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Print - 2017-06-25
15 dead, over 100 missing in China landslide

15 dead, over 100 missing in China landslide

Rescuers pulled 15 bodies from an avalanche of rocks that buried a mountain village in south-west China on Saturday as an increasingly bleak search for some 100 people carried into the night. Only three survivors - a couple and their one-month-old baby -
Published 25 Jun, 2017 12:00am
Moody''''s raises Greece''''s sovereign bond rating after bailout

Moody''''s raises Greece''''s sovereign bond rating after bailout

Credit ratings agency Moody''''s on Friday raised Greece''''s long-term issuer rating to "Caa2" from "Caa3" after eurozone governments extended a credit lifeline to the country. Moody''''s also changed its outlook to "positive", up from "stable" previousl
Published 25 Jun, 2017 12:00am
Moody''s raises Greece''s sovereign bond rating after bailout

Moody''s raises Greece''s sovereign bond rating after bailout

Credit ratings agency Moody''s on Friday raised Greece''s long-term issuer rating to "Caa2" from "Caa3" after eurozone governments extended a credit lifeline to the country. Moody''s also changed its outlook to "positive", up from "stable" previously, say
Published 25 Jun, 2017 12:00am
Moody's raises Greece's sovereign bond rating after bailout

Moody's raises Greece's sovereign bond rating after bailout

Credit ratings agency Moody's on Friday raised Greece's long-term issuer rating to "Caa2" from "Caa3" after eurozone governments extended a credit lifeline to the country. Moody's also changed its outlook to "positive", up from "stable" previously, saying
Published 25 Jun, 2017 12:00am
Moody's raises Greece's sovereign bond rating after bailout

Moody's raises Greece's sovereign bond rating after bailout

Credit ratings agency Moody's on Friday raised Greece's long-term issuer rating to "Caa2" from "Caa3" after eurozone governments extended a credit lifeline to the country. Moody's also changed its outlook to "positive", up from "stable" previously, saying
Published 25 Jun, 2017 12:00am
Moon sighting: KP government puts its foot down

Moon sighting: KP government puts its foot down

Mufti Shahabuddin Popalzai of Peshawar's historic Masjid Qasim Khan is said to be away from the country for about a week. Chairman of Masjid Qasim Khan Committee Haji Aziz-ur-Rehman on Saturday claimed that the Auqaf Department had instructed him to close
Published 25 Jun, 2017 12:00am
Afghans suffer deadliest Ramzan since 2001

Afghans suffer deadliest Ramzan since 2001

Afghanistan has suffered its deadliest Ramadan since the US-led invasion in 2001 with over 200 killed and hundreds wounded, according to an AFP count based on official figures. The streets of Kabul were quiet on Saturday ahead of the Eidul Fitr festival,
Published 25 Jun, 2017 12:00am
Syrian government says frees 672 prisoners

Syrian government says frees 672 prisoners

Syria's government said on Saturday it released 672 prisoners who had promised to accept the state's authority, a move it said was aimed at bolstering a "reconciliation" process. Reconciliation is the term the government uses for local deals with rebels f
Published 25 Jun, 2017 12:00am
US ends role of special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan

US ends role of special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan

Washington's special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan stepped down on Friday, just as the United States is preparing to send thousands more troops to the region. A senior State Department official told AFP that acting special representative Laurel Miller
Published 25 Jun, 2017 12:00am
US ends role of special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan

US ends role of special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan

Washington's special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan stepped down on Friday, just as the United States is preparing to send thousands more troops to the region. A senior State Department official told AFP that acting special representative Laurel Miller
Published 25 Jun, 2017 12:00am
Gulf states to celebrate Eid today

Gulf states to celebrate Eid today

The Eid al-Fitr will be celebrated today (Sunday) in Saudi Arabia and neighbouring Gulf states, the religious authorities announced. The authorities in the kingdom said in a statement carried by the official Saudi Press Agency that the new moon had been s
Published 25 Jun, 2017 12:00am
Gulf states to celebrate Eid today

Gulf states to celebrate Eid today

The Eid al-Fitr will be celebrated today (Sunday) in Saudi Arabia and neighbouring Gulf states, the religious authorities announced. The authorities in the kingdom said in a statement carried by the official Saudi Press Agency that the new moon had been s
Published 25 Jun, 2017 12:00am
FIA team to investigate two SECP officials
Exchange

FIA team to investigate two SECP officials

The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Saturday issued office order of a four-member inquiry team regarding probe against two officials of Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) who have allegedly tampered the record of Chaudhry Sugar Mills
Published 25 Jun, 2017 12:00am
FIA team to investigate two SECP officials
Exchange

FIA team to investigate two SECP officials

The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Saturday issued office order of a four-member inquiry team regarding probe against two officials of Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) who have allegedly tampered the record of Chaudhry Sugar Mills
Published 25 Jun, 2017 12:00am
FIA team to investigate two SECP officials
Exchange

FIA team to investigate two SECP officials

The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Saturday issued office order of a four-member inquiry team regarding probe against two officials of Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) who have allegedly tampered the record of Chaudhry Sugar Mills
Published 25 Jun, 2017 12:00am
FIA team to investigate two SECP officials
Exchange

FIA team to investigate two SECP officials

The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Saturday issued office order of a four-member inquiry team regarding probe against two officials of Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) who have allegedly tampered the record of Chaudhry Sugar Mills
Published 25 Jun, 2017 12:00am
Panama Papers case 'against' two-nation theory: Safdar

Panama Papers case 'against' two-nation theory: Safdar

The joint investigation team (JIT) tasked with probing the Sharif family's offshore properties grilled Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's son-in-law Captain Muhammad Safdar Awan (Retd) for five hours on Saturday. Safdar arrived at Federal Judicial Academy (FJA
Published 25 Jun, 2017 12:00am
Panama Papers case 'against' two-nation theory: Safdar

Panama Papers case 'against' two-nation theory: Safdar

The joint investigation team (JIT) tasked with probing the Sharif family's offshore properties grilled Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's son-in-law Captain Muhammad Safdar Awan (Retd) for five hours on Saturday. Safdar arrived at Federal Judicial Academy (FJA
Published 25 Jun, 2017 12:00am
Qatar says Saudi-led ultimatum unreasonable

Qatar says Saudi-led ultimatum unreasonable

Qatar on Saturday denounced a sweeping list of demands from Saudi Arabia and its allies in an escalating Gulf diplomatic crisis as unreasonable and an impingement on the emirate's sovereignty. Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt want
Published 25 Jun, 2017 12:00am
Qatar says Saudi-led ultimatum unreasonable

Qatar says Saudi-led ultimatum unreasonable

Qatar on Saturday denounced a sweeping list of demands from Saudi Arabia and its allies in an escalating Gulf diplomatic crisis as unreasonable and an impingement on the emirate's sovereignty. Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt want
Published 25 Jun, 2017 12:00am
Attacks a matter of great concern: Nisar

Attacks a matter of great concern: Nisar

Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan on Saturday said that the number of terrorist incidents surge in Pakistan whenever the designated crossing points at joint border with Afghanistan are opened. The interior minister said this while talking to Chief
Published 25 Jun, 2017 12:00am
Attacks a matter of great concern: Nisar

Attacks a matter of great concern: Nisar

Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan on Saturday said that the number of terrorist incidents surge in Pakistan whenever the designated crossing points at joint border with Afghanistan are opened. The interior minister said this while talking to Chief
Published 25 Jun, 2017 12:00am
CoAS briefed about security situation

CoAS briefed about security situation

Pakistan Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa presided over a high-level meeting in which he was briefed about the latest security situation, Aaj News reported on Saturday night. Quoting sources, the channel further reported that the Chief of the Army Sta
Published 25 Jun, 2017 12:00am
CoAS briefed about security situation

CoAS briefed about security situation

Pakistan Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa presided over a high-level meeting in which he was briefed about the latest security situation, Aaj News reported on Saturday night. Quoting sources, the channel further reported that the Chief of the Army Sta
Published 25 Jun, 2017 12:00am
Bomb-making factory busted, three terrorists killed
Exchange

Bomb-making factory busted, three terrorists killed

Three terrorists including their ring leader were killed in an exchange of fire with police in Chamkani area of the metropolitan city on Saturday, while four police personnel received injuries in the clash. Terrorists had taken shelter in a building to co
Published 25 Jun, 2017 12:00am
Bomb-making factory busted, three terrorists killed
Exchange

Bomb-making factory busted, three terrorists killed

Three terrorists including their ring leader were killed in an exchange of fire with police in Chamkani area of the metropolitan city on Saturday, while four police personnel received injuries in the clash. Terrorists had taken shelter in a building to co
Published 25 Jun, 2017 12:00am
Wang arrives to revive QCG process

Wang arrives to revive QCG process

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi Saturday arrived in Islamabad on a two-day official visit as part of the Chinese government's initiative to revive the Quadrilateral Co-ordination Group (QCG) process aimed at bringing peace and stability in Afghanistan. C
Published 25 Jun, 2017 12:00am
Wang arrives to revive QCG process

Wang arrives to revive QCG process

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi Saturday arrived in Islamabad on a two-day official visit as part of the Chinese government's initiative to revive the Quadrilateral Co-ordination Group (QCG) process aimed at bringing peace and stability in Afghanistan. C
Published 25 Jun, 2017 12:00am
Shawwal moon sighted, claims Masjid Qasim Khan body

Shawwal moon sighted, claims Masjid Qasim Khan body

After receiving testimonies of sighting moon in Peshawar, the local Ruet-e-Hilal Committee in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), chaired by clerics of Peshawar's Masjid Qasim Ali Khan, has announced Eid-ul-Fitr on Sunday (today). The clerics said they received as m
Published 25 Jun, 2017 12:00am
Shawwal moon sighted, claims Masjid Qasim Khan body

Shawwal moon sighted, claims Masjid Qasim Khan body

After receiving testimonies of sighting moon in Peshawar, the local Ruet-e-Hilal Committee in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), chaired by clerics of Peshawar's Masjid Qasim Ali Khan, has announced Eid-ul-Fitr on Sunday (today). The clerics said they received as m
Published 25 Jun, 2017 12:00am
The Weather

The Weather

The weather report on Saturday (June 24, 2017) and the forecast for Sunday (June 25, 2017).

Published 25 Jun, 2017 12:00am
Cotton Spot Rates

Cotton Spot Rates

Official KCA spot rates for local dealings in Pakistan rupees on Saturday (June 24, 2017).

Published 25 Jun, 2017 12:00am
Lahore Grain Market Rates

Lahore Grain Market Rates

Grain and other commodity rates in rupees on Akbari Mandi on Saturday (June 24, 2017)

Published 25 Jun, 2017 12:00am
Hides and skin rates

Hides and skin rates

Hides and skin rates in rupees prevailing on the commodity markets in Karachi on Saturday (June 24, 2017).

Published 25 Jun, 2017 12:00am
Automart: car prices in Karachi

Automart: car prices in Karachi

The prices of different makes and models of cars prevailing in Karachi in the week ended Saturday (June 24, 2017).

Published 25 Jun, 2017 12:00am
World Shipping Schedule

World Shipping Schedule

Karachi Port's world-wide shipping schedule beginning Saturday (June 24, 2017).

Published 25 Jun, 2017 12:00am
World Shipping Schedule

World Shipping Schedule

Karachi Port's world-wide shipping schedule beginning Saturday (June 24, 2017).

Published 25 Jun, 2017 12:00am
THE RUPEE: rates firm
Exchange

THE RUPEE: rates firm

The rupee did not move any side against the dollar on the money market on Saturday in the process of trading, dealers said.The rupee sustained overnight levels in relation to the dollar for buying and selling at Rs 105.90 and Rs 106.10 respectively, they
Published 25 Jun, 2017 12:00am
THE RUPEE: rates firm
Exchange

THE RUPEE: rates firm

The rupee did not move any side against the dollar on the money market on Saturday in the process of trading, dealers said.The rupee sustained overnight levels in relation to the dollar for buying and selling at Rs 105.90 and Rs 106.10 respectively, they
Published 25 Jun, 2017 12:00am
Member to Member

Member to Member

The following transactions member to member subsequently reported on Saturday (June 24, 2017).

Published 25 Jun, 2017 12:00am
China problems force Aston Martin into global recall of 1,658 cars

China problems force Aston Martin into global recall of 1,658 cars

British sports car maker Aston Martin Lagonda Ltd is ordering a global recall of 1,658 Vantage cars after problems with a routine transmission software update led to incidents in China in which some cars stalled and lost power, its CEO told Reuters. Chief
Published 25 Jun, 2017 12:00am
BlackBerry software revenue falls

BlackBerry software revenue falls

Canada's BlackBerry Ltd reported first-quarter sales that missed analysts' forecasts due to an unexpected drop in its high-margin software sales, sending shares down 6 percent in pre-market trade. Revenue from its software and services business, whose suc
Published 25 Jun, 2017 12:00am
India builds game-changing database to track human trafficking

India builds game-changing database to track human trafficking

A charity in New Delhi is building India's first online database of human trafficking cases in a bid to plug a massive information gap and help law enforcers clean up the epicentre of the modern slave trade. India is home to more slaves than any other in
Published 25 Jun, 2017 12:00am
Poland eyes more US LNG supplies following Trump's visit

Poland eyes more US LNG supplies following Trump's visit

Poland hopes a visit from US President Donald Trump next month will pave the way for liquefied natural gas (LNG) deals with US producers, a Polish government energy official said. Poland opened its first LNG terminal a year ago in the Baltic city of Swino
Published 25 Jun, 2017 12:00am
Asia's naphtha crack falls to two days low

Asia's naphtha crack falls to two days low

Asia's naphtha crack edged down 45 cents to a two-session low of $60.50 a tonne on Thursday but gasoline crack rebounded from a four-session low to reach $9.30 a barrel, the highest since June 13. Falling stocks and expectations of a strong summer driving
Published 25 Jun, 2017 12:00am
CBOT soyabean futures lower on better weather

CBOT soyabean futures lower on better weather

Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) July soyabean futures settled down 14-3/4 cents, or 1.4 percent, at $9.04 per bushel on Thursday on technical selling and forecasts for more favourable weather for US crops, traders said. New-crop November soyabeans ended dow
Published 25 Jun, 2017 12:00am
Russia's July grain exports seen relatively high

Russia's July grain exports seen relatively high

Russia's grain exports are expected to be relatively high at the start of the new 2017/18 marketing season on July 1, SovEcon agriculture consultancy said on Friday, estimating the figure for next month at 2.5 million to 2.7 million tonnes. Active harvest
Published 25 Jun, 2017 12:00am
US FOB Gulf corn offers mostly firmer

US FOB Gulf corn offers mostly firmer

Export premiums for corn shipped from the US Gulf Coast were mostly steady to firm on Thursday, with nearby offers lifted by rising CIF barge basis values and weaker futures prices, traders said. Heavy rains and wind from Tropical Storm Cindy, which has b
Published 25 Jun, 2017 12:00am
European gasoline cracks fall on bloated US market

European gasoline cracks fall on bloated US market

Gasoline refining margins in northwest Europe fell on Thursday weighed by an oversupplied US market that has impacted exports from Europe. Colonial Pipeline Co, the largest US refined products system, said on Thursday that shipping nominations on its gaso
Published 25 Jun, 2017 12:00am
China's thermal coal market dampened by rains

China's thermal coal market dampened by rains

China's coal futures dropped more than 1 percent on Friday, as rains raised expectations of higher hydropower production and the prospects of easing coal demand from utilities dampened the market outlook. The most active Zhengzhou thermal coal futures con
Published 25 Jun, 2017 12:00am
Vietnamese, Indian rice prices rise on Bangladesh strong demand

Vietnamese, Indian rice prices rise on Bangladesh strong demand

Vietnamese and Indian rice prices rose this week following strong demand from Bangladesh, though Thailand's high prices were starting to put off buyers, traders said on Thursday. Bangladesh has emerged as a major importer of the staple grain this year as
Published 25 Jun, 2017 12:00am
Cotton prices firmer on pre-holiday session
Cotton

Cotton prices firmer on pre-holiday session

Cotton market lacked of buying interest as mills and spinners were on the sidelines ahead of Eid-ul-fitr holidays, dealers said. The official spot rate was unchanged at Rs 6600, they said. In the ready session, not a single deal finalised till our going t
Published 25 Jun, 2017 12:00am
Vietnam's coffee export prices fall; Indonesian steady

Vietnam's coffee export prices fall; Indonesian steady

Vietnam coffee export prices slipped to discounts against the international benchmark as robusta prices in London rose last week on supply worries, while ample harvests kept Indonesian coffee price rebates steady, traders said on Thursday. Vietnam's 5-per
Published 25 Jun, 2017 12:00am
Freight rates for VLCC may edge up on floating storage

Freight rates for VLCC may edge up on floating storage

Freight rates for very large crude carriers (VLCCs) could creep higher as more ships are chartered for floating storage and crude oil shipments increase ahead of the northern winter, brokers said. "There might be a slow creep up towards 60 (on the Worldsc
Published 25 Jun, 2017 12:00am
China takes first delivery of American beef in 14 years

China takes first delivery of American beef in 14 years

China let through the first shipments of beef from the United States in 14 years on Friday, after the two nations agreed to resume the trade in May, state media reported. The imports were brought in by Cofco Meat Holdings Ltd from US meat processor Tyson
Published 25 Jun, 2017 12:00am
European wheat futures lower from one year high

European wheat futures lower from one year high

European wheat futures were lower on Thursday, extending a pullback from a near one year high, as traders awaited indications on the impact of a heatwave coming to an end in France to see if it would alter a well-supplied global market. European prices we
Published 25 Jun, 2017 12:00am
Palm oil offers in tight range in Europe
Vegetable Oil

Palm oil offers in tight range in Europe

Palm oil on the European vegetable oils market was offered in a tight range on Thursday as support from bargain buying of Malaysian palm oil futures was limited by expectations of growing output and falling demand. Asking prices for palm oil were between
Published 25 Jun, 2017 12:00am
US natural gas futures hold steady

US natural gas futures hold steady

US natural gas futures held steady on Thursday as a smaller-than-average storage build offset forecasts for milder weather and less cooling demand next week. The US Energy Information Administration said utilities added 61 billion cubic feet (bcf) of gas
Published 25 Jun, 2017 12:00am
China pushes back as US aluminum industry urges crackdown on imports

China pushes back as US aluminum industry urges crackdown on imports

China pushed back on Thursday at charges by US manufacturers and labor unions that it has flooded the market with cheap aluminum and put US producers out of business, saying unilateral punitive trade measures should not be used to try to remedy a global g
Published 25 Jun, 2017 12:00am
Russia ups wheat exports to Turkey after trade row ends

Russia ups wheat exports to Turkey after trade row ends

Russia is signing new wheat export contracts with Turkey without any price premiums after the resolution of a trade dispute between the two countries, analysts and traders said. Turkey, the second-largest buyer of Russian wheat after Egypt and the biggest
Published 25 Jun, 2017 12:00am
$500 million unexplained Mozambique government spending

$500 million unexplained Mozambique government spending

Mozambican officials have launched an investigation after an audit raised questions over $500 million of secret government loans, the country's prosecutor's office said Saturday. The audit, by forensic accountants Kroll, revealed the $500-million (447-mil
Published 25 Jun, 2017 12:00am
Lack of pilots could hinder airlines' growth: study

Lack of pilots could hinder airlines' growth: study

The worldwide commercial aviation industry will need an additional 255,000 pilots by 2027 to sustain its rapid growth, according to a 10-year forecast published by training company CAE Inc on Tuesday. More than half of the necessary pilots have not yet be
Published 25 Jun, 2017 12:00am
China's top banking regulator tells banks to push forward with reform

China's top banking regulator tells banks to push forward with reform

China's top banking regulator has told banks to reform by tackling China's "zombie firms", control regional housing market bubbles and push forward with debt to equity swaps, according to a statement posted on the regulator's website late Friday. Guo Shuq
Published 25 Jun, 2017 12:00am
Maharashtra state to waive $5.27 billion in farm debts

Maharashtra state to waive $5.27 billion in farm debts

India's Maharashtra state, home to the country's financial capital Mumbai, will waive $5.27 billion of farm loans, the latest state to offer relief to farmers reeling from losses caused by bad weather. The state, ruled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bh
Published 25 Jun, 2017 12:00am
Rome out to rescue two troubled banks

Rome out to rescue two troubled banks

At the 11th hour, the Italian government has vowed to rescue two troubled Venetian banks with the aid of a retail bank, plus billions of taxpayer's cash. The government was due to meet over the weekend to devise the rescue framework for Banca Popolare di
Published 25 Jun, 2017 12:00am
Honda not clear if UK listening to sector's Brexit needs

Honda not clear if UK listening to sector's Brexit needs

Japanese carmaker Honda called on British politicians to keep the benefits of the European customs union and single market in negotiating a European Union exit, but said it remained to be seen whether they were listening. Honda said no deal after two year
Published 25 Jun, 2017 12:00am
Uzbekistan's central bank raises refinancing rate to 14 percent
Exchange

Uzbekistan's central bank raises refinancing rate to 14 percent

Uzbekistan's central bank said on Saturday it had decided to raise the refinancing rate, starting from June 28, to 14 percent from 9 percent. The first refinancing rate change since early 2015 comes weeks after Uzbekistan's upper chamber of parliament app
Published 25 Jun, 2017 12:00am
Australian bank tax spooks global investors

Australian bank tax spooks global investors

Australia's decision to slap a A$6.2 billion tax on its major banks has created uncertainty among global investors who no longer see the country as a stable investment destination, according to the chief executive of National Australia Bank. NAB chief exe
Published 25 Jun, 2017 12:00am
India clears plan for $3.10 billion second airport for Delhi

India clears plan for $3.10 billion second airport for Delhi

India will build a second international airport near its capital city in the next four to five years, costing an estimated 200 billion rupees ($3.10 billion), the government announced on Saturday, to meet explosive growth in passenger traffic. The Noida I
Published 25 Jun, 2017 12:00am
Vietnam detains blogger for deportation

Vietnam detains blogger for deportation

A French-Vietnamese dissident blogger has been detained in Vietnam for deportation, his wife told AFP Saturday, just weeks after the former political prisoner was stripped of his citizenship in a rare move by authorities. While the communist country routi
Published 25 Jun, 2017 12:00am
US Treasury chief to wed Scottish actress

US Treasury chief to wed Scottish actress

US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Scottish actress Louise Linton will marry Saturday in a glitzy Washington affair, with President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania set to be on hand to toast the newlyweds. The wedding, to be held in a historic a
Published 25 Jun, 2017 12:00am
Sudan has made 'positive' steps on meeting sanctions terms: US envoy

Sudan has made 'positive' steps on meeting sanctions terms: US envoy

Sudan has made "positive" steps towards meeting Washington's conditions for permanently lifting 20-year-old sanctions on the African country, the US envoy to Khartoum told AFP in an interview. Then-president Barack Obama eased the sanctions in January, bu
Published 25 Jun, 2017 12:00am
Mali relaunches beleagured peace process

Mali relaunches beleagured peace process

Mali's government and armed groups which signed a 2015 peace deal have relaunched talks aimed at speeding up its implementation after several delays, they told AFP Saturday. The accord signed in 2015 aimed at curbing separatist uprisings in Mali's north a
Published 25 Jun, 2017 12:00am
Macron to back push for environment rights pact

Macron to back push for environment rights pact

French President Emmanuel Macron promised on Saturday to play an active role in a campaign aimed at securing a global pact to protect the human right to a clean and healthy environment. He made the pledge at a meeting at Sorbonne University where politici
Published 25 Jun, 2017 12:00am
Brazil defends meat against US ban, but image tattered

Brazil defends meat against US ban, but image tattered

Brazil's agriculture minister Blairo Maggi announced Friday he will travel to the United States to fight a ban on Brazilian beef imports, but the Latin American country's meat industry is already reeling. "Brazil could lose a lot if it isn't able to get t
Published 25 Jun, 2017 12:00am
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