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Pakistan May Face Economic Instability if Reforms Stop, Says IMF
The IMF had raised its GDP growth forecast for Pakistan for FY 2017 from 4.7 to 5 percent and projected GDP growth of 5.5 percent.
Trump's New Communications Chief Awaits US Approval For China Deal
In January, Trump administration's new communications director Anthony Scaramucci had agreed to sell his hedge fund firm SkyBridge Capital LLC to a group led by Chinese conglomerate HNA to clear the way for a job working with US President Donald Trump.
Jeff Sessions Discussed Donald Trump Campaign Matters With Russian Envoy: Report
The Washington Post quoted current and former administration officials who cited US intelligence intercepts of Ambassador Sergey Kislyak’s accounts to his bosses in Moscow of two encounters he had with Sessions, then an adviser to Trump, during the campai...
Jared Kushner, Ivanka Trump Could be Worth $762 Million
Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner has added more than 70 assets worth at least USD 10.6 million to his revised personal financial disclosure.
Britain May Need Fewer Than 10 New Regulators Post-Brexit: Govt Source
Business lobbying group the Confederation of British Industry has previously suggested that 34 EU regulators will no longer have jurisdiction in Britain after Brexit.
Park Geun-Hye Refuses to Testify in Samsung Heir's Trial
For the second time in a fortnight, South Korea's disgraced former president Park Geun-Hye rejected a court order to give evidence in the case of Lee Jae-Yong, the vice- chairman of Samsung Electronics.
9 Dead, Boy Missing in Flash flood in Arizona Swim Hole
The group, ranging in age from 2 to 60, had set out chairs to lounge on a warm summer day when miles upstream an intense thunderstorm dumped heavy rainfall on the mountain.
First Woman to Win Math Fields Medal Maryam Mirzakhani Dies
Mirzakhani, a professor at Stanford University in California, died due to cancer she had been battling for four years spread to her bone marrow, Iranian media said.
Iran Blames Donald Trump for Instability, Rejects 'Rogue' Label
Tensions between Iran and the United States have heightened since the election of Trump, who has often singled out Tehran as a key backer of militant groups.
Chinese Legal Activist, Founder of New citizens Movement Released After 4-year Prison Term
Xu Zhiyong helped found the New Citizens Movement, which at the time organized monthly dinners to discuss China's constitution and other legal issues.
Beijing Faces Backlash After Dissident Liu Xiaobo Dies in Custody
China bears a "heavy responsibility" for the death of Liu, the Nobel Committee said on Thursday, less than two months after the 61-year-old was transferred to hospital from prison
Brexit Begins as UK Publishes Bill to Repeal EU Law
The bill will also provide temporary powers to correct laws that will not operate appropriately after Brexit. It will be debated in Parliament from later this year and will need to have been passed by the time the UK leaves the EU at the end of the two-y...
UK School Bans FitBits, Smartwatches Over Calories Obsession
Teachers at the Stroud High School in Gloucestershire fear that the trendy health monitors are having a bad effect on teenagers and making them obsessed with their body image, the Gloucestershire Live reported.
India Modernising Nuclear Arsenal With Eye on China, Says US Report
India's nuclear strategy, which has traditionally focused on Pakistan, now appears to place increased emphasis on China, the two experts claimed.
US, Qatar Sign MOU on Combating Terrorism, Terror Financing
The United States and Qatar signed an agreement on combatting terrorism and its financing during a visit to Doha by US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson.
At Least 3 Killed, 11 Injured in Suicide Blast in Pakistan's Balochistan Province
At least three persons were killed and 11 others severely injured on Monday when a motorcycle-borne suicide attacker targeted their vehicle in the Pakistan's Balochistan province.