RAZ TV

PARIS: Bitcoin briefly rose above $60,000 for the first time on Saturday, as increasing backing from corporate heavyweights helps the world's most popular virtual currency continue its record-breaking run. The cryptocurrency hit an all-time high of $60,012 at 1149 GMT, according to the website CoinMarketCap. Bitcoin has been on a meteoric...

The exchange rate of US Dollar fell by 14 paisa in the interbank on Monday against Pakistani rupee, according to State Bank of Pakistan (SBP). The greenback closed at Rs157 rupees on first business day of the week. Since February 1 dollar has declined by 3.22 rupees or two percent....

The garment industry on Sunday called for the final approval of new textile policy 2020-25 by the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet as it is vital for new investment and marketing plan in this major export-oriented sector. Pakistan Readymade Garments Manufacturers & Exporters Association (PRGMEA) vice chairman Adeeb Iqbal Sheikh said that...

MANILA (Web Desk) — A renewed focus on achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will be essential as countries seek to rebuild from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, says ADB’s first report showcasing its contributions to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. “Achieving the SDGs will require vast sums of finance to be mobilized...

WASHINGTON (AFP) - At least 15 people were shot and wounded, two of them fatally, at a "pop-up" party in a Chicago garage in the early hours on Sunday, police and local media reported. The event was held at a tow company premise converted for parties on the city s South Side, police said.

DHAKA: A news channel in Bangladesh has made history by hiring the first-ever transgender news anchor in the country. After 29-year-old Tashnuva Anan Shishir was given a chance to read the news for the first time, she got so emotional, she could not hold back her tears. Tashnuva said that throughout...

THE HAGUE (AFP) - The Netherlands began three days of voting Monday in one of the first major tests of a European government’s coronavirus policies, with Prime Minister Mark Rutte expected to win another term in office. With the country under its tightest Covid-19 restrictions including an overnight curfew, polling stations opened at 7:30...

BEIJING (AFP) - Beijing was cloaked in thick yellow smog on Monday with pollution levels surging off the charts as the worst sandstorm in a decade descended on China’s capital from the Gobi desert. City residents used goggles, masks and hairnets to protect themselves from the choking dust and sand, with landmarks including the...

JAKARTA: A bus carrying school children and some parents returning from an excursion plunged into a ravine on the Indonesian island of Java on Wednesday night, killing 27 people, the country’s transportation ministry said. The search and rescue agency said in a statement on Thursday that the driver of the bus lost control shortly...

LONDON: Well-known British-Pakistani Momin Saqib, a former student, has been named a Commonwealth Youth COVID-19 Hero at the Commonwealth Youth Awards 2021. The Commonwealth Youth Awards recognise young people who are actively involved in bringing about meaningful change and are integral to creating a more innovative and interconnected future.