Gold price drops nearly 8% since February 1
On February 1st, the Pakistani rupee saw a decrease of 8 percent in its value against the US dollar due to a decrease in demand and international prices of gold. According to figures shared by the All Pakistan Jewellers and Goldsmiths Association, the price of gold per tola declined from its highest level of Rs. […]
Wrestling: Stigmatized coach of Olympic champs drops dictatorial ways
Kazuhito Sakae is a key figure in the rise of women\’s wrestling in Japan and has recently resumed his coaching career after quitting his national team and university duties due to his abusive training methods. Kaori Icho, winner of four straight Olympic golds, was one of the victims of Sakae\’s harassment and it eventually led […]
Germany’s 2022 inflation drops one point to 6.9% after changes to index
[ BERLIN: Germany’s new 6.9% inflation reading for 2022 is one point lower than previously reported due to revisions by the statistics office to how the consumer price index is measured. A new base year is introduced every five years, Stephanie Hirner, head of the prices group at the statistics office said on Wednesday. In […]
Nikkei drops to 1-month low on political tensions, rate-hike worries
SINGAPORE: Japan’s Nikkei share average slid to a one-month low on Wednesday under broad selling pressure piled on by rising global political tensions and worries that US rate hikes will end up slowing down the world’s economy. The Nikkei was down 1.3% by the market lunch break in Tokyo and will mark its worst performance […]