A worker is aligning designs on fabric machines for precise printing at a textile factory in Hyderabad, August 19, 2024. — APP The study calls for reinstating exemptions from export facilitation programs. Late refunds harm exporters and undermine the credibility of the GST system. Textile sector closures and job losses are compounding economic challenges. ISLAMABAD: … Read more
Tel Aviv — Israeli military strikes kill more than 600 people Gaza Strip in the first 10 days of 2025, bringing the death toll to more than 46,000 since the war began on October 7, 2023, according to the Health Ministry in the Hamas-run Palestinian territory, and a new estimate suggests that ‘it could be … Read more
Meanwhile, set on the slopes of South Africa’s rooibos-growing Cedarberg Mountains, it’s a coming-of-age story steeped in the character of the indigenous tea beloved and mispronounced around the world — its smooth, earthy taste in the late afternoon. It has a burnt floral scent and a warm tobacco colour. But if there’s much of the … Read more
Gold bars are seen at the Austrian gold and silver separation plant “Oegussa” in Vienna, Austria, March 18, 2016. — Reuters To help provide debt relief to low-income countries devastated by climate-related disasters, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) should sell 4% of its gold, study suggests, as climate finance dominates first discussions of the COP29 … Read more