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Samsung announces Android 5.0 Lollipop update for Galaxy S4, Galaxy Note 3
SEOUL: Samsung has confirmed the Android 5.0 Lollipop update for the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 and Galaxy S4. Each release...
German business confidence rises for 4 month on opitmism over ECB stimulus for Greece
BERLIN: German business confidence rose for a fourth month as faster economic growth and optimism over European Central Bank stimulus...
Sri Lanka Customs seizes illegal abortion drugs worth Rs 2 million
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka Customs seized a stock of drugs used for illegal abortions worth around Rs 2 million here the...
SL Customs seizes illicit 218 pieces of gems worth LKR5,469,775
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka Customs officials at the international airport have arrested two Sri Lankan nationals when they attempted to illegally...
Germany offers 390.3m euros for Kenya development
BERLIN: Germany committed 390.3 million euros towards Kenya's development between 2010 and 2013. Kenyan Foreign Affairs Minister Ambassador Amina Mohammed...
UK stocks climb 34 pts in early trade, FTSE 100 surges 0.5pc
LONDON: UK stocks climbed 34 points in early trade on Monday, FTSE 100 index surged 0.5 percent. The blue-chip FTSE...
HSBC chief executive Stuart Gulliver receives £7.6m in pay, bonuses in 2014
BRUSSELS: HSBC chief executive Stuart Gulliver received £7.6m in pay and bonuses last year, as the bank issued a fresh...
South Korean stocks end 0.35pc higher, KOSPI ascends 6.94pts
SEOUL: South Korean stocks ended 0.35 percent higher Monday on relief from an agreement to extend Greece's financial rescue program,...
Singapore ICA seizes 980 cartons of contraband cigarettes
SINGAPORE: Singapore Customs is investigating two men, after mattresses they were ferrying were found stashed with 980 cartons of contraband...
European stocks open 7yrs high on Greek agreement, Stoxx Europe 600 jumps 0.6%
ROME: European stocks climbed to a seven-year high after Greek creditors agreed to extend the nation’s bailout funds. The Stoxx...
£3b goes in vain: New experiment finds hints of Higgs Boson in ordinary lab environment
WASHINGTON: A new experiment has found hints of the Higgs Boson in an ordinary lab environment – leaving scientists wondering...
100 finalists from 202,586 contestants include 2 Filipinos to live on Mars
NEW YORK: According to the Mars One astronaut selection process, 100 people were chosen from 660 candidates, who in turn...
Japan‘s Nikkei 225 extends 15yrs high at end
TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei 225 Stock Average extended a 15-year high while the Topix index rose for a sixth day as...
Press Revenue Department of Thailand demands tax tutorial schools
BANGKOK: The Press Revenue Department of Thailand has demanded tax tutorial schools. Tutorial schools may be taxed by the end...
Shared plan: Vodafone Red postpaid customers can share calls, text messages, data on 10 devices
SYDNEY: Vodafone has launched a new Shared plan for new and existing Vodafone Red postpaid customers. They can share calls,...
HK Customs seizes largest batch of illicit motorcycles worth $541,935
HONG KONG: Hong Kong Customs said here the other day that a batch of motorcycles valued at about 4.2 million...
Yahoo Mobile Development Suite launched to court mobile app developers
LONDON: Yahoo is determined to get its position back and tighten its belt to fasten the progress rate. For this...
Play Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare free on steam till Feb 22, price reduced by 34%
LONDON: Call of Duty: Advance Warfare is now available for free play at steams, where steam members can play it...
World’s coral reefs face major bleaching on global scale for 3rd time in history
CANADA: 2015 could see coral bleaching on a global scale for the third time in history – and the first...
14 Malaysia Customs officers nabbed for accepting RM70,000 bribery
KUALA LUMPUR: 14 senior Customs officers have been charged in the Sessions Court with 49 counts of accepting bribes totalling...
