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China stocks slip 3% at end of day
BEIJING: China stocks ended higher on Wednesday morning after wild swings in early trade as investors hoped fresh interest rate...
Indian textile industry imports $445.7m worth capital machinery
NEW DELHI: Capital machinery imports by the primary textile sector increased about 54 percent year-on-year in fiscal 2014-15 on the...
Research warns from the risk of air pollution over megacities of West Africa
LUSAKA: New research by European and African scientists, including a team from the University of York, warns of the risks...
scientists are cleaning soil contaminated by oil spills
HONG KONG: Rice University scientists are cleaning soil contaminated by oil spills in a way that saves energy and reclaims...
Microsensors may key to solve the mystery behind collapse of honeybee colonies
WASHINGTON: Microsensors may be the key to solving the mystery behind the collapse of honeybee colonies. Australian researchers announced Tuesday...
NASA use laser to communicate on deep space
BRENT: Today's technology has all but eliminated time delays in telecommunication on Earth, but when they do occur they can...
Modern telescopes help to measure the temperatures of sun from afar
CANADA: Modern telescopes and satellites have helped us measure the blazing hot temperatures of the sun from afar. Mostly the...
Total solar eclipse will cover American skies on 21 August of 2017
WASHINGTON: If you like in the United States, mark your calendars for two years from now because the sky will...
Chinese yuan undervalues against US dollar in Asian trade
BEIJING: The Chinese yuan weakened against the US dollar in the Asian session on Wednesday, after China's central bank cut...
Uganda abandons ban on mineral ore exports
KAMPALA: President Yoweri Museveni has lifted the ban on the mineral ore exports from Uganda. In 2011, President Yoweri Museveni...
Taiwan’s exports fall 11.9% YoY in July
TAIPEI: In a bid to boost Taiwan's lackluster exports to Southeast Asia, the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) is encouraging...
US dollar strengthens against major currencies
MUMBAI: The dollar strengthened against major world currencies overseas which impacted the rupee sentiment, dealers said. The rupee weakened due...
Send your remains to the moon for a ‘lunar burial’
EUROPE: Sending send your remains to the moon for a 'lunar burial' is now surprisingly affordable Space burials are longer...
Pak rupee further weakens in open market to reach 104.75
KARACHI: The Pakistani currency Wednesday remained under pressure against the US dollar in cash-free markets. According to the local currency...
Chinese customs seizes 920,000 illegal cigarettes
BEIJING: Customs officers broke up a suspected illegal cigarette distribution ring in Tin Shui Wai on Saturday, arresting a 33-year-old...
Dhaka customs seizes drugs worth Tk 20m at Shahjalal airport
DHAKA: Customs officials at Dhaka’s Shahjalal International Airport have seized contraband medicine worth about Tk 20 million imported under a...
Stephen believes he solved the mystery of black holes
NEW YORK: Famed physicist Stephen Hawking has presented new theories on black holes to a crowd of esteemed scientists and...
SECP increases minimum paid-up capital requirements for insurance firms by Rs200m
KARACHI: The Policy Board of the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP), approving an amendment to the SECP (Insurance)...
Intel chips to help pinpoint mystery of bee’s death
WASHINGTON: Researchers from Australia's Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) want to pinpoint the factors that lead to the...
Ford successfully sells over 2, 00,000 Ecosport units in India
NEW DELHI: The Ecosport compact SUV has been frontrunner for American automaker Ford in India. The carmaker has reportedly successfully...
