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Facebook plans to scale up its service to offer free basic Internet on mobile phones
MUMBAI: Facebook Inc plans to scale up its service to offer free basic Internet on mobile phones, an executive said,...
Global demand for batteries to rise 7.7% per year to $120b in 2019
NEW YORK: Global demand for primary and secondary batteries is forecast to rise 7.7 percent per year to $120 billion...
Astronauts explore water tension in microgravity
LONDON: In October 2014 NASA delivered high-definition, 3-D footage of astronauts living and working on the International Space Station to...
Nepal collects Rs25.92b revenue from Bhairahawa Customs Office
BHAIRAHAWA: Bhairahawa Customs Office surpassed its revenue collection target slightly in the last fiscal year even as trade and business...
Sony selects MOVE stores for its new E4g and C4, Z3 and Z3 compact to MOVE stores
SEOUL: Sony Mobile Communications has selected Dick Smith and its up market MOVE stores to handle its new Xperia handsets...
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...
Govt forms three committees to eliminate concerns of traders
ISLAMABAD: The Federal government has formed three committees namely “Communication Committee”, “Income Tax Committee”, and “Sales Tax Committee” to resolve...
US customs officer arrested for smuggling undocumented immigrants
VETERAN EL PASO: A U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer who was briefly featured article about combating drug smuggling on...
Ottawa police charge 2 teens over drugs trafficking
OTTAWA: The Ottawa police street crime unit charged two teens with trafficking drugs after raiding a home on Ritchie Street....
Jamaica customs seizes $12.5m worth of cocaine at airport
KINGSTON: The police say they are working to bring charges against five men in relation to the seizure of cocaine...
US, Cuba plan seminar on offshore drilling safety practices in Havana
HAVANA: With the thaw in US-Cuba relations, oil industry leaders and experts from both countries are planning a symposium on...
Brazil waste output grows by 29% in 11 years
RIO DE JANEIRO: The production of garbage in Brazilian households has grown by 29 percent between 2003 and 2014, while...
Argentina’s meat exports to China rise sharply
BUENOS AIRES: China has become the principal destination for Argentina's meat exports, taking 35% of the total, according to the...
Nigeria spends $7.4b on importation in 17 months
ABUJA: Nigeria spent a total of N1.18 trillion (about $7.4 billion) on the importation of toothpicks, fish, milk, textiles, rice...
Nigeria, Benin customs ink agreement to curb illicit trade
ABUJA: The smuggling of goods through the Cotonu border may soon become a thing of the past following strategic collaboration...
Mexico customs discovers cocaine diluted in fruit shipment
MEXICO CITY: Customs and law enforcement personnel in Mexico say they found an undetermined amount of cocaine dissolved in fruit...
Mexico fired 100 customs agents for corruption
MEXICO CITY: About 100 agents assigned to the SAT tax agency's customs service were fired for corruption between the start...
Jamaica registers bonds for debt buy-back as PetroCaribe deal advances
KINGSTON: Jamaica has formally told the global markets that it has an agreement in principle to buy back a portion...
Jamaica: BSJ to be transformed into new agency
KINGSTON: The regulatory division of the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ) is to be separated from the agency and transformed...
