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BHP warns of potential hit from China slowdown when tariffs bite

April 17, 2025

BHP banks on $10bn Canadian potash mine to diversify from iron ore

April 16, 2025

289 miners trapped in shaft at South African gold mine
South Africa‘s Sibanye Stillwater said Friday that efforts were under way to rescue 289 mine workers trapped underground at one of its shafts at the Kloof gold mine near Johannesburg. The workers were safe and gathered at an assembly point in the underground gold mine, one of the company’s deepest located around 60 km (37…
Junaid Family Foundation signs LoC with Gates Foundation & UNICEF to advance maternal health
ISLAMABAD/WASHINGTON: Junaid Family Foundation has signed a landmark Letter of Cooperation (LoC) with the Gates Foundation and UNICEF to strengthen collaboration on the promotion and scale-up of Multiple Micronutrient Supplementation (MMS) for women in Pakistan, with a particular focus on maternal and newborn health. Though Pakistan is already a global leader in scaling up MMS,…
Philippines’ Marcos appoints new foreign minister amid cabinet shake-up
MANILA — Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is appointing a new top diplomat as he continues to reshuffle his cabinet in the wake of midterm elections that have eroded some support for his government. Maria Theresa Lazaro, a career diplomat and undersecret for foreign affairs, will be the new foreign affairs secret, Malacanang Palace announced…
Trump’s image of dead ‘white farmers’ came from footage in Congo, not South Africa
JOHANNESBURG — President Donald Trump showed a screenshot of video taken in the Democratic Republic of Congo as part of what he falsely presented on Wednesday as evidence of mass killings of white South Africans. “These are all white farmers that are being buried,” said Trump, holding up a print-out of an article accompanied by…
CTD arrest terrorist in Sahiwal operation
Sahiwal: The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) police have arrested a terrorist from a banned organization and registered a case. According to details, CTD police apprehended the terrorist during an operation in Sahiwal. CTD officials stated that weapons, explosives, a Prima card, a detonator, and a battery were recovered from the terrorist. Officials said the terrorist identified…
ASEAN leaders to express ‘deep concern’ at summit over Trump tariffs
SINGAPORE/KUALA LUMPUR — Southeast Asian leaders are set to express “deep concern” over U.S. President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs at a summit next week, according to a draft statement seen by Nikkei Asia, warning that rising geopolitical tensions threaten to derail regional economic growth and stability. The chairman’s statement, prepared ahead of the two-day ASEAN leaders’…
Become the NBA’s most difficult team to beat
On television debate shows and inside group chats, the question has been asked repeatedly since Wednesday night: Where did the Indiana Pacers’ 17-point rally in the fourth quarter to steal Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals from the Knicks rank among the NBA’s all-time playoff comebacks? More telling about Indiana and its historic postseason,…
NA unanimously passes resolution India’s over suspension of IWT
ISLAMABAD: National Assembly of Pakistan has unanimously passed a resolution condemning India’s illegal and unilateral suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT). The resolution calls upon the government to take immediate and effective measures to counter India’s unlawful actions. It emphasizes that any violation of international agreements, especially those concerning shared water resources, poses a…