Theresa May: a legacy sunk by Brexit
LONDON: Theresa May had a mission to fight Britain?s ?burning injustices? through strong and stable leadership ? but her legacy as prime minister will be anything but. But her approach to the Brexit endgame, refusing to accept MPs? trenchant opposition to her deal before belatedly opening ultimately futile negotiations with the Labour main opposition, left May politically adrift. However, ...
German trade surplus shrinks as EU demand dips
BERLIN: Germany?s trade surplus shrank in April to 17 billion euros ($19 billion) following weaker demand within the European Union, official data showed Friday, adding to production woes in Europe?s largest economy. Exports fell 3.7 percent month-on-month, to 109.7 billion euros, while imports shed 1.3 percent to 91.7 billion, federal statistics authority Destatis said in figures adjusted for seasonal ...
Ukraine leader vows ‘tough response’ as two soldiers killed
KIEV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russia on Friday of violating peace agreements and vowed a tough response after two soldiers were killed in the war-torn east. The two servicemen died as a result of artillery shelling near the village of Novoluganske, some 50 kilometres (30 miles) northeast of the main separatist stronghold of Donetsk, Zelensky?s office said in ...
China-US tensions ‘very negative influence’ on global economy: Australia PM
SINGAPORE: Trade tensions and high-tech rivalry between the US and China are having a ?very negative influence? on the world economy, Australia?s prime minister said Friday as he urged both powers to resolve their differences.
Russian navy accuses US ship of nearly causing collision
The USS Chancellorsville guided-missile cruiser suddenly turned early Friday while sailing alongside Russia?s Admiral Vinogradov anti-submarine ship, and cut across the course of the Russian vessel, Interfax news agency reported, citing the press service of Russia?s Pacific Fleet.
Amid fan furore, BCCI seeks ICC permission for Dhoni to sport Indian army insignia on gloves
Amid an eruption of nationalistic furore in India over the International Cricket Council's (ICC) request for removal of an Indian army insignia from MS Dhoni's gloves, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Friday said it had written to cricket's governing body for permission to keep the symbol. Wicketkeeper and former skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, one ...
Russian Gazprom, Austrian OMV Sign Memorandum Of LNG Cooperation At SPIEF
ST. PETERSBURG (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 07th June, 2019) energy giant Gazprom and Austrian OMV signed on the sidelines of the Economic Forum (SPIEF) on Friday a memorandum of cooperation on liquefied natural (LNG), a Sputnik correspondent reported the signing ceremony.
KP Govt Invites Central Ruet Hilal Committee, Fawad Chaudhry To Peshawar To Address Moon Sighting Issue
PESHAWAR, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 7th Jun, 2019 ) :Provincial Minister for Information and Public Relations, Shaukat Yousafzai has invited Central Ruet Hilal Committee and Minister to come to and sit together with to find out permanent solution of Ruet (crescent) issue for observance of and Eidul Fitre. Talking to ...
RWMC Ensures Cleanliness During Eidul Fitr Holidays
RAWALPINDI, June 7 (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 7th Jun, 2019 ) :On the directives of Deputy Commissioner , Randhawa, Waste Management (RWMC) cleaned the Eidgahs, mosques, Liaquat and other open places where the 'Eid prayers offered. The teams of RWMC also cleared the , roads, commercial , public parks and the grave yards ...
MD Solid Waste Directs To Improve Sanitary Condition
KARACHI, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 7th Jun, 2019 ) :Managing Director Solid Waste Management (SSWMB), Dr. A.D.Sanjani has directed the officials concerned to take practical measures to improve sanitary condition.
PTI Walas Should Not Bring Their Internal Differences In Media: Sheikh Rashid
RAWALPINDI (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / Online - 07th June, 2019) Railway Minister Sheikh Ahmad has said walas should not bring their internal conflicts in .Talking to men here he said "we are elected representatives of people and we have to stay within the people. But walas should not bring their internal differences on ...
Rising grain prices hit Asian wheat importers, but corn buyers prepared
Flour millers in Asia have been caught on the wrong side of a rally in wheat prices as they waited for the market to decline, a stark contrast to animal feed producers who booked cargoes of corn several months before prices for that grain jumped. ?Some flour millers are scrambling to get hold of supplies now (after earlier holding ...
Bundesbank slashes German growth forecasts on industry’s plight
The Bundesbank now sees 2019 GDP growth at just 0.6%, well below the 1.6% it forecast in December and it expects growth rebounding only to 1.2% next year, short of the 1.6% projected earlier. ?For economic growth and, to a lesser extent, for the rate of inflation, it is the downside risks that predominate as things stand today.? Inflation ...
Asian stocks trail US rise on US-Mexico trade deal optimism
Japan?s Nikkei 225 gained 0.5% to finish at 20,884.71, while Australia?s S&P/ASX 200 rose nearly 1.0% to 6,443.90. A modest Wall Street rally gained strength in the final hour of trading after Bloomberg reported that the US was considering delaying a 5% tariff on Mexican goods, set to go into effect on Monday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose ...
Opposition Don’t want to derail government: Qamar Zaman
He said, ?The government is planning to drop a bomb on masses in its upcoming budget and will face consequences as the opposition is ready to come out on roads.? ?We have no plans to topple the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) government,? he added.
Trump Says NATO Secretary Stoltenberg Could Be His 'Biggest Fan'
MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 07th June, 2019) US President has suggested that Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg could be his biggest admirer because of the ' influence over the other member states with regard to getting them to step up their contributions to the 's . " According to the US president, finally made ...
Watch: Pakistan fans who travelled from far and wide left dispirited by rain
BRISTOL: Pakistan fans who travelled to Bristol from all around the world to watch Friday's match against Sri Lanka were left disappointed by the rain delay.
PTI government committed to fully protect, facilitate overseas Pakistanis, investors: Zulfi
LONDON, June 7 (APP):Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Overseas Pakistanis and Human Development, Zulfi Bukhari has said that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government was committed to fully protect and facilitate the overseas Pakistanis and other foreign investors, in order to attract huge investments for the the prosperity of the country.
Europe saved $8 billion on gas bill in 2018 due to LNG, reforms – IEA
Europe saved $8 billion (?6.3 billion) on its natural gas bill last year because surging US shale production and a shake-up in EU energy markets forced Russia to change its gas pricing mechanism, the head of the International Energy Agency said on Friday. The change began, he said, when rising US gas output led Qatar, the world?s largest LNG ...
Solid US jobs report could allay fears of weakening economy
Economists have forecast that the government will report that employers added 185,000 jobs The economy is showing signs of sluggishness after having expanded at a healthy 3.1 percent annual rate in the April-June quarter With worries rising about trade wars and slower global growth, Friday?s jobs figures for May could serve as a reminder that the US economy is still mostly ...
