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Fact-check: Has Saidu Sharif Hospital been seized by private renters?

Fact-check: Has Saidu Sharif Hospital been seized by private renters?

A viral video circulating on social media claims that a well-known public teaching hospital in Swat Valley, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, has been seized by individuals, who are now illegally renting out parts of the building. This video has sparked widespread outrage, with many Pakistani social media users criticising the provincial government’s failure or complicity in retrieving the state-owned property. The claim …

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Xi Jinping: China’s 2024 GDP growth set to hit target of around 5% – Times of India

Xi Jinping: China’s 2024 GDP growth set to hit target of around 5% – Times of India

Xi signaled that support for the economy will continue into 2025. China’s gross domestic product is expected to expand around 5% for the full year of 2024, President Xi Jinping said, signaling the world’s second-largest economy is on track to meet its official target.China’s economy was “overall stable and progressing amid stability,” Xi said at a new year event on …

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Syria’s leaders appoint first woman to lead central bank

Syria’s leaders appoint first woman to lead central bank

A woman will lead the Central Bank of Syria for the first time in the institution’s 70-year history after the country’s new leadership appointed Maysaa Sabrine, a former deputy governor of the bank, to helm it. In leading the institution that manages the country’s currency and sets its monetary policy, she will be in a prime position to help heal …

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