BRAZILIAN President Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva (left) and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron pose for pictures under a tree on arrival at Combu Island, in Brazil’s Para state.—AFP
BELM: French President Emmanuel Macron kicked off a visit to Brazil on Tuesday with the launch of a billion-euro Amazonian green investment plan alongside his counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
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BANGKOK: Thai advocates for LGBTQ rights hailed a major step forward on Wednesday as the parliament passed a same-sex marriage bill in a landslide, paving the way for the nation to become the first in Southeast Asia to recognise marriage equality.
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The index provider will add Portugal to the FTSE World Government Bond Index effective November and remove Switzerland from the upgrade watch list, according to a statement released Wednesday after markets closed in New York.
AMMAN: Jordan’s Yazan Al Naimat shoots under pressure from Pakistan’s Harun Hamid during their 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier at the Amman International Stadium.—courtesy Jordan Football Association
AMMAN: Despite trailing Jordan 2-0, Pakistan had finished the first half at the Amman International Stadium strongly.
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LONDON: Wall Street and European stock markets mostly rose on Wednesday ahead of key US inflation data later this week while the yen recovered slightly from a 34-year low against the dollar.
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s trade deficit with the nine regional countries widened by 10.98 per cent to $5.415 billion in the first eight months of the current fiscal year from $4.879bn over the corresponding period of last year.
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ISLAMABAD: After drying up the provincial project financing from the national kitty in January, the federal government is pushing financing of national ‘strategic nature projects’ jointly by the federal and provincial governments besides the creation of synergies among the provinces through an integration of provincial projects.
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QUETTA: A Levies Risaldar was martyred, and three other soldiers were seriously injured in an exchange of fire with an alleged criminal gang, also involved in terrorism in Pishin district on Wednesday.
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Florida won the first event of the NCAA men’s swimming and diving championships on Wednesday night, and…
BJD announces Naveen Patnaik's re-contest from Hinjili in Odisha. Santrupt Mishra to contest from Cuttack. Odisha has 21 Lok Sabha and 147 assembly seats. Pinaki Mishra, Anubhav Mohanty, Mahesh Sahoo not given LS tickets. Kausalya Hikaka, Pradeep Majhi, Anshuman Mohanty fielded.
The special U_N_ envoy for Congo says security in the African nation’s mineral-rich east has deteriorated since recent elections, with a rebel group allegedly linked to neighboring Rwanda making “significant advances and expanding its territory.”
Star Wars March to May the 4th begins with new product announcements and epic events in New York City.
The debt, which might be priced north of 15%, will be used to fund working capital and capital expenditure, said two sources aware of the development.
A closer look at the best plays as the Sweet 16 of the 2024 NCAA Tournament begins on Thursday night
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — LeBron James had a triple-double with 23 points, 14 rebounds and 12 assists, Rui Hachimura scored…
Covid-19 restrictions in 2020 saw the number of weddings drop sharply.
Same-sex marriages have increased year-on-year since being legalised 10 years ago on Friday.
Tamil Nadu MP who attempted suicide days ago dies of cardiac arrest
Two couples have shared their views on the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 a decade after the first weddings took place.