African Development Bank approves $53,24m to fund water projects
HARARE: The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a $53,24 million grant to fund water and sewer projects in Bulawayo,...
Researchers reveal ending your texts with a full stop is bad-mannered
LONDON: Ending your texts with a period is truly monstrous. We all know this. Grammar be darned, it just doesn't...
Researchers develop camera that can see around corners
HARROW: The ultra-fast camera developed by researchers at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, Scotland, can do something which has been thought...
Researcher discover new members of horned dinosaurs family
FRANCE: Researchers after studying the recently found fossils of one of the oldest-known members of the dinosaur group like Triceratops...
Japan’s exports expected to fall for second straight month in Nov
TOKYO: Japan's exports were expected to fall for a second straight month in November, a Reuters poll found, which would...
South Korean stocks shed 0.3% by midday
SEOUL: South Korean stocks shed 0.3 percent late Friday morning as investors remain cautious ahead of the upcoming U.S. Fed...
Exports decrease by 14% to $8.5b in July-Nov from $9.9b
ISLAMABAD: Exports from the country decreased to $8.5 billion in five months (July-November) of the year 2015-16 from $9.9 billion...
Indian thermal coal imports fall 9% on year
NEW DELHI: Indian power utilities imported about 54.4 million mt of thermal coal during the April-November period, down 8.8% from...
China’s yuan drops to lowest level against USD in over 4-year
BEIJING: China's yuan dropped to its lowest level against the dollar in over four years Friday, as the central bank...
National Social Security Authority loses $11,4m in closed banks
HARARE: The National Social Security Authority (Nssa) — mandated to provide social security to workers — has all but lost...
US dollar strengthens most in a month against yen ahead of Fed rate rise looms
LONDON: The dollar strengthened the most in a month against the yen ahead of next week’s Federal Reserve meeting, when...
PBIT to attract investors through media
LAHORE: Punjab Board of Investment and Trade (PBIT) is striving for creating investment opportunities and attracting investors in the province...
Indian rupee depreciates by 9 paise against US dollar
MUMBAI: The Indian rupee depreciated by 9 paise to 66.80 against the US dollar in early trade today due to...
New Horizons images reveal strange ‘pits’ and ice blocks on dwarf planet’s surface
WASHINGTON: Mysterious 'pits' on the 'heart' of Pluto have been revealed in unprecedented detail, along with colour images of the...
Strategy made to present Pakistan’s interests at WTO
ISLAMABAD: The Commerce Ministry has evolved a strategy to present Pakistan’s stance on several agenda items, which will be discussed...
South Korean stocks edge up 0.2% at open, KOSPI hikes 3.83pts
SEOUL: South Korean stocks edged up 0.2 percent Thursday as investors took a wait-and-see stance ahead of the U.S. Fed’s...
Maize prices to increase as decrease imports
NAIROBI: The cost of Unga is likely to increase following decreased maize imports from neighbouring countries. Large volumes of imports...
Trade deficit widens to £4.1 bln in Oct
WASHINGTON: Fears increased over Britain’s growth in the final three months of the year after the latest trade figures dashed...
Alibaba E-Auto inks 8-year deal with FIFA
BEIJING: Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, China's e-commerce giant, has signed an eight-year partnership agreement with FIFA, in which its Internet...
Foreign reserves reach $20.4 billion
KARACHI: The country’s total liquid foreign reserves have reached $20,450.9 million on December 4, 2015. According to the break-up of...
