Tokyo’s Nikkei index closes higher

Tokyo, Aug 4 (AFP/APP): Tokyo’s benchmark Nikkei index closed higher on Thursday with investors emboldened by Wall Street gains and a weaker yen. The Nikkei 225 climbed 0.69 percent, or 190.30 points, to end at 27,932.20, while the broader Topix index was flat at 1,930.73. […]

National Child Labour Survey serving since March 2019

ISLAMABAD, Aug 03 (APP):A National Child Labour Survey was continuing to serve since March 2019 in collaboration with UNICEF and expected to be completed in December 2022. This was said by an official of National Commission on the Child Rights (NCRC) on Wednesday that the […]

Mongolia’s central bank purchases 9.7 tons of gold

ULAN BATOR, Aug 3 (XINHUA/APP: Mongolia’s central bank said Wednesday that it purchased a total of 9.7 tons of gold from legal entities and individuals in the first seven months of this year. As of July, the bank’s average gold purchase price had been 185,224.93 […]

Premier League clubs to stop taking knee before every match

London, Aug 3 (AFP/APP): English Premier League football players said Wednesday they will no longer take the knee before every match in the upcoming season, confining the anti-racism gesture to selected games. “We have decided to select significant moments to take the knee during the […]

4 soldiers killed in IS attacks in E. Iraq

BAGHDAD, Aug 3 (XINHUA/APP): Four soldiers were killed and one wounded in an attack by the extremist Islamic State (IS) militants in the province of Diyala in eastern Iraq, a provincial police source said on Wednesday. The attack occurred late on Tuesday night when IS […]

China’s advertisement industry logs robust growth in 2021

BEIJING, Aug 3 (XINHUA/APP): China’s advertisement industry registered rapid expansion in 2021, data from the State Administration for Market Regulation shows. The combined business revenues of major companies and public institutions in the sector surged 20 percent year on year to approximately 1.18 trillion yuan […]

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