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Great Barrier Reef in dire straits without extra $500m
LONDON: The Great Barrier Reef risks being officially listed as “in danger” unless Australia provides greater funding to reduce pollution...
Underwater research device found after 2yrs
PARIS: An underwater research device worth $200,000 that was missing for two years has been found by a team in...
6 hurt, 70 arrested: Farmers’ protest towards Islamabad halted
OKARA: Punjab Police have stopped the protesting farmers from marching towards the federal capital to press their demands at Okara...
Ancient mummies turn into ‘black ooze’ because of climate change
VERIA: The world's oldest mummies, dating back to 5050 BC, are beginning to degrade and turn to black ooze due...
CASA-1000, TAPI: Dar discusses economic ties with Afghan counterpart
ISLAMABAD: Federal Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has talked to Afghan Minister Hazrat Omar Zakhilwal on telephone and discussed ways to...
Greece set to begin €7b of outstanding funds bailout talks in Brussels
BELGIUM: Greece is to begin technical talks with its international lenders, as it seeks to unlock more than €7 billion...
Belgium police seize cocaine worth £32 million in sea
BRUSSELS: Police found a whopping tonne of cocaine - valued at £32m - floating just off the coast of Belgium....
China stocks end weaker, CSI 300 plunges 0.5pc
BEIJING: China stocks closed weaker on Tuesday as banking stocks stepped back after Monday's surge, as data showed increased factory...
Researchers agree climate change can exacerbate human conflict
CANADA: Researchers agree that climate change can exacerbate human conflict, there are many that caution against using it to explain...
Tokyo stocks 0.67pc lower at end of day, Nikkei 225 sinks 125.44pts
TOKYO: Tokyo stocks have closed 0.67 per cent lower, giving up early gains driven by the weak yen as investors...
Arctic sea ice vanishes a little more each year
NEW YORK: Sea ice in the Arctic is near its all-time minimum for the end of winter, increasing fears that...
Moto E 2nd Generation available in India for Rs.6, 999 while 4G versions ready to hit market soon
NEW DELHI: Motorola launched Moto E second generation in India for Rs.6, 999. Like its previous models, the phone will...
South Korean won sinks 19mth low against US dollar
SEOUL: South Korea's won fell to its weakest in almost 19 months against the dollar on Tuesday while stock prices...
Lynx reintroduced in Britain after 1,300 yrs
LONDON: Remote woodland sites in North and Mid Wales are being targeted by a project that is looking to reintroduce...
Australian stocks recover gains at end; S&P 200 climbs 2.9pts
SYDNEY: The Australian stocks closed flat, reversing solid earlier gains following news that a Reserve Bank rate cut had not...
Despite 1,500MW more electricity till May, urban areas to face 6-hour loadshedding, rural 8-hour
MULTAN: 1500-megawatt electricity will be added to national grid till May to overcome prevailing power crisis in the country, claimed...
“Caliphate book” alternate to Facebook and Twitter for Islamic States
DUBAI: Supporters of the Islamic State appear to have launched their own "caliphate book" after banning mainstream online social networks...
Islamic State decides to replace Facebook; Twitter with their own “caliphate book”
DUBAI: Supporters of the Islamic State appear to have launched their own "caliphate book" after banning mainstream online social networks...
Scientists finally discovered why Van Gogh’s paintings are turning white
NEW YORK: ART curators and experts have long been scratching their heads trying to establish the reason why some of...
Project Bluestreak to focus on making its frame rate “king” with low-end computer, able to enjoy it
TOKYO: Cliff Bleszinski was at PAX East with other members of his new studio Boss Key Productions to showcase the...
