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The inside story of the recession we didn’t have to have

As Australia deals with Donald Trump’s tariff turmoil, secret documents show the Reserve Bank board had its own plans ...

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What should be our game plan to tackle global volatility?

Mustafizur Rahman, distinguished fellow at the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), speaks to Ramisa Rob of The Daily Star ...

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Lynnfield elects two School Committee seats

Luke ActonLYNNFIELD — Residents headed to the polls Tuesday to vote in the annual town election, where three candidate...

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House Democrats Move to Force Vote on Blocking Tariffs

Reciprocal tariffs on dozens of countries will take effect at 12:01 a.m. ET on April 9....

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Le Pen ruling unleashes wave of hypocrisy on populist right

Across the globe, far-right populists have gained popularity as protectors of law and order, but Le Pen's conviction in ...

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MQM won’t be allowed to reawaken its politics of hate: Sharjeel Memon

KARACHI - Those talking about lawlessness were themselves responsible for lawlessness in the past, provincial informatio...

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Sindh PAC for probing inordinate delay in completion of GMM Medical College Sukkur

KARACHI - The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Sindh Assembly taking notice of inordinate delay in completion of Ghula...

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Three dacoits hold shopkeeper hostage, loot Rs0.35 million

KANDHKOT - A group of unidentified masked men looted a grocery shop in the broad daylight here on Tuesday afternoon....

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Full cooperation will be provided to Thailand for investment in Karachi: Mayor Wahab

KARACHI - Consul General of Thailand, Surashete Boontinand was informed by Mayor Karachi, Barrister Murtaza Wahab that a...

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‘Congratulations Peter Dutton’: LNP incorrectly declares leader election debate winner before audience votes for Anthony Albanese

Albanese won 44 votes out of 100 at the Wentworthville leagues club in western Sydney, Dutton won 35 and 21 people remai...

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Trump’s tariffs will accelerate America’s economic decline

Trump’s critics rightly point out that the tariff will raise U.S. car prices, but that is just one of its many drawbac...

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PM fires up over coalition gas plan, power bill claims

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has rejected coalition modelling showing that a domestic gas reserve would shave seven p...

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Cards stacked against women contesting unwinnable seats

There are fewer women than men running in the federal election and those who manage to get their name on the ballot pape...

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Trump officially raises retaliatory tariffs against China – including 90% fee on cheap goods from US adversary

“In my judgment, this modification is necessary and appropriate to effectively address the threat to the national secu...

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The U.K. is trying to fight social scams. The U.S. not so much.

Social engineering is one of the hardest parts of the trillion-dollar online scam industry to block or disrupt....

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LHC Multan Bench rejects post-arrest bail in domestic violence case

MULTAN - The Lahore High Court (LHC) Multan Bench on Tuesday rejected the post-arrest bail of an accused involved in tor...

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Faisalabad Police claim most-wanted criminal shot dead in encounter

FAISALABAD - A proclaimed offender was killed while his two accomplices managed to escape after a police encounter in Ro...

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Rescue 1122 holds mock exercise in Sialkot

SIALKOT - Rescue 1122 conducted a mock exercise at Khawaja Muhammad Safdar Medical College (KMSMC) Sialkot to prepare fo...

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Man gunned down over old enmity in Sargodha

SARGODHA - A man was killed by his rivals over an old enmity here under the jurisdiction of Bhera police station on Tues...

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41 couples to tie the knot in 2nd phase of Dhi Rani programme in Khanewal

KHANEWAL - District administration has started making arrangements for another mass wedding ceremony where 41 couples wi...

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DC leads Vehari into a new era of development

Vehari - With a clear vision and unwavering commitment to public welfare, Deputy Commissioner (DC) Imrana Tauqeer is ste...

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PFA discards 2,000 substandard ice pops

MULTAN - The Punjab Food Authority (PFA) claimed on Tuesday to have destroyed 2,000 substandard Kulfis (ice pops) and im...

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365 profiteers held in Lodhran

LODHRAN - Under the directions of Deputy Commissioner (DC) Dr Lubna Nazir, a robust crackdown against profiteers is in f...

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Solar Picnic Tables? How The Federal Government Has Treated Your Tax Dollars With Utter Disdain

The House Oversight Committee’s subpanel on government efficiency held a hearing Tuesday exposing billions of taxpayer...

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Our police force deserves the right to a decent workplace

Yet, even with these upgrades, our in-depth report highlights how our cops grapple with narrow lanes, cracked walls and ...

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Salman hit/flop depends on script?

Got Bhai withdrawal symptoms, watched Sikander, tried to make sense, of the phenomenon, not the movie, of course!...

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Wealth and Security

The statement by Chief of Army Staff General Syed Asim Munir at the Pakistan Minerals Investment Forum 2025 (PMIF25) mar...

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Sindh’s Deadly Roads

Following a recent spate of deadly accidents in Karachi and across Sindh involving heavy vehicles and passenger transpor...

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American Education

The Global Undergraduate Exchange Program (Global UGRAD), which operated in Pakistan for 15 years, has been discontinued...

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AI resurrecting the dead threatens our grasp on reality

Experts warn that AI-driven digital immortality could distort reality and emotional well-being, requiring safeguards aga...

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Did Albanese or Dutton perform better in the leaders debate? We asked an actual debating expert

The first leaders' debate kicked off this week and it came down to the wire. Who won, from a debating perspective?The po...

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PERA: Punjab’s Experiment

In 2024, the Punjab government took a historic step toward restructuring regulatory enforcement by establishing the Punj...

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17 University of Utah international students see visas revoked by Trump admin

At least 17 international students and recent graduates at the University of Utah have had their visas revoked — recei...

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Letters: Warped vision of a ‘fixed’ America destined to leave it well and truly broken

Donald Trump laid out his vengeful ideas throughout the pre-election discussions and rallies....

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Máire Treasa Ní Cheallaigh: When ‘Liveline’ callers see a woman’s leg as vulgar, it’s no wonder we’re still not speaking openly about periods

If you’re a female millennial, it’s guaranteed you spent some of your teenage years worrying about toxic shock syndr...

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The Irish Independent’s view: An undignified yet necessary visit to bow before Trump

When Tánaiste Simon Harris lands in Washington, saddled with the responsibility of trying to ease the weight of Donald...

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Ian O’Doherty: Technology annoys me, but AI genuinely frightens me – and it should worry you too

Everybody has a deep, dark secret – something they hope the rest of the world will never find out for fear they face a...

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Max Boot: US ‘bully-boy’ foreign policy belongs in the 19th century

Nobody would ever accuse Donald Trump of being a coherent or consistent thinker. But, less than three months into his se...

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Joe Barnes: What the presence?of Chinese mercenaries tells us about Trump’s chances of negotiating peace

The war in Ukraine is now partly a battle for the attention of the White House. In such circumstances, the capture of Ch...

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Clive Crook: Trade war and spiralling public debt are a recipe for ruin

Hurricane Trump appears to have made landfall....

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The ‘monogamy superiority myth’: new research suggests unconventional relationships are just as satisfying

Many people assume monogamy is the gold standard but the secret to fulfilling relationships might not be about exclusivi...

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For shame, Stuart!

Last Thursday ushered in a new low for politics in T&T that is—frankly speaking—distasteful and must be rejected bef...

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Our View: As cameras debate rumbles on, surveillance state only a matter of time

The debate on the placement of cameras in certain areas to cut down on crime versus the right to privacy seems almost mo...

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Healthcare at the crossroads

As our country prepares for either governance by the ruling PNM or another stint by the UNC, we must recognise the trend...

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Austin leaders optimistic about decade-long infrastructure transformation

Among the top priorities discussed at the Austin Chamber's Infrastructure Summit included the I-35 expansion, the new co...

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Trump savages "rebel" Republicans trying to quash his tariff powers

President Trump on Tuesday ripped into Republican members of Congress who are trying to give Congress the ability to blo...

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IRS And DHS Sign Agreement To Share Tax Data Of Illegal Immigrants

"The Internal Revenue Service and the Immigration and Customs Enforcement have entered into a memorandum of understandin...

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NASCAR Xfinity Series champ Justin Allgaier honored at Illinois Capitol

Allgaier, a native of Riverton, clinched his first Xfinity Series title in November following a dramatic comeback victor...

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Gun-toting Noem joins ICE agents to go after criminal illegal aliens in Arizona

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem joined ICE and other law enforcement agents in Arizona during operations Tuesday, targeting il...