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Afghan trade delegation visits Korea to seek business opportunities
KABUL: A delegation from Afghanistan has spent a week in Korea — their first visit — to seek business opportunities...
Philistines brought Sycamore, Cumin & Opium poppy into Israel during Iron Age
MALI: A study conducted by a team of researchers from the Hebrew University and the Bar-Ilan University discovered that Philistines...
Scientists discovered 11, 00 years old wooden ‘Big Shigir Idol’ statue
LONDON: Nobody had ever heard of anything almost twice as old as the great Egyptian pyramid, but a latest analysis...
South Korean won climbs up 1% against US dollar
SEOUL: The South Korean won rose by up to 1 percent on Tuesday against the dollar, in the wake of...
NASA’s Dawn spacecraft captured most detailed images of dwarf planet Ceres
NEW YORK: NASA’s Dawn spacecraft captured the most detailed images of the dwarf planet Ceres. The images were captured by...
Oman customs foils attempt to smuggle illegal cigarettes
MUSCAT: Customs officials at the Wadi Al Jizi border post foiled an attempt to smuggle illegal cigarettes into the Sultanate....
Bangladesh police to keep vigil on porous border to prevent smuggling
DHAKA: From Anisur Rahman Dhaka, Bangladesh today asked police and border guards to keep a sharp vigil on its porous...
China’s yuan strengthens by 141 basis pts against US dollar
BEIJING: The central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi (yuan) on Tuesday strengthened by 141 basis points to 6.3752...
Harvest moon eclipse will appears in September
NEW YORK: In July 2015, the world witnessed the beauty of blue moon but now it is the time to...
Pak rupee strengthens in interbank
KARACHI: The Pakistani rupee Tuesday gained value against the US dollar in interbank and remained firm in open market. According...
Australian dollar falls to 5-day against major currencies
PERTH: The Australian dollar fell to 5-day lows of 85.67 against the yen and 1.5870 against the euro, from yesterday's...
NASA’s Horizons spacecraft has new target after its flyby of Pluto
CANADA: According to reports, NASA's New Horizons spacecraft has a new target after its flyby of Pluto. Its new target...
Pakistan Post earned Rs157b in 5 years thru insurance covers
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Post generated Rs156,711.33m during the last five years (2009-14) through its insurance cover for customers. Pakistan Post is...
Indian rupee marginally higher against US dollar
MUMBAI: The Indian rupee was on Tuesday trading marginally higher against the US dollar tracking gains in Asian currencies market....
Pluto may contain a subsurface of warm Ocean enough to host life
EUROPE: Pluto may contain a subsurface ocean warm enough to host life, according to English physicist Brian Cox who also...
Malaysia High Court sentences death to Thai woman for cocaine smuggling
GEORGE TOWN: A 30-year-old Thai woman was sentenced to death by a High Court here the other day for smuggling...
Lucky Cement to acquire permit for extracting limestone mine
LAHORE: The country’s biggest cement manufacturer is set to acquire a mine permit to extract limestone in Punjab. According to...
Belgium, France Customs seize 1.6 tons of cocaine
BELGIUM: A joint customs task team between France and Belgium seized a total of 1.6 tons of cocaine, worth a...
Researchers develop miniature gas sensor to monitor air quality, sense how well person sleeps
NEW YORK: Researchers have developed a miniature gas sensor that can be connected to smartphones to monitor air quality and...
Macao’s GDP declines 26.4% in Q2
HONG KONG: Dragged down by poor performance in exports of services, Macao's gross domestic product (GDP) for the second quarter...
