Oil prices drop amid recession fears

NEW YORK, June 24 (Xinhua/APP):–: Oil prices fell on Wednesday, weighed by rising fears about a recession. The West Texas Intermediate for August delivery lost 1.92 U.S. dollars, or 1.8 percent, to settle at 104.27 dollars a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Brent […]

Mozambique still haunted by civil war as new conflict rages

Gorongosa, Mozambique, June 29 (AFP/APP): As Mozambique battles a brutal insurgency, the legacy of a decades-long civil war still haunts the African nation where many former rebels refuse to disarm. “It’s hard to live alone, with nothing, living without family nearby,” said Aurelio Capece Mudiua, […]

Five killed, two injured in bus-auto rickshaw collision

SARGODHA, Jun 29 (APP): At least five people were killed, while two others sustained severe injuries in a passenger bus-auto rickshaw collision here near Aziz Bhatti Town,Khushab road in the jurisdiction of Jhal Chakian police station on Wednesday. Police said that the rickshaw riding seven […]

Vietnam’s CPI up 2.44 pct in 6 months

HANOI, Jun 29 (XINHUA/APP):Vietnam’s consumer price index (CPI) rose 2.44 percent year on year in the first six months of this year, according to the country’s General Statistics Office on Wednesday. In the first half of 2022, items posting the most significant price hikes included […]

Youth drowns

SIALKOT, June 29 (APP):A youth drowned while bathing in Upper Chenab Canal, near Khambranwala here on Wednesday. According to Rescue 1122 spokesperson, Ayaz (20) drowned in a local canal while trying to beat the scorching heat. Rescuers recovered the body and handed it over to […]

S.Korea’s import value logs double-digit growth in May

SEOUL, Jun 29 (XINHUA/APP): South Korea’s import value logged a double-digit growth last month due to expensive crude oil, central bank data showed Wednesday. The import value index stood at 176.50 in May, up 32.0 percent from a year earlier, according to the Bank of […]

New Danish museum recounts refugees’ personal plight

Oksbøl, Denmark, June 29 (AFP/APP): Built on the site of a camp for German World War II refugees, a new Danish museum opening Wednesday shines fresh light on personal stories of forced migration, past and present. The new FLUGT (“flee” in Danish) Refugee Museum of […]