ISLAMABAD — Pakistan plans to seek a long-term loan from the International Monetary Fund to help stabilize the country’s ailing economy after the end of the IMF’s current $3 billion bailout package, the country’s newly appointed finance minister said Friday. Muhammad Aurangzeb, who plans to meet with IMF officials in Washington in April, did not … Read more
For the first time in about a decade, the number of marriages in South Korea last year increased from the previous year, according to data revealed by the country’s statistics office on Tuesday. The same thing occurred in China, according to data released earlier this month by the country’s civil affairs ministry. The upticks were … Read more
Sri Lankan authorities said it would scrap free long-term visas for Russian and Ukrainian tourists. The move followed controversy caused by a Russian-organized “whites only” party. Russian tourists have been a major boost to the struggling Sri Lankan economy. Sri Lanka has scrapped free long-term visa extensions for Russians and Ukrainians who headed to the country … Read more
Tim Cone in his Asian Games victory ride. —PDI FILES The Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) expectedly made its announcement of appointing Tim Cone as the new man in charge of the Gilas Pilipinas national men’s basketball team program, a no-brainer considering the success he came up with when the Filipinos ended a 61-year wait … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave TEL AVIV — With Israel’s army beginning to gradually pull out of Gaza, its gains against Hamas are significant but incomplete, Israeli military and security officials say, and are threatened by the lack of a postwar strategy. Though intense ground fighting continues in Khan Younis and other … Read more
Technical director James Allison has committed his long-term future to Mercedes, the F1 team have confirmed. Allison joined Mercedes in 2017 as technical director, overseeing four drivers’ title and five consecutive Constructors’ Championships. After a period as chief technical officer, Allison returned to the role of technical director in April as part of a reshuffle … Read more
Jack Welsby will be staying with St Helens until at least the end of the 2027 Betfred Super League season after agreeing a contract extension; the England international was rumoured to be attracting NRL interest; watch every Super League match in 2024 live on Sky Sports Last Updated: 20/12/23 6:48pm Jack Welsby will be staying … Read more
ZDNET Editor-In-Chief Jason Hiner spoke with Matthias Patzak, enterprise strategist at AWS, to discuss how to approach the often-changing data architecture landscape. The amount of data in the world continues to rapidly expand, creating new challenges for organizations on how to both manage and organize it effectively. As new data architectures emerge, stakeholders must figure … Read more
Domino’s will roll out 800 custom-branded 2023 Chevy Bolt electric vehicles at locations across the U.S. in the coming months. Domino’s Investors are on pace to wrap up a strong November, but it can be a challenge to pick out the best plays for the long run. All three of the major averages are tracking … Read more
Johnny Johnson/Getty Images If you follow Linux closely, you won’t be surprised by the news from the Linux Plumbers Conference in Richmond, Virginia — which is the invite-only meeting for top Linux kernel developers — that the recently released Linux 6.6 is the next long-term support version (LTS) of Linux. Some people had thought the next … Read more