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CNOOC profit jumps 6.6% to $9.68b in 2014
HONG KONG: Chinese state-owned energy giant CNOOC said profit climbed over six percent last year as it started a spate...
Govt guarantees issued for five 230MW wind power projects worth $600m
ISLAMABAD: The Alternative Energy Development Board (AEDB) has issued government guarantees for construction of five 230MW wind power projects worth...
Sony reduces price of PlayStation TV in UK from £84.99 to £44.99 after launch
LONDON: Sony PlayStation TV has had a massive price cut from £84.99 down to an RRP of just £44.99 within...
People across world turn off lights to celebrate earth hour
PERTH: People across the globe will flick their lights off for the worldwide movement of Earth Hour when clocks hit...
WWF-Pakistan celebrations Earth hour 2015 at Sindh assembly
KARACHI: WWF-Pakistan will celebrate one of its world’s largest symbolic environmental movements, Earth Hour, today (Saturday), with a candles lighting...
100,000 bpd capacity: PM backs UAE company to set up $500m oil refinery in KP
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has encouraged a company of United Arab Emirates (UAE) to set up an oil refinery...
Rockstar downgrades graphics in GTA V for PlayStation 4, Xbox One
TOKYO: Rockstar has downgraded the graphics in GTA V for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Following a recent update for...
Knowledge Management honors Dubai Customs with Excellence Award
DUBAI: Knowledge Management (KM) honored Dubai customs with Excellence Award in Middle East 2015 conference that was held with the...
Italian banks non-performing loans rise to 185.5 billion euros, registers 15.4% increase
ROME: Non-performing loans at Italian banks totalled 185.5 billion euros ($199 billion) in January, up 15.4 percent from a year...
14 large Italian lenders request overall 32 billion euros at TLTRO tender
ROME: Big Italian banks are expected to take up the bulk of longer-term cheap funds offered by the European Central...
Natural History Museum exhibition provides info about coral reef but fail to inspire
NEW YORK: New Natural History Museum exhibition provides considerable information about the creation and history of coral reefs, but fails...
Iran plans to raise steel production by 55mln tons
TEHRAN: Iran has planned to raise steel production to 55 million tons a year by 2025 in order to keep...
Warid to introduce LTE services in Sialkot after Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Faisalabad
KARACHI: Warid will now introduce LTE services in Sialkot after the successful launch of LTE services in Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad,...
Supermassive black hole greater 4m times of Sun lies at heart of Milky Way Galaxy
LONDON: The best observations so far of the dusty gas cloud G2 confirm that it made its closest approach to...
Lenovo to introduce its new A7000 budget 4G smartphone in India at price less than Rs 10,000
NEW DELHI: Lenovo will introduce its new A7000 budget 4G smartphone in India at a price less than Rs 10,000...
Oman’s Sohar port completes 1st phase of commercial city
MUSCAT: Oman’s Sohar port first phase of development has been recently completed by Port City Development, which is now open...
Researcher shows link b/w X-ray wind created by supermassive black hole in center of galaxy
MEXICO: In a study published in the journal Nature this week, a researcher shows a link between the X-ray wind...
Super massive black holes cause blasts in cores of galaxies: astronomers
LONDON: Super massive black holes at the centre of large galaxies could be powering blasts from deep inside the galaxy's...
Microsoft’s beta of Skype for Web to facilitate users to access Skype from any web browser
LONDON: Microsoft has introduced a beta of Skype for Web. The new website will facilitate users to access Skype from...
Erie Insurance reveals people keep on doing multitask while driving
NEW YORK: Researchers declare April as National Distracted Driving Awareness month. And a new study commissioned by Erie Insurance reveals...
