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Are you disappointed that Invasion will not be returning in new Halo?
TOKYO: Popular Invasion mode, first made famous in Halo: Reach, won’t be making a return appearance in Halo 5: Guardians....
China’s Baidu’s Q1 net profit shrinks 3.4% to $395m
BEIJING: BAIDU’S first-quarter net earnings exceeded analysts’ estimates as the company tapped the strong growth in mobile Internet. Its net...
Sony Xperia Z smartphones to get Euphoria OS, Android 5.1.1 OS
TOKYO: Sony Xperia Z smartphones will get Euphoria OS, Android 5.1.1 OS. Though the ROM is in the beta stage,...
China’s building materials output in Q1: Cement falls by 3.4, flat glass dips 6%
BEIJING: Output of China's building materials sector fell in the first quarter as the property market remained weak, the country's...
Apple, IBM cooperation with Japan Post Holdings Co to improve caregiver, monitoring services for elderly in Japan
NEW YORK: Apple and International Business Machine have cooperated with Japan Post Holdings Co to improve caregiver and monitoring services...
Nippon Paint China wins at 2015 Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards
BEIJING: Nippon Paint China, a company committed to the corporate social responsibility (CSR), recently received recognition at the 2015 Asia-Pacific...
Foreign reserves reach $17,717m, SBP’s up by 1.6% to $12,565m
KARACHI: The total liquid foreign reserves of the country have reached $17,717.6 million on the week ended on April 24,...
Another step forward for quantum computers
VERIA: Scientists have made progress towards correcting the errors that are expected to affect quantum computing. Quantum computers could offer...
Australian stocks close higher; S&P 200 climbs 24.4pts
PERTH: The Australian sharemarket closed higher on Friday as a rally by miners helped the bourse recover some ground following...
China’s CCECC to build 2 railway lines in Zambia cost of $2.7bn
SHANGHAI: A Chinese company is expected to build two railway lines in Zambia, local media reported here the other day....
‘FBR devises strategy to check pilferage in transit goods en-route to Afghanistan’
KABUL: Parliamentary Secretary for Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs, Rana Muhammad Afzal, informed the National Assembly that smuggled goods worth...
Chinese Customs seized 5.1kg illicit ivory products
BEIJING: A Chinese passenger, Hong, entered through Youyi Port in Pingxiang, Guangxi province. When exercising control over the passenger’s carry-on...
Maersk to pay $3.6 million over a cargo spat
COPENHAGEN: Iran says a court has ordered A.P. Moeller-Maersk to pay $3.6 million over a cargo spat, the Danish company...
US wants India to wait for final nuclear trade deal with Iran
NEW DELHI: United States wants India and other countries to wait for a final nuclear deal between Tehran and world...
IBM creates prototype quantum computing circuit, researchers
NEW YORK: IBM made two "critical" advances that bring us closer to the creation of an ultra-fast quantum computer. The...
Tokyo stocks end flat, Nikkei 225 slips 2.69pc
TOKYO: Tokyo's benchmark index has ended flat, with a weaker yen helping recover early losses driven by disappointment over the...
Facebook users’ posts delete after social networking site suffers bug
NEW YORK: Facebook users have had their posts deleted after the social networking site suffered a bug which blocked people...
Feathered, bat-like dinosaur fossil discovered in China
TOKYO: A bizarre pigeon-sized dinosaur with bat-like wings made of skin rather than feathers has been identified in China, shedding...
Saudi Arabia plans to build Gulf region’s rail network
RIYADH: Further progress has been made in plans to build the Gulf region's rail network, with Saudi Arabia looking to...
Turkey exporters blame Iran, Austria for hindering trade
TEHRAN: Recent problems encountered at Turkish border crossings as well as customs issues have hindered the Turkish export market, said...
