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The feeble economic recovery of the last few months, which was largely dependent on low oil prices and high remittances, is now under pressure. International oil prices have risen sharply. The...

Biden Names Deputy Ag Secretary and Cauliflower Demand/Production Up Monday Jan 25th, 2021 **President Joe Biden is filling several leadership positions across every federal agency. According to the National Farmers Union, the President named Dr. Jewel Bronaugh to serve as his Deputy Secretary of Agriculture at the USDA. Dr. Bronaugh, who’s been the Commissioner of the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services since 2018, has more than 20 years of experience in food and ag is...

National January 29, 2021 ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar has said that the biggest challenge for the government was fixing the cash bleeding energy sector and the government had finalised a roadmap for bringing reforms. “The whole electricity sector from generation to transmission and distribution has been strangulated by the Government of Pakistan and the main reforms are doing away from clutches of GoP and to introduce market driven ...

ICC finds Sri Lanka’s Lokuhettige guilty of fixing Sports January 29, 2021 COLOMBO: Cricket’s governing body on Thursday found former Sri Lanka fast bowler Dilhara Lokuhettige guilty of three charges relating to corruption during the inaugural T10 tournament in Sharjah. Lokuhettige was found guilty on all three counts after being formally charged in November 2019 before a three-member tribunal, the International Cricket Council said. It said sanctions will follow against the player, who h...

National January 29, 2021 ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar has said that the biggest challenge for the government was fixing the cash bleeding energy sector and the government had finalised a roadmap for bringing reforms. “The whole electricity sector from generation to transmission and distribution has been strangulated by the Government of Pakistan and the main reforms are doing away from clutches of GoP and to introduce market driven ...

Biden Names Deputy Ag Secretary and Cauliflower Demand/Production Up Monday Jan 25th, 2021 **President Joe Biden is filling several leadership positions across every federal agency. According to the National Farmers Union, the President named Dr. Jewel Bronaugh to serve as his Deputy Secretary of Agriculture at the USDA. Dr. Bronaugh, who’s been the Commissioner of the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services since 2018, has more than 20 years of experience in food and ag is...

Tyson Foods Agrees To Pay $221.5 Mln To Settle Broiler Chicken Price-fixing Claims WASHINGTON (dpa-AFX) - Tyson Foods Inc. (TSN) agreed to pay $221.5 million to settle complaints over price-fixing allegations. The settlements amount will reflect in the first quarter 2021 financial statements, the company disclosed in a regulatory filing. Settlement terms were reached with the putative Direct Purchaser Plaintiff Class, the putative Commercial and Institutional Indirect Purchaser Plaintiff Class...

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern puts fixing housing crisis at the top of her political agenda 21 Jan, 2021 04:40 AM 4 minutes to read Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is promising to fix New Zealands housing crisis and has unveiled new details of her Governments state housing plan. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is promising to fix New Zealands housing crisis and has unveiled new details of her Governments state housing plan. Jason Walls is a political reporter for the New Zealand Heraldjason.walls@n...

Faulty meter reader sees power company sting woman with $600 bill 20 Jan, 2021 03:38 AM 4 minutes to read There was a fault with the smart reader in Rowdons home for months. Photo / 123RF There was a fault with the smart reader in Rowdons home for months. Photo / 123RF A power company fixing a dodgy meter reader in a new Omaha home resulted in its owner being stung with a $630 bill just before Christmas. Jill Rowdons home is only three years old but between May and December last year the smart ...

Fixing the economy January 19, 2021 This refers to the letter ‘A tale of two countries’ (Jan 16) by Asif Murad Umrani. The writer has compared the economic growth of Pakistan and Bangladesh. Time is still not lost. We should deeply analyse the Bangladeshi model of development and try to learn maximum lessons from it. Many aspects of Bangladesh’s success story can be replicated in our country. If no action is taken by the Pakistan government to uplift its economy, we can safely predict t...