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NASA extends contract with Russia to fly astronauts to ISS
LONDON: NASA extended its contract with Russia to fly astronauts to the International Space Station due to budget cuts that...
NASA captures dark side of the moon
FRANCE: The US space agency has released a picture taken from its Deep Space Climate Observatory showing the moon as...
Bangladesh exports up by 1.2b to India to narrow trade gap
DHAKA: Bangladeshi businesses should export more to the Indian market of 1.2 billion people to narrow the huge bilateral trade...
Indian spun yarn exports to China rebounds in June
NEW DELHI: Spun yarn imports from India have rebounded in the past month in China, according to related report. Yarn...
Bangladesh’s foreign exchange records $25.46b in July
DHAKA: Bangladesh's foreign exchange reserves hit a record $25.46 billion at the end of July, the central bank said on...
ScinoPharm net income declines 32% to NT$132m
TAIPEI: ScinoPharm Taiwan Ltd, which makes active pharmaceutical ingredients (API), yesterday said that net income last quarter declined 32 percent...
Ukraine plans to buy up to 700,000MT of anthracite by October 15
KIEV: Ukraine plans to buy up to 700,000 mt of anthracite by October 15, most of which will be imported...
Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture says import 7,935T of feed quality wheat
TOKYO: Japan's Ministry of Agriculture said it would import 7,935 tonnes of feed-quality wheat, and 47,575 tonnes of barley for...
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...
Nissan approves production of its insane JUKE-R NISMO 2.0
TOKYO: Rumours are rife that Nissan has approved production of its insane JUKE-R NISMO 2.0 that recently made its debut...
Optus to shut down its 22-year-old 2G GSM network on April 1, 2017
SYDNEY: Australians relying on Optus' old 2G mobile network have less than 20 months to buy a new handset and...
Turkish police confiscate 3.5 million cigarette packs
ANKARA: Turkish police have seized 3.5 million packs of cigarettes hidden on trucks coming in from Georgia, the largest such...
Nigeria bans nearly 100 oil tankers from country’s water
ABUJA: The Nigerian president’s sudden, unexpected and seemingly unilateral decision to ban nearly 100 oil tankers from the country’s waters...
Global crude oil prices drop below $50
CARACAS: In a repeat of the plunge at the year's beginning, global crude oil prices dropped below the psychological $50-mark...
UK dairy farmers protest against low milk price
LONDON: Dairy farmers across the UK continued their protest against the low price paid by most supermarkets, which they alleged...
Guyana Revenue Authority to dismantle Berbice Anti Smuggling Squad
GEORGETOWN: The Revenue Authority cited poor work by the unit and a drop in revenue collection over the last three...
Antigua to introduce e-visa system amidst smuggling scandal
ST JOHN’S: The Antigua and Barbuda Government will introduce new visa system in the wake of the allegations of a...
Drug cartels using cattle to smuggle drugs into Mexico
MEXICO CITY: Central American authorities are spending more time than usual eyeballing the backsides of bovine, that drug cartels are...
Brazil industrial production falls less than expected
BRASILIA: Output in June fell 0.3 percent from the previous month after a 0.6 percent decline in May, the national...
