Day: November 29, 2019

Sharif undergoes PET, CT scan in London: reports

2:26 pm November 29, 2019

London/Islamabad: Pakistan’s ailing former prime minister Nawaz Sharif underwent a range of tests, including PET and CT scan, at a hospital in the UK to know the exact cause of his low platelet count, media reports in Islamabad quoted his personal physician as saying. Sharif, 69, left for London on November 19 in an air […]

3 IS-inspired militants sentenced for Australia plot

2:23 pm November 29, 2019

Perth: Three men inspired by the Islamic State group were sentenced Friday for plotting an attack in Australia’s second-largest city. Ahmed Mohamed, Abdullah Chaarani and Hamza Abbas were given lengthy prison sentences on charges of preparing a mass attack around Christmas 2016 involving explosives and knives at Federation Square, a popular downtown restaurant and entertainment […]

S Korea cuts growth forecast to lowest in decade

2:18 pm November 29, 2019

Seoul: South Korea’s central bank on Friday cut its growth forecast for this year to two percent, which would be the weakest rate in a decade as the economy is battered by trade disputes. The world’s 11th-largest economy is highly dependent on international commerce but is grappling with the fallout of a prolonged China-US trade […]

Hong Kong set for fresh protests as police end university siege

2:13 pm November 29, 2019

Hong Kong: Hong Kong police on Friday said they were ending their siege of a university campus that became a battleground with pro-democracy protesters as activists vowed to hold fresh rallies and strikes in the coming days. Renewed calls to hit the streets came after Beijing and city leader Carrie Lam refused further political concessions […]

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