S.Africa Customs seizes 39 gold bars worth R20m
DURBAN: Customs officials seized gold worth nearly R20m at the OR Tambo International Airport, thwarting an attempt to run it ...
Year: 2015
Dinosaur relatives and 1st dinosaurs more closely connected than thought, study
CANADA: A new study by a team of scientists from Argentina, Brazil, California and the Natural History Museum of Utah ...
Bangladesh Customs seizes 160 gold bars worth Tk 90 million
DHAKA: Customs officials have seized 160 gold bars from a flight coming from Kuala Lumpur that landed at Shahjalal International ...
China cotton imports gain 6.9% in this year
BEIJING: China, the world’s largest cotton user, will import less fiber this year and that will be bearish for global ...
US space agency releases best close-ups of dwarf planet
WASHINGTON: The US space agency has released a series of sharp Pluto snapshots, billing them as the best close-ups of the ...
Indian Customs seizes 395kg gold worth Rs 10.6 million
MUMBAI: The Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) of customs has nabbed a person with gold worth Rs 1.61 crore at the ...
Researchers unveil secrets of Aussie ‘resurrection’ grass
HONG KONG: A native Australian grass that "plays dead" during droughts and selectively culls its own cells to survive could ...
Japan stocks slump by midday, Topix skids 1pc
TOKYO: Japan’s stocks fell as a rout in oil prices dragged energy shares lower, outweighing a report showing the nation’s ...
Dar defends ordinance to turn PIA into company
ISLAMABAD: Federal Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has defended the conversion of the national-flag carrier, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), into a ...
Chinese iron ore imports surge 22% in Nov from 2014
SHANGHAI: Chinese iron ore imports surged 22 per cent in November from a year earlier, customs data showed, as big ...
South Korean stocks plunge 0.37% by midday, KOSPI drops 7.2pts
SEOUL: South Korean stocks traded 0.37 percent lower late Tuesday morning as investors remained cautious after crude prices plunged to ...
Hong Kong stocks shed at noon, Hang Seng down 1.7pc
HONG KONG: Hong Kong and mainland China markets suffered deepening losses as the morning session progressed on Tuesday, tracking weakness ...
India’s excise seizes 40 small packets of ganja
KERALA: In a raid carried out by a team from the Kollam excise circle office at the Paripally public market ...
Tokyo stocks tumble at noon, Nikkei 225 sheds 203.17pts
TOKYO: Tokyo stocks fell Tuesday morning, with investor sentiment stifled by declines in U.S. equities overnight amid plunging oil prices, ...
U.S police seize six pounds of marijuana
SPRINGFIELD: Pounds of marijuana and guns were among items seized in an undercover drug investigation. Clark County sheriff’s deputies on ...
China imports decrease reflect manufacturing flaw
BEIJING: Weak demand at home and overseas dented Chinese imports and exports alike last month, reflecting ongoing weakness in the ...
Jamaica police seize 900 pounds of ganja
ST ANN: The Area Two Narcotics Police are reporting the seizure of nearly 900 pounds of ganja in Maamee Bay, ...
China stocks lower at lunch time, Shanghai Composite dips 1.3pc
SHANGHAI: China stocks ended Tuesday morning sharply lower, as disappointing China trade data and slumping oil prices unnerved investors already ...
Astronomers discover a group of galaxies in distant Universe
HONG KONG: A team of Japanese astronomers has used the European Southern Observatory's (ESO) Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) to ...
UK authorities seize counterfeit goods worth £500,000
LONDON: More than £500,000 worth of counterfeit goods - including teddy bears, football shirts and illegal condoms - were seized ...
