» Verizon resolves telecom service outage that vexed US users
15/01/26 13:07 from Business Recorder - Latest News
SAN FRANCISCO: US telecom giant Verizon said Wednesday it had resolved a widespread service disruption that impacted mobile phone customers in major cities across the US east coast for around 10 hours. “The outage has been resolved. If c...
» India tells citizens to leave Iran
15/01/26 13:05 from Business Recorder - Latest News
NEW DELHI: India’s foreign ministry has urged its citizens to leave Iran , where rights groups say a crackdown on mass protests has killed and arrested thousands of people. India’s foreign ministry estimates there are usually around 10,0...
» TSMC smashes forecasts with record profit as it rides AI boom
15/01/26 12:56 from Business Recorder - Latest News
TAIPEI: TSMC , the world’s main producer of advanced AI chips and a major supplier to Nvidia , on Thursday posted a 35% jump in fourth-quarter profit to record levels that blew past market forecasts and predicted more robust growth this ...
» Pakistan in contact with US over immigrant visa processing matter: FO
15/01/26 13:07 from Business Recorder - Latest News
Foreign Office Spokesperson Tahir Andrabi on Thursday said Pakistan is in contact with the United States authorities regarding immigrant visa processing issue as the South Asian country has been named among 75 countries whose immigrant v...
» Morocco beat Nigeria on penalties to set up Cup of Nations final v Senegal
15/01/26 12:41 from Business Recorder - Latest News
RABAT: Yassine Bounou saved two penalties and Youssef En-Nesyri netted the decisive spot kick as hosts Morocco secured a 4-2 shootout victory over Nigeria following their 0-0 draw in a tense Africa Cup of Nations semi-final in Rabat on W...
» Spectrum auction could finally fix Pakistan’s internet woes, says Jazz chief
15/01/26 12:30 from Business Recorder - Latest News
Pakistan’s upcoming spectrum auction is a “once-in-a-decade opportunity” to transform internet quality for the public, said Aamir Ibrahim, chief executive officer (CEO) of Jazz, Pakistan’s leading digital operator and VEON’s leading oper...
» Australia’s Hazlewood ‘on track’ to start T20 World Cup after Ashes absence
15/01/26 12:29 from Business Recorder - Latest News
MELBOURNE: Australia fast bowler Josh Hazlewood expects to be ready for the start of the Twenty20 World Cup next month after sitting out their Ashes series victory against England through injuries, the 36-year-old said. The right-arm qui...
» Mitchell ton helps New Zealand level ODI series with India
15/01/26 12:25 from Business Recorder - Latest News
Daryl Mitchell scored an unbeaten 131 from 117 balls to lead New Zealand to a seven-wicket win over India in the second One-Day International on Wednesday and level the three-match series at 1-1. New Zealand won the toss and sent India i...
» China, Canada move to reset ties as Carney visits
15/01/26 12:11 from Business Recorder - Latest News
BEIJING: China is willing to deepen cooperation with Canada while eliminating “interference”, Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his Canadian counterpart at a meeting in Beijing on Thursday. The comments came after Prime Minister Mark Carney’...
» World Cup received more than 500 million ticket requests: FIFA
15/01/26 12:06 from Business Recorder - Latest News
The random selection draw phase for 2026 World Cup tickets concluded Tuesday, with more than half a billion requests submitted, FIFA announced. During the phase, which began on Dec. 11, people could apply for tickets using their credit c...
» Afghanistan approve three-foreign-league annual cap for top players
15/01/26 12:03 from Business Recorder - Latest News
KABUL: Top Afghanistan players such as Rashid Khan can play a maximum of three franchise leagues abroad per year, alongside mandatory availability for a rebooted domestic competition, according to a new policy approved by the Afghanistan...
» Toyota Industries’ shares hit record on sweetened bid, Elliott’s response awaited
15/01/26 12:00 from Business Recorder - Latest News
TOKYO: Shares of forklift maker Toyota Industries surged to a record high on Thursday after a sweetened bid from Toyota Motor, trading slightly above the new offer on hopes that a better price might be forthcoming. The initial deal to ta...
» Ahson bin Saeed takes charge of Raast Payments Pakistan
15/01/26 12:01 from Business Recorder - Latest News
In a key leadership development at Pakistan’s digital payments infrastructure, Ahson bin Saeed has assumed the role of Chief Executive Officer of Raast Payments Pakistan (Pvt.) Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of State Bank of Pakistan (S...
» China drafting purchase rules for Nvidia H200 chips, Nikkei Asia reports
15/01/26 11:58 from Business Recorder - Latest News
China is working to set rules on how many advanced artificial intelligence chip companies can buy from foreign makers such as Nvidia , Nikkei Asia reported on Thursday, citing two people familiar with the matter. The Chinese central gove...
» Rio Tinto and BHP team up in Pilbara to boost iron ore output
15/01/26 11:55 from Business Recorder - Latest News
Rio Tinto and BHP Group , two of the world’s top miners, will work together to extract up to 200 million metric tons of iron ore from two adjoining sites in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. Rio Tinto, in a statement on its websit...
» Sinner to meet Gaston in Australian Open first round, Sabalenka to play French wildcard
15/01/26 11:50 from Business Recorder - Latest News
MELBOURNE: Defending champion Jannik Sinner will meet French world number 94 Hugo Gaston in the first round of the Australian Open in his bid for a third successive title at Melbourne Park, while women’s top seed Aryna Sabalenka takes on...
» IMF chief Georgieva arrives in Kyiv for first visit since 2023
15/01/26 11:47 from Business Recorder - Latest News
KYIV: International Monetary Fund chief Kristalina Georgieva arrived in Kyiv early on Thursday for high-level talks, two sources familiar with the matter said, as Ukraine prepares to mark the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale inv...
» Australia, NZ dollars struggle as risk assets retreat
15/01/26 11:39 from Business Recorder - Latest News
SYDNEY: The Australian and New Zealand dollars struggled on Thursday as a sell-off in global equities and a bounce in the Japanese yen amid heightened geopolitical risks left both currencies pinned near key support levels. The Aussie was...
» Qatar lowers March term price for al-Shaheen oil, first discount in years, sources say
15/01/26 11:36 from Business Recorder - Latest News
SINGAPORE: State-owned QatarEnergy has set the term price for al-Shaheen crude oil loading in March at a discount for the first time in years, trade sources said, tracking declines in spot benchmarks. The company set the March term price...
» Australian shares extend gains as miners jump to record high
15/01/26 11:33 from Business Recorder - Latest News
Australian shares rose for a fourth consecutive session on Thursday, as miners jumped to a record high on the back of strong base and precious metal prices, although defensive positioning on Wall Street overnight weighed on sentiment. Th...