Developing new antiretroviral (ARV) drugs and using technology for early diagnosis are among steps needed to sustain momentum in fighting HIV/AIDS and ending the disease as a public health threat by 2030, UNAIDS said in a report on Monday. The UNAIDS agen
They were supposed to bring about an energy revolution, but the popularity of LED lights is driving an increase in light pollution worldwide - with dire consequences for human and animal health, researchers said Wednesday. The study, in the journal Scienc
About four in 10 cancers in the United States are due to lifestyle choices - such as smoking and eating poorly - and other risks that might be avoidable, researchers said on Tuesday. The goal of the study was to calculate "the contribution of several modi
People who drink three to four cups of coffee a day are more likely to see health benefits than harm, experiencing lower risks of premature death and heart disease than those who abstain, scientists said on Wednesday. The research, which collated evidence
Abnormal proteins involved in the brain-destroying Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD), a human form of "mad cow" disease, are detectable in the skin, researchers said Wednesday, raising new concerns about transmission. It is highly unlikely that the fast-mov
People with diabetes and related eye damage known as retinopathy are more likely to fall than diabetics who have not developed vision problems, a study in Singapore suggests. Diabetic retinopathy happens when high blood sugar levels damage blood vessels i
Facebook will open a "community hub space" in Nigeria next year to encourage software developers and technology entrepreneurs and become the latest technology giant to pursue a training programme in fast-growing Africa. The U.S. social media company said
Skype, Microsoft Corp's internet phone call and messaging service, has disappeared from app stores in China including that of Apple Inc, indicating the latest setback for a foreign tech service in the country. Apple, responding to questions about Skype's
YouTube stepped up enforcement of its guidelines for videos aimed at children, the unit of Alphabet Inc's Google said on Wednesday, responding to criticism that it has failed to protect children from adult content. The streaming video service removed more
Driverless buses will appear on some roads in Singapore from 2022 as part of plans to improve mobility in the land-scarce city-state, its transport minister said on November 22. Singapore has so far avoided the massive traffic jams that choke other Asian
Entrepreneur Elon Musk has won a US$50 million bet by beating a 100-day deadline for building a giant battery to help South Australia avoid energy blackouts, officials said on November 23. State Premier Jay Weatherill said testing of the massive lithium i
Facebook says it will show users if they followed or 'liked' Russia propaganda accounts on its service or on Instagram. The company said Wednesday it will launch a portal to let people see which accounts of the Internet Research Agency they followed betwe
The top US telecom regulator formally unveiled plans Tuesday to roll back "net neutrality" rules adopted in 2015 aimed at treating all online traffic equally. The announcement by Federal Communications chairman Ajit Pai marked the latest twist in a decade
Travel group Thomas Cook reported lower profit margins in its British business due to tough competition in Spain, sending its shares down more than 10 percent and leaving it reliant on a recovery in Egypt and Turkey to ease the pressure. Tour operators an
AirAsia X Bhd said it swung into a net loss in its third quarter from a year earlier, blaming higher costs and lower unit revenues particularly in its main markets of Malaysia and Thailand. The long-haul, low-cost airline cited an overall challenging envi
Royal Bank of Canada has been added to the list of 30 global systemically important banks (G-SIBs) by the Financial Stability Board of international regulators, the first Canadian bank on the list. It replaces Group BPCE, owner of Natixis, in the latest a
Credit Suisse has made 11 new hires for its Asia equity research team in Hong Kong as it looks to bolster research capabilities, particularly for China. Thomas Chong has joined the Swiss investment bank as head of internet for non-Japan Asia, with a focus
EgyptAir will swing to a profit this year, buoyed by an increase in passengers and cost cutting, the chairman of the state-owned airline's holding company said on Tuesday. EgyptAir has struggled to rebound from the 2008 global financial crisis and two rev
Switzerland's Zurich Insurance plans to more than double its "impact investments" to $5 billion, it said on Thursday, aiming to improve the lives of five million people a year. The target forms part of a move by insurers to tackle the causes of climate ch
Brazilian state-controlled company Petroleo Brasileiro SA will seek a valuation of up to 22 billion reais ($6.8 billion) for its fuel distribution unit in what is expected to be the country's biggest initial public offering of the year. Petrobras, as the
Malaysian state energy firm Petroliam Nasional Berhad, or Petronas, on Thursday forecast higher full-year earnings for 2017, after posting a 64 percent jump in third-quarter profit on improved oil prices. A higher profit would be the second straight year
India's SBI Life Insurance Co. Ltd has increased investments in the metals, oil and gas sectors as a rise in energy and metals prices is set to drive growth in commodity stocks, the insurer's chief investment officer told Reuters. Strong refining margins
Venezuela launched a program Saturday to hand out medicine to 35,651 patients, blaming US sanctions for a shortage, even as doctors say 95 percent of all drugs are missing. A government electronic card is required to participate, leading critics to charge
A trial which has strained Turkish-US ties before it even started opens this week in New York despite the possible absence of a defendant who Turkey says is cooperating with prosecutors in what it calls "a clear plot" against Ankara. Turkish-Iranian gold
Airbus is poised to hire the head of Rolls-Royce's civil engines unit, Eric Schulz, to lead its commercial jetliner sales, after months of uncertainty over the successor to sales kingpin John Leahy, three people familiar with the matter said. Schulz, pres
State oil giant Saudi Aramco and petrochemical producer Saudi Basic Industries Corp signed a memorandum of understanding on Sunday to build a $20 billion complex converting crude oil to chemicals in the kingdom. The project, which the partners said would
A state-owned Nepali power company will develop the Himalayan country's biggest hydroelectric plant after the government scrapped a deal with a Chinese company, a government official said on Sunday. Nepal's cabinet scrapped a $2.5 billion deal with China
Iraq and Kuwait have reached a preliminary agreement on a price for gas exports, Kuwaiti oil minister Issam Al-Marzouq told a local newspaper on Sunday, clearing the way to a deal for a pipeline and petrochemical project. Kuwait is waiting for the Iraqi g
Powered by Chinese smartphone users splurging billions on mobile games and online shopping, China's tech giants Tencent and Alibaba are racing up the elite league of the world's most valuable companies. Hong Kong-listed Tencent, famous for its games and W
Car manufacturers' attempts to square what US consumers want against the clean vehicles regulators and investors demand will be on display in Los Angeles this week at an auto show that has moved away from calling itself just an auto show. Automakers on Mo
In a cramped apartment in an industrial zone in south London, Sandra Rumkiene recounts her struggles to bring up a baby as one of a growing number of poor families forced to live in temporary housing. Lorries race past Rumkiene's building at all hours and
Whether ratings agencies will cut South Africa's rand-denominated debt to junk status split economists in a Reuters poll, just three days before an announcement that could trigger a selloff in local bonds and currency. Downgrades to sub-investment grade c
Whether ratings agencies will cut South Africa's rand-denominated debt to junk status split economists in a Reuters poll, just three days before an announcement that could trigger a selloff in local bonds and currency. Downgrades to sub-investment grade c
Japan's government is set to reduce the amount of newly-issued 30-year and 40-year government bonds (JGBs) for the next fiscal year starting in April 2018 from the current fiscal year, government sources told Reuters on Tuesday. The plan comes in response
Japan's government is set to reduce the amount of newly-issued 30-year and 40-year government bonds (JGBs) for the next fiscal year starting in April 2018 from the current fiscal year, government sources told Reuters on Tuesday. The plan comes in response
Bitcoin, which this week soared to a new record high of more than $8,000, is the monetary equivalent of Uber, since it bypasses central bank regulation and could be attractive for financially fragile countries, economists say.
Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) start-up SenseTime Group, valued at more than $2 billion, is planning an IPO and aims to open a US research and development centre as early as next year, its founder told Reuters. The Hong Kong and Beijing-based deep l
Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) start-up SenseTime Group, valued at more than $2 billion, is planning an IPO and aims to open a US research and development centre as early as next year, its founder told Reuters. The Hong Kong and Beijing-based deep l
Financial technology is fast revolutionising the banking industry but digital currencies will not replace physical money any time soon, a senior Bank of Japan (BoJ) official said on Wednesday. "It's too far off," Hiromi Yamaoka, head of the BoJ's payment
Saudi Arabia's stock market rose on Sunday after Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman reassured investors about the impact of a crackdown on corruption, while other Gulf bourses were sluggish. The Saudi index added 0.8 percent. Prince Mohammed said in a New Y
Investors poured $9.4 billion into US-based stock exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in the week ended Wednesday, the group's eighth consecutive week of inflows, against a backdrop of record closing highs on major markets, Lipper data showed on Friday. Retail i
BGL Group, owner of Comparethemarket.com, said on Thursday it would sell a 30 percent stake for about 675 million pounds ($899 million) to Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) instead of listing its shares in London. BHL, the owner of BGL Group, w
BGL Group, owner of Comparethemarket.com, said on Thursday it would sell a 30 percent stake for about 675 million pounds ($899 million) to Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) instead of listing its shares in London. BHL, the owner of BGL Group, w
British government bond dealers expect little change to the country's gilt issuance plans this year or next after finance minister Philip Hammond sets out his budget plans on Wednesday, despite lower-than-expected public borrowing so far this year. Public
British government bond dealers expect little change to the country's gilt issuance plans this year or next after finance minister Philip Hammond sets out his budget plans on Wednesday, despite lower-than-expected public borrowing so far this year. Public
The rush of money into big index funds has raised concerns about whether they would still prove attractive in a downturn, an issue taking on more importance especially for industry leader Vanguard Group Inc as its passive products soar in scale. A common
The rush of money into big index funds has raised concerns about whether they would still prove attractive in a downturn, an issue taking on more importance especially for industry leader Vanguard Group Inc as its passive products soar in scale. A common
With the US stock market at a record high and daily stock gyrations near multi-decade lows, some investors have raised concerns about the lack of fear in the market, but US equity options market data suggests investors are far from complacent. Positioning
Alexis Sanchez's late penalty gave Arsenal a controversial 1-0 win over Burnley, while managerless Everton endured more misery in a 4-1 thrashing at Southampton on Sunday. Arsene Wenger's side looked set for a frustrating draw as they entered stoppage-tim
Belgium's David Goffin swept aside Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 7-6 (7/5), 6-3, 6-2 on Sunday to level the Davis Cup final at two points apiece and force a decisive fifth rubber. Richard Gasquet and Pierre-Hugues Herbert put France, seeking their first ti
Qatar on Sunday unveiled the design for what it claims is the World Cup's first 'reusable' stadium, the seventh of eight expected venues that will stage games during the 2022 tournament. Ras Abu Aboud is a 40,000 seater stadium that will be built on Doha'
Bilal Haye burst eight goals to guide Honda Chenab to a convincing 12-10 victory over Artema Medical/Black Horse Paints and clinch the Winter Polo Cup here at the Lahore Polo Club (LPC) ground on Sunday. The main final proved to be a high-voltage encounte
The world governing body of athletics on Sunday maintained its suspension of Russia, saying the country still had not done enough to clamp down on doping. Rune Andersen, the head of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF)'s anti-dopi
Australia's Cameron Davis shot a brilliant final round of seven-under-par 64 to win the 102nd Australian Open after a wild finish to the tournament Sunday. Regarded as one of Australia's most promising young players, the 22-year-old charged home to beat h
Skipper Virat Kohli hit a blistering double century to hand India a massive first innings lead of 405 as the hosts tightened their grip on the second Test against Sri Lanka on day three on Sunday. India declared on 610-6 after Rohit Sharma (102) had compl
Sri Lanka's cricket team manager said Sunday that a ball tampering incident involving Dasun Shanaka was due to an error of judgement and that the fast bowler was remorseful. Shanaka, who admitted the offence, was docked 75 percent of his match fee after h
Openers David Warner and Cameron Bancroft breezed to an unbroken century stand on Sunday, leaving Australia needing just 56 runs to go one up in the Ashes series after England imploded. The tourists were skittled out for 195 off 71.4 overs, losing their l
Uhuru Kenyatta will be sworn in for a second term as Kenya's president on Tuesday, the final act of an electoral saga that exposed deep and lasting divisions in the country. His inauguration comes ahead after Kenya's Supreme Court last Monday validated hi
Thirty women trafficked for sex - most from Colombia and Venezuela - were rescued in two raids in Mexico, police said Saturday. The biggest operation took place in Toluca, capital of Mexico state, the most populous and one of the most dangerous states in
Coral bred in one part of the Great Barrier Reef was successfully transplanted into another area, Australian scientists said Sunday, in a project they hope could restore damaged ecosystems around the world. In a trial at the reef's Heron Island off Austra
An explosion so powerful it was heard several kilometres away killed two people and injured over 30 in China's port city of Ningbo on Sunday while toppling several disused buildings, authorities and residents said, but there was no word as to the cause. A
Robert Mugabe's nephew said Sunday the ousted Zimbabwean president was in good health and "quite jovial" after being forced to resign when a military takeover ended his 37 years in power. Leo Mugabe however declined to discuss the $10-million retirement b
Syrian regime air strikes and artillery fire killed 23 civilians on Sunday across the rebel-held Eastern Ghouta region outside the capital Damascus, a monitor said. The deaths come despite the area falling within a so-called "de-escalation zone" put in pl
A ship carrying 5,500 tonnes of flour docked in Yemen's Hodeidah port in the Red Sea on Sunday, the first after more than two weeks of a blockade by a Saudi-led coalition fighting the Houthi movement, local officials said. Saudi Arabia and its allies clos
Algeria's lower house of parliament on Sunday approved increases in subsidised gasoline and diesel prices for the third straight year as part of the 2018 budget, amid government attempts to compensate for a sharp fall in oil and gas revenues. The budget a
More than 11 million children in war-torn Yemen are in desperate need of humanitarian aid, the United Nations children's fund warned on Sunday. "Today it is fair to say that Yemen is one of the worst places on earth to be a child," said Geert Cappelaere,
At least three soldiers were killed and another six others were wounded in a Boko Haram raid in northeast Nigeria, the military said on Sunday, in the latest attack in the restive region. The attack happened on Saturday evening when a large number of jiha
Iran on Sunday accused the United States of responsibility for "atrocities" in Yemen through its support for Saudi Arabia, which is leading a coalition fighting Tehran-backed Huthi rebels. Iran's foreign ministry spokesman Bahram Ghassemi said a White Hou
An ultra-Orthodox minister in Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition government quit on Sunday in a dispute over work on the Sabbath, the Jewish day of rest. But a spokesman for health minister Yaakov Litzman told AFP that his United Torah
Thousands of women marched through Lima's streets Saturday against violence toward women, a major concern in many Latin American countries. Shouting "Not one more!" and "Enough Abuse and Violence," demonstrators also said they were seeking tougher punishm
Thousands took to the streets of Madrid Saturday to protest violence against women, just as Spain reels from a grisly trial over an alleged gang rape. Shouting "We're not scared," they marched in the Spanish capital on the International Day for the Elimin
Hondurans went to the polls Sunday with President Juan Orlando Hernandez seeking a second mandate despite a constitutional one-term limit, sparking fears that his bid could usher a crisis in the poverty and crime-wracked country. An estimated six million
More than 100 people have been arrested in Ethiopia over a string of clashes earlier this year between two of the country's largest ethnic groups that killed hundreds, the state-run broadcaster reported. Five people from the Somali region and 98 from the
Senegal's national assembly has lifted the parliamentary immunity of Dakar mayor Khalifa Sall, a leading opponent of President Macky Sall, opening the way for his trial on graft charges. The mayor has been in pre-trial detention since March on what his su
President Donald Trump on Sunday redoubled his support for embattled Senate candidate Roy Moore, ignoring the allegations of sexual harassment plaguing Moore's Alabama campaign and branding his opponent as weak on crime, the military and immigration. In a
A renewed coalition between Chancellor Angela Merkel's CDU/CSU conservatives and the centre-left Social Democrats is "the best option for Germany", CSU head Horst Seehofer said Sunday, raising hopes for an end to the political impasse. Merkel has been scr
With little fanfare, Cuba on Saturday commemorated the first anniversary of the death of revolutionary leader Fidel Castro as it prepares to mmove into the post-Castro era. Since his death at the age of 90 on November 25 last year, Castro's wishes have be
Cuba took another step on Sunday toward the end of the Castro era, with millions of residents placing paper ballots in cardboard boxes for ward delegates to municipal assemblies. The vote comes the day after the first anniversary of revolutionary leader F
Nepalis across the country's mountainous north voted Sunday in elections that could herald change after 20 ruinous years marked by a bloody Maoist insurgency, a devastating earthquake and crippling political instability. The historic vote marks the final
Minister of State for Information, Broadcasting, National History and Literary Heritage Marriyum Aurangzeb has said that the transmissions of television channels have been restored in pursuance of the directive of Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbassi.
Three-day annual conference of Pakistan Society of Neuro Surgeons (PSNS) concluded in Islamabad where more than two hundred delegates attended this conference from all over the world. Four senior doctors including Dr Khalid Mahmood from Punjab Institute o
The situation in Punjab province remained tense on Sunday as religious groups continued their protests and sit ins in support of their demands even after several protesters were detained by security forces for blocking roads and setting vehicles on fire.
Abid Butt is the founder and CEO of e2e Supply Chain Management - a logistic company operating in Pakistan, Singapore, Malaysia and Afghanistan since 2006. He is also the founder and CEO of e2e Business Enterprise, a first of its kind manufacturing plant
Abid Butt is the founder and CEO of e2e Supply Chain Management - a logistic company operating in Pakistan, Singapore, Malaysia and Afghanistan since 2006. He is also the founder and CEO of e2e Business Enterprise, a first of its kind manufacturing plant
The South Asian countries have joined hands to launch a campaign "Run for Healthy Life" in each country simultaneously with a view to engaging younger generation into adopting healthy lifestyle to prevent obesity and diabetes in the region.
Prices of essential food commodities, including pulses, vegetable, except sugar, chicken, eggs, further decreased in retail market. A survey conducted by Business Recorder here on Sunday, noticed that the prices of important kitchen items, have reg
The presidential candidate of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) for Businessmen Panel (BMP), Senator Haji Ghulam Ali said Political Parties need to consider the issues of Business Community and make polices accordingly.
Peace Education and Development (PEAD) foundation in collaboration with USAID Small Grant organized Inter-schools Declamation contest of Urdu under the "Learn to Read" project, which aimed at fostering self-confidence in girl students by providing them an
The 3rd CPEC Media Forum, initiated by the Pakistan-China Institute in collaboration with the Embassy of China and its Chinese Media partner, the China Economic Network, is going to start today. The new Ambassador of China to Pakistan, Yao Jing will give
Opposition leader in National Assembly Khurshid Shah has said that Pakistan People's Party (PPP) stands by the democracy and the parliament. In a statement, the opposition leader said that religious matters should not be used for 'political slogans'. Shah
Lahore High Court (LHC) has confirmed landmark recommendations issued by the Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) to Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to refund the sales tax amount deposited by a taxpayer under protest and launch an investigation why Directorate of
Lahore High Court (LHC) has confirmed landmark recommendations issued by the Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) to Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to refund the sales tax amount deposited by a taxpayer under protest and launch an investigation why Directorate of
The administration of Gomal University DI Khan notified a closure of one day in wake of the prevailing situation in context of the Islamabad sit-in. The university will remain closed today November 27 said a notification of the administration of the varsi
The Controller of Examinations (Annual), University of Sindh, Jamshoro has announced for information to all candidates concerned that last date to fill in examination forms for appearing BA (Regular/ External)/ B Com/ B Sc, B Sc Home Economics (Regular) P