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Attorney general orders arrest of Finance Minister Ali Shareef al-Emadi as part of an investigation, state media say.

Pakistan’s economy needs to grow by 5% next year, new Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin tells Bloomberg.

All four earlier attempts to land the rocket, designed for travel to the moon and Mars, ended in spectacular crashes.

The operator of the largest United States cryptocurrency exchange slumped 6 percent to $256.76 on Thursday.

China spewed out 14.09 billion tonnes of CO2 in 2019, 30 million tonnes more than the OECD total.

Microsoft Flight Simulator, StarCraft and Animal Crossing were the other World Video Game Hall of Fame inductees.

A four-year investigation concludes that US broadband companies hid their involvement in the campaign.

Continuing downward trend is yet another sign that the US jobs market recovery is picking up steam.

Delivery of COVID jabs set to begin in May to give Olympians time to be fully vaccinated before July 23.

Benchmark interest rate left unchanged for a second straight month, despite inflation spiking in April.

In a potentially pivotal move, the US has backed a global waiver on patent protections for coronavirus vaccines.

Disputes over technology and the coronavirus pandemic have eroded relations between the two countries in recent years.

Aspiring astronauts can bid online for a seat on the company’s first crewed spaceflight until May 19.

Rising river salinity forcing rice farmers to switch to lucrative shrimp but move threatens fragile mangrove ecosystems.

An estimated 200,000 crew are stuck on commercial vessels globally amid attempts to prevent spread of COVID-19.

Crypto mania swept Turkey as investors sought to shield their savings against inflation. Then two exchanges collapsed.

World Health Organization chief welcomes US announcement that it will support waivers for coronavirus vaccines.

Caretaker Prime Minister Diab fears governing parties won’t support his cash card plan to replace expensive subsidies.

The document, reviewed by Bloomberg, also requires that drivers refrain from ‘obscene’ social-media posts.

Dogecoin, a so-called memecoin, has become the destination for hordes of day traders.

The birth rate in the United States fell 4 percent in 2020 to about 3.6 million babies, its 6th-straight annual decline.

Brazil’s central bank is acting to rein in inflation that has surged above the target ceiling to a four-year high.

Uber ended the quarter with $5.65bn in cash and equivalents, more than expected.

The last ‘culling’ of Zimbabwean elephants was in 1988.

Recall of 125,000 Peloton treadmills comes after they were linked to the death of a child.

Facebook suspended the then-US president for inciting violence in the wake of the 2020 presidential election.

Food insecurity and its impacts have been exacerbated in part by the coronavirus pandemic, a new report has found.

Trump-era rule would have made it easier for firms to classify workers as gig labour rather than employees.

Pakistan entered a $6bn loan agreement with the IMF in 2019 that included targets for narrowing the budget deficit.

India and South Africa have been urging World Trade Organization members to temporarily suspend rules on IP rights.

Retail chains Tesco, Marks & Spencer, Norwegian pension giant KLP urge Brazil to scrap bill encouraging more land use.

Many in US president’s party want him to waive vaccine intellectual property protection, allowing them to be copied.

When NASA chose only Elon Musk’s firm to help put astronauts on the moon again, two other firms cried foul.

Tehran prosecutor says more than $30bn and 60 tonnes of gold reserves were mismanaged by Valiollah Seif.

The British dependency imports most of its electricity from France, which is angry about fishing rights Jersey granted.

Following nearly two-year grounding, Boeing faces new questions about electrical systems in its 737 MAX planes.

Bill and Melinda Gates announced on Monday they are divorcing after 27 years of marriage.

Rallies defied easy explanation and continued a trend that’s seen value of all digital tokens surge past $2.25 trillion.

Bidding on the Banksy work, which goes up for auction on May 12, is estimated by Sotheby’s at between $3m and $5m.

It’s also a more environmentally friendly alternative to rearing cattle and other larger sources of protein.

‘From the Desk of Donald J Trump’ contains posts from the former US president that can be shared by others to Facebook.

US exporters are facing sluggish overseas demand in nations slower to recover as Americans are starting to spend again.

Entrepreneurs are stepping in to direct patients to empty hospital beds and source oxygen and food supplies.

Tourism ministers from G20 nations have met to discuss how to boost the hard-hit global tourism sector.

Mined diamonds have been tainted by ethical concerns, and Pandora will now use only ones made in labs.

Futures in Europe’s carbon market, the world’s largest, exceeded 50 euros per metric tonne for the first time Tuesday.

NOAA report on ‘new normals’ in climate over past decade shows a hotter US, thanks to climate change.

The company previously found its shot provided protection for the younger age group.

Many Istanbul shops already choosing to ignore a nightly curfew in a bid to tackle mounting debts.

Aramco is riding a wave of higher crude prices as COVID-ravaged economies spring back to life.