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Sri Lanka Customs seizes 24 pieces of gold slabs
COLOMBO: A Sri Lankan male had been arrested by the Sri Lanka Customs while trying to smuggle in 24 pieces...
Honey bees protect their offspring by vaccination
BRENT: Scientists have long known that honey bees vaccinate their offspring to shield them from viruses and bacteria found in...
Mukarram given additional charge of Collector Appraisement
ISLAMABAD: Mukarram Jah Ansari, presently posted as Collector, Model Customs Collectorate of Preventive, Lahore, has been assigned additional charge of...
Researchers call for ban on autonomous weapons
HONG KONG: This past week, Elon Musk, Stephen Hawking and about a thousand other artificial intelligence researchers signed a letter...
HSBC net profit dips 3.8% in Q2
HONG KONG: HSBC announced Monday that net profit fell 3.8 per cent in the three months to June, as the...
Macau’s gambling revenue falls 34.5% to $2.3b in July
HONG KONG: Gaming revenue in Macau fell 34.5 percent in July from the previous year, hovering around five-year lows as...
Three Inland Revenue officers of BS-20 transferred
ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue has transferred/posted three Inland Revenue Service officers of BS-20 with immediate effect and until further...
Qatar’s Barwa Bank net profit touches to QR412m in H1
DOHA: Barwa Bank’s net profit for the first half of 2015 (H1, 2015) stood at QR412m for the period. The...
China ‘s yuan declines against US dollar
SHANGHAI: China's yuan barely moved against the dollar on Monday after the central bank fixed its guidance rate little changed,...
Kuwait’s VIVA net profit increases 14% to KD 21.6m in H1
KUWAIT: VIVA, Kuwait’s fastest-growing and most developed telecom operator, announced here the other day its financial results for the first...
India’s CTF seizes 34kg dry ganja
DELHI: The City Task Force (CTF) team, led by ACP I. Chittibabu and Inspector Ilyas Mohammed, intercepted an auto carrying...
Indian police seize 1.2 tonnes of red sanders logs
KARNATKA: In a major haul, the Kadapa police here the other morning seized around 1.2 tonnes of red sanders logs...
Indian police seize illegal foreign liquor consignment worth Rs26 lakh
CHANDRAPUR: Enhanced vigil during the gram panchayat elections has helped cops make the biggest haul of illegal liquor after promulgation...
Power shortage emerges in Vietnam, floods cut off coal mining area
HANOI: Electricity of Vietnam is urging people to save electricity warning about a shortage of coal for thermal plants after...
Chinese police seize 900 python molurus hides
BEIJING: Police in China have seized more than 900 python molurus hides after an undercover investigation into the wild animal...
China police confiscate 150,000 counterfeit Shopkins toys
BEIJING: "It is critical that we cease any counterfeit activity so that Shopkins fans can be certain they are buying...
Chinese economy to gain traction in H2: report
BEIJING: The slowing economy will gain traction in the second half of this year, supported by improving exports and household...
Indonesia’s inflation stands at 7.26% in July
JAKARTA: Indonesia's inflation in July stood at 7.26 percent on year, compared with that in June, as demand for food...
China’s Bohai Leasing offers to buy Avolon for $2.55b
BEIJING: China's Bohai Leasing Co Ltd has offered to buy Irish rival Avolon for $2.55 billion, a 55 percent premium...
Customs I&I DG Lutfullah Virk to retire on Oct 31
ISLAMABAD: Lutfullah Virk, a Pakistan Customs Service officer of BS-22, is going to retire from government service on attaining the...
