Sovereign wealth and public pension fund assets hit record US$31.9 trillion: Report
LONDON: Assets held by the world's sovereign wealth and public pension funds rose to a record US$31.9 trillion in 2021 thanks to rising US stock...
Golden girl Betty White dies aged 99, just shy of her 100th birthday
Comedic actress Betty White, who capped a career of more than 80 years by becoming America's geriatric sweetheart after Emmy-winning roles on television sitcoms The...
Pakistan annual inflation rose to 12.3per cent in December
KARACHI: Pakistan’s consumer price index rose 12.3 per cent in December from a year earlier, according to the country’s official statistics bureau. Edible items were...
US officials ask AT&T, Verizon to delay 5G wireless over aviation safety concerns
WASHINGTON: U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and the head of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Friday asked AT&T and Verizon Communications to delay the...
Philippine Airlines exits US bankruptcy
MANILA: Philippine Airlines has said it has emerged from bankruptcy after a US court approved its plan to slash up to US$2 billion in debt...
When Gauahar Khan was conned by a teenager: ‘I was left crying in middle of the road’
Sorry Bhaisaab actor Gauahar Khan opened up about the time when she was tricked off her mobile phone by a young boy. People who have...
Colorado wildfire took hold ‘in blink of an eye’: Governor
SUPERIOR: A fast-spreading wildfire that tore through several Colorado towns - laying waste to entire neighborhoods "in the blink of an eye", according to the...
Australia starts 2022 with record COVID-19 cases
SYDNEY: Australia started 2022 with a record number of new COVID-19 cases as an outbreak centred in the eastern states grew, and New South Wales...
In New Year’s speech, Taiwan president warns China against ‘military adventurism’
[caption id="attachment_13790" align="alignright" width="576"] Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen speaks at a rank conferral ceremony for military officials from the Army, Navy and Air Force, at...
China ends 2021 with worst COVID-19 week since taming original epidemic
BEIJING: China ended its final week of 2021 with its biggest tally of local COVID-19 cases for any seven-day period since subduing the country's first...