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Pakistanis say vote matters despite alleged election rigging
Pakistanis turning out early for Thursday’s election said they believe their votes count, despite allegations of rigging in the nation’s ...

Imran Khan’s party says its polling agents picked by police in Punjab province
LAHORE: Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s party on Thursday claimed that polling in several areas of Pakistan’s Punjab province ...

Alibaba approves an additional USD 25 billion share buyback as its revenue disappoints
SINGAPORE: Chinese e-commerce firm Alibaba Group Holding on Wednesday approved an additional $25 billion authorization to its share buyback program, ...

Thousands of Spanish farmers stage a second day of tractor protests over EU policies and prices
MADRID: Mirroring protests across Europe, thousands of farmers in Spain staged a second day of tractor demonstrations on Wednesday across ...

America up for ‘really wild year’ as allies, enemies evaluate presidential candidates: Defense expert
Former President Trump’s unpredictable foreign policy decisions during his time in office is making it difficult for America’s adversaries to ...

The ruined Fukushima nuclear plant leaked radioactive water, but none escaped the facility
Highly radioactive water leaked from a treatment machine at the tsunami-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, but no one was ...

The number of monarch butterflies at their Mexico wintering sites has plummeted this year
MEXICO CITY: The number of monarch butterflies at their wintering areas in Mexico dropped by 59% this year to the ...

‘Overseas Friends of BJP’ in US to make 25 lakh calls to India during elections; send 3,000 Indian-Americans to campaign
WASHINGTON: The ‘Overseas Friends of BJP’ in the US has made an elaborate plan to make more than 25 lakh ...

Global temperatures breach 1.5C limit over 12 months period for first time
Earth has endured 12 months of temperatures 1.5C hotter than the pre-industrial era for the first time on record, Europe’s ...