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Italians told to turn their heating down amid energy crisis
Under a new government decree, buildings will face an extra fifteen days without central heating, the BBC reported.
Italians will also be told to turn their heating down by one degree, and off for an extra hour a day. Some buildings will be exempt, including nurseries and hospitals.
Who will succeed Gen Bajwa when he finally retires as Pakistan's Army Chief next month?
Observers at a three hour long `breakfast interaction' with Think tanks in Washington, on Oct 06, 2022, found Bajwa quite relaxed and candid. Though too many details in this context are yet to emerge and are bound by Chatham House rules, Bajwa projected to the US audience that he favoured open regional relationships, and deeper Pak- US ties, unconnected with US India relations.
Russia is now Kiev's largest arms 'supplier' with more than half of its tanks captured
Ukraine's rout of Russia's armies in Kharkiv oblast last month yielded huge amounts of gear, meaning more than 400 tanks, 600 armoured vehicles, and 44 multiple-launch rocket systems have been captured in working or near-working condition, Daily Mail reported.
Imran says 'four people' hatching a plan to assassinate him
This is not the first time that the PTI chairman has claimed that his life is under threat, as after his ouster from the Prime Minister's Office, Imran Khan and his party's leaders have time and again stated that plans were being hatched to assassinate him.
No hostile agency involved in security breach at Pak PMO: Pakistan Minister
The statement from Pakistan Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah comes hours after yet another audio clip went viral on social media, the third featuring former Prime Minister Imran Khan. This one centres on "buying five" and a "numbers game", Dawn reported.
Ishaq Dar's controversial return as Pakistan's new Finance Minister
With Dar's return to the country, it is widely speculated that Nawaz Sharif will likely come back to Pakistan soon. For the Imran Khan-led opposition, Dar's appointment as the new finance minister and reports of Nawaz's return will provide more fuel to their movement against the 'selected' PDM alliance. This is going to result in more political instability in Pakistan.
Japan's lower house speaker reveals further links to controversial religious sect
Hosoda told parliamentary representatives in a meeting on the issue that as well as four gatherings he previously admitted to attending between 2018 and 2019 hosted by the sect, he attended four more events and sent three messages, reports Xinhua news agency.
Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Ukrainian, Russian & Belarusian campaigners
The recipients of the award are human rights advocate Ales Bialiatski from Belarus, the Russian human rights organisation Memorial and the Ukrainian human rights organisation Center for Civil Liberties. According to the Committe, Bialiatski was one of the initiators of the democracy movement that emerged in Belarus in the mid-1980s.
Pakistan's energy security on ventilator as exporters shun cash-strapped Islamabad
The ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, analysts said, is set to deal a blow to Pakistan's energy sector as Islamabad -Washington ties improve. Pakistan's dependence on imported liquefied natural gas (LNG) has increased over the years and now the rise in global fuel prices has become a cause for concern. With limited foreign exchange reserves, the country's ability to import LNG is also restricted.
Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund chief highlights 'fundamental shift' in global economy
The global economy is moving "from a world of relative predictability, with a rules-based framework for international economic cooperation, low interest rates, and low inflation... to a world with more fragility, greater uncertainty, higher economic volatility, geopolitical confrontations, and more frequent and devastating natural disasters", Georgieva said in a curtain raiser speech ahead of the 2022 Annual Meetings of the IMF and the World Bank scheduled next week.
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