Tag: optimism

Davos: The proportion of CEOs who believe global economic growth will improve over the next 12 months has more than doubled since last year, the annual PwC Global CEO Survey showed on Monday. The survey, released on the first day of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting here, also ...

Actor Imran Khan’s Instagram account has become a source of interesting trivia. After sharing trivia about his films like I Hate Luv Storys and Delhi Belly, Imran recently shared a post about shooting for his 2013 film Gori Tere Pyaar Mein. The actor shared that working with actor Kareena ...

Diplomats from around the globe will meet in the German city of Bonn this week to hash out plans that are key to global efforts to stop the planet heating and adapt to violent weather. The little-known talks, which take place each year ahead of the United Nations landmark ...

Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh, as chief guest, addressing the Annual Conference of Rotary International at Hotel Leela, Gurugram on Sunday. GURUGRAM, Feb 12 : Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology; Minister of State (Independent Charge) Earth Sciences; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy ...

The Test against New Zealand is England's first under new coach Brendon McCullum and captain Ben StokesVenue: Lord's Dates: 2-6 JuneCoverage: Daily highlights on BBC Two and iPlayer. Ball-by-ball Test Match Special commentary on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra, Radio 4 LW, online, tablets, mobiles and BBC Sport ...

Islamabad —  Pakistan’s direct peace talks with an outlawed alliance of insurgent groups, being mediated and hosted by Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers, have reportedly made progress, with both sides agreeing to pause the process for internal deliberations and return to the negotiating table by mid-June.The several days of discussions between ...

In seeking to prevent environmental breakdown, what counts above all is not the new things we do, but the old things we stop doing. Renewable power, for instance, is useful in preventing climate chaos only to the extent that it displaces fossil fuels. Unfortunately, new technologies do not always ...

ISLAMABAD —  Pakistan and Afghanistan, the only two countries where polio still paralyzes children, marked World Polio Day (October 24) Sunday amid excitement and hopes that global eradication of the crippling disease is within reach. The neighboring countries constitute a bloc where the disease has been endemic; but each ...

Pakistan’s government, long accused of providing overt logistical and other support to the Afghan Taliban, will walk a fine line between optimism at having a more friendly government in Kabul and potential security blowback on its own soil, analysts say. Pakistani officials, however, told Al Jazeera the country has ...

Can there be a better feeling than watching England beat Germany 2-0 at Wembley, after a pandemic that has lasted for a year and a half? On Tuesday evening, as the referee blew the final whistle and confirmed England’s first knockout victory over the Germans in my lifetime, I couldn’t ...