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WASHINGTON – Finance Minister, Muhammad Aurangzeb has once again cautioned that difficult economic decisions are necessary for improvement and widening of tax net with announcing restrictions on property and vehicle purchases for non-tax filers. “There is a need for legal coverage regarding non-filers, and Pakistan is moving to eliminate the non-filer category altogether,” said the […]
Whenever it is the purpose of a (political) mission which has to be ascertained, it behoves one to ask three questions without delay: why was the mission sent at all; why was it sent only when it was; and why did it comprise the individuals that it did. Unless such well-meaning cynicism is allowed to […]
Google logo and AI Artificial Intelligence words are seen in this illustration taken, May 4, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo Oct 27 (Reuters) Alphabet’s Google is developing artificial intelligence technology that takes over a web browser to complete tasks such as research and shopping, The Information reported on Saturday. Google is set to demonstrate the product […]
Police vehicles line up while attempting to dismantle a blockade set by supporters of Bolivia’s former President Evo Morales in protest of the government of President Luis Arce, in Parotani, Bolivia October 25, 2024. REUTERS/Patricia Pinto/File Photo LA PAZ (Reuters) -Bolivian ex-president Evo Morales said on Sunday his vehicle was fired upon amid rising political […]
A view shows a crashed passenger bus where several people died and others were injured while travelling on a highway from Nayarit to Chihuahua, in Piedra Gorda, Mexico, October 26, 2024. REUTERS/Edgar Chavez MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Nineteen people died and six others were injured when a bus crashed on a highway in Mexico’s central state […]
Philippine Coast Guard personnel rescue residents after flood waters rose from heavy rains brought by Tropical Storm Trami, in Bicol, Philippines, October 23, 2024. PHILIPPINE COAST GUARD/Handout via REUTERS HANOI (Reuters) -Storm Trami hit central Vietnam on Sunday, threatening to trigger heavy rains and dangerous floods after leaving a path of destruction in the Philippines. […]
FILE PHOTO: Chinese and Taiwanese flags are seen through broken glass in this illustration taken, April 11, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo By Ben Blanchard and Ryan Woo TAIPEI/BEIJING (Reuters) -Taiwan’s defence ministry said on Sunday that Chinese warplanes and warships had carried out another “combat patrol” near the island, after Beijing threatened to take countermeasures […]
Israeli medical teams work at the scene where a truck rammed into pedestrians at a bus stop in Ramat Hasharon, Israel, October 27, 2024. REUTERS/Itai Ron Israeli police work at the scene where a truck rammed into pedestrians at a bus stop in Ramat Hasharon, Israel, October 27, 2024. REUTERS/Itai Ron JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Dozens […]
FILE PHOTO: OneSight EssilorLuxottica Foundation’s President Leonardo Maria Del Vecchio attends a conference in Rome, Italy October 5, 2023. REUTERS/Remo Casilli/File photo By Emilio Parodi MILAN (Reuters) – Italian police have placed four people under house arrest as part of a probe into alleged illegal access to state databases, and are investigating dozens, including Leonardo […]
TEHRAN/ISLAMABAD – Iran warned on Saturday it would defend itself after Israeli air strikes killed at least two soldiers and further stoked fears of a full-scale regional war in the Middle East. Israel warned Iran would “pay a heavy price” if it responded to the strikes, and the United States, Germany and Britain demanded Tehran […]