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US targets attempts to dodge Trump tariffs with China in crosshairs

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WASHINGTON – As President Donald Trump ramps up tariff threats on US trading partners, his administration is taking aim at a tactic said to be used by Chinese companies to dodge the levies by moving goods through third countries. The issue is “transshipping,” or having products pass through a country to avoid harsher trade barriers elsewhere, a practice Washington has accused Chinese companies of. “Goods transshipped to evade a higher Tariff will be subject to that higher Tariff,” Trump warned in letters issued since Monday, days after unveiling a trade pact…

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Fatigued Afghan taxi drivers take novel approach to staying cool

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Afghan taxi drivers have cobbled together a creative solution to spare them and their passengers from the sweltering heat. In southern Afghanistan’s Kandahar city, where temperatures easily exceed 40 degrees Celsius, blue taxis can be spotted with an air conditioning (AC) unit strapped to the roof with an exhaust hose delivering the cool air through the passenger window. “It started getting extremely hot three or four years ago. These cars’ AC systems didn’t work and repairs were too expensive. So I went to a technician, [and] had a custom cooler…

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Federal Minister Ali Pervaiz Malik Advances Strategic Energy Dialogue with Uzbekistan

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Islamabad, July 11,2025 Federal Minister for Petroleum, Ali Pervaiz Malik, emphasized Pakistan’s commitment to deepening energy collaboration with Uzbekistan during a meeting with His Excellency Mr. Alisher Tukhtaev, Ambassador of Uzbekistan to Pakistan, held today. The discussions centered on strengthening bilateral ties, with a particular focus on expanding cooperation in the oil and gas sector. Ambassador Tukhtaev lauded Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif’s recent successful visit to Uzbekistan, which has paved the way for stronger economic and energy partnerships. He reaffirmed Uzbekistan’s commitment to elevating bilateral trade to $2 billion in…

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Trump says US nears trade deals as tariff effective date delayed

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MORRISTOWN, New Jersey, July 6 (Reuters) – The United States is close to finalizing several trade agreements in the coming days and will notify other countries of higher tariff rates by July 9, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday, with the higher rates scheduled to take effect on August 1. Trump and other top officials had flagged the August 1 date earlier, but it was unclear if all tariffs would increase then.Asked to clarify, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told reporters the higher tariffs would take effect on August 1,…

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Unfiltered water’ from Indus pumped directly to homes in Hyderabad

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HYDERABAD: A major public health concern has surfaced across Hyderabad as large portions of the city’s densely populated neighbourhoods continue to receive untreated water drawn directly from the Indus River. The issue, long shrouded in administrative ambiguity and contradictory claims, came under sharp scrutiny when the Sindh Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) conducted an unannounced inspection of the Jamshoro Filtration Plant, raising fresh alarms over water quality and civic negligence. SEPA officials accompanied by Deputy Director Technical Imran Ali Abbasi collected water samples from key operational chambers, including the lagoon site,…

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