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Iceland to resume whaling under stricter conditions

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Reykjavik, Aug 31 (AFP/APP): Iceland’s government said that whaling could resume Friday with stricter conditions and monitoring, after it decided not to extend a temporary two-month ban imposed amid animal welfare concerns. Iceland is one of just three countries in the world that allow commercial […]

Protect world heritage sites to conserve biodiversity: UNESO

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UNITED NATIONS, Aug 31 (APP): Some of the world’s most iconic natural and cultural sites are also a haven for thousands of endangered species, the UN Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the world body’s Paris-based agency, said Thursday. Although properties protected under the World […]

Greek summer wildfires will burn over 150,000 hectares: PM

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Athens, Aug 31 (AFP/APP): Devastating wildfires in Greece will ravage more than 150,000 hectares (370,600 acres) by the end of the summer, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis estimated Thursday, blaming the climate crisis for the disaster. Like many countries around the Mediterranean, Greece has been plagued […]

Dr. Umar Saif unveils IT export plan of $10 Billion

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KARACHI: Caretaker Federal Minister for IT and Telecommunication Dr. Umar Saif unveiled the roadmap to achieve the target of $10 billion in annual exports through four major dimensions on Thursday. Speaking as a chief guest at the 23rd ITCN Asia 2023 “Declaring Pakistan The Regional […]

PYMA appeals to PM for cut in power tariff

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KARACHI: Sohail Nisar, Senior Vice Chairman, Pakistan Yarn Merchants Association (PYMA), has termed the recent increases in electricity rates as destructive for businesses and industries, has appealed to the Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar and Caretaker Minister for Energy, Power and Petroleum Muhammad Ali to […]

China warns US against ‘disastrous’ trade curbs

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BEIJING Aug 30 (Online): China’s premier warned US officials on Tuesday that moves to “politicise” trade issues would prove “disastrous” for the global economy, state media reported. US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo is currently on a four-day bridge-building visit to China aimed at better managing […]

US see wake-up call, if not threat, as BRICS expands

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WASHINGTON Aug 30 (Online): The United States is racing to improve its messaging to the developing world as the BRICS group grows, although few in Washington view an immediate threat from the Chinese-backed club. The BRICS — Brazil, Russia India, China and South Africa — […]

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