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‘Ice Age fly’ found for 1st time in Britain
LONDON: An insect species found for the first time in the British Isles could have been living in the Cairngorms...
213 dinosaur eggs fossil seized in China
BEIJING: A total of 231 fossilised dinosaur eggs and skeletal remains were seized from a house in China's Guangdong province,...
Australia to impose 10% duty on wheat import
CANBERRA: The price volatility of imported Australian wheat in the past few weeks has put a pause on forward booking...
Indian coal import declines 11% to 19m in July 2015
NEW DELHI: Coal imports declined by 11 per cent to 19.30 million tonnes (MT) in July 2015 compared to the...
Azerbaijan customs achieves budget 2015 target by 57.04%
BAKU: State Customs Committee of Azerbaijan ensured implementation of the forecast on customs transfers to the State Budget 2015 (AZN...
Zurich Air customs seizes 262kg ivory in 8 various cases
ZÜRICH: Zurich airport customs seized a record 262kg of ivory in eight different suitcases, during tourist checks at the beginning...
Liberia water and sewer corporation exempted from customs duties
MONROVIA: President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has issued Executive Order No. 72, extending and expanding Executive Order No. 57 exempting the...
New Zealand customs seizes $1m meth, arrests Chinese national
WELLINGTON: An 18-year-old Chinese man has been arrested after Customs officers intercepted a courier parcel containing $1 million-worth of methamphetamine....
NZ customs seizes concealed courier parcel from HK containing 1 kg of meth
WELLINGTON: New Zealand customs have successfully intercepted a concealed courier parcel from Hong Kong containing one kilogram of methamphetamine. An...
Taiwan stocks lower at end of day, Taiwan Weighted plunges 1.09%
TAIPEI: Taiwan stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the , Optoelectronic and Computers & Peripherals...
Taiwan’s export remains moderate last month
TAIPEI: Minister of Finance Chang Sheng-ford said Wednesday that the year-on-year fall in Taiwan's exports for July is expected to...
Myanmar rice exports decrease as 500,000 acres affected from flood
NAYPYIDAW: The Myanmar Rice Federation has agreed with traders to suspend rice exports until September as more than 500,000 acres...
Japan stocks higher at end, Nikkei 225 adds 0.24%
TOKYO: Japan stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Paper & Pulp, Automobiles & Parts...
Hong Kong stocks down 0.57% at end, Hang Seng falls 138.88pts
HONG KONG: Hong Kong stocks have closed down 0.57 per cent as mixed US economic data and volatility in mainland...
South Australian food company secures export deal with China
CANBERRA: A South Australian food processing company has secured a major deal to distribute its products in 150 cities across China....
Amateur radio enthusiast chats with ISS from his garden shed
LONDON: Amateur radio enthusiast Adrian Lane spent 50 seconds chatting to American astronaut as he flew over UK An amateur...
Malaysian exports up 5% to $16.59b in June
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's exports expanded 5.0% year-over-year in June, the fastest pace in a year, thanks to a surge in...
First container ship to call Port of Poland in 3 months
WARSAW: The first container ship to call on the Port of Portland in three months arrived last Tuesday and stayed...
Dubai police foil attempt to smuggle 145kg heroin worth Dh10m
DUBAI: Operation Golden Beach was carried out by Dubai Police in cooperation with the Australian Federal Police. Dubai Police foiled...
Xiaomi to release MIUI 7, next version of its Android-based OS on August 13
BEIJING: Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi has announced on its official forum that it will release MIUI 7, the next version...
