UK air travel disruption to last for days – minister
London: British Transport Minister Mark Harper said it would take days to resolve the widespread disruption to flights into and...
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UK Foreign Secretary visits Beijing to further British interests
London: Foreign Secretary James Cleverly is travelling to Beijing to strengthen channels of communication to further and protect British interests...
EU infrastructure fund eyes African clean jet fuel projects
Cape Town: The European Union is scouting Africa to back clean jet fuel projects under its Global Gateway infrastructure fund,...
UK air traffic control delays: Compensation, when to go to the airport and more advice
London: Hundreds of flights to and from the UK have been delayed or cancelled after a breakage in the country's...
Italy steps up efforts to prevent extraditions to Russia
Rome: The Italian government released a Belarusian-born detainee (wanted by a Russian court on drug trafficking charges) in the pre-trial...
TIR route between Pakistan and China to revolutionize regional trade connections: Pakistani Minister
Gwadar Pro Islamabad: International Road Transport (TIR) route between Pakistan and China will revolutionize trade connections in the region, a...
All evil intensions against CPEC will be defeated: Pakistani Minister
Peshawar: Caretaker Federal Minister of Culture and National Heritage Jamal Shah has said that all evil intensions against the China-Pakistan...
Large US tech companies face new EU rules
Brussels: The world’s largest tech companies must comply with a sweeping new European law starting Friday that affects everything from...
EU asks Russia to renew Black Sea grain deal
Brussels: A senior European Union official urged Russia on Saturday to renew a deal to allow the safe export of...
Europe hits roadblocks in the race to switch to electric cars
Brussels: European countries are struggling to persuade people to switch from combustion engine cars to electric ones, experts warn. Europe...
British High Commissioner Jane Marriott makes trade push on first visit to Karachi
Celina Ali Islamabad: On Sunday, newly appointed British High Commissioner, Jane Marriott, will visit Karachi ahead of the expected arrival...
UK energy bills to fall after Ofgem lowers price cap
London: Millions of British households will have cheaper energy bills from October after British energy markets regulator Ofgem cut its...
Business bankruptcy in EU surges to highest levels since 2015
Brussels: Business insolvencies in the EU have hit record highs, latest data has shown. According to the bloc's official statistics...
UK government considering short-term visa scheme for EU workers
London: The UK government is considering establishing a short-term visa programme that would help bring foreign workers into the country...
EU: Dombrovskis asks Russia to renew Black Sea grain deal
Brussels: A senior European Union official urged Russia on Saturday to renew a deal to allow the safe export of...
France and EU to spend 215 million euros shoring up struggling wine producers
Paris: The French government and the European Union will spend 200 million euros ($215 million) to help the country’s wine...
More than 40 countries to participate in 20th China-ASEAN Expo in September
Beijing: The 20th China-ASEAN Expo (CAEXPO), an annual trade show that aims to facilitate economic cooperation between China and ASEAN,...
UK police say 88 people who bought sodium nitrite from Canadian websites have died
London: British police said Friday they are investigating the deaths of 88 people in the U.K. who bought products from...
EU brings down the hammer on big tech as tough rules kick in
Brussels: The world's major tech titans must crack down on illegal content and keep European users safe online from Friday,...
EU safety laws start to bite for TikTok, Instagram and others
Brussels: Some of the biggest tech organisations and search engines now have to comply with new EU rules designed to...
President Xi calls for speedy expansion of BRICS
Beijing: Leaders from BRICS nations, representing a quarter of the global economy, met in Johannesburg, South Africa, eying expansion and...
Google vows more transparency on ads as new EU rules kick in
Brussels: Google will provide more information on targeted advertisements and give researchers more access to data on how its products...
CAA team reaches Brussels to discuss EU flight resumption
Karachi: A dedicated team of Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (PCAA) on Thursday reached Brussels to hold talk with the authorities...
Kashgar-Islamabad TIR route unveiled to augment China-Pakistan trade CPEC
China Economic Net Beijing: In a move to enhance China-Pakistan cross-border trade, an international road transport (TIR) route opened between...
People left destitute after coming to the UK on skilled worker visas only to find there’s no job
London: Blessing, not her real name, told us she arrived in the UK three months ago. She says she paid...
UK on recession alert amid slump in private sector activity
London: Britain’s policymakers have been put on recession alert after a closely watched measure of economic health showed the UK...
EU Digital Services Act: Tech companies face a reckoning in Europe as new rules come into force
Brussels: The EU Digital Services Act, which comes into force this week, is leading to big changes in how Internet...
Italy beats France & Spain in becoming Europe’s top tourism destination but lags behind Greece
Rome: Italian Ministry of Tourism has announced that Italy is the second destination for 2023, as 39 per cent of...
Pakistani businessmen explore opportunities at China South-Asia Expo
Kunming: Malik Hamza, a Pakistani exhibitor, showcased his exquisite brass handicrafts to visitors at the seventh China-South Asia Expo. To...
Pakistan wins ‘Best Business Group Award’ at China-Eurasia Expo in Urumqi
Beijing: Pakistan has won the Best Business Group Award at the China-Eurasia Commodity and Trade Expo recently concluded in Urumqi,...
