French nuclear plant, file photo, courtesy of Wikipedia 11 European countries have reiterated their commitment to strengthen cooperation on nuclear energy. Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Finland, France, Hungary, the Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia also agreed to cooperate on existing nuclear plants as well as new projects. He says nuclear power will rid…
China’s birth rate fell alarmingly low; Photo: File Beijing: With the birth rate alarmingly low, China has proposed freezing the eggs of unmarried women using advanced methods to increase the population. According to the World News Agency, the adviser to China’s ruling party, Lu Wewing, has said that he will propose a law to freeze…
Iran’s Chabahar port, file photo Iran’s annual exports to India have increased by 60%, according to a report issued by India, Iran’s exports to India in 2022 will be 653 million dollars. According to the Iran News Agency, the same figure was limited to 409 million dollars in 2021. Petroleum products remain the most important…
File photo Electricity rates in Sri Lanka were increased by 275%, adding to the hardships of the people. Speaking to reporters, the Sri Lankan Energy Minister said that electricity charges had to be increased again as per the IMF conditions. He said that they cannot get handouts from the treasury to maintain electricity prices. The…
Defense ministers of NATO countries have decided after their two-day meeting to increase support for Ukraine, to prepare more weapons to strengthen its deterrence and defense. This was announced by Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg while addressing a press conference after a two-day meeting of defense ministers at the NATO headquarters in Brussels. He said the…
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg says that the NATO alliance is planning to increase its stockpile of weapons. While giving a press conference before the two-day meeting of NATO defense ministers, he said that the use of arms in Ukraine is much higher than our rate of production. Speaking at…
“Violence continues to take a heavy toll on children’s lives in and around Port-au-Prince, and schools are no longer spared,” said Bruno Maes, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) representative in Haiti. “As children reel from the effects of armed violence, insecurity in Haiti shows no sign of abating.” ‘Huge impact’ on children “The targeting of…
File photo Millions of nurses in the UK have announced a strike to demand a pay rise. According to the British media, ambulance workers have also announced to join the strike of nurses from February 10. The British Business Secretary called the strike by ambulance workers alarming and said that the move would put lives…
The United Arab Emirates has announced an increase in oil prices for February. According to Arab media from Abu Dhabi, the Fuel Price Committee has increased petrol prices by 0.27 dirhams per liter. The new price of petrol per liter has been fixed at 3.05 dirhams which is 216.87 rupees in Pakistani currency. Similarly, the…
Lahore: (Dunya News) Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervez Elahi has said that the agreement to declare Punjab and California as sister provinces will lead to increase in commercial, economic and business relations, and bilateral investment between Punjab and the American state of California will increase. Tahir Javed, a Pakistani-American businessman and leader of the Democratic…
