Pakistan: Deadly Monsoon Floods Affect Over One Million People in Punjab Province

Heavy monsoon rains have caused deadly floods across Pakistan. The floods in Punjab province alone have affected more than one million people, and the nationwide death toll has surpassed 800 since the monsoon season began in June. In the city of Lahore, even luxury developments have been submerged, with thousands of homes flooded.

Presentation of "Future Index" nationwide research findings in Kyiv

Presentation of "Future Index" nationwide research findings in Kyiv

First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine - Minister of Economy of Ukraine Yuliia Svyrydenko attends the presentation of findings of the "Future Index: Professional Expectations and Development of Adolescents in Ukraine" nationwide research during the Career Festival at the Expocenter of Ukraine (VDNG), Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 22, 2025. Initiated by the Olena Zelenska Foundation, the survey, which questioned more than 10,000 teenagers aged 1316 and their parents, revealed that 70% of teenagers cannot name a profession or field in which they would like to work by the age of 30. One in five children has not yet considered any career path. At the same time, 82% of respondents have an optimistic outlook on their future. (Photo by Danylo Antoniuk/Ukrinform)

Presentation of "Future Index" nationwide research findings in Kyiv

Presentation of "Future Index" nationwide research findings in Kyiv

First Lady of Ukraine Olena Zelenska delivers a speech during the presentation of findings of the "Future Index: Professional Expectations and Development of Adolescents in Ukraine" nationwide research during the Career Festival at the Expocenter of Ukraine (VDNG), Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 22, 2025. Initiated by the Olena Zelenska Foundation, the survey, which questioned more than 10,000 teenagers aged 1316 and their parents, revealed that 70% of teenagers cannot name a profession or field in which they would like to work by the age of 30. One in five children has not yet considered any career path. At the same time, 82% of respondents have an optimistic outlook on their future. (Photo by Danylo Antoniuk/Ukrinform)

Presentation of "Future Index" nationwide research findings in Kyiv

Presentation of "Future Index" nationwide research findings in Kyiv

First Lady of Ukraine Olena Zelenska delivers a speech during the presentation of findings of the "Future Index: Professional Expectations and Development of Adolescents in Ukraine" nationwide research during the Career Festival at the Expocenter of Ukraine (VDNG), Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 22, 2025. Initiated by the Olena Zelenska Foundation, the survey, which questioned more than 10,000 teenagers aged 1316 and their parents, revealed that 70% of teenagers cannot name a profession or field in which they would like to work by the age of 30. One in five children has not yet considered any career path. At the same time, 82% of respondents have an optimistic outlook on their future. (Photo by Danylo Antoniuk/Ukrinform)

Presentation of "Future Index" nationwide research findings in Kyiv

Presentation of "Future Index" nationwide research findings in Kyiv

TV presenter Kateryna Osadcha (L) and First Lady of Ukraine Olena Zelenska pose for a photo during the presentation of findings of the "Future Index: Professional Expectations and Development of Adolescents in Ukraine" nationwide research during the Career Festival at the Expocenter of Ukraine (VDNG), Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 22, 2025. Initiated by the Olena Zelenska Foundation, the survey, which questioned more than 10,000 teenagers aged 1316 and their parents, revealed that 70% of teenagers cannot name a profession or field in which they would like to work by the age of 30. One in five children has not yet considered any career path. At the same time, 82% of respondents have an optimistic outlook on their future. (Photo by Danylo Antoniuk/Ukrinform)

Presentation of "Future Index" nationwide research findings in Kyiv

Presentation of "Future Index" nationwide research findings in Kyiv

First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine - Minister of Economy of Ukraine Yuliia Svyrydenko attends the presentation of findings of the "Future Index: Professional Expectations and Development of Adolescents in Ukraine" nationwide research during the Career Festival at the Expocenter of Ukraine (VDNG), Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 22, 2025. Initiated by the Olena Zelenska Foundation, the survey, which questioned more than 10,000 teenagers aged 1316 and their parents, revealed that 70% of teenagers cannot name a profession or field in which they would like to work by the age of 30. One in five children has not yet considered any career path. At the same time, 82% of respondents have an optimistic outlook on their future. (Photo by Danylo Antoniuk/Ukrinform)

Presentation of "Future Index" nationwide research findings in Kyiv

Presentation of "Future Index" nationwide research findings in Kyiv

TV presenter Kateryna Osadcha speaks during the presentation of findings of the "Future Index: Professional Expectations and Development of Adolescents in Ukraine" nationwide research during the Career Festival at the Expocenter of Ukraine (VDNG), Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 22, 2025. Initiated by the Olena Zelenska Foundation, the survey, which questioned more than 10,000 teenagers aged 1316 and their parents, revealed that 70% of teenagers cannot name a profession or field in which they would like to work by the age of 30. One in five children has not yet considered any career path. At the same time, 82% of respondents have an optimistic outlook on their future. (Photo by Danylo Antoniuk/Ukrinform)

Presentation of "Future Index" nationwide research findings in Kyiv

Presentation of "Future Index" nationwide research findings in Kyiv

First Lady of Ukraine Olena Zelenska speaks to the press during the presentation of findings of the "Future Index: Professional Expectations and Development of Adolescents in Ukraine" nationwide research during the Career Festival at the Expocenter of Ukraine (VDNG), Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 22, 2025. Initiated by the Olena Zelenska Foundation, the survey, which questioned more than 10,000 teenagers aged 1316 and their parents, revealed that 70% of teenagers cannot name a profession or field in which they would like to work by the age of 30. One in five children has not yet considered any career path. At the same time, 82% of respondents have an optimistic outlook on their future. (Photo by Danylo Antoniuk/Ukrinform)

Presentation of "Future Index" nationwide research findings in Kyiv

Presentation of "Future Index" nationwide research findings in Kyiv

United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF) Representative to Ukraine Munir Mammadzade speaks during the presentation of findings of the "Future Index: Professional Expectations and Development of Adolescents in Ukraine" nationwide research during the Career Festival at the Expocenter of Ukraine (VDNG), Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 22, 2025. Initiated by the Olena Zelenska Foundation, the survey, which questioned more than 10,000 teenagers aged 1316 and their parents, revealed that 70% of teenagers cannot name a profession or field in which they would like to work by the age of 30. One in five children has not yet considered any career path. At the same time, 82% of respondents have an optimistic outlook on their future. (Photo by Danylo Antoniuk/Ukrinform)

Presentation of "Future Index" nationwide research findings in Kyiv

Presentation of "Future Index" nationwide research findings in Kyiv

First Lady of Ukraine Olena Zelenska delivers a speech during the presentation of findings of the "Future Index: Professional Expectations and Development of Adolescents in Ukraine" nationwide research during the Career Festival at the Expocenter of Ukraine (VDNG), Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 22, 2025. Initiated by the Olena Zelenska Foundation, the survey, which questioned more than 10,000 teenagers aged 1316 and their parents, revealed that 70% of teenagers cannot name a profession or field in which they would like to work by the age of 30. One in five children has not yet considered any career path. At the same time, 82% of respondents have an optimistic outlook on their future. (Photo by Danylo Antoniuk/Ukrinform)

Italian consumer confidence reaches highest level in a year

STORY: Italian consumer confidence reaches highest level in a year DATELINE: April 28, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:34 LOCATION: Rome CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Italian consumers STORYLINE: Consumer confidence in Italy reached its highest level in more than a year in April, the government's main statistical entity (ISTAT) reported Thursday. ISTAT said its consumer confidence index rose for the third consecutive month in April, climbing to 105.5 from 105.1 a month earlier. This is the highest level since March 2022. "The positive trend in the index reflects the improvement in assessments of the general and current economic situation," ISTAT said. However, improvements in personal economic situations have been less robust, it added. Business confidence also climbed in April, rising to 110.5 from 110.1, but the components of that survey were mixed. Although respondents noted an improvement in the current economic climate, there was also a drop in confidence about future economic circumstances. The

U.S.-NEW YORK-STOCK MARKET-FALL

U.S.-NEW YORK-STOCK MARKET-FALL

(221103) -- NEW YORK, Nov. 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, the United States, on Nov. 2, 2022. U.S. stocks fell sharply on Wednesday as Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell's latest remarks pushed back against the idea of a policy pivot in the near future. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 505.44 points, or 1.55 percent, to 32,147.76. The S&P 500 decreased 96.41 points, or 2.50 percent, to 3,759.69. The Nasdaq Composite Index shed 366.05 points, or 3.36 percent, to 10,524.80. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Xinhua)

U.S.-NEW YORK-STOCK MARKET-FALL

U.S.-NEW YORK-STOCK MARKET-FALL

(221103) -- NEW YORK, Nov. 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, the United States, on Nov. 2, 2022. U.S. stocks fell sharply on Wednesday as Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell's latest remarks pushed back against the idea of a policy pivot in the near future. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 505.44 points, or 1.55 percent, to 32,147.76. The S&P 500 decreased 96.41 points, or 2.50 percent, to 3,759.69. The Nasdaq Composite Index shed 366.05 points, or 3.36 percent, to 10,524.80. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Xinhua)

U.S.-NEW YORK-STOCK MARKET-FALL

U.S.-NEW YORK-STOCK MARKET-FALL

(221103) -- NEW YORK, Nov. 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, the United States, on Nov. 2, 2022. U.S. stocks fell sharply on Wednesday as Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell's latest remarks pushed back against the idea of a policy pivot in the near future. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 505.44 points, or 1.55 percent, to 32,147.76. The S&P 500 decreased 96.41 points, or 2.50 percent, to 3,759.69. The Nasdaq Composite Index shed 366.05 points, or 3.36 percent, to 10,524.80. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Xinhua)

U.S.-NEW YORK-STOCK MARKET-FALL

U.S.-NEW YORK-STOCK MARKET-FALL

(221103) -- NEW YORK, Nov. 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, the United States, on Nov. 2, 2022. U.S. stocks fell sharply on Wednesday as Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell's latest remarks pushed back against the idea of a policy pivot in the near future. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 505.44 points, or 1.55 percent, to 32,147.76. The S&P 500 decreased 96.41 points, or 2.50 percent, to 3,759.69. The Nasdaq Composite Index shed 366.05 points, or 3.36 percent, to 10,524.80. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Xinhua)

U.S.-NEW YORK-STOCK MARKET-FALL

U.S.-NEW YORK-STOCK MARKET-FALL

(221103) -- NEW YORK, Nov. 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, the United States, on Nov. 2, 2022. U.S. stocks fell sharply on Wednesday as Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell's latest remarks pushed back against the idea of a policy pivot in the near future. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 505.44 points, or 1.55 percent, to 32,147.76. The S&P 500 decreased 96.41 points, or 2.50 percent, to 3,759.69. The Nasdaq Composite Index shed 366.05 points, or 3.36 percent, to 10,524.80. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Xinhua)

Dow tumbles over 500 points as Fed chair sticks to hawkish stance

STORY: Dow tumbles over 500 points as Fed chair sticks to hawkish stance DATELINE: Nov. 3, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:33 LOCATION: NEW YORK, U.S. CATEGORY: ECONOMY/MARKET SHOTLIST: 1. various of the exterior of New York Stock Exchange in Wall Street 2. various of the trading floor of New York Stock Exchange 3.various of the exterior of Nasdaq MarketSite at Times Square 4.various of the exterior of the U.S. Federal Reserve 5.various of U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell announcing the rate decision 6.various of local residents shopping in a supermarket in New York City STORYLINE: U.S. stocks fell sharply on Wednesday as Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell's latest remarks pushed back against the idea of a policy pivot in the near future. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 505.44 points, or 1.55 percent, to 32,147.76. The S&P 500 decreased 96.41 points, or 2.50 percent, to 3,759.69. The Nasdaq Composite Index shed 366.05 points, or 3.36 percent, to 10,524.80. All the 11 primary S&P 500 sectors en

UK central bank raises interest rate to 1.75 pct

STORY: UK central bank raises interest rate to 1.75 pct DATELINE: Aug. 5, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:29 LOCATION: London CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): ZHAO XIUZHI, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of the Bank of England 3. various of streets in London, Edinburgh, Glasgow STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): ZHAO XIUZHI, Xinhua correspondent "Britain's central bank, the Bank of England (BoE), has raised its benchmark interest rate by 0.5 percentage points, to 1.75 percent. It is the largest rise in interest rates since 1995 and takes UK interest rates to a 13-year high." This is the sixth rate rise in a row since December last year as the BoE continued to battle the soaring inflation in the country. And the policymakers worried about its future growth. According to the BoE, the consumer price index (CPI) in the country is expected to rise to 13 percent in the fourth quarter of this year, and to remain at very elevated levels throughout much of 2023, before falling to the 2 percent target two years