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MOSCOW: Nguyen Thi Hong, vice chairwoman of the HCM City People's Committee, has said that the city would send a...

Koko gorilla has ability to learn sign language, research

PARIS: A gorilla called Koko - who became widely-known for her ability to learn sign language - may be capable...

Indian rupee depreciates 15 paisa against US dollar in early trade

MUMBAI: The rupee depreciated 15 paise to 65.15 against the US dollar in early trade on Monday at the Interbank...

Qatar’s Mannai revenue increases by 11% to QR3.1bn in H1

DOHA: Mannai Corporation QSC, announced its half year results for the period ended June 30, 2015. Mannai Group revenue increased...

SL govt revenue surges 20.5% to $4.8bn

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s government revenues jumped by more than a fifth in the first seven months of this year, data...

Indonesia’s Hutama Karya gets $34.9m loans for Trans-Sumatra project

JAKARTA: State infrastructure financing firm PT Sarana Multi Infrastruktur (SMI) has agreed to disburse Rp 481 billion (US$34.9 million) of...

Asustek’s western Europe shipments fall 30.1% in 2Q

TAIPEI: Asustek Computer Inc slid by one spot to become the fourth-most popular tablet maker in western Europe during the...

Ecuador’s most dangerous volcanos erupts back into life

CANADA: After rumbling and belching ash, the Cotopaxi volcano was silent Sunday, hours after Ecuador declared a state of emergency...

7 contractors held in KP for embezzlement, Rs55m recovered

PESHAWAR: Seven contractors have been arrested over embezzlement and an amount of Rs55 million has been recovered from them. According...

New planet discovered in solar system perhaps its young Jupiter

MEXICO: Astronomers have taken a photograph of a baby planet beyond the solar system that may reveal clues as to...

NASA tests ‘Ferrari of rocket engines’ for mission to Red planet

LONDON: Twelve million horsepower — what a ride. This is the engine that may take us to Mars, and it’s...

Mississippi ports get $3.8m for upgrades, repairs and maintenance

JACKSON: The Mississippi Transportation Commission has awarded $3.8 million in grants to seven of the state’s ports for upgrades, maintenance...

CPA fines Liberian ship for spilling oil in Karnaphuli River

DHAKA: A ship, carrying Liberian flag, has been fined Tk 60,000 for spilling oil in the Karnaphuli River. The Chittagong...

Surplus of Ukraine’s foreign trade in goods in 2015 grows to nearly $0.4b

KIEV: The surplus of Ukraine’s foreign trade in goods in June 2015 demonstrated a positive trend for a fifth month...

Bangladesh becomes hub for smuggling fake currency

DHAKA: Over the last few years, Bangladesh is being used as a transit for smuggling counterfeit Indian currencies. Syndicates based...

Astronomers spotted Jupiter’s methane-shrouded cousin around distant star

PERTH: Astronomers say they’ve spotted a remarkably close analogue to our own planet Jupiter — and even gotten a look...

German lawmakers to vote on Greek bailout on 19th

BERLIN: The German lawmaker will vote on Wednesday (August 19) on the suggested bailout package to support Greek economy. According...

German lawmakers to vote on Greek bailout on 19th

BERLIN: The German lawmaker will vote on Wednesday (August 19) on the suggested bailout package to support Greek economy. According...

IMF lauds Chinese economy in annual report

BEIJING: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has lauded the Chinese economy in its annual economic evaluation report for China. According...

SPI weekly inflation down by 0.48% to 214.46pts