In a pivotal development in the ongoing antitrust case against Google, the tech giant on Friday responded to the US government’s call to recall its Chrome browser. Google suggested that the most effective remedy would be to prevent the company from taking advantage of its software’s market dominance as a condition of licensing its popular … Read more
Major food companies, including Kraft Heinz, Mondelez and Coca-Cola, face a lawsuit filed Tuesday in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, accusing them of designing and marketing “ultra-processed” foods to cause addiction in children, leading to chronic diseases. . The lawsuit, filed by Pennsylvania resident Bryce Martinez, alleges that consuming the companies’ products caused him … Read more
Consumers across the United States spent an unprecedented $10.8 billion online during Black Friday, according to data from Adobe Analytics, as reported by *The News*. This marks a major milestone in the holiday shopping season, as online spending increased 10.2% compared to last year. Black Friday, which traditionally signals the start of the holiday shopping … Read more
NEW YORK: Gautam Adani, the billionaire chairman of India’s Adani Group and one of the world’s richest people, has been indicted in New York for his role in an alleged multi-billion-dollar bribery and fraud scheme, US prosecutors said on Wednesday. Authorities said Adani and seven other defendants, including his nephew Sagar Adani, agreed to pay … Read more
The most practical way for Japan and South Korea to ensure their security independently of the United States is to strengthen their relationship, eventually evolving into a formal alliance. An unspoken motivation behind Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru’s push for an “Asian NATO” may indeed be the development of a security relationship with South Korea. … Read more
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif (left), US President-elect Donald Trump and Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Omar Ayub Khan. – Producer Price Index/Reuters/Agence France-Presse The Prime Minister looks forward to “working closely” with the incoming administration. Ayub hopes that the Trump team will foster better relations with the Pakistani people. Bilawal expresses his … Read more
Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb. — Ministry of Finance/File Aurangzeb says the World Bank will give Pakistan a grant instead of a loan. The finance czar says: We will try to make this IMF program our last. The Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan says that dependence on foreign loans has decreased. ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister … Read more
BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory message to the annual gala dinner of the National Committee for U.S.-China Relations (NCUSCR) on Tuesday. Xi said in his message that he appreciated the tireless efforts of the NCUSCR to promote exchanges and cooperation between China and the United States in various fields and congratulated the … Read more
India on Tuesday finalized a deal with the US State Department to acquire 31 MQ-9B SkyGuardian and SeaGuardian High Altitude Long Endurance (HALE) drones, as confirmed by the Indian Defense Ministry. The purchase, first discussed in 2018, is expected to significantly strengthen India’s surveillance and intelligence capabilities. The deal aligns with US strategic interests in … Read more
On Thursday, the US State Department imposed sanctions on a Chinese research institute and several companies it said were involved in supplying Pakistan’s ballistic missile program. Likewise, Washington targeted three China-based companies with sanctions in October 2023 for supplying materials that could be used in missile manufacturing to Pakistan. Ministry spokesman Matthew Miller said in … Read more