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Customs trains dog to sniff out illegal cash
DAMASCUS: Customs dog Gordo is trained to sniff out large amounts of cash - one of his recent finds, a...
Neon in the moon’s atmosphere, NASA
CANADA: Neon lights on the moon? Not quite, but NASA scientists say data from a lunar orbiter has confirmed the...
Brazil exports to Qatar grow by 28.89% in H1
DOHA: Brazil exported $5.79bn worth of products to the region during the first half of 2015. Exports to Qatar grew...
Australian dollar rebounds after fed talk
PERTH: The Australian dollar has rallied after the minutes of the US Federal Reserve July policy meeting showed there were...
Kuwait Customs seizes 1,350 liquor bottles at Shuwaikh port
KUWAIT: Customs General Department officers confiscated nearly 1,350 bottles of liquor that were smuggled in a refrigerated apple container coming...
Indian rupee strengthens against US dollar
MUMBAI: The Indian rupee on Thursday strengthened against the US dollar after international crude oil prices fell. Also, gains in...
Malaysia Customs extends GST deadline for businesses until August 24
KOTA KINABALU: The Royal Malaysian Customs Department has given about 36,000 businesses a further extension to Aug 24 to file...
Indonesia Customs seizes 1,075 ecstasy pills
DUMAI,RIAU: Dumai customs officers have seized 1,075 ecstasy pills smuggled into Riau Province from Malaysia and have arrested six people...
Singapore authorities seize sexual enhancement drugs worth S$150,000
SINGAPORE: About 50,000 units of sexual enhancement drugs (SEDs) with the approximate street value of S$150,000 has been seized in...
Canadian company clinched a patent for 12.4 mile-high “space elevator”
LONDON: The top of a space elevator platform recently patented by Thoth Technology of Pembroke, Ont. is shown in this...
Iraq, Turkey organize business council re-establishment ceremony
BAGHDAD: Economy Minister Zeybekci (C) participated in the Turkey-Iraq Business Council's re-establishment ceremony with DEİK Chairman Vardan (center R) and...
Pakistan, Afghanistan agree to increase $5b bilateral trade by 2017
KABUL: Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed to increase bilateral trade to $5 billion by the end of 2017, said adviser...
Japan sends cargo International Space Station
TOKYO: A Japanese rocket blasted off Wednesday carrying emergency supplies in an unmanned cargo vessel bound for the International Space...
All you must know about new Maxima
TOKYO: Nissan has offered few reasons for buyers to step up from a loaded Altima to the Maxima the last...
UAE pitching for lowering customs duty by Indian gold
DUBAI: The UAE has been pitching for lowering of customs duty by India on gold, which has been hiked considerably...
Saudi Customs nabs Kuwaiti with 25,000 bullets, firearms
RIYADH: Customs officers at Al- Khafji border checkpoint in Saudi Arabia arrested a Kuwaiti citizen in possession of firearms and...
Exports from Hamburg port fall 7% to 9m TEUs due to shrinking trade with China, Russia
MOSCOW: The Port of Hamburg Marketing Association has slashed its forecast for container volumes at Hamburg's port, a hub for...
LG expects its own cell phone chipset
TOKYO: LG is always working hard to be on the level of the other popular smartphone companies. It is also...
Bangladesh authorities seize 167,000 Yaba pills
DHAKA: Law enforcers have seized nearly 167,000 Yaba pills during raids in Dhaka and from an ambulance at a check...
China Customs seizes 300 tons of seafood in operation “Icebreaking”
BEIJING: Under the direction of the Anti-smuggling Bureau of the General Administration of Customs and Guangdong Sub-Administration, Huangpu Customs District...
