Britain’s Billionaire Gopichand Hinduja Dies at 85
By Shumaila AslamBureau Chief PakistanScandinavian News Agency Finland Gopichand Hinduja, the billionaire head of the Hinduja Group and Britain’s richest man, has passed away at the age of 85 after battling a prolonged illness. Hinduja, who led one of the world’s most influential family-run business empires, topped The Sunday Times Rich List with an estimated […]
PIA Resumes UK Flights After Five-Year Ban Lifted
Shumaila AslamBureau Chief PakistanScandinavian News Agency Finland Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has officially resumed flights to the United Kingdom after a five-year suspension that followed a fake pilot license scandal. The national carrier faced bans from both the UK and the European Union in June 2020, after a deadly Karachi crash claimed nearly 100 lives […]
Elon Musk Reaches $500B, Halfway to Trillionaire Status
By Shumaila Aslam Bureau Chief Pakistan Scandinavian News Agency Finland Elon Musk, the billionaire entrepreneur and currently the world’s richest person, is edging closer to becoming the planet’s first trillionaire, according to a report by Forbes on Wednesday. Musk briefly reached a net worth of $500 billion, marking the halfway point toward the trillionaire milestone. […]
Trump Tariffs Add $200 Duty on India, Canada Imports
SHUMAILA ASLAMScandinavian News AgencyBureau Chief Pakistan The U.S. government under President Donald Trump has officially ended the tariff exemption for imported packages worth under $800. From now on, all parcels coming into the U.S. will face full customs duties. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) started applying the new duty rules at 12:01 a.m. […]
Governor says fire inside workshop led to explosion
SHUMAILA ASLAMScandinavian news agencyBureau Chief Pakistan At least 11 dead, over 100 injured in factory blast in Russia Governor says fire inside workshop led to explosionA blast at a factory in the Russian region of Ryazan on Friday killed 11 people and left 130 injured, Russia’s emergencies ministry said on Saturday.
Air Canada Flight Attendants Strike, 500 Flights Canceled
SHUMAILA ASLAMScandinavian News Agency Bureau Chief Pakistan Air Canada’s unionized flight attendants launched a strike early Saturday, forcing the cancellation of hundreds of flights and disrupting travel plans for more than 100,000 passengers. The walkout follows stalled negotiations between the airline and the union representing over 10,000 cabin crew members. The airline had offered partial […]
US Indicts Indian Family for Forced Labour, Child Abuse
SHUMAILA ASLAMScandinavian News AgencyBureau Chief Pakistan US federal prosecutors have indicted five Nebraska hotel operators all members of the same family in what the Department of Justice (DOJ) describes as a large-scale human trafficking and forced labour scheme involving undocumented workers, including at least ten children under the age of 12. According to prosecutors, the […]
Kazakhstan Surpasses Russia in GDP Per Capita IMF
Hammad KahlunScandinavian News Agency Finland For the first time, Kazakhstan’s GDP per capita has surpassed Russia’s, according to IMF data. The figure for Kazakhstan reached $14,770, slightly ahead of Russia’s $14,260. Historically, Russia had maintained the highest GDP per capita among CIS nations, but this year’s figures mark a shift in the regional economic standings.