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Australian dollar slips below US77c in offshore trade
SYDNEY: The Australian dollar has slipped below US77c in offshore trade, extending heavy losses yesterday after disappointing retail sales data....
US dollar trades in lower 124yen zone in tokyo
LONDON: The dollar traded in the lower 124 yen zone in Tokyo on Friday morning, little changed from levels in...
Dubai’s trade of auto parts hits Gh44.37b in 2014
DUBAI: Dubai’s trade for auto parts and accessories was valued at Dh44.37 billion in 2014, a 10 per cent increase...
Customs foils attempt to smuggle 2.17kg crystal
JAKARTA: A joint operation conducted by the National Narcotics Agency (BNN) and the Customs and Excise Directorate General has foiled...
Budget 2015-16: PM urged to facilitate farmers, give agri sector priority
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has been urged to give priority to the agriculture sector and address the issues of...
Oman customs foils int’l gang drug trafficking attempts
MUSCAT: Public Administration to Combat Drugs and Psychotropic Substances at Shinas arrested a citizen for possession and trafficking of drugs,...
Florida Customs arrests nurse in drug smuggling case
TALLAHASSEE: Jail nurse Robin Yanda, 25, was arrested on seven counts of smuggling contraband into a detention facility, and all...
Foreign investors awaits sanctions to end on Chabahar port project
CHABAHAR: Hundreds of containers lie idle in the scorching sun that pounds Iran's southeastern port of Chabahar, a free trade...
Russia, Ukraine, EU to sign free trade deal in Brussels
MOSCOW: A two-day round of technical talks between the European Union, Russia and Ukraine concerning the implementation of the Ukraine-EU...
Hellboy dinosaur species unveiled by Royal Tyrrell Museum
EUROPE: In a discovery almost 10 years in the making, paleontologists with the Royal Tyrrell Museum have now unveiled a...
Seven tiny frog species found on seven mountains in south eastern Brazil
BRENT: Seven new species of tiny frog have been discovered on seven different mountains in south-eastern Brazil. The cool "cloud...
Global warming increases at same pace, study
WASHINGTON: A new analysis by the US National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration suggests a recent hiatus in global warming has...
Climate change ‘brings rain to parched Africa’
MALI: Climate change has been going on since the beginning of time, but has been the source of intense debate...
After 50 years 1st human able to walk on space
HONG KONG: Fifty years after the first human walked in space, scientific research is routinely being conducted at an international...
Price to hike by Rs10 per litre: Govt to impose 10% sales tax on packaged milk
ISLAMABAD: The federal government has decided to impose 10 per cent sales tax on packaged milk and also withdraw zero...
Australian stocks set to open lower, S&P 200 dips 79.3pts
PERTH: The Australian market looks set to open lower, following losses on Wall Street overnight. At 0642 AEST on Friday,...
Rs 45b project, PM finally inaugurates Rawalpindi-Islamabad Metro Bus Service
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has finally inaugurated Rawalpindi-Islamabad Metro Bus Service (MBS) to facilitate 150,000 commuters of twin cities...
K-One Technology suffers 50.4% drop between May 27, June 3
PETALING JAYA: K-One Technology Bhd, an ACE Market-listed company that stands out for the large number of institutional funds listed...
Dead oarfish washed ashore on Catalina Island
MEXICO: A dead oarfish has washed ashore on Catalina Island, roughly 22 miles (35 kilometers) off the coast of Los...
Vertical shafts in the ice sheet can funnel melt water beneath parts of glacier & lift them up, scientists
CANADA: Scientists were baffled last year after meltwater lakes atop Greenland's ice sheet suddenly drained out at rates rivaling Niagara...
