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Bangladesh, Bhutan customs decides to explore river routes
DHAKA: The Joint Group of Customs (JGC) of Bangladesh and Bhutan has recently decided to explore the possibility of using...
NZ largest coal miner enters into managed bankruptcy due to steep fall in coal prices
WELLINGTON: New Zealand's largest coal miner was forced into a managed bankruptcy due to a steep fall in coal prices...
European stocks jump 1.5% in early trade
ROME: European stock markets on Thursday rebounded from their worst performance in 2015 after the People’s Bank of China sought...
Iraqi oil exports to Turkey down due to PKK attacks
BAGHDAD: The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK)'s attack on the Kirkuk-Ceyhan oil pipeline has led to a decline in oil exports...
South Korean stocks close 0.4% higher, KOSPI jumps 7.99pts
SEOUL: South Korean stocks closed 0.4 percent higher on Thursday as investors took heart from China's hint that there may...
Australia banks done bulk of heavy lifting on capital after Commonwealth Bank
CANBERRA: Australia's major banks have done the bulk of the heavy lifting on capital after the Commonwealth Bank and ANZ...
Iran chamber to hold 17th exports exhibition in Armenian capital
TEHRAN: Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA) says the country is planning to hold its 17th exports...
Philippines exports, manufacturing sectors continue to weaken in June
MANILA: The exports and manufacturing sectors continued to weaken in June due to the sustained drop in global demand and...
New gas connections: Govt religiously following policy of merit, says Abbasi
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has claimed that his ministry never issued gas connection...
South Korean won soars against US dollar
SEOUL: The South Korean won soared against the dollar on Thursday on hopes China will not let the yuan depreciate...
Australian media company Fairfax reports 62.9% drop in full year profits
SYDNEY: Australian media company Fairfax reported a 62.9 per cent drop in full-year profits Thursday, but shareholders welcomed the consensus-beating...
US dollar strengthens against yen, euro in Asian trade
LONDON: The dollar was moderately higher against the yen and the euro in Asian trade Thursday as the Chinese central...
Pak-China economic ties further boosted: Shehbaz
LAHORE: A Chinese delegation from Ji Ning City, led by Secretary Ji Ning Municipal Party Committee Ma Ping Chang, has...
Drug-testing laboratory in Punjab soon
LAHORE: Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has announced to establish a drug-testing laboratory of international standard in the province on the...
Zebra’s stripes don’t protect them from predators, research
PARIS: Contrary to popular opinion, stripes do not help zebras evade predators and in fact, the distinctive pattern may make...
Astronomers find smallest black hole
MEXICO: Here's a cosmic contradiction: A tiny supermassive black hole. Astronomers using the Magellan II telescope in Chile and NASA’s...
Researcher discovered evidence of ancient lake on Mars
NEW YORK: Researchers have discovered evidence of an ancient lake on Mars that likely represents some of the last potentially...
Scientists unlocked genetic secrets of octopus
BRENT: Scientists have unlocked the genetic secrets of one of Earth's underwater wonders - the octopus - whose eight sucker-studded...
15 Customs officers of BS-18 nominated for 20th MCM Course
ISLAMABAD: The Establishment Division of Federal Board of Revenue has nominated 15 Pakistan Customs service officers of BS-18 for 20th...
Italian police seize 49kg of cocaine hidden in squid shipment from Argentina
ROME: Italian police seized 49 kilograms of pure cocaine hidden in a squid (Illex argentinus) shipment from Argentina. The Argentine...
