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October 20, 2024

Karachi’s Cattle Market reaches full swing as Eid nears
Karachi’s Cattle Market reaches full swing as Eid nears KARACHI: The Cattle-Friendly Market at Northern Bypass has come into full bloom as Eid ul Azha approaches. The Asia largest livestock market spanning over 1,100 acres, the market is buzzing with activity as a growing number of sacrificial animals continue to arrive from across the country,…
Nuclear-armed India and Pakistan are on brink of war – what happens now?
On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch As the rest of the world urges calm, India and Pakistan are once again teetering on the edge of full-blown conflict amid their most serious milit escalation in decades.…
Toyota forecasts 35% fall in full-year net profit amid Trump tariffs
TOKYO — Toyota Motor forecasts a net profit of 3.1 trillion yen ($21.5 billion) for the fiscal year ending March 2026, down 34.9% from the year before, the automaker said on Thursday, as steep tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump against foreign cars threaten to hit the company’s sales in the key market. The yen’s appreciation against the dollar is another factor weighing…
PM Shehbaz thanks Erdogan for support at critical time
PM Shehbaz thanks Erdogan for support at critical time ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif thanked Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for showing solidarity and support with Pakistan at this “critical time” following the Indian missile strikes in Pakistan. The prime minister, who received a telephone call from President Erdogan appreciated the prayers of the Turkish…
Philippine Q1 GDP misses forecasts as Trump trade war starts to bite
MANILA — The Philippine economy expanded 5.4% in the first three months of the year, which was below forecasts by many analysts, as uncertainty from U.S. tariffs and the global trade war starts to hit one of Southeast Asia’s fastest-growing economies. The year-on-year growth of gross domestic product between Janu and March was a slight acceleration from the revised…
Knicks take a 2-0 lead over the Celtics after coming from 20 down again
For the second straight game, the New York Knicks found themselves in a hole the Boston Celtics have rarely let teams out of this season. The Knicks again found a way — almost the same way, in fact — to pull off the improbable. And now they are two wins away from knocking the defending…
Ohio police find raccoon holding meth pipe during traffic stop
No, the raccoon will not be charged with drug possession. After an Ohio woman was placed under arrest during a traffic stop Monday, an officer returned to the vehicle to find the driver’s seat occupied by a pet raccoon with a glass methamphetamine pipe in its mouth, police said. “The raccoon has her meth pipe,”…
A plant that can ‘mine’ nickel? Malaysia sets 2026 harvest date
KUALA LUMPUR — In the foothills of Mount Kinabalu, Malaysia’s highest mountain, grows a rare plant known as Phyllanthus rufuschaneyi that absorbs nickel from the area’s metal-rich soil. Phyllanthus rufuschaneyi is what is known as a hyper-accumulating plant, and even among this unique group it stands out as having some of the world’s highest nickel-absorbing…
North Korea fires short-range missiles possibly in performance test for export
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea fired what appeared to be multiple short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast, South Korea’s milit said Thursday, in what may be a performance test of various projectiles for export. The missiles were launched from Wonsan, North Korea’s eastern coastal city, around 8:10 a.m. (7:10 p.m. ET Wednesday) and flew up to about 500 miles before splashing down in the sea, the milit…