Year: 2015

PARIS: The Bank of France has bought around 18 billion euros ($19.5 billion) of assets under the European Central Bank’s ...

Iron-ore exports to China through Australia’s Port Hedland rise 3% to 31.24-million tonnes

SYDNEY: Iron-ore exports to China through Australia's Port Hedland, the world's biggest terminal for shipments of the steelmaking raw material, ...

NASA researchers receive shipment of 3D printer tools from ISS

NEW YORK: Space agencies frequently send packages to the International Space Station. However, this time scientists tried an entirely new ...

Intex brings dual-SIM, 3G Intex Aqua Speed HD with 1.3GHz quad-core for Rs. 8,999

NEW DELHI: Intex has launched another variant of the Smartphone, called Intex Aqua Speed HD, at Rs. 8,999. The Intex ...

Freight company CaroTrans Global starts expedited service between Le Havre, France to Port of Charleston

PARIS: CaroTrans Global, a company that handles freight exports for contracting businesses, has started an expedited service between Le Havre, ...

Tai Harmony bulk carrier to arrive at France’s Rouen port to load 38,000 tonnes of animal-feed wheat

PARIS: A first cargo of French wheat for the Philippines in more than 12 years is due to load in ...

Canada and India continue to build strong economic ties

OTTAWA: Canada’s Citizenship and Immigration Minister Chris Alexander will lead the Canadian delegation next week at the Vibrant Gujarat Conference ...

Japan stocks record 7yrs high at start, Nikkei advances 0.6pc

TOKYO: Japanese shares were probing 15-year peaks Wednesday as investors favored Asian assets on expectations of more stimuli from countries ...

Italy PM Matteo Renzi to keep deficit-to-GDP target at 2.6% for 2015

ROME: Prime Minister Matteo Renzi’s government plans to stick to its previous deficit target for this year, said a government ...

Suzuki Motorcycle selects 150cc Gixxer to shipped to Japan, where sports bikes are increasingly getting popular

NEW DELHI: Suzuki Motorcycle Pvt has embarked on a plan to export its India-manufactured bikes to Japan. Suzuki Motorcycle has ...

New route for Pak-China Economic Corridor is not acceptable: KPK Olassi Tekreek

PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Olassi Tehreek opposed the plan to divert Pak- China Economic Corridor, proposed by federal government and made ...

WBDC to hold training workshops for women entrepreneurs

PESHAWAR: Women Business Development Centre (WBDC) is going to hold two different training workshops to equip the women during the ...

7 illegal migrants found dead, 9 rescued from Greece island Symi

ATHENS: Seven illegal migrants were found dead while another nine were rescued by the Turkish coast guard, after they were ...

Greece imports 65% of natural gas from Russia

ATHENS: The Greece's Prime Minister Tsipras said that "Greece imports around 65% of its natural gas from Russia, we intend to ...

Germany owes Greece €278bn in war reparations, says Deputy FM

ATHENS: The Greece’s deputy Finance Minister Dimitris Mardas stated that the Germany owes his country €278.7 billion in Second World ...

14 out of Paperlinx’s 19 British sites to be closed, cutting up to 693 jobs

LONDON: Paperlinx chief executive Andy Preece declares the paper merchanter has “drawn a line in the sand” after sinking more ...

Euro region FM’s meeting on 24th April to discuss Greece crisis

ATHENS: A meeting of the euro region finance ministers on April 24 must reach an initial accord on Greece, Varoufakis ...

€22 million Stena Germanica first methanol ferry delivered to its owner

HELSINKI: Stena Germanica, the world’s first methanol-powered ferry delivered to its owner. The Swedish ferry operator Stena Line, will be ...

Greece proposes 3 years plan to China to boost cooperation in ports, ship building