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Taiwan’s Largan Precision Co sales grow 9% to $138.7m
TAIPEI: Largan Precision Co, which makes lenses used in cameras and information technology products, yesterday reported 32.99 percent annual growth...
Customs seizes cocaine worth $19,000 at JFK airport
JAMAICA: An approximate weight of 1 pound of cocaine was seized at John F. Kennedy International Airport, with an estimated...
NASA releases 4 movies of filament burst arising from Sun
HONG KONG: NASA has released four movies of a filament burst arising from the Sun. The movies were assembled using...
Study shows, space might make astronauts dumber
MEXICO: Spending long stretches in space traveling to distant planets could possibly have not-so-desirable effects for mankind’s ambassadors, according to...
India crude oil rises 40% to end above $67 a barrel
NEW DELHI: Crude oil soared above $67 a barrel, rising 40% since January to the highest in 2015 amid expectation...
As the river rises: Cahokia’s emergence & decline linked to Mississippi river flooding
According to scientists associated with a new study on ancient civilization in Cahokia, they have discovered that at Cahokia, the...
China makes presence felt in Antarctica power play for 2048, research
HONG KONG: A special report on The New York Times recently stated that China may be jockeying to gain more...
Taiwan’s Innolux Corp posts net profit NT$8.65 b
TAIPEI: Innolux Corp, the world’s third-largest LCD panel maker, posted stronger-than-expected net profit of NT$8.65 billion (US$281 million) for last...
Oregon Coho salmon plan attacked by ecological groups
NEW YORK: Two environmental groups are threatening to sue a federal agency over what they deem its failure to develop...
Qatar imports from UK up 78% in 2014
DOHA: The UK-Qatar economic partnership is currently very strong in both directions with the two countries having seen a jump...
NASA announces journey to Mars challenge, seeks public input on establishing sustained human presence
LONDON: NASA is embarking on an ambitious journey to Mars and Tuesday announced a challenge inviting the public to write...
Sri Lanka’s economy grew by 7.4% IN 2014:Central Bank
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s economy grew by 7.4 per cent last year, down from the projected 7.8 per cent but higher...
Customs seizes Rs5lakh worth gold at India Express flight
NEW DELHI: Airport customs authorities caught a 57-year-old man and his son who were smuggling gold worth Rs 5 lakh...
10 nabbed for possession of drugs: Rise of drug addicition becomes headic for Kuwait
KUWAIT: An Egyptian and two citizens were arrested at a check point when they were found to be under the...
US Customs seizes 84 pounds cocaine across Mexican border
NEW YORK: A Shafter man has pleaded guilty to smuggling 84 pounds cocaine across the Mexican border. The US customs...
Indian currency down 5 paise against dollar
MUMBAI: The rupee pared its initial losses, but was still down by 5 paise at 63.47 against the American currency...
Van driver jailed for smuggling of migrants freed by Malaysia High Court
GEORGE TOWN : A van driver who was jailed 16 months and fined RM50,000 (S$18,600) for smuggling four migrants by...
Indian Sensex down 50pts to end at 27,440pts
MUMBAI: In a choppy trade, the BSE Sensex gave up early gains to settle 50 points lower at 27,440.14 on...
Hong Kong retail sales revenue drop 2.9% in March
HONG KONG: Hong Kong's retail sales declined unexpectedly in March, after rising sharply in the previous month, preliminary figures from...
Singapore’s Noble group net profit shrinks 29.6% to $107m
SINGAPORE: Noble Group reported a net profit of US$107 million (S$147.7 million) for the first quarter, down 29.6 per cent...
