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Indian rupee declines by 19 paisa against US dollar
MUMBAI: The Indian rupee declined by 19 paise at 62.55 against the US dollar in early trade today at the...
Russia’s ruble down 5% against dollar
MOSCOW: Russia's ruble more than 5 percent lower on Friday, knocking it off 4-1/2-month highs against the dollar, while Russian...
Australia, UK to clamp down on profit-shifting by multinational companies
CANBERRA: Australia and the UK are joining forces to clamp down on profit-shifting by multinational companies, but Treasurer Joe Hockey...
Dubai Customs seizes 3kg gold bars at Dubai Airport
DUBAI: Dubai customs seized 3 kilograms of gold bars worth Rs 1.5 crore at Dubai Airport, which were hidden beneath...
NASA, National Oceanographic Atmospheric Administration take part in methane
TULA: Scientists in specialized vans and planes will be surveying the skies over the Four Corners this month to learn...
Oil prices boost in Asian trade
SINGAPORE: Oil prices rose in Asia Monday, fuelled by sustained unrest in the crude-rich Middle East, while also gaining support...
Group of chimpanzees observed crafting incredibly sharp spears for which they can kill their prey
NUMIBE: Chimpanzees have often been cited as the closest cousins to human beings. Now, it seems, that chimpanzees might be...
Italy to post modest GDP growth in Q1 of 2015
ROME: Italy probably posted modest economic growth in the first quarter of this year, the Bank of Italy said, reinforcing...
US coal exports through Canada’s Ridley Terminals fall 39.3%
COLUMBOUS: Coal exports via Canada’s Ridley Terminals in British Columbia totaled 408,620 mt in March, up 41.5% from February but...
Xi’s visit a great opportunity for enhancing country’s economy: Ex-LSE chief
ISLAMABAD: Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to Pakistan will prove to be a great opportunity for speeding up country's economic...
Xi’s visit to boost co-op between Pak, China in energy, infrastructure development: Envoy
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will get a big boost in efforts to meet its energy shortfall, improve infrastructure and set up industrial...
Russia seeks to increase tax on wheat exports in 2015-16 market budget
MOSCOW: Russian Agriculture Minister, Nikolai Fyodorov, said that ministry had yet to decide whether a wheat export tax should be...
HK customs investigates 51 counterfeit cosmetics cases, arrests 74 men
HONG KONG: From March 2013 to February 2015, Hong Kong customs investigated 51 cases involving counterfeit cosmetics, in which 74...
Sea lion pup abducted from Los Angeles beach
HONG KONG : The people who snatched a sea lion pup from a Los Angeles beach have been warned they...
Bouvier’s red colobus monkey never seen in the wild since 1970s
LONDON: Researchers photographed a rare African monkey while it was in the Republic of the Congo. It was long thought...
After 200 years bald eagle creates nest in New York
MEXICO: For the first time in more than 200 years, a pair of bald eagle has created a nest in...
$17.67 billion reserves: Dar says Pakistan becomes 18th largest economy
WASHINGTON: Federal Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has revealed that after surge in foreign exchange reserves to $17.67 billion, Pakistan has...
$37 billion energy projects to produce 16,400MW power: Ahsan
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal, addressing a press briefing, has said that Balochistan to get the first...
NASA set Mercury probe for crash-landing
MEXICO: NASA is about to lose a space probe MESSENGER, or MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry, and Ranging, was the...
Procurement of 4m tonnes wheat insufficient: Wattoo urges govt to purchase whole surplus crop
LAHORE: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Punjab President Mian Manzoor Ahmed Wattoo has said that the government should not purchase the...
