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EU says Pakistan must reapply for preferential trade access under new rules
11+ hour, 48+ min ago (528+ words) ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will have to submit a fresh application to retain preferential access to the European Union market under the bloc’s new Generalized Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+) regime, with the number of international conventions it must comply with rising…...
Taliban Revenge: Critics Arrested Upon Return to Afghanistan from Abroad
16+ hour, 21+ min ago (60+ words) 8am: Over the past five years, the Taliban have repeatedly been accused of taking revenge against the country’s citizens. The group arrests, imprisons, and tortures individuals who criticize Taliban rule. The Taliban have also officially declared that criticizing their rule is…...
Trump says Irish unification would be ‘fantastic’
13+ hour, 15+ min ago (470+ words) DUBLIN (AFP): Donald Trump said Saturday he would “love to see” a united Ireland, wading into a politically sensitive subject as he embarked on a two-day Irish visit that blurs the lines between his presidency and personal business interests. After meeting…...
9/11 at 25: How the ‘War on Terror’ helped mainstream Europe’s far right
22+ hour, 7+ min ago (258+ words) The ‘War on Terror’ gave far-right Islamophobia legitimacy, reach and electoral force. Before September 11, far right parties in Europe had been largely marginalised within the continent’s multi-party systems. Even where some won significant electoral support, many remained politically stigmatised or…...
August hottest month ever recorded globally: EU monitor
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (645+ words) PARIS (AFP): The EU’s climate monitor said Thursday that August was the hottest single month ever recorded globally, with ocean temperatures also reaching unprecedented highs as western Europe capped its warmest summer. In response to the assessment by the Copernicus…...
Meta tests fact-check replacement in Latin America
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (568+ words) WASHINGTON (AFP): Meta said Wednesday it had begun testing Community Notes in 16 Spanish-speaking countries in Latin America, a step toward replacing the professional fact-checking program it runs with partner organizations across the region. The crowd-sourced notes system, modeled on the…...
Afghanistan, Bangladesh seek stronger trade, investment ties
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (186+ words) KABUL (Pajhwok): Economy Minister Mullah Qari Din Mohammad Hanif and a Bangladeshi delegation of scholars, traders, industrialists and investors discussed expanding economic and trade ties and increasing investment between Afghanistan and Bangladesh. In a statement, the Ministry of Economy said…...
US escalates trade dispute with Canada, bans wide range of imports
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (850+ words) WASHINGTON – The United States has imposed fresh ban on a broad range of Canadian imports, including alcoholic beverages, motorcycles and selected dairy products. The US intensified an increasingly bitter trade dispute the longtime allies. The latest measures are scheduled to…...
Rethinking economic governance: Slashing regulatory burden
4+ day, 9+ hour ago (461+ words) ECONOMIC development is not a sole product of capital accumulation or technological advancement in a society rather fundamentally driven by the quality of its institutions....
Autonomy in Sino-EU economic ties
4+ day, 12+ hour ago (433+ words) As the “deadline” set by the European Union — to impose harsher trade measures against China by October unless upcoming trade negotiations yield concrete results — looms, Brussels has made a flurry of proposals and taken multiple actions that cast a long…...