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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 / Dec 20	278.48
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 20	278.28
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 20	156.31
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 20	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 20	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 20	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 20	5,930.85
India Sensex / Dec 20	78,041.59
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 20	38,701.90
Nasdaq / Dec 20	19,572.60
Hang Seng / Dec 20	19,720.70
FTSE 100 / Dec 20	8,084.36
Dow Jones / Dec 20	42,840.26
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 20	19,884.75

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 20	69.46
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 20	234,311
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 20	2,622.91
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 20	68.06
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 21	17,585
Petrol/Litre / Dec 22	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Media Times Ltd / Dec 20 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	2.37 ▲ 0.37 (18.50%)
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	7.23 ▲ 1.00 (16.05%)
Ist.Capital Sec / Dec 20 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	2.12 ▲ 0.26 (13.98%)
Khalid Siraj / Dec 20 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	9.60 ▲ 0.97 (11.24%)
Aruj Industries / Dec 20 Aruj Industries Limited(ARUJ)	9.90 ▲ 0.98 (10.99%)
Escorts Bank / Dec 20 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	4.79 ▲ 0.47 (10.88%)
Cresent Jute / Dec 20 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	4.20 ▲ 0.40 (10.53%)
S.G.Power / Dec 20 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	11.19 ▲ 1.02 (10.03%)
P.T.C.L. / Dec 20 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	25.80 ▲ 2.35 (10.02%)

Stock	Price
LSE Financial Serv. / Dec 20 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	16.25 ▼ -1.81 (-10.02%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Dec 20 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	41.93 ▼ -4.66 (-10.00%)
Maqbool Tex. / Dec 20 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	31.05 ▼ -3.45 (-10.00%)
Reliance Cotton / Dec 20 Reliance Cotton Spinning Mills Limited(RCML)	621 ▼ -69.00 (-10.00%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 20 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	27.72 ▼ -3.08 (-10.00%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 20 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	34.58 ▼ -3.84 (-9.99%)
Nagina Cot. / Dec 20 Nagina Cotton Mills Limited(NAGC)	48.92 ▼ -5.41 (-9.96%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 20 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	11.39 ▼ -1.26 (-9.96%)
Arpak Int. / Dec 20 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	65.22 ▼ -7.19 (-9.93%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	177,645,248 ▲ 0.10
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	81,901,542 ▲ 0.16
Cnergyico PK / Dec 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	68,345,098 ▲ 0.12
Pak Elektron / Dec 20 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	57,974,101 ▲ 1.47
Pak Refinery / Dec 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	45,251,944 ▲ 0.40
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	43,240,462 ▲ 1.00
Sui South Gas / Dec 20 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	40,539,001 ▼ -0.74
B.O.Punjab / Dec 20 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	35,598,669 ▲ 0.24
Symmetry Group / Dec 20 Symmetry Group Limited(SYM)	34,869,613 ▼ -0.72

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