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Ancient DNA sheds light on how language, cultures evolved in Bronze Age Europe
MALI: It's tricky studying the history of a time when no one wrote things down. Archaeology pieces together how people...
National Wildlife protect 1,074 dusky gopher frogs
AFRICA: A south Mississippi wildlife refuge has been releasing hundreds of critically endangered frogs into the wild, hoping they will...
Tokyo stocks slip 0.63.pc at noon, Nikkei 225 sheds 127.79pts
TOKYO: Tokyo stocks fell 0.63 percent Tuesday morning following a global equities sell-off on concern about deadlocked Greek debt talks...
Amazing sunset sky show, stargazing in June
WASHINGTON: If you love stargazing, there's a date you need to mark on your calendar. It's June. That's right, the...
World can cap emissions by 2020 without economic harm
NEW YORK: The goal of peaking greenhouse gas emissions to combat climate change could be achieved as early as 2020...
Flying bike, could soon be a reality
FRANCE: A flying bike, like the one ridden by Luke Skywalker in Return of the Jedi, could soon be a...
World experience a minute which have 61 seconds
WASHINGTON: Well at 2359 Greenwich Mean Time on June 30, or 9.59am AEST on July 1, the world will experience...
US dollar higher against Yen in Asian trade
LONDON: The dollar was higher against the yen in otherwise quiet Asia trade Tuesday, with the greenback holding on to...
KP minister presents Rs488b tax-free KP budget amid Opp’s slogans
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Finance Muzaffar Said has presented the Rs487.884 billion tax-free budget for the fiscal year 2015-16...
Australian dollar rebounds against major currencies in Asian trade
CANBERA: The Australian dollar recovered from its recent lows against the other major currencies in the Asian session on Tuesday...
Pak rupee strengthens by 20 paisas in open market
KARACHI: The Pakistani rupee Tuesday strengthened against the US dollar in open market. As per the local currency market, the...
Indian rupee strengthens against US dollar
MUMBAI: The Indian rupee strengthened against the US dollar on Tuesday in morning trade from its previous close. The local...
Researchers start collect DNA of residents from Normandy in northern France, search of Viking heritage
EUROPE: British scientists searching for evidence of Norse colonisation in the communities of the Cotentin peninsula warn of ‘sensitivities’ over...
Smoking responsible for lung cancer
BRENT: Cigarette smoking is responsible for at least 345,962 cancer deaths in the U.S. each year, according to a new...
Scientists use graphene to create the world’s smallest light bulb
WASHINGTON: The quest for the better light bulb has taken yet another leap. This time, nanotechnology derives light from atom-thin...
Polar bears now eat dolphins
CANADA: Faced with a rapidly changing habitat, polar bears are adapting with a new entrée: For the first time, a...
Dastagir tries to soothe textile industry over tax refunds issue
LAHORE: Federal Minister for Commerce Khurram Dastagir has held separate meetings with the All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (Aptma) and...
Maersk seals deal of $1.5 billion investment in Ghana
ACCRA: APM Terminals, the container terminal operating unit of Maersk Group, and its partners have sealed a massive $1.5 billion...
FBR to collect Rs28.26 billion tax arrears
ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue’s Directorate General of Withholding Taxes has intensified its efforts to recover a huge amount of...
Grangemouth port invests £1.5m to expand container capacity
EDINBURGH: The Port of Grangemouth container terminal is being resurfaced under a £1.5m investment programme by owners Forth Ports. The...
