from both coaches criticizing their respective programs, the South-Eastern Conference (SEC) issued public reprimands to Jimbo Fisher and Nick Saban on Thursday. The Athletic’s Nicole Auerbach got the statement, which includes comments from SEC commissioner Greg Sankey on the board’s criticism of Fisher and Saban’s actions. Less than 24 hours … Read more

Crisis-hit Sri Lanka expands cabinet, but no finance minister

Sri Lanka

Cash-strapped Sri Lanka appointed nine new ministers on Friday to an “all-party government” tasked with guiding the country out of its economic crisis, but the critical finance portfolio remains vacant. Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe took over earlier this month after the president’s elder brother, Mahinda Rajapaksa, resigned amid escalating protests accusing his administration of driving … Read more

‘We are going to die’: Sri Lanka warns of food shortages

As the island nation confronts a terrible economic crisis, Sri Lanka’s prime minister has warned of a food scarcity, promising that the government will buy enough fertiliser for the next planting season to enhance output. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s decision to restrict all chemical fertilisers in April last year dramatically reduced crop output, and while the … Read more

Candidates criss-cross Australia on eve of ‘close’ election

Australia

Anthony Albanese, the center-left frontrunner for Australia’s next prime minister, predicted a “close” election result as he campaigned across the country to end a decade of conservative rule. Albanese concluded his four-state campaign by saying Australians “want some honesty in politics” and were “over” Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s soundbites. More than 17 million Australians have … Read more

Belgium detects first two monkeypox cases

Belgian health specialists were scheduled to meet on Friday after the country’s first two cases of monkeypox were discovered, according to authorities. Although the instances were identified in different cities, VRTNWS reported that both patients had attended the same party in an undisclosed location. Reuters could not immediately confirm this.   According to a top … Read more

PM Shehbaz launches MILGEM-class ship PNS Badar in Karachi

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif launched MILGEM-class ship PNS Badar in Karachi on Friday (today), which has been jointly constructed by Pakistan and Turkey. Addressing the launching ceremony, the prime minister said relationship between Pakistan and Turkey was reaching new heights and both countries would continue to cooperate with each other in diverse fields. He … Read more

Germany rejects pooling EU debt to rebuild Ukraine

Germany

Germany’s finance minister on Friday ruled out any joint EU borrowing to help cover the massive cost of rebuilding war-torn Ukraine, After top European officials floated the idea, Christian Lindner, who presided over G7 talks in Germany that saw countries pledge nearly $20 billion (19 billion euros) in aid to Ukraine, said there would be no … Read more

Red Notice fugitive has been returned to China

According to an official announcement made on Friday, a former banker on China’s Red Notice fugitive list was apprehended overseas and deported to China on Thursday. Sun Feng, the former head of a local branch of the Agricultural Bank of China in Jiangsu Province, escaped to the United States in December 2011. In April 2015, … Read more

UK’s Truss cool on Macron’s European community plan

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British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss shot down French President Emmanuel Macron’s idea of a “European political community” beyond the EU that included London, In an interview published on Friday, Former French President Francois Mitterrand proposed a European confederation of nations as the Berlin Wall fell in 1989, and while the idea sparked interest, it never … Read more

Calgary Flames have cancelled their Red Lot viewing parties for Game 2 and 3 against the Edmonton Oilers due to storm damage

Calgary Flames have cancelled their Red Lot viewing parties for Game 2 and 3 against the Edmonton Oilers due to storm damage

The Calgary Flames announced on Thursday that the Red Lot viewing party for Games 2 and 3 of their playoff series against the Edmonton Oilers will be cancelled due to the storm that hit the city the day before. The NHL hockey team announced in a statement that the viewing parties on Friday and Sunday … Read more

Currency rates in Pakistan – Riyal, Pound, Euro on, 20th May 2022

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Karachi: Latest Currency Rates in Pakistan today on 20 May 2022, Check updated currency rates of British Pound, US Dollar to PKR, Euro, Canadian Dollar, UAE Dirham, Saudi Riyal, in Rupees. All currency exchange rates are according to the interbank market. Currency rates in Pakistan Find the updated currency exchange rates on, 20 May 2022. CURRENCY BUYING … Read more