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Pakistan is planning to raise additional funds from China’s domestic debt markets after the successful launch of its first yuan-denominated panda bond, Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb said in an interview. According to reports, Pakistan’s debut panda bond issuance attracted strong investor interest and was oversubscribed by more than five times, signaling growing confidence among Chinese investors in […]
Until Banchan, Karachi diners dismissed live Korean barbecue (BBQ) as a gimmick. People would line up at every new place claiming to have a Korean menu, only to lose interest almost immediately, as if the excitement had never been real. The only appeal, it seemed, was its newness and the curiosity people had for it, […]
LONDON – New Zealand’s Māori Queen Te Arikinui Kuini Nga Wai hono i te po has met King Charles III at Buckingham Palace. The meeting with the British monarch was Te Arikinui’s first since she became queen in 2024, following the death of her father, Kiingi Tuheitia. The visit marks a near 200-year relationship between […]
LOS ANGELES – The casting process for the new James Bond has officially begun, after years of anticipation and speculation about who will take over from Daniel Craig as 007. “The search for the next James Bond is under way,” Amazon MGM Studios said in a statement. Auditions have been taking place in recent weeks, […]
SAO PAULO – American actor Jim Caviezel’s upcoming feature “Dark Horse,” a biopic about former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, has been billed by a movie industry publication as a thriller about the far-right firebrand’s battle “against a corrupt establishment.” But this week that production was entangled in a scandal rocking the very establishment it meant […]
SYDNEY – A Sydney court has doubled the discrimination payout for an Australian trans woman who was kicked off a female-only app. Source link
ASTANA – China successfully launched a Lijian-1 (Kinetica-1) Y13 carrier rocket carrying five satellites from the Dongfeng commercial space innovation pilot zone in northwest China on Friday, Qazinform News Agency cites CGTN.The rocket lifted off at 12:33 p.m. local time and successfully placed the satellites into their designated orbits. Developed by CAS Space, a commercial […]
LONDON – Martin Short and Meryl Streep have reportedly hit a difficult chapter in their rumoured romance. According to Radar Online, the pair’s relationship has been strained after Short’s daughter, Katherine Short died by suicide earlier this year. Insiders revealed that the loss left Short grieving and emotionally withdrawing from those around him. The source […]
NEW York – Nicole Kidman’s close friends are said to be concerned over her nonstop workload. Insiders claim the Oscars winner is pushing herself to dangerous levels despite signs of exhaustion. According to Radar Online, friends of Nicole fear she is overworking herself while coping with personal hardships, including the death of her mother, Janelle […]
ITURI – Africa’s top health agency has declared an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s eastern Ituri province. Around 246 cases and 65 deaths have been reported, mainly in the gold-mining towns of Mongwalu and Rwampara, said the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). Its statement on Friday added that […]
