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Australian dollar hits 6 years lower after on Greek ‘no’ vote
SYDNEY: The Australian dollar has hit a fresh six-year-low after a landslide “No” vote in Greece’s bailout referendum. At noon...
Oil value falls sharply after Greece vote
SINGAPORE: Oil prices fell sharply early on Monday after Greece rejected austerity measures demanded in return for bailout money and...
Chinese Customs seizes 420,000 tonnes of illegal meat in Jan-May
BEIJING: Customs authorities say they continue to crack down on smuggling of frozen meat, confiscating 420,000 tonnes of the illegal...
Singapore invests $8b in Myanmar in 2014
SINGAPORE: Singapore was Myanmar's top overseas investor in 2014, accounting for more than half of the over US$8 billion in...
Vietnam Police seizes 387 kg of elephant tusks after ivory passed through
HANOI: Police in southern Vietnam seized 387 kilograms of elephant tusks last week after the ivory passed through the Prek...
Chinese economy suffers loss of $80.54b due to drug smuggling
BEIJING: China gave its first-ever assessment of the scourge of drug abuse, saying it caused annual economic losses of 500...
Astronomers discover 5 hidden supermassive black holes
CANADA: Five previously hidden supermassive black holes have been discovered by British astronomers, leading to speculation that the universe could...
Polar bears are on the brink of extinction
MEXICO: Polar Bears are officially on the brink of extinction and it’s all because of global warming. Studies show that...
Spiders can sail over the surface of water
WASHINGTON: Spiders can sail over the surface of water using specially-adapted legs as well as web material, a new study...
Indonesia introduces new strict rules on import clearance
JAKARTA: The Trade Ministry has introduced a new regulation on imports requiring all imported goods to have permits before being...
Renault Talisman is to unveil today
PARIS: Renault latest car named the Talisman is going to be a replacement for the Laguna model and it is...
We are becoming symbiotic with our computer tools and remember less
NEW YORK: Out of more than 1000 Americans surveyed for a report from cyber-security Company Kaspersky Lab released this week,...
Japan stocks drop by break as yen jumps after Greek votes
TOKYO: Japanese stocks fell as the yen strengthened after Greek voters rejected austerity demanded by creditors, endangering the nation’s future...
$50b Brics development Bank to launch next week in Russia
MOSCOW: The long-awaited $50 billion Brics development bank is to be launched in Russia next week at the forum’s 7th...
South Korean stocks trade 1.1pc lower at noon, KOSPI decends 23.12pts
SEOUL: South Korean stocks traded 1.1 percent lower late Monday morning as investor sentiment was dampened by a Greek...
Dual SIM Videocon supports Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, Proximity Sensor, and FM Radio
NEW DELHI: Videocon has introduced its Z51 Nova+ smartphone at price of Rs 5,799. Running on a 1.2 GHz quad-core...
The universe could end on “Big Rip”, astrophysics suggest
EUROPE: A new concept based on mathematics and astrophysics has emerged to suggest that the universe could end in a...
ESA Prefers less explosive approach to asteroid defense
WASHINGTON: The blockbuster film Armageddon depicted how the Earth was faced with the threat of a direct collision with a...
SpaceX moves its in-flight abort test to the Kennedy Space Center
CANADA: From California, SpaceX is moving its in-flight abort test to the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral in Florida....
OnePlus offers modified version of Google’s cheap cardboard virtual reality unit
NEW DELHI: Google's VR face goggles, dubbed Cardboard, were being given away for free, plus shipping by OnePlus. Until that...
