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AFP/APP Tokyo: Tokyo stocks closed higher on Thursday following Wall Street rallies after US consumer price inflation eased. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index was up 1.39 percent, or 534.53 points, to end at 38,920.26, while the broader…

AFP/APP Tokyo: Tokyo stocks opened higher on Wednesday after Wall Street rose for a second straight session on good corporate earnings. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index was up 1.04 percent, or 388.86 points, at 37,941.02 in early trade,…

APP  Peshawar: Due to continued torrential rains from last Friday, snowfall on the peaks of the mountain and Kalash village badly affected the communication system in the entire valley. Speaking to APP, Deputy Commissioner (DC)…

AFP/APP  London: UN climate chief Simon Stiell warned G20 nations on Wednesday that their economies face decimation and they must overcome geopolitical divisions to tackle global warming. Stiell said the climate crisis was slipping…

APP  Faisalabad: City Police Officer (CPO) Captain (Retired) Muhammad Ali Zia has suspended an Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) on charge of alleged torture on women.  A police spokesman said here on Tuesday that ASI Saleem reportedly…

AFP/APP Tokyo: Tokyo stocks opened higher on Monday as investors took heart from Wall Street rallies on strong job data. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index was up 1.01 percent, or 392.88 points, at 39,384.96 in early trade, while the…

AFP/APP Kabul: Children sit shoulder to shoulder, crammed in rows on the floor of a shipping container with lesson books in their laps, the remains of their school unrepaired in the six months since a major earthquake devastated their…

AFP/APP Tokyo: Tokyo stocks opened higher on Thursday after US tech shares gained in mixed Wall Street trade. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index was up 1.24 percent, or 489.25 points, at 39,941.10 in early trade, while the broader Topix…

AFP/APP Tokyo: Tokyo stocks closed lower on Wednesday, weighed down by falls on Wall Street and a tsunami warning issued by Japanese authorities in the morning after an earthquake in Taiwan. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index fell 0.97…

News desk Islamabad: A man in Masjid al-Haram has been drawing attention recently due to his extraordinary height. Arab media has reported that videos of this tall man have been circulating widely on social media platforms. In…