Year: 2015

KARACHI: Pakistani rupee further weakened against US dollar in open market, however, it remained unchanged in interbank on Friday. As ...

Pressure mounting on Ports of Auckland to postpone two massive wharf extensions

Pressure is growing on Ports of Auckland to stop construction of two massive wharf extensions into Waitemata Harbour. Auckland Mayor ...

Samsung patent contains large flexible display, designed to wrap around your wrist

SEOUL: Samsung has reportedly filed a patent application that details a large flexible display which is designed to wrap around ...

Turkish scrap import prices surge to $261 per tonne during last week

ANKARA: Turkish HMS 1/2 80:20 scrap import prices advanced by $4 a ton week-on-week t0 $261 a ton during last ...

Trans Adriatic Pipeline to accept other shareholders including Iran

PARIS: The Trans Adriatic Pipeline, which will carry Azeri gas to European markets, and is seen as Europe’s alternative to ...

Our sun came late to the Milky Way’s star-birth party

LONDON: In one of the most comprehensive galaxy surveys yet, astronomers have found that galaxies like our Milky Way underwent ...

Canadian firm to explore oil, gas in Myanmar’s offshore areas

YANGON: A joint venture of Canadian Foresight Group (CFG), Perth-based Transcontinental Resource Group (TRG) and Myanmar's KMA Group will explore ...

Excessive loss to fishermen: 18.33% fall registered in February seafood exports

AMSTERDAM: The prolonged cold weather highly scaled down fish catch, causing a huge financial loss to fishermen and exporters as ...

New Zealand budget shows $203 million deficit in 8 months

WELLINGTON: New Zealand’s government is unlikely to return its budget to surplus this year as it promised ahead of an ...

2015 Cayenne Porsche features, price, specifications

SYDENY: The Cayenne has ruled on the sales charts since it first arrived even saving the 911 and Porsche's other ...

German exports increase by 3.9% YoY in February

BERLIN: German companies have seen their exports rise again despite volatile markets around the globe. Even shipments to the slow-growth ...

European stocks climb all-time high as Stoxx Europe 600 Index advances 0.4 to 410.78

LONDON: European stocks climbed, extending an all-time high and heading for the biggest weekly gain since January. The Stoxx Europe ...

Square Enix might be gearing up to announce Star Ocean 5

TOKYO: The Star Ocean series the most recent sequel was the 2009 PlayStation 3/Xbox 360 installment Star Ocean: The Last ...

Texas A&M-Led astronomy research details unprecedented life story of Milky Way galaxy evolution

MEXICO: Astronomers recently provided the details of unprecedented life story of Milky Way galaxy evolution through a movie by studying ...

EC investigating tax ruling practices in Ireland, Netherlands, Belgium

AMSTERDAM: The EC is currently investigating under the State tax ruling practices in Ireland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Belgium. Broadly, ...

24-hour general strike in Belgium blocks operations at Antwerp Port

BRUSSELS: A 24-hour general strike is underway in Belgium, with the country’s transportation networks including its ports, coming to a ...

US wholesale inventories surge 0.3% in February to $574 billion

WASHINGTON: American wholesale inventories rose for two months in a row while sales remained weak, the Commerce Department said Thursday. ...

China files request to WTO over EU poultry meat tarrif quota dispute

GENEVA: The World Trade Organization (WTO) said that China has notified its Secretariat of a request for consultations with the ...

NCS induction props up KSE by 0.93%; 100-index adds 299pts to reach 32313

byMati ur Rehman