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SBCA rule amendments spark outcry over urban planning violations

April 4, 2025

Markets plunge as Trump tariffs spark fears of a trade war

April 3, 2025

Trump’s threat to bomb Iran would spark retaliation, its supreme leader says

March 31, 2025

Karachi intermediate results spark controversy, inquiry initiated

January 5, 2025

Tecno Spark Go 1 Now Available at Discounted Price in Pakistan

December 23, 2024

Star-studded startup Baller League raises $25M to spark ‘new era’ for football

December 14, 2024

Tecno Spark Go 1 Launches in Pakistan with 120Hz Display: Price and Specs

October 20, 2024

Hong Kong cuts liquor duty, eases mortgage rules for economic spark

October 16, 2024

Japanese drugstores speed up merger in bid to be Asian leader
TOKYO — Japan’s top two drugstore chains are in final negotiations to speed up their integration to become one of Asia’s largest such retailers, Nikkei has learned. Welcia and Tsuruha are pushing forward with their merger two years ahead of schedule, aiming to quickly scale up and move into other Asian markets as competition at…
Ahead of Easter, SNL’s Trump says stocks ‘did a Jesus’ in falling, rising and falling again
“Saturday Night Live” did its best attempt to bring levity to the global economic turmoil sparked by President Donald Trump’s uncertain and oft-changing tariffs. The show’s cold open was a spoof of the biblical “Cleansing of the Temple,” about Jesus’ move to rid Jerusalem’s temple of profiteers whose focus on monet exchanges did not befit…
Buffett’s Berkshire to raise $626m in yen bonds: 5 things to know
TOKYO — Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway issued six yen-denominated bonds worth 90 billion yen (around $626 million), the U.S. investment company revealed on Friday. It is Berkshire’s first issuance since October 2024. The deal comes amid an increase in the investment firm’s ownership of major Japanese trading houses, as well as a downturn in global…
California fugitive accused of killing police commander in Mexico
A convicted murderer who escaped custody from correction officers in California in December is now accused of killing a Mexican police commander. Cesar Hernandez, 34, who was serving a life sentence for murder, escaped from the custody of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation on Dec. 2, according to a flyer released by the…
iPhone 16 makes Indonesia market debut after lifting of sales ban
JAKARTA — Apple’s new iPhone 16 series debuted in Indonesia on Friday and was met with lines of eager buyers in Jakarta, after the government lifted a ban on sales of the gadget following the company’s pledge to invest more than $150 million. At a store selling iPhone 16s in a shopping mall in West…
Oldest known Pearl Harbor survivor dies at 106
At 106 years old, Vaughn Drake Jr. was the oldest known survivor of the attack on Pearl Harbor until his death on April 7, according to his obitu. Born Nov. 6, 1918, in Winchester, Kentucky, Drake served in the Army Corps of Engineers during World War II. He saw the battles of Pearl Harbor and…
Japan hit by political, economic shock waves from Trump tariffs
TOKYO — The Japanese government set up a task force on Friday to deal with the new tariffs announced by the U.S. that have sent political and economic shock waves through the country. The group is headed by Economic and Fiscal Policy Minister Ryosei Akazawa and Chief Cabinet Secret Yoshimasa Hayashi. Akazawa, who was appointed lead trade…
Snow, rain and strong winds descend on the Northeast
A slow-moving low-pressure system is bringing snow, rain and gusty winds to the Northeast this weekend. Winter alerts are in effect from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. ET for parts of the Green Mountains in Vermont, the Berkshires in Massachusetts and the Catskill Mountains in New York. An additional 1 to 3 inches of snow…
Yen jumps to 7-month high as U.S.-China trade war worsens
TOKYO — The yen rose to the lower 142-range versus the dollar on Friday afternoon, hitting a near seven-month high as the escalating U.S.-China trade war sparked a dollar sell-off versus other major currencies. The yen climbed close to 3% against the greenback. Other Asian currencies also strengthened, with the Malaysian ringgit advancing 0.72% to…