Islamabad, Pakistan – The latest point of contention between the government and the opposition in Pakistan has been planned constitutional changes that reportedly aim to give the executive more power over the judiciary. After a weekend of intense political activity in the capital Islamabad, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s government failed to persuade the opposition to […]
Effects Shogun extended its reign at the 2024 Emmys on Sunday night. Entering the evening, the hit samurai series already held the record for most wins by a show in a single year, after scooping up 14 trophies at the Creative Arts Emmys last week. But the show further cemented its reign in the Peacock […]
Jakarta, Indonesia — Pope Francis appeared in good health and good spirits on Wednesday as he began the first full day of what will be a marathon trip through Southeast Asia and Oceania for the 87-year-old head of the Catholic Church. Over the 12 days, Francis will travel more than 32,000 kilometers and visit four […]
The Busan International Film Festival 2024 begins on October 2 with the international premiere of Uprisingthe historical war epic by director Kim Sang-man with a screenplay by auteur Park Chan-wook (Old boy) and distributed by Netflix. The 29th edition of the 10-day event will end with the film by Singaporean director Eric Khoo Spirit worldwith […]
(Bloomberg) — South Korea will cut its foreign exchange stabilization fund by more than 30 percent next year, a record amount that the government says is still enough to defend the won. The move came after the South Korean currency fell 3.7 percent against the U.S. dollar over the year to the end of August, […]
By Chen Aizhu China’s global oil and gas investments SINGUR, – China National Petroleum Corp, Asia’s largest oil and gas producer, has built a global portfolio with assets in 33 countries over the past three decades. According to the company’s Economic and Technological Research Institute, the company’s overseas production exceeded 100 million tons, or two […]
Article 1 of 2 Shoppers walk past sale signs in the window of a retail store at a shopping mall in Sydney, Australia, September 4, 2018. Picture taken September 4, 2018. REUTERS/David Gray/File Photo (1/2)Shoppers walk past sale signs displayed in the window of a retail store at a shopping mall in Sydney, Australia, September […]
KOLKATA, India (AP) — Indian police used tear gas and water cannon to disperse thousands of protesters demanding the resignation of a senior elected official in the east of the country, accusing her of mishandling an investigation. in a rape and murder of an assistant doctor Beginning of the month. The murder of the 31-year-old […]
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If the use of antibiotics in Southeast Asian livestock farming is not restricted, the world could be left defenseless in the face of the next global pandemic, warn researchers at RMIT University. RMIT’s cautionary statement came in the form of a scientific review that looked at the twin issues of veterinary drug residues in livestock […]
