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North Asia purchases Iraqi oil 73% to 8.25mmt in June 2015
BAGHDAD: Iraq became South Korea’s third-largest source of oil in the first half of this year, boosting shipments to the...
Australian shares finished sharply lower, snapping six-day winning streak
CANBERRA: Australian shares finished sharply lower, snapping a six-day winning streak, with overnight losses on Wall Street and an earnings...
Russian customs foils attempt to smuggle 460kg cheese
MOSCOW: A man attempting to enter Moscow from Poland was stopped by Russian customs control while carrying a half-ton of...
China imports 6.67MT coal from Australia in June
CANBERRA: China imported 6.67 million tonnes of coal from Australia in June, up 36 percent on the month as domestic...
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...
