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MQM-P says will be approaching other parties to set off 'grand national dialogue' on new provinces

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MQM-P says will be approaching other parties to set off 'grand national dialogue' on new provinces

The Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) announced on Sunday that it was taking the initiative to begin a “grand national dialogue” on the creation of new provinces and approaching other political parties for talks. MQM-P Chairman Dr…

Dawn

Parents 'watering down baby milk' over high costs

BBC

Parents 'watering down baby milk' over high costs

Moorside Baby Bank say parents are turning to unsafe practices over the rising cost of essentials.

BBC

Why the Chinese yuan could soon be Africa’s most important currency

Why the Chinese yuan could soon be Africa’s most important currency

Africa is emerging as fertile ground for Beijing’s drive to make the yuan a major international currency and reduce reliance on the US dollar, as an increasing number of financial institutions deepen their integration with China’s payment…

Impact of US trade policy shifts on Hong Kong ‘primarily psychological’: Paul Chan

Impact of US trade policy shifts on Hong Kong ‘primarily psychological’: Paul Chan

Changes in US trade policy and interest rate trends will significantly affect Hong Kong’s economy but the impact will be “primarily psychological”, the finance chief has said, while expressing optimism for growth momentum to continue into…

Hong Kong’s First-Half Air Passenger Traffic Up 11.7%, Chan Says

Hong Kong’s airport passenger traffic jumped 11.7% on year in the first half, as the Asian financial hub hosted a variety of events and attracted more visitors, according to the city’s Financial Secretary Paul Chan.

New shinkansen model delivered to Taiwan

Japan Times

New shinkansen model delivered to Taiwan

The N700ST is based on the latest shinkansen model of JR Central, producing less noise and vibration while consuming less electricity.

Japan Times

The weekend is 100 years old – but have ‘skiveday Fridays’ and hybrid working ruined it for everyone?

The weekend is 100 years old – but have ‘skiveday Fridays’ and hybrid working ruined it for everyone?

In 1926, Henry Ford gave his employees both Saturdays and Sundays off – and the two-day chunk of time to party, pray or simply do nothing was born. Now it’s changed beyond recognition For 11 years, from 1929 to 1940, the Soviet Union did…

New UK cost of living crisis looms with soaring energy bills forecast to lift inflation

New UK cost of living crisis looms with soaring energy bills forecast to lift inflation

Latest reading on Wednesday likely to frame scale of challenge for new PM to ease pressures on households amid Iran war fallout British households are facing a renewed cost of living squeeze, with official figures expected to show this…

Secret outperformer: Dispelling the 'myths' about an unloved stock market

CNBC

Secret outperformer: Dispelling the 'myths' about an unloved stock market

European markets fly under the radar when compared with larger and more liquid U.S. markets, but Goldman Sachs offered to dispel some of the myths them.

CNBC

TASS

Flight from Damascus lands in Moscow as Syria, Russia reopen air service — airport

The direct air link between the cities was suspended in December 2024 amid the situation in the Arab republic

TASS

She designed jumpers worn by Princess Diana and Olivia Newton-John, then lost everything

ABC News

She designed jumpers worn by Princess Diana and Olivia Newton-John, then lost everything

Eighties knitwear designer Liz Newman walks into a gallery space hung with the quirky, colourful jumpers made from patterns she created decades ago - she thought these designs were lost forever.

ABC News

China Plans to Speed Up New Energy Recycling, Waste Rules: CCTV

China is accelerating the establishment of rules governing the recycling and reuse of wind and solar equipment and aims to set up a closed-loop system for waste from the industry before 2030, China Central Television reported on Sunday.