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HONG KONG: China’s Premier Li Qiang announced construction had begun on what will be the world’s largest hydropower dam, on the eastern rim of the Tibetan Plateau, at an estimated cost of at least $170 billion, the official Xinhua news agency said. Commencement of the hydropower project, China’s most ambitious since the Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze, was seized by Chinese markets as proof of economic stimulus, sending stock prices and bond yields higher on Monday. Made up of five cascade hydropower stations with the capacity to produce 300 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity annually, equal to the amount of electricity consumed by Britain last year, the dam will be located in the lower reaches of the Yarlung Zangbo. A section of the river tumbles 2,000 metres in a span of 50km, offering huge hydropower potential. India and Bangladesh have already raised concerns about its possible impact on the millions of people downstream, while NGOs warned of the risk to one of the richest and most diverse environments...

ISLAMABAD - Iran’s Interior Minister Seyyed Eskandar Momeni on Monday held a telephonic conversation with Pakistan’s Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, during which they discussed the upcoming visit of Iranian President Dr Masoud Pezeshkian to Pakistan on July 26.

PESHAWAR - Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Assembly Speaker Babar Salim Swati has written a letter to Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Yahya Afridi in which he has said that the Peshawar High Court (PHC) Chief Justice (CJ) orders to the provincial governor to administer the oath to the MPAs on reserved seats are a violation of the.

ISLAMABAD - Afghanistan’s Ambassador to Pakistan Sardar Ahmad Shakeeb yesterday said that Afghanistan was a significant market for Pakistani products.

ISLAMABAD - The PTI founder approached the Islamabad High Court for the implementation of the court order regarding better facilities in the jail.

Both Harvard and the administration are seeking summary judgment, which would allow the court to decide the case without a trial.

ISLAMABAD - The Islamabad High Court (IHC) Monday issued contempt notices to the Prime Minister and the Federal Cabinet in a petition filed by Dr Fowzia Siddiqui, seeking the repatriation, and release of her sister, Dr Aafia Siddiqui, who is imprisoned in the United States of America.

Grasland dat van boeren dankzij subsidie een zetje krijgt om meer ‘natuurlijk’ te zijn is minder waard dan regulier grasland.

Dans le cadre de la préparation du Projet de Loi de Finances Initiale (PLFI) 2026, une rencontre avec les représentants du secteur privé a été organisée lundi 21 juillet par le gouvernement. Cette réunion a été conjointement pilotée par le Ministère de l'Industrie et du Commerce (MIC), le Ministère de l'Économie et des Finances (MEF), et l'Economic Development Board of Madagascar (EDBM). L'objectif est de consolider un cadre de concertation ouvert et transparent, tout en poursuivant les (…) - Economie

ISLAMABAD - The opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Monday called for the formation of a parliamentary committee to probe the sugar scandal and the alleged influence of ‘mafia’, dealing with the business of the essential commodity, within the country’s power corridors.

Скандальная ситуация с объятиями генерального директора IT-компании Astronomer Энди Байрона с HR-директором Кристин Кеббот на концерте Coldplay вызвала масштабный резонанс в СМИ по всему миру: несмотря на курьезность и громкие заголовки, компания Astronomer получила неожиданный успех.

ISLAMABAD - Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb, Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, said Monday that the Competition Commission of Pakistan’s new management, appointed in August 2023, has introduced key reforms to enhance institutional performance.

PESHAWAR - The oath taking of 25 newly elected opposition members of the KP Assembly on reserved seats, administered by Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Faisal Karim Kundi has been challenged in the Peshawar High Court on Monday.

ISLAMABAD - Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar yesterday reaffirmed Pakistan’s unwavering commitment to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development during his address at the general debate of the High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) on Sustainable Development’s Ministerial Segment.

Президент США Дональд Трамп, похоже, проявляет больше интереса в том, чтобы дистанцироваться от Украины, чем помогать ей в борьбе против российской агрессии. Его ультиматум о 50 днях в Кремле воспринимается как разрешение осуществлять массированные атаки по Украине.

The prime minister didn't even bother to call longtime Likud MK Yuli Edelstein to tell him he was being replaced. What's even more striking is that getting rid of Edelstein, who opposes the Haredi draft-exemption law, won't bring the ultra-Orthodox back into the coalition

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“I remain focused on cutting the flow of US munitions that are being used to perpetuate the genocide in Gaza," AOC wrote on X.

21 июля правоохранители наткнулись на видео в соцсетях, где злоумышленник издевался над собакой, швыряя ее в лунку. Полиция установила имя обидчика — им оказался 35-летний работник предприятия по добыче янтаря.

ISLAMABAD - The Supreme Court has said that when superior courts issue remand directions, they are to be complied with faithfully and expeditiously.