Azerbaijan has ranked 30th among 141 countries for the ‘intellectual property protection’ indicator in the Global Competitiveness Index (GII), thus coming ahead of the CIS and many European countries, …
British American Tobacco Is Fined $635 Million for Selling Cigarettes to North Korea
Prosecutors in the United States said the firm secretly did business with North Korea through an intermediary, violating sanctions. The company apologized.
A prisoner swap is a symbolic step towards ending the Saudi-led war in Yemen
For three days lines of grinning men (and the occasional woman) stepped off Red Cross planes in Sana’a and Aden, the biggest cities in Yemen. After years in captivity, some looked the worse for …
Afghan refugees told by Home Office they will have to find their own accommodation
Afghan evacuees who were brought to the UK after the fall of Kabul have been told not everyone will be found somewhere to live by the government.
After 60 years of foreign policy blunders, U.S. should rethink China strategy
The record of American interventions in Vietnam in 1964, Afghanistan in 2001 and Iraq in 2003 is one of failure. Given that many in Congress regard China as an “existential threat,” is the U.S. at …
Turkey hunters weigh-in on possible cutbacks, loss of fall season
Turkey hunters are facing the possibility that the fall season could be cut completely while spring bag limits are reduced from two turkeys to one starting as early as later this year.
Turkey house ablaze in High View
A turkey house fire shut down Christian Church Road in the High View area early Tuesday morning. The fire, which burned about three miles up the way, resulted in a total loss to the turkey house.
Abejo Waters ventures into real estate
CEBU, Philippines — From a successful venture in the water business in the last 20 years, the Abejo Waters Corporation announced its entry into real estate development in Cebu with the introduction of …
Dhaka, Tokyo sign 8 instruments to boost cooperation for mutual benefit
Dhaka and Tokyo signed eight instruments on the second day of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s four-day state visit to Japan at the invitation of her Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida. Those …
Pakistan Housing Finance Company to Invest Rs.12bn in Silk Bank
LAHORE: Pakistan Housing Finance Company (PHFC), an M/s Lake City Limited subsidiary, has expressed interest in providing up to …