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Indian rupee falls marginally by 4 paisa against US dollar
MUMBAI: The Indian rupee fell marginally by 4 paise to 63.59 against the US currency in early trade at the...
Human mission to the Red Planet is still many years away
FRANCE: A long-awaited human mission to the Red Planet is still many years away, with NASA planning their first manned...
Sea level rise 10 feet at the end of century, study predict
CANADA: A new study predicting 10 feet of sea level rise by the century’s end isn’t supported by the mainstream...
Stephen spends 100m dollar to find alien life
LONDON: The Stephen Hawking funded Breakthrough Initiatives programme is characterised as the 'biggest scientific search ever undertaken for signs of...
NASA wants to build a stepping stone base to Mars
LONDON: On the 46th anniversary of the Moon landings, NASA says it wants to build a stepping stone base to...
Nepal, China set to identify projects to be developed under reconstruction efforts
KATHMANDU: Nepal and China are all set to identify projects to be developed under the country’s reconstruction efforts, particularly in...
US dollar holds stable against major currencies
LONDON: The dollar held steady versus a basket of major currencies on Wednesday, nursing losses suffered the previous day in...
Australian dollar falls from recent highs against major currencies
PERTH: The Australian dollar retreated from recent highs against the other major currencies in the Asian session on Wednesday. The...
FBR to hold National Tax Conference on 24th
ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) is organising the National Tax Conference on July 24 (Friday) at the FBR House...
Europe’s competition regulator investigates predatory pricing tactics by Qualcomm
BRUSSELS: Europe’s competition regulator is training its sights on Qualcomm Inc., adding to regulatory woes that have long dogged the...
Why astronauts’ skin gets thinner while in space?
FRANCE: A long-awaited human mission to the Red Planet is still many years away, with NASA planning their first manned...
Vietnamese coffee premium increases, domestic prices fall
HANOI: Premiums on Vietnamese coffee to robusta futures rose this week as domestic prices fell to near a seven-week low,...
First 6 month of 2015 set a record of warmth, NOAA report
WASHINGTON: The first six months of the year also set a record for warmth, according to the monthly report by...
Fossil fuel emission could alter carbon dating, study
EUROPE: A new study has come to a rather alarming finding: scientists think that if pollution levels keep rising, carbon...
US Company takes major steps forward to extract minerals in space
WASHINGTON: A United States asteroid mining company has taken a major step forward in its mission to extract minerals in...
Climate failure will lead to ‘destruction of life’ Higgins warns
MEXICO: A failure to respond to the “scientific reality of climate change” may lead to the “destruction of life on...
South Korean won bounces back after 2 years decline as Dollar falls
SEOUL: South Korea’s won gained the most in three weeks after its decline to a two-year low was judged excessive...
Researchers make waves with bacon-flavored seaweed
LONDON: Researchers make waves with bacon-flavored seaweed, hope to bring products to market Oregon State University researchers at the Hatfield...
Pak rupee remains firm against dollar
KARACHI: The Pakistani rupee Wednesday remained firm against the US dollar both in open market and interbank. As per the...
More than 200T of smuggled frozen meat seized by coast guard in Hainan from Vietnam
HANOI: More than 200 tons of smuggled frozen meat has been seized by the coast guard in southern Hainan Province....
