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Rosetta’s Philae lander serves up cometary surprises after a bounce
MEXICO: Scientists with the European Space Agency’s Rosetta mission may have had a scare when the Philae lander bounced off...
560,000-year-old adult tooth finds by French student
CANADA: A tooth dating from 560,000 years before our own time has been discovered in France, providing new insights into...
Astronomers find a planetary system with three super-earths
PARIS: Astronomers said on Thursday they had found a planetary system with three super-earths orbiting a bright, dwarf star —...
Tanvir Hussain assumes charge as Second Secretary
ISLAMABAD: Tanvir Hussain Bhatti, an Inland Revenue officer of BS-17, has assumed the charge of the post of Second Secretary,...
Shaanxi revenue rises 12.1% to $16.72b in H1
BEIJING: Shaanxi province, the biggest oil producer in the country, reported that revenue in the first half of the year...
China issue guideline to attract more private rail investment
BEIJING - China issued a guideline to attract more private investment into its cash-strapped railway sector as it presses ahead...
National Bank of Kenya plans to boost trade with China
BEIJING: State-owned National Bank of Kenya (NBK) plans to use its Chinese business segment to growing investment and opportunities to...
Computer Wing-IR DG Khawar Saeed to retire on Oct 31
ISLAMABAD: Khawar Saeed Akhtar, an Inland Revenue Service officer of BS-21, is going to retire from Government Service on attaining...
China’s Baidu Inc to buy back shares worth $1b
BEIJING: Baidu Inc, China's largest Internet search provider, said here the other day that it will buy back shares worth...
Nepal’s bank suspends gold imports over supply shortage
KATHMANDU: Nepal’s bullion market is running short of gold as banks have not been importing it from the beginning of...
Space considers one of the sources of vitamin B3
LONDON: Vitamin B3 found on Earth might have been made in space and delivered to Earth on meteorites, according to...
Airport tax increased from Rs2,606 to Rs3,550 on int’l passengers
LAHORE: The Civil Aviation Authority has increased airport tax from Rs2,606 to Rs3,550 on international passengers on the name of...
US oil companies ready to invest in Iran
TEHRAN:Door is open for all Western countries, even U.S. companies, to invest in Iran’s oil industry, said Iranian MP Jalil...
Oman’s Ahlibank profit up 11% to OMR14.6m in Q1 of 2015
MUSCAT: Ahlibank’s profit after tax increased by 11 percent to OMR14.6 million in the first half of 2015, as compared...
Google now adds 20 new languages for its mobile translation application
NEW YORK: Google Translate is even more useful now. Google now adds 20 new languages for its mobile translation application...
Samsung posts 8.0% fall in second quarter net profit
SEOUL: South Korean giant Samsung Electronics posted an 8.0 percent fall in second quarter net profit Thursday and promised "flexible"...
Bulgarian customs foils bid to smuggle 10 African parrots at border
KABUL: Bulgarian customs officers have seized 10 African grey parrots which a Bulgarian citizen tried to bring into the country...
Iraqi oil exports to southern area rise 3m bpd in July
BAGHDAD: Iraq's southern oil exports have risen above 3.0 million barrels per day (bpd) so far in July, according to...
Bangladesh border force seizes contraband truck
AGARTALA: A truck loaded with Bangladesh-bound contraband worth millions was detained by the Border Security Force (BSF) in Agartala, Tripura,...
Iran, Turkey wrap up 14 joint meeting to boost economic ties
TEHRAN: Iran and Turkmenistan wrapped up their 14th Joint Economic Committee Meeting with signing a couple of agreements to broaden...
