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Swiss court discontinues Karimova trial

ZURICH, April 28 - Switzerland's Federal Criminal Court has discontinued a money laundering trial against Gulnara Karimova, a daughter of Uzbekistan's former president, on the grounds that she is not allowed to leave her country in time.

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Economy to 'grow by 4pc' in FY26, says finance minister

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb on Tuesday said Pakistan’s economy is projected to grow by four per cent in the current fiscal year, citing improving macroeconomic indicators as a sign of recovery. The minister made these remarks while inaugurating the first high-level EU Pakistan Business Forum in Islamabad, organised by the European Union in collaboration with the government of Pakistan, marking a ke...

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Toyota suppliers feeling profit pressure from Iran war

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French researcher cracks 4,000-year-old Elamite script from Iran

The 4,000-year-old Linear Elamite script from what is now Iran has long eluded archaeologists hoping to unlock the secrets of a near-forgotten age. French archaeologist François Desset's work on deciphering the writing s...

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Spotify forecasts second-quarter profit below estimates, shares fall

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