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April 7, 2025

Japan’s Olympus names Medtronic exec as new CEO
TOKYO — Japanese endoscope maker Olympus has appointed Bob White as its new CEO, the company said Friday, filling the leadership gap created by the resignation of Stefan Kaufmann over illegal drug use in October last year. White, a 62-year-old American, is a former executive at Medtronic, a U.S. medical equipment maker. “Bob possesses the skill…
India units of Unilever, Nestle take hit from slow urban consumption
MUMBAI — India’s leading consumer goods makers continued to be pressured by sluggish urban demand and input cost burdens in the most recent quarter, with market leader Hindustan Unilever (HUL) cutting its margin forecast and Nestle India reporting a drop in profit. However, senior executives at HUL said they expect the first half of the fiscal…
Everything we know about attackers behind slaying of 26 tourists in Kashmir
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 Indian security forces have launched a manhunt after reportedly identifying some of the gunmen involved in the massacre of 26 people at a popular tourist destination in Kashmir. The…
Left alone by humans, wildlife returns to the Eaton Fire burn area
Much of the land was charred and barren after the fires, and the group also lost all of its cameras, watching as photos of the flames were transmitted before they went dark. But less than two months after the start of the fires, Ochoa was able to go back out and install new ones to…
Canadians put off by Trump’s bluster and border arrests are booking far fewer U.S. visits
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Diana and Rick Bellamy initially planned to take a Caribbean cruise out of Houston before heading to Laurel, Mississippi, to visit the home of one of their favorite HGTV shows, “Home Town.” The Calg couple scrapped those plans and vacationed last month along Mexico’s Pacific coast instead, put off by U.S.…
PM Shehbaz vows to eliminate malaria from Pakistan
PM Shehbaz vows to eliminate malaria from Pakistan ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said that the government and national leadership were fully prepared to reach remote areas and achieve the goals to eradicate the disease through national malaria programs and reforms and strategies within the health system. In his message on World Malaria Day, the…
Trump’s trade war is a gift to Europe-Asia relations
Eoin Drea is senior researcher in the Belgium-based Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies. For Europeans, the second Trump presidency didn’t take long to live down to our worst fears. Vice President JD Vance’s speech at the Munich Security Conference in Febru signaled an American approach increasingly hostile to Europe’s core economic and cultural values.…
PRA launches tax awareness drive to EIMS installation
PRA launches tax awareness drive to EIMS installation RAWALPINDI: Punjab Revenue Authority (PRA) has launched a tax awareness campaign in Rawalpindi Division to ensure the installation of the Electronic Invoice Monitoring System (EIMS) and compliance with Punjab sales tax regulations. PRA spokesperson said drive launched on the special directives of the Chairman PRA and Commissioner…
China weighs excluding some US products from trade war tariffs
SHANGHAI/HONG KONG — China is considering excluding some products from its 125% retaliatory tariffs on imports from the U.S., according to the head of the American Chamber of Commerce in China and other sources. Michael Hart, AmCham’s president, told reporters in an online briefing that China’s Ministry of Commerce has been asking its members about…