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Ireland authorities seize 35,000 contraband cigarettes
DUBLIN: In an intelligence-led operation in the Moore Street area, officers obtained a warrant and searched a house in Dublin’s...
Encroachments: CDA directed to conduct survey in Diplomatic Enclave
ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to Prime Minister Tariq Fatmi has directed the Capital Development Authority (CDA) to conduct a survey for...
India’s revenue officials seize three lories for sand smuggling
ELURU: Revenue officials seized three lorries for illegal transportation of sand from reaches in West Godavari district here the other...
Tevta unveils country’s first online system for skilled labour
LAHORE: The Technical Education and Vocational Training Authority (Tevta) has unveiled the country’s first online Skilled Labour Market Information System...
Why huge numbers of bees are dying?
NEW YORK: An international group of scientists, beekeepers, farmers and technology companies is using cutting-edge technology to help find out...
Bangladesh’s state grains buyer plans to import 950,000 tonnes of wheat in the year to June 2016
DHAKA: Bangladesh's state grains buyer plans to import 950,000 tonnes of wheat in the year to June 2016, up from...
Toyota sells more than 8m hybrid vehicles around world
TOKYO: Japanese car manufacturer Toyota has announced having sold more than 8 million hybrid vehicles around the world. The announcement...
Uzbekistan to introduce new tariffs on import of some consumer goods
TASHKENT: Uzbekistan will introduce new tariffs on the import of some consumer goods from September 1, 2015, the Cabinet of...
HK bans import of poultry products from Vietnam
HONG KONG: The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced here the other day...
Scientists discover mysterious lava eruptions on the lunar surface
HARROW: The moon was once home to spectacular 'fire fountains', similar to those seen in Hawaii today. The Apollo missions...
Singapore CPI falls 0.4% in July
SINGAPORE: Singapore’s consumer prices fell at a faster-than-expected pace in July as car prices declined and the housing market remained...
Malaysia’s FGV net profit drops 70% to RM46.09m in 2Q
PETALING JAYA: Felda Global Ventures Holdings Bhd (FGV), which is buying a 37% stake in Indonesian planter Eagle High Plantations...
60% Indians in Kuwait jailed due to drug smuggling
KUWAIT: There has been an increase in the arrest of Indians in cases of alleged possession of drugs and narcotics...
Doha Bank imports 740.8kg gold in first seven months
DOHA: With the falling prices and strong buying interest in gold, Doha Bank imported a record 740.8kg (23,818 ounces) of...
Taiwan’s industrial production index falls by 2.99% to 109.16 in July
TAIPEI: Taiwan’s industrial production index dropped for a third consecutive month, last month and is expected to face another annual...
US probes deaths of 30 whales along southern Alaska coast
BRENT: US marine biologists have launched an investigation into the mass die-off of 30 whales found washed ashore along Alaska's...
World’s oldest message in a bottle washes up in Germany
MEXICO: When British scientist George Parker Bidder started tossing glass bottles into the North Sea in 1904 he wasn't sending...
South Korea’s terms of trade continue to rise in July
SEOUL: South Korea’s terms of trade continued to rise in July as import prices declined more sharply compared with export...
Bank Indonesia sets BI rate at 7.5%
JAKARTA: Bank Indonesia said it had determined its benchmark interest rate (BI rate) for budget composing purposes in the future...
Ford successfully sells over 2, 00,000 Ecosport units in India
NEW DELHI: The Ecosport compact SUV has been frontrunner for American automaker Ford in India. The carmaker has reportedly successfully...
