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Greek woman aged 67 becomes world's oldest mother

A Greek woman just became the worlds oldest surrogate mother by giving birth to her daughters baby girl at the astounding age of 67.%D%A%D%A

Published 24 Dec, 2016 07:14am

Technology

China launches its own EM drive into orbit

The world of science was awestruck when last month NASA had published the first much awaited peer-reviewed paper on the impossible EM drive, which seemingly defies the laws of physics by creating thrust without a propellant.%D%A%D%A

Published 23 Dec, 2016 10:33am

Technology

Processed meat 'essentially poison' for asthma patients

Experts warn, consuming processed meat four times a week could lead to the worsening of asthma symptoms.%D%A%D%A

Published 22 Dec, 2016 07:10am

Technology

UK sanctions lab-made three parent super-babies

The relatively newborn practice of birthing babies from the DNA of three persons was just sanctioned in the United Kingdom beckoning potential controversies and progress.%D%A%D%A

Published 20 Dec, 2016 09:36am

Technology

Scientists succeed at illuminating ANTIMATTER particles

In what could be called an revelatory unveiling for the world of science; scientists have successfully brought to light literally the most obscure matter rather antimatter of the universe to shine by prickling atoms of antimatter and making them radiate

Published 20 Dec, 2016 06:24am

Technology

Charge your devices with just a finger-touch

Imagine charging your smart phones and hand-held devices by a mere touch! Thankfully you wont have to wait too long as scientists have made this one fantastical idea into reality; by developing a flexible, film like material that generates electrical curr

Updated 10 Oct, 2017 10:46am

Technology

Research confirms runners and musicians have better brain dynamics

It may come as a surprise to some, yet researchers have found that running affects the brain in pretty much the same way as playing a musical instrument.

Updated 10 Oct, 2017 10:48am

Technology

KickAss torrents is back - still kicking it!

The worlds largest and most acclaimed torrent provider, Kickass Torrents after being closed down recently is back up again, thankfully to the contributors who had been looking after it.%D%A%D%A

Published 17 Dec, 2016 08:59am

Technology

Pakistani toddler becomes world's youngest bone marrow donor in Indian hospital

A two-year-old toddler, Zeenia suffering through Hemaphagocytic Lymphohistiocytosos (HLH) disease left her bone marrow lacking enough white blood cells and prone to infections was just cured of her ailment after undergoing a bone marrow transplant.%D%A%D%

Published 17 Dec, 2016 07:27am

Technology

Scientists successfully reverse aging

In a highly unprecedented feat, scientists successfully reversed the ageing process in living animals using cellular reprogramming, enabling mice with a sort of prematurity to live 30 percent longer than others in the study.

Updated 10 Oct, 2017 10:49am

Technology

Scientists discover worlds oldest water

An ancient pool in Canada upwards of 2 millions year containing the worlds oldest known water was just discovered by scientists.%D%A%D%A

Updated 10 Oct, 2017 10:50am

Technology

Uber and Careem given a run for their money

An Australian-based car services company, Limofied is all set to be launched in Pakistan soon budging in on the vacuum of market dominated by Uber and Careem locally.%D%A%D%A

Updated 10 Oct, 2017 10:35am

Life & Style

Rogue Hacking group takes control of KP website

The official website of the Khyber Pakhtnkhwa (KP) government was hacked on Thursday by a group calling itself the Pashtun Cyber Army.%D%A%D%A

Updated 10 Oct, 2017 10:36am

Technology

C-sections altering the course of human evolution

C-sections having been on the rise in the modern society for decades now make up upwards of 30 percent of all deliveries in the United States.%D%A%D%A

Published 15 Dec, 2016 06:55am

Technology

Canada legalizing recreational marijuana

The government of Canada on Tuesday said that it would be studying a recommendation report by its federal task force that allows Canadians over 18-years of age to be permitted to buy marijuana for recreational purposes and will be announcing the new laws

Published 14 Dec, 2016 06:30am

Technology

Massive Ball of Fire blazing through Spanish skies

A massive ball of fire was seen hurling across the night sky in Spain at a whooping speed of 72,000 km/h and was visible in all regions of the country, said to be a piece of an asteroid.%D%A

Published 13 Dec, 2016 11:08am

Life & Style

Nat Geo photographs of the year will leave you in awe

National Geographic just announced the winners of its Nature Photographer of the Year for the year 2016 after careful selection of the submitted photos for over twelve weeks.

Published 13 Dec, 2016 08:17am

Life & Style

Lost Da Vinci drawing discovered worth 12.6m

A formerly unknown sketch drawn by Leonardo Da Vinci, has just been discovered and valued at 12.6m after being evaluated and was brought to light by a retired French doctor.%D%A%D%A

Published 13 Dec, 2016 06:29am

Life & Style

Ancient dinosaur tail discovery opens new doors

A partial tail of an ancient feathered dinosaur preserved in amber 99 million years ago was just discovered by researchers in Burma, according to a study released on Thursday.%D%A%D%A

Published 10 Dec, 2016 09:35am

Life & Style

Pakistani Film second-most watched 'Youtube' video of 2016

In a list released recently by YouTube-Pakistan of its most-watched videos for the year 2016; had Jawani Phir Nahi Ani in the second place on the [esteemed?] list.

Published 10 Dec, 2016 08:03am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 22	278.92
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 22	278.72
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 22	155.66
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 22	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 22	1.23
Euro to USD / Jan 22	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 21	6,049.24
Nasdaq / Jan 21	19,756.78
FTSE 100 / Jan 21	8,548.29
Dow Jones / Jan 21	44,025.81
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 21	21,042
France CAC40 / Jan 21	7,770.95
India Sensex / Jan 22	76,197.90
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 22	39,646.25

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 21	18,485
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 21	242,798
Petrol/Litre / Jan 22	256.13
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 22	75.52
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 22	2,751.94
Diesel/Litre / Jan 22	260.95

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Pak Agro Pack. (GEM) / Jan 22 Pak Agro Packaging Limited (GEM)(GEMPAPL)	8.95 ▲ 0.85 (10.49%)
Apna Microfin. / Jan 22 Apna Microfinance Bank Limited(AMBL)	10.49 ▲ 0.96 (10.07%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jan 22 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	27.57 ▲ 2.51 (10.02%)
Jah.Sidd. Co. / Jan 22 Jahangir Siddiqui & Co. Ltd.(JSCL)	24.29 ▲ 2.21 (10.01%)
Crescent Cotton / Jan 22 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	54.45 ▲ 4.95 (10.00%)
Pak Engineering / Jan 22 Pakistan Engineering Company Limited(PECO)	738.34 ▲ 67.12 (10.00%)
Flying Cement / Jan 22 Flying Cement Company Limited(FLYNG)	27.54 ▲ 2.50 (9.98%)
Calcorp Ltd / Jan 22 Calcorp Limited(CASH)	36.10 ▲ 3.10 (9.39%)
Popular Islamic / Jan 22 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	12.59 ▲ 1.06 (9.19%)

Stock	Price
First Capital Equities / Jan 22 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	5.16 ▼ -0.84 (-14.00%)
Al-Khair Gadoon / Jan 22 Al-Khair Gadoon Limited(AKGL)	34.87 ▼ -3.87 (-9.99%)
TPL Life Insur. / Jan 22 TPL Life Insurance Limited(TPLL)	51 ▼ -5.50 (-9.73%)
Faisal Sp. / Jan 22 Faisal Spinning Mills Limited(FASM)	340.03 ▼ -29.87 (-8.08%)
Karam Ceramics / Jan 22 Karam Ceramics Limited(KCL)	56.98 ▼ -4.92 (-7.95%)
Supernet Tech. / Jan 22 Supernet Technologies Limited(STL)	855.10 ▼ -71.81 (-7.75%)
Suhail Jute / Jan 22 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	105 ▼ -8.47 (-7.46%)
Mandviwala / Jan 22 Mandviwala Mauser Plastic Industries(MWMP)	21.25 ▼ -1.70 (-7.41%)
Pak Gulf Leasing / Jan 22 Pak-Gulf Leasing Company Limited(PGLC)	20.99 ▼ -1.65 (-7.29%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jan 22 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	114,034,653 ▲ 0.23
Bank Makramah / Jan 22 Bank Makramah Limited(BML)	69,476,357 ▲ 0.09
Fauji Cement / Jan 22 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	66,103,279 ▲ 2.73
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 22 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	64,227,770 ▼ -0.01
Citi Pharma Ltd / Jan 22 Citi Pharma Ltd.(CPHL)	23,402,152 ▲ 3.93
Lotte Chemical / Jan 22 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	23,042,045 ▼ -0.13
Ghani Chem. Ind. / Jan 22 Ghani Chemical Industries Limited(GCIL)	21,938,589 ▲ 1.04
Power Cement / Jan 22 Power Cement Limited(POWER)	21,682,567 ▲ 0.30
B.O.Punjab / Jan 22 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	14,838,637 ▼ -0.14

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