14 arrested for selling adulterated milk

PESHAWAR, Oct 13 (APP)::The joint teams of district administration and Livestock department Wednesday arrested 14 milk sellers for mixing water in milk. On the directives of Deputy Commissioner, Kahlid Mahmood, officials of the district administration and Livestock department led by Additional Assistant Commissioner, Kashif Jan […]

Pamela expected to blast into Mexico as hurricane

Mexico City, Oct 13 (AFP/APP):Tropical Storm Pamela is expected to slam into the western coast of Mexico as a hurricane early Wednesday morning, possibly bringing life-threatening surges and dangerous winds as it makes landfall, the US National Hurricane Center warned. Overnight, Pamela was forecast to […]

Asian traders move cautiously ahead of inflation release

Hong Kong, Oct 13 (AFP/APP):Asian markets were mixed Wednesday as investors awaited key US inflation data that could play a major role in the Federal Reserve’s plans to tighten monetary policy, while concerns over a global energy crunch also jangled nerves. With the world’s top […]

Tokyo shares slip after US falls, lack of fresh news

Tokyo, Oct 13 (AFP/APP):Tokyo stocks ended lower Wednesday following dips on Wall Street, as investors searched for new cues. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index lost 0.32 percent, or 90.33 points, to 28,140.28 while the broader Topix index closed 0.45 percent, or 8.85 points, lower at […]

UK unemployment eases but vacancies soar: data

London, Oct 12 (AFP/APP):Britain’s unemployment rate eased as the economy reopened, but vacancies hit another record peak before the end of the government’s furlough jobs support scheme, data showed Tuesday. The unemployment rate — or proportion of the workforce that is unemployed — dropped to […]

Beijing sees more good air days in first nine months

BEIJING, Oct. 12 (Xinhua/APP):Beijing reported 206 good air days in the first nine months of the year, an increase of nine days year on year, said the municipal ecology and environment bureau Tuesday. The monthly reading for PM2.5 in September fell to 18 micrograms per […]

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