Tuba Zafar, Author at Pakistan News International

Kenya launches int’l financial centre to boost inflow of foreign capital

Posted on July 6, 2022

NAIROBI, Jul 5 (XINHUA/APP):Kenya on Monday launched the Nairobi International Financial Center (NIFC) to help spur the inflow of foreign capital to fund the country’s development agenda. President Uhuru Kenyatta said in a speech read on his behalf by Joseph Kinyua, Head of Public Service […]

Judge who helped jail S.Africa’s Zuma sees graft probe driving change

Posted on July 6, 2022

Johannesburg, July 5 (AFP/APP):Chief Justice Raymond Zondo’s welcoming and cheerful smile belies an uncompromising nature that saw the jailing of former South African president Jacob Zuma during a high-level corruption probe. Over the past four years, the 62-year-old has led a sweeping investigation that revealed […]

Ukrainians seek to heal war trauma at mental health clinic

Posted on July 6, 2022

Kyiv, Ukraine, July 5 (AFP/APP):After the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Yuriy Makeyev found himself homeless and jobless: a combination of circumstances that brought him to the brink of a nervous breakdown. Now the 48-year-old, who has fled his home in the war-torn east, believes he […]

Qatar’s ‘majlis’ gamers target eSports big leagues

Posted on July 6, 2022

Doha, July 5 (AFP/APP): World Cup host Qatar doesn’t just have its sights set on football — it also hopes to harness its people’s gaming skills as it launches into the burgeoning eSports sector. A digital army is at the ready in the gas-rich emirate, […]

‘Guerrilla’ sales, crowdsourcing: Japan’s game console crunch

Posted on July 5, 2022

Tokyo, July 5 (AFP/APP): It’s still dark when the line starts forming outside an electronics store in Tokyo, as desperate gamers try to snag the latest PlayStation or Xbox despite chronic shortages in Japan. The consoles made by Sony and Microsoft have been hard to […]

Police arrest suspect after gunman kills six at US July 4 parade

Posted on July 5, 2022

Highland Park, United States, July 5 (AFP/APP): Police arrested a suspect Monday after a mass shooting left six dead at a US Independence Day parade in a wealthy Chicago suburb, casting a dark shadow over the country’s most patriotic holiday. Robert Crimo, 22, was identified […]

Sydney floods force thousands more to flee

Posted on July 5, 2022

Sydney, July 5 (AFP/APP): Rain-swollen Rivers spilled mud-brown waters across swathes of Sydney on Tuesday, swamping homes and roads while forcing thousands to flee. Emergency services have now instructed about 50,000 people to evacuate or to prepare to escape the rising waters in New South […]

Italy declares drought emergency in 5 northern regions

Posted on July 5, 2022

Rome, July 4 (AFP/APP): Italy declared a state of emergency in five northern regions and announced emergency funds on Monday over a worsening drought that has plagued the Po Valley in recent weeks. The cabinet approved a state of emergency in five regions — Friuli-Romagna, […]

Tokyo shares close higher

Posted on July 5, 2022

Tokyo, July 5 (AFP/APP): Tokyo stocks closed higher Tuesday, with exporters buoyed by a weaker yen, and investors watching speculation that Washington could roll back some tariffs on Chinese goods to battle inflation. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index gained 1.03 percent, or 269.66 points, to […]

Utility Store Corporation outlets ensuring sufficient stock of quality subsidies items: General Manager

Posted on July 5, 2022

ISLAMABAD, Jul 5 (APP): As per the special direction from the Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, the Utility Store Corporation was working round the clock for providing five essential subsidies food items through all stores, Senior General Manager, USC Inayat Ullah Daula said on Tuesday. In […]

Tuba Zafar

Kenya launches int’l financial centre to boost inflow of foreign capital

Judge who helped jail S.Africa’s Zuma sees graft probe driving change

Ukrainians seek to heal war trauma at mental health clinic

Qatar’s ‘majlis’ gamers target eSports big leagues

‘Guerrilla’ sales, crowdsourcing: Japan’s game console crunch

Police arrest suspect after gunman kills six at US July 4 parade

Sydney floods force thousands more to flee

Italy declares drought emergency in 5 northern regions

Tokyo shares close higher

Utility Store Corporation outlets ensuring sufficient stock of quality subsidies items: General Manager

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