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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — New numbers show how many Houstonians are struggling to keep the lights on, and for those who are, there are millions of dollars in assistance that’s available. Whether it’s struggling to make one payment during the year, keeping the thermostat at safe temperatures, or having to decide between food, medicine, or utilities, Houston’s numbers are above the …

Bitcoin dipped below $20,000 on Saturday, continuing a drop that has taken it down nearly 60 per cent from its year high. Bitcoin, the world’s biggest and best-known cryptocurrency, was last down 1.5pc at $19,946 on Saturday, down $298 from its previous close. It is down 58.7pc from the year’s high of $48,234 hit on March 28. Ether, the coin …

Connie Ramirez feels regret. She sold her godparents’ home in Trinity Groves earlier this year, and she wishes she didn’t have to. “It hurts because my godfather passed but just a couple of days before, he called and said, ‘I’m giving you this,’ and he begged, ‘Please don’t sell.’ It hurts because I went against his word,” she said. “I …

KARACHI: The number of Roshan Digital Account (RDA) holders has reached 400,000, a survey conducted by the State Bank showed on Wednesday. Of the 10,000 account holders contacted, 9,777 responded to the survey. When asked about the major reasons for not being satisfied with the facility, 76 per cent of respondents said it was an ineffective mode of communication for …

KARACHI: Despite achieving over 90 per cent localisation, the tractor assemblers have increased farm machinery prices by Rs254,000-422,000 in the outgoing fiscal year. In FY21, the assemblers raised prices by Rs92,000-196,000. An assembler said rupee devaluation and higher freight rates are making an adverse impact on the cost of imported parts. In FY22, the government continued the relief package that …

An Indian couple are taking their son to court demanding that he and his wife produce either a grandchild within a year or cough up almost $650,000. Sanjeev and Sadhana Prasad say that they exhausted their savings raising and educating their pilot son and paying for a lavish wedding. Now they want payback. “My son has been married for six …

KARACHI: Lucky Motor Corporation Ltd (LMCL) on Monday raised the prices of its vehicles by Rs200,000-Rs300,000 for the second time in less than two months. The new price of Picanto MT and AT has been increased to Rs2.6 million and Rs2.7m, respectively, from Rs2.4m and Rs2.5m. Sportage Alpha, FWD and AWD models now carry new prices of Rs5.3m, Rs5.8m and …

ISLAMABAD: The number of illegal border crossings at EU’s external borders in the first two months of 2022 rose by 61 per cent from a year ago to nearly 27 000, according to preliminary calculations released by the European Union. There were 11,850 detections of illegal border crossings in February, about a quarter more than in the same month of …

KARACHI: Manufact­urers have again increased the prices of steel bars by up to Rs8,000 to above Rs208,000 per tonne in less than four days. Meanwhile, cement prices also rose by 5 per cent over the preceding week ending March 3. As per data of Sensitive Price Index (SPI), the average prices went up to Rs787 per 50 kg bag from …

NEW DELHI: India’s official death toll from Covid-19 passed 500,000 on Friday, although many experts believe the real figure is likely much higher. The daily update from the country’s federal health ministry showed the number of fatalities reaching 500,055, up 1,072 in the previous 24 hours. Total infections stood at 41.9 million, according to the statistics, second only to the …