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3,400 years after her death, scientists track a girl’s travels
LUSAKA: In 1921, archaeologists exploring an ancient burial mound near Egtved, a village in Denmark, unearthed the grave of a...
Stunning image of medusa nebula’s “snakes” captured by “snakes” captured by Very Large Telescope
EUROPE: Astronomers using the European Southern Observatory’s (ESO) Very Large Telescope in Chile have captured the most detailed image ever...
Saudi Tadawul downs 0.81% to end at 172pts
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Energy & Utilities, Industrial Investment and...
Australian dollar strengthens against major currencies in Asian trade
PERTH: The Australian dollar strengthened against the other major currencies in the Asian session on Friday. The Australian dollar rose...
Here is the list of top 10 species includes spiders, slugs discovered in 2015
MALI: SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry has released the list of top 10 new species discovered in 2015.Every...
Software to provide insights into type 1a supernovae
HARROW: Type I a supernovae, one of the most dazzling phenomena in the universe, are produced when small dense stars...
Malaysia MMEA seizes contraband cigarettes worth RM100,000
PORT KLANG: Contraband cigarettes worth RM100,000 were seized by the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) from a syndicate named ‘Red...
Dy Commissioner-IR relinquishes charge
ISLAMABAD: Maham Asif Malik, an Inland Revenue Service officer of BS-18 has relinquished the charge of the post of Deputy...
Indian rupee edges higher by 5 paisa against US dollar
MUMBAI: The Indian rupee edged higher marginally by 5 paise to 63.59 against the US dollar in early trade today...
Qaim okays release of Rs2.5b for purchasing 200,000 tons wheat
KARACHI: In a bid to achieve the procurement target, Sindh Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah has approved the release of...
Singapore CNB seized 1.27kg of ‘Ice’, 183g of ketamine, 134g of synthetic cannabis, 257 Erimin-5 tablets
SINGAPORE: A suspected drug trafficker believed to be trafficking in an assortment of drugs was arrested on Wednesday, the Central...
Foreign reserves reach $17.75b, SBP’s decrease by $38m
KARACHI: The total liquid foreign exchange reserves of the country reached $17.749 billion during the week ending May 15 from...
Hanergy loses half market value of$40b in 24 min
BEIJING: China’s Hanergy Thin Film Power Group lost nearly half its market value of almost US$40 billion in 24 minutes...
Lenovo profits drops 37% to $100m
BEIJING: Lenovo Group Ltd posted a better-than-expected net profit in the first quarter due to booming sales of personal computers,...
US dollar falls against yen after BoJ holds
LONDON: The U.S. dollar declined against the yen on Friday, after the Bank of Japan left its monetary policy unchanged...
Chinese P2P lending volume jumps 269% to $52b in 2014
BEIJING: The turnover of Chinese peer-to-peer lending platforms in 2014 was 321.19 billion yuan (US$51.8 billion), up 268.83 percent year...
Kenya: Diamond Trust Bank to open branches in Madagascar and DRC
NAIROBI: Kenya’s Diamond Trust Bank (DTB) has announced interests in extending operation in Africa. Ranked Kenya’s seventh biggest bank by...
Customs tariff slabs to be cut from six to 3: Govt to bring remittances into tax net in upcoming budget
ISLAMABAD: The federal government has decided to bring remittances into the tax net in the upcoming budget for the fiscal...
China’s manufacturing activity drops in May: HSBC survey
BEIJING: China's manufacturing activity continued to contract in May, pointing to persistent weakness in the world's second largest economy that...
China yuan stronger against US dollar in Asian trade
BEIJING: The Chinese yuan strengthened against the US dollar in the Asian session on Friday. In economic news, data from...
