Overseas Chinese youth inspired by Xi’s speech to strive for better China on May 12, 2022BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday addressed a ceremony to mark the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Youth League of China. The younger generation, according to Xi, should do their best to help realize national rejuvenation — the greatest dream of the Chinese people since the Opium War of 1840. Overseas […]
KSE-100 index falls over 640 points By: Staff Report on May 12, 2022The benchmark KSE-100 Index dropped almost 1,100 points in intraday trade on Wednesday, as investors were put on edge by uncertainties surrounding the restart of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme and poor economic data. It was only two days ago that the benchmark KSE-100 Index had its largest percentage decline since 2022, with a […]
Elon Musk says he would lift Twitter ban on Trump By: AFP/APP on May 11, 2022San Francisco: Elon Musk on said Tuesday that as owner of Twitter he would lift the ban on Donald Trump, contending that kicking the former US president off the platform “alienated a large part of the country.” Musk’s endorsement of a Trump return to the global messaging platform triggered fears among activists that Musk would […]
BJP trying to turn J&K Muslim majority into a minority: PDP president By: APP on May 11, 2022ISLAMABAD: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) President Mehbooba Mufti has said that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is trying to convert Muslim majority Jammu and Kashmir into a minority area. According to Kashmir Media Service, she said that the delimitation process was akin to the abrogation of Article 370. “The delimitation process is another link to end […]
China tells G7 to cease interfering in its internal affairs on May 11, 2022BEIJING: A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson on Tuesday urged certain Western countries to immediately cease interfering in China’s internal affairs after the Group of Seven (G7) foreign ministers and a European Union official expressed grave concerns over the chief executive election in Hong Kong. John Lee, 64, former chief secretary for administration of the Hong […]
Xi Jinping calls for vigilance against bloc confrontation over Ukraine on May 11, 2022Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday called for vigilance to prevent the Russia-Ukraine conflict from escalating into confrontation between blocs, which he said would pose greater and more persistent threats to global security and stability. Xi made the remarks in a phone conversation with French President Emmanuel Macron. The two leaders agreed that relevant parties […]
Settlement curbs firm’s facial recognition database in US By: APP on May 10, 2022Startup Clearview AI has agreed to limit access to its controversial facial recognition database in the United States, settling a lawsuit filed by privacy advocates, a court filing showed Monday. The deal, which needs approval by the court to become final, would resolve litigation filed two years ago by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) […]
Rare leaf monkeys,listed as the endangered wild animals spotted in China’s Yunnan By: APP on May 10, 2022KUNMING: A group of Phayre’s leaf monkeys were recently spotted and captured on camera in a nature reserve in southwest China’s Yunnan Province, sources with the reserve said. Reserve staff said it was the first time that images of the species were captured in the Gaoligongshan National Nature Reserve, representing the northernmost latitude the species […]
World could see 1.5°C of warming in next five years, warns UN agency By: APP on May 10, 2022UNITED NATIONS: The World Meteorological Organization (WMO), a Geneva-based UN agency, has warned that there is a 50:50 chance of the annual average global temperature temporarily reaching 1.5 °C above the pre-industrial level for at least one of the next five years, and pleaded for rapid cuts in greenhouse gas emissions. The Global Annual to […]
Climate-responsible finance – a moral imperative towards children: UN By: APP on May 10, 2022UNITED NATIONS: The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Monday joined religious leaders and others in signing a landmark joint appeal for climate-responsible finance “as a moral imperative towards children”. Climate-responsible finance is used to incentivize investment and development in renewable energy infrastructure, sustainable agriculture, or other adaptations to climate change. The World Council of Churches (WCC), […]