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Extinct bird Jerdon’s Babbler rediscovered in Myanmar
HONG KONG: Jerdon’s Babbler is a species of bird that has long been listed as extinct and was last seen...
Users need to have updated version of WhatsApp for activation of calling feature on their smartphones
NEW YORK: In order to get the WhatsApp calling feature activated on the smartphone, the user needed to have an...
$800,000 fine imposed: German ship owner company admits violation of Clean Water Act
BERLIN: The owner of a vehicle carrier ship discharged thousands of gallons last year in Alaskan waters, a hundred-plus miles...
Hong Kong govt likely to halve ‘port facilities and light dues’ on ocean-going vessels
HONG KONG: In last week's budget speech, Financial Secretary John Tsang Chun-wah proposed to extend a government incentive scheme to...
US dollar trade at upper 120 yen zone in early Tokyo deal
TOKYO: The U.S. dollar changed hands at the upper 120 yen zone early Monday in Tokyo. At 9 a.m., the...
The Banner Saga’s creative director declares Killers and Thieves heist title for PC
TOKYO: The Banner Saga’s creative director has declared Killers and Thieves, a heist title for PC that has players recruit...
Spending $317m: Indonesia Barito Pacific to build 150MW power plant
JAKARTA: Diversified petrochemical company PT Barito Pacific (BRPT) plans to build a power plant with a generation capacity of 150...
Apple Watch comes with matchless characteristics to attract fans
NEW YORK: The Apple Watch features a squarish screen and the company hasn’t gone for the round watch as some...
60 to 80 maunds per acre production: PARC’s new wheat varieties show positive results
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Agriculture Research Council (PARC), during a seminar titled ‘The Wheat Travelling Seminar 2015′, has announced that its four...
Malaysia’s PPDNKK foils attempt for smuggling worth RM1.7 million of LPG
MALACCA: The Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Ministry Office (PPDNKK) in Malacca foiled an attempt to smuggle subsidised Liquefied Petroleum...
Have a look on much waited Apple Watch
NEW YORK: The Apple Watch features a squarish screen and the company hasn’t gone for the round watch as some...
Emma Watson fights for gender equality on Facebook, “Facebook Woman Day Discussion”
LONDON: Actress and activist Emma Watson took to Facebook on Sunday, which marked International Women’s Day, to advocate for men...
India to sign deal on tax evasions with US FATCA
NEW DELHI: India and US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) would be signed a new information sharing agreement in...
Qatar’s Etisalat inks deal with Huawei
DOHA: Qatar’s Etisalat Group and Huawei, a leading global ICT solutions provider, have confirmed plans to jointly research and develop...
Kuwait authorities seize illicit liquor factory, nab four smugglers
KUWAIT CITY: Based on directives from the Assistant Undersecretary for Public Security Major General Abdul-Fattah Al-Ali, security operatives from Farwaniya...
Russian Ruble strengthens 1.5% at $60.96
MOSCOW: Russian Ruble was around 1.5 percent stronger at 60.96 against the dollar since January. It had gained 2.2 percent...
Kuwait DCGD seizes 1kg illicit ice, nabs woman smuggler
KUWAIT CITY: A team of officers from the Drug Control General Department (DCGD) arrested a Kuwaiti woman for drug smuggling...
Visceral Games launches Battlefield Hardline for Xbox 360, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PC on March 17
SYDNEY: Battlefield Hardline developer Visceral Games has confirmed resolution details for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions of the...
5yr after completion: Nawaz inaugurates Rs9b terminal at Multan Airport
MULTAN: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has inaugurated a new terminal at the Multan International Airport, completed with Rs9 billion, five...
China’s Heilongjiang invests $1 billion in Russian economy
BEIJING: Governor of Chinese province Heilongjiang, Lu Hao, said that province Heilongjiang invested up to $1 billion dollars in the...
