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21 development, power projects worth Rs8.91b approved
ISLAMABAD: The government has approved 21 development and power projects worth Rs8.912 billion. The projects were approved during the Central...
Japan, UAE bilateral trade for H1 of 2015
TOKYO: Decline in crude oil price drags down value of Japan – UAE trade in 2015. Results of the first-half...
Optus concludes partnership with Cisco for data virtualization
SYDNEY: Telecommunications carrier Optus has begun offering Cisco's data virtualisation technology to provide Optus Business customers with more efficient data...
0.6% WHT from Oct: FBR reluctant to withdraw tax on banking transactions
ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue has turned down traders’ demand of withdrawal of 0.3 per cent withholding tax on banking...
Ukraine’s agricultural exports increase $250 mln in H1 of 2015
KIEV: Agriculture provides 14% of GDP and remains the number one export industry in Ukraine, the Minister of Agrarian Policy...
HTC to launch brand new prepaid 4G smartphone Desire 520
NEW DELHI: If you feel the need for 4G speed without the need for your wallet to bleed, HTC’s Desire...
Bangladesh: Chittagong Port Authority leasing out 3 container vessels
CHITTAGONG: The Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) is leasing out its three container vessels procured for the Pangaon Inland Container Terminal...
Tycoon’s fund to give Northern Ireland’s best start-ups a foot-up
DUBLIN: A new fund and support scheme headed by a global entrepreneur and investor is hoping to boost some of...
Saudi Arabia executes Syrian man for drug smuggling, 3 others
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia announced it had carried out four executions in different cities on Wednesday morning, bringing the total number...
New Zealand business confidence hit fresh 6 year low in August
WELLINGTON: New Zealand business confidence hit a fresh six-year low in August, led by agriculture. A net 29.1% of respondents in...
NZ dollar may declines this week on expectation stronger US jobs data
WELLINGTON: The New Zealand dollar may decline this week on the expectation stronger US jobs data will increase the chance...
Irish food exports to Russia halt in first 6 months of 2015
DUBLIN: Irish food exports to Russia effectively ground to a halt in the first six months of 2015, dropping by...
Six scientists getting taste of life on Red planet
MEXICO: The planned manned mission to planet Mars may be far ahead but NASA already makes the necessary preparations. On...
Australia’s economic growth slows to 0.5%: report
SYDNEY: Economic growth is slowing as the drag from weak exports and business investment overshadows any strength in consumer spending,...
China border patrol officials seize 620 smuggled turtles, tortoises
BEIJING: Chinese border patrol officials seized 620 wild turtles and tortoises,510 of them considered endangered, that were found alive in...
Canada police to receive $672K from sale of seized criminal property
WINNIPEG: Police forces in Manitoba will soon receive new laser scanners, body armour and other equipment thanks to the sale...
Canada likely to return to top US agric trade partner
OTTAWA: The USDA is expecting Canada to return as the largest American agricultural trade export market next year. The department...
US customs seizes 204 pounds of cocaine at Port Everglades
FORT LAUDERDALE: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers at Port Everglades arrested a male...
US customs to participate in Federal Agency Trade Fair Day
BALTIMORE: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations (OFO) Port of Baltimore will participate in a Federal...
Russia likely to return Japanese seized boat
VLADIVOSTOK: A Japanese salmon boat and its 11 crew members seized by Russian authorities July 17 for alleged illegal fishing...
