World’s favorite fruit banana is in trouble
MALI: The world's favorite fruit, the banana, is in trouble as an untreatable fungas disease that has been threatening banana ...
Year: 2015
13,800-year-old engravings show 1st illustration of social group among our Paleolithic ancestors
HONG KONG: A schist slab discovered in 2013 bore 13,800-year-old carvings depicting campsites of hunter-gatherers. Researchers Marcos García-Diez and Manuel ...
HST spotted magnified image of faintest galaxy
BRENT: NASA says its Spitzer and Hubble space telescopes, working in cosmos-observing tandem, have spotted the magnified image of the ...
South Korean won plunges most among Asian currencies
SEOUL: The won declined the most among Asian currencies as global funds sold South Korean stocks after a jobs report ...
211 new development projects worth Rs1,675b added to PSDP
ISLAMABAD: As many as 211 new development projects have been included in the current financial year’s federal Public Sector Development ...
Scientists detect magnetic field Just Outside black hole at Milky Way center
WASHINGTON: For the first time ever, scientists were able to detect a magnetic field just outside the event horizon of ...
U.S sees decrease in construction machine exports
WASHINGTON: Exports of US construction equipment are still in decline according to the latest Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) market ...
Researchers unveil secrets of Aussie ‘resurrection’ grass
LONDON: A native Australian grass that "plays dead" during droughts and selectively culls its own cells to survive could provide ...
Study exposes new details on matters that make up the Universe
HONG KONG: Matter as we know it – or that which composes everything known – is a mere 5 percent ...
Australian dollar jumps after US jobs data
SYDNEY: The Australian dollar is higher after US data showed a stronger than expected rise in the number of people ...
China’s yuan falls agianst USD
SHANGHAI: China's yuan fell against the dollar on Monday after the central bank set a weaker midpoint to reflect ...
US dollar stables above 123yen in early trade
LONDON: The U.S. dollar remained steady above the 123 yen line Monday morning in Tokyo after upbeat U.S. payrolls data ...
New Zealand dollar retreats against major currencies in Asian trade
WELLINGTON: The New Zealand dollar weakened against the other major currencies in the Asian session on Monday. The NZ dollar ...
Banking sector’s profit soars by 19% in Q3
LAHORE: The country’s banking sector’s profit soared by 19 per cent to Rs46.6 billion in third quarter of current calendar ...
Indian rupee surges 7 paisa against US dollar
MUMBAI: The Indian rupee was trading higher by 7 paise at 66.62 against the US dollar in early trade on ...
KDS Accessories to import machinery of $1.6 mln
WASHINGTON: KDS Accessories will import capital machinery worth $1.6 million (about Tk 12.50 crore) to set up a new packaging ...
Zimbabwe sets up special committee to review of Insolvency law
HARARE: Zimbabwe has set up a special committee to fast-track the review of the Insolvency Act as part of measures ...
Hong Kong stocks surge at open, Hang Seng soars 0.51%
HONG KONG: Hong Kong stocks kicked off the week on an upbeat note, tracking gains in US markets on Friday ...
