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The UK on Monday said it was “prioritising essential overseas aid funding” such as help for Ukraine, after a report that it had halted “non-essential” relief abroad following Russia’s invasion. The Financial Times said the UK Treasury had…

The country is suffering its worst economic crisis, with foreign exchange reserves at a record low and the island of 22 million struggling to pay for essential imports of food, medicine and, most critically, fuel.Industries like garments, a…

PTI government,” the prime minister tweeted, adding that the nation would overcome these challenges with “resolve and determination”. The decision comes as the dollar has witnessed a meteoric rise against the rupee over the past few weeks…

Luxury cosmetics have been included in the import ban listKARACHI: Pakistan has banned the import of all non-essential luxury goods in a bid to stabilize the economy, the information minister said on Thursday, describing the situation as an…

New Delhi: Pakistan government on Wednesday decided to impose a ban on the import of non-essential and luxury items as the cash-strapped nation tried to avert a financial meltdown amid depleting foreign reserves, according to a media…

Issued on: 12/04/2022 - 05:34 The United States announced Tuesday it had ordered all non-essential employees at its Shanghai consulate to leave, while voicing concerns for…

SHANGHAI: The United States has ordered all non-essential employees at its Shanghai consulate to leave over concerns about their safety, an embassy spokesperson said in a statement Tuesday (Apr 12), as the Chinese city faces a spike in…

Russian president Vladimir Putin may have to cut down on his Botox treatments as sanctions continue to cripple the Russian market and economy. US drugmaker AbbVie, the owners of wrinkle treatment Botox, temporarily suspended operations for…

NEW DELHI : Households across urban and rural India reported only an incremental increase in spending across essential products, while fewer families spent more on buying discretionary items in February, according…

India issued an advisory to students and Indian nationals studying in Ukraine that they may consider leaving temporarily. The Indian embassy in Kyiv in a release said that all Indians should avoid all non-essential travel to and within…