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South Korea axes four coal plants, plans two new nuclear units
SEOUL: South Korea has axed plans to build four coal-fired power plants and will boost its nuclear reactor fleet by...
Dar unveils SECP’s education web portal ‘jama punji’
ISLAMABAD: In a bid to make Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan’s (SECP) role more effective, Federal Minister for Finance...
Quetta-Zahidan freight train starts operation after 4 years: Saad
LAHORE: The special freight train has started operation between Quetta and Zahidan with the help of Iranian Railways after a...
Abid Sher vows to weed out corruption from Wapda
SUKKUR: State Minister for Water and Power Abid Sher Ali has vowed to eradicate corruption from the Wapda, saying he...
Abdul Rehman Dogar posted as Member (Training) after promotion to BS-22
ISLAMABAD: Abdul Rehman Dogar, an Inland Revenue Service of officer of BS-21, has been posted as Member (Training) (BS-22), Federal...
Wi-Fi signals used to perform a head count, research
WASHINGTON: Having previously used Wi-FI signals to look through walls, a team of researchers in professor Yasamin Mostofi's lab at...
Amazing facts about the ribbon worm
LONDON: Wei Cheng Jian from Taiwan caught something green and more valuable than most fish – ribbon worm footage. The...
ESA plans town on moon to replace ISS that looks exactly like Teletubbies’ home
WASHINGTON: The European Space Agency is planning a village on the moon to replace the International Space Station orbiting earth...
Japanese robot beats samurai sword master in fight
MEXICO: The Japanese robotics company Yaskawa Electric Corporation has released a pretty slick already going viral — that depicts a...
Scientists find 1 nursery of stars locate more than 11.6 billion light years from Earth
EUROPE: Using gravitational lensing, scientists found a nursery of stars located more than 11.6 billion light years from Earth. The...
Mars orbiter mission goes quiet for 15 days
HARROW: Isro's Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) on Monday bid a 15-day farewell to ground stations as a result of what...
New investment projects in France rise by 18% to 608 in 2014
PARIS: The number of new investment projects in France rose by 18% to 608 in 2014, showing growth higher than...
A giant asteroid will soon destroy humanity: NASA warns
CANADA: A massive asteroid is on a collision course with Earth, and it is large enough to spell the end...
Drought is killing Joshua trees, researchers
CANADA: California's ongoing drought is being blamed for accelerating the decline of Joshua trees, iconic symbols of the state's desert...
Accurate quantum thermometer can detect smallest changes in temperatures inside cell
BRENT: Researchers at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) in Spain and the University of Nottingham in the United Kingdom...
German industrial output rises 0.9% in April
BERLIN: German industrial production increased in April, as a recovery in the euro area and accelerating growth at home buoyed...
Chittagong port works as foreign ship transporter for India
CHITTAGONG: Neighbouring India got last Tuesday the transshipment facility as a foreign ship used Chittagong port for its cargo to...
Tehmina Aamer made FATE Wing Chief
ISLAMABAD: Tehmina Aamer, an Inland Revenue Service officer of BS-20, presently posted as Commissioner-IR, (BTB) Regional Tax Office, Islamabad, has...
Oil value edges higher in Asian trade as US dollar fall
SINGAPORE: Oil prices edged higher in Asia today on a weaker dollar but the gains were capped by concerns about...
Pak rupee gains 15 paisas to reach 102.75 in open market
KARACHI: The Pakistani rupee Tuesday gained further value against US dollar in cash-free market. According to the local currency market,...
