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October 5, 2024

‎‫دیکھ بھال وہ جو اہمیت رکھتی ہو— Olymptrade 10ویں سالگرہ منا رہا ہے۔

October 5, 2024

South Korea’s chief tariffs negotiator resigns as political chaos grows
SEOUL — South Korea’s chief tariffs negotiator and Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok resigned Thursday night, hit by political turmoil, leaving the country vulnerable in its trade talks with the U.S. The departure came one week after Choi held tariff talks with U.S. Treasury Secret Scott Bessent in Washington to get an exemption from 25% “reciprocal”…
India’s extreme weather-resilient real estate sees insurance benefits
RAJASTHAN, India — India’s climate change-linked extreme weather events are having a greater impact on the country’s real estate, and consequently the cost of insuring properties. That’s opening the door to more resilient building designs as businesses and property owners seek to head off increases in premiums, which are set to only rise further as…
UN Security Council closely monitoring India-Pakistan situation
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Justice Kentanji Brown Jackson criticizes Trump’s attacks on judges
WASHINGTON — U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson said on Thursday attacks by Republican President Donald Trump and his allies on judges were “not random” and seemed “designed to intimidate the judici.” Chief Justice John Roberts rebuked Trump in March for urging the impeachment of a federal judge, laying bare tensions between the country’s executive and the judici as Trump’s…
What can Asian countries offer Trump in tariff negotiations?
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Yuan hits 10-year low against euro, threatening trade tensions
TOKYO — The yuan has depreciated to the lowest level in a decade against the euro, setting the stage for low-cost Chinese goods to flood the European market and create trade frictions between the two sides. One euro fetched 8.437 yuan during April 22 trading in the foreign exchange market, a rate last seen in…
CIA hopes cinematic videos will persuade Chinese to spy for U.S.
The CIA on Thursday released two social media videos inviting disillusioned Chinese officials to spy for the United States, seeking to take advantage of government corruption and repression in China. The cinematic, Mandarin-language videos released across multiple platforms resemble recruiting videos the C.I.A. agency has produced in the past few years aimed at encouraging Russians to share secrets with the U.S. Officials say…
Israeli milit strikes near Syria’s presidential palace
DAMASCUS, Syria — Israel’s air force struck near Syria’s presidential palace early Friday, hours after warning Syrian authorities not to march toward villages inhabited by members of a minority sect in the southern part of the nation. The strike came after days of clashes between pro-Syrian government gunmen and fighters who belong to the Druze…
7-Eleven and Japan peers adapt to foreign tourists’ tastes and languages
TOKYO — Japanese convenience stores are developing products and promotions with foreign consumers in mind, in an effort to attract a bigger share of the flood of overseas tourists visiting Japan. Japan’s largest convenience store chain, 7-Eleven, began using English on product packaging in 2018, but it has recently gone further in promoting the English…