Archive for the September 18, 2019
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The Karachi Port handled 102,037 tonnes of cargo comprising 71,586 tonnes of import cargo and 30,451 tonnes of export cargo including 2,214 loaded and empty containers during the last 24 hours ending at 0700 hours
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Prices extended overnight gains on the cotton market on Tuesday in the process of moderate trading activity, dealers said. The official spot rates gained further Rs 150 to Rs 8500, they added. In ready session,
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Ivory Coast's cocoa harvest could be longer and more abundant than last year's after weeks of rains and sunshine, farmers said on Monday. Harvesting for the October-to-March main crop in the world's top cocoa producer
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Iran has charged three detained Australians with spying, a judiciary spokesman said on Tuesday, after the reported arrest of a travel-blogging couple and an academic. Two of the Australians were alleged to have used a
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The US Justice Department on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against Edward Snowden seeking to prevent the former CIA employee and National Security Agency contractor from profiting from his new book. The civil lawsuit against Snowden,
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Facebook on Tuesday teamed up with the London police to help its artificial intelligence tools track livestreams of terror attacks such as the New Zealand mosque massacre. A self-professed white supremacist used a head-mounted camera
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Israelis voted Tuesday in their second election in five months that will decide whether to keep Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the country's longest-serving prime minister, in office despite corruption allegations against him. The stakes could
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With an eye on re-election, France's Emmanuel Macron has signalled a tougher line on immigration, arguing that the government must end its "lax" approach to prevent voters from drifting to the far right. Setting out
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Europe and North America have absorbed the largest share of the world's 272 million migrants, a population that has grown by 23 percent over the past decade, according to a UN report published Tuesday. The
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Five children were killed or wounded by gunfire in the US state of Texas over the weekend, including a four-year-old boy who was shot dead by his five-year-old brother, according to police and US media
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