WORLD CAPITALS, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM – 25th Aug, 2026) Gold prices retreated on Tuesday after hitting their highest levels in more than three months earlier in the day, while investor focus shifted to upcoming US inflation data and a speech later this week by Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh. Spot gold…
SEOUL, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM – 25th Aug, 2026) Foreign tourist arrivals in the Republic of Korea surpassed 2 million in July, rising more than 20 percent from a year earlier and exceeding pre-pandemic levels, tourism data showed Tuesday. The number of foreign visitors reached 2.09 million last month, up 20.8 percent…
LAHORE, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 24th Aug, 2026) Secretary Health Punjab Azmat Mahmood visited Jinnah Institute of Cardiology (JIC) on Monday and chaired an important meeting. The meeting reviewed the administrative and other affairs, medical facilities and performance of the hospital. Secretary Health Punjab Azmat Mahmood also made a detailed visit…
ISLAMABAD, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 25th Aug, 2026) Coordinator to Prime Minister Rana Ihsan Afzal on Monday said that all required facilities were being provided to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder with utmost care. Talking to a private television channel, he said that no compromise had been made on the provision of…
A global robotics programme launched in Beijing aims to provide free trials and customisation for 1,000 real-world application scenarios a year. The programme comes as industry groups in developing economies seek cooperation with China that pairs equipment with skills training and support for local deployment BEIJING, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 24th…
BUDAPEST, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM – 25th Aug, 2026) Hungary’s new government promised to clean up the budget. The weather and the energy market are not cooperating. The Finance Ministry said Monday it is keeping this year’s deficit target at 7.5% of GDP. The ministry is not promising that kind of progress…
SEOUL, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM – 25th Aug, 2026) South Korea will develop a next-generation environmental and ocean observation satellite by 2033 to succeed the current geostationary satellite, the country’s space agency said Tuesday. According to the Yonhap news Agency, the Korea AeroSpace Administration (KASA) said the proposal to develop the Cheollian-6…
PORT-AU-PRINCE, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM – 25th Aug, 2026) At least 47 people were killed and 22 more injured in an overnight gang raid on a neighborhood overlooking Haiti’s capital of Port-au-Prince, the U.N. said on Monday, prompting anger over the lack of protection from repeated deadly attacks, Reuters reported. The United…
ROME, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM – 25th Aug, 2026) Donyell Malen scored a hat-trick, every goal laid on by Paulo Dybala, and Nicolo Pisilli scored as Gian Piero Gasperini’s Roma pulled clear of Fiorentina in the closing fixture of the Serie A opening weekend at the Stadio Olimpico on Monday evening. This…
PARIS, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM – 25th Aug, 2026) A tornado in the Aude department, southern France, injured at least 26 people and damaged around 100 homes in Pomas, near Carcassonne, mobilising more than 115 firefighters this Monday. According to the government delegation of Aude (Préfet de l’Aude), rescue operations continue and…
