At collapsed Baltimore bridge, focus on removing structure
Teams of engineers are now focused on the formidable job of hauling the shattered remains of the Francis Scott Key Bridge out of Maryland’s Patapsco River, the first step toward reopening the Port of Baltimore and recovering the bodies of four workers who are still missing and presumed dead. A massive...
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PIA suspends crew member after being detained in Canada
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Brazil’s apex court rejects Bolsonaro’s request for passport
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US welcomes new Palestinian govt
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Ships with second round of aid for Gaza leaves Cyprus
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Pak keen for better ties with Russia
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Hostages held in Dutch nightclub, cops detain man who walked out
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China assures Lanka PM of easing debt burden
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As host of high-profile global events, S’pore attracts cyberespionage
Cyberespionage is taking place all over the world and Singapore — being one of the hubs for hosting high-profile trade exhibitions and conferences — “inevitably” attracts intelligence operations, a report said on Friday. “Cyberespionage is happening all over the world because we are more connected than ever before,” said Dr Alan...
Pak FM says meeting with IMF scheduled for April 14-15
(): Pakistan’s Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb on Friday said the government will hold a meeting with the IMF on April 14 and 15 in Washington to discuss the features of the new bailout programme which the cash-strapped country is seeking, according to a media report. The minister for finance and...
Pak prez reconstitutes Council of Common Interests to tackle eco
President Asif Ali Zardari on Friday reconstituted the Council of Common Interests, a top constitutional body, with the foreign minister replacing the finance minister. According to an official notification, the Council of Common Interests (CCI) will be headed by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif while chief ministers of all four provinces apart...
Growing number of Americans end up in Russian jails; prospects for release unclear
A journalist on a reporting trip in a Ural Mountains city. A corporate security executive traveling to Moscow for a wedding. A dual national returning to her hometown in Tatarstan to visit her family. All of them are U.S. citizens, and all are behind bars in Russia on charges of varying...
Sri Lanka on high alert
(): Sri Lanka was put on high alert on Friday and security beefed up in major cities across the country, with special surveillance around the Churches having Good Friday services, according to a senior police official. Police spokesman Nihal Thalduwa said that over that 6,000 police personnel, over 3,000 military...
Muizzu alleges his predecessor operated on orders from ‘foreign ambassador’
Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu has alleged that his predecessor, President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, operated on orders from “a foreign ambassador.” Muizzu, however, neither named any country nor any diplomat. The president made the allegation when he was asked about criticism from the opposition regarding the recent procurement of military drones during...
Chinese cos suspend work on many dams days after terror attack killed 5
Two more Chinese companies have stopped work on hydropower projects three days after five Chinese nationals were killed in a suicide attack in Pakistan’s restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, according to a media report on Friday. The development comes a day after Power Construction Corporation of China (PCCC) suspended civil works at...
