U.S. oil imports, exports down last week

HOUSTON,June 8 (Xinhua/APP):U.S. crude oil imports and exports decreased during the week ending June 2, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said in a report released on Wednesday. U.S. crude oil imports averaged 6.4 million barrels per day (b/d) last week, down by 817,000 b/d […]

Gold falls ahead of Fed’s policy meeting

CHICAGO, June 8 (Xinhua/APP) –: Gold futures on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange fell on Wednesday ahead of the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy meeting next week, which will conclude with an interest rate decision on Wednesday. The most active gold contract […]

CHITRAL: Five killed, 12 critically injured in road mishap

CHITRAL, June 8 (APP):: At least five people were confirmed dead and twelve others badly injured when a double cabin mini truck coming from Upper Dir to Damil-Nasar area of Chitral met with an accident at Kochhangul near the police station Ashriat. Rescue 1122 Emergency […]

Ukrainian flood rescuers risk perilous journeys across front line

Kherson, Ukraine, June 8 (AFP/APP):Ukrainian rescuers have been venturing into Russian-held areas despite shelling as they search for residents stranded by massive flooding from a destroyed dam. “We continue to save our people. And this includes getting people from occupied territories,” a military press officer, […]

UN chief calls for greater action to protect oceans

UNITED NATIONS, Jun 08 (APP):UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for greater action to protect oceans, citing harvesting of over a third of global fish stocks at unsustainable levels as an example of how human activity is harming the world’s seas. In his message to […]