Playing tailor-made video games can help children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to results from a pivotal clinical trial announced on Monday. The US company developing the treatment, unlisted Akili, now plans to file for
As New Delhi and other major cities hit new toxic smog peaks, the United Nations sounded the alarm on Wednesday over the damage that pollution is doing to babies' developing brains. The UN's children's agency, UNICEF, said Asia accounts for more than 16 m
A step forward in the gene-editing technique known as CRISPR/Cas9 suggests some diseases like diabetes and muscular dystrophy may be reversible, according to research involving lab mice published on Thursday. The report in the journal Cell shows it is pos
The UN's forecast for global warming is about 15 percent too low, which means end-of-century temperatures could be 0.5 degrees Celsius higher than currently predicted, said a study released on Wednesday. The prediction makes the already daunting challenge
Melting Arctic sea ice could render sun-soaked California vulnerable to a recurrence of the severe drought suffered in recent years as it is likely to cause high pressure systems that push away rain-bearing storms, a study released on Tuesday said.
The UN warned on Tuesday of a ticking time bomb of drug-resistant germs brewing in the natural environment, aided by humans dumping antibiotics and chemicals into the water and soil. If this continues, people will be at an ever-higher risk of contracting
French telecoms operator Orange plans to add customers and boost profit margins through to 2020 by investing on its networks rather than buying foreign rivals or media content, it said on Thursday. The announcement confirms the strategic plan presented tw
Ford Motor Co will begin testing its latest self-drive vehicle technology next year in at least one city but has not changed its plan to begin commercial production until 2021, the company said.
'Smart suitcases' may be able to charge mobile phones or be easily found if misplaced, but unless their battery can be removed they risk being sent packing by the world's airlines. Global airlines body IATA said it could issue industry-wide standards on t
The GSMA on December 3 released a new report that highlights the mobile industry's unique position to play a critical role in achieving both the Bangladeshi government's Vision 2021 development roadmap and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
Top executives at Apple Inc and Facebook Inc managed to find something to praise Beijing for at an internet conference in China this week, even as its Communist Party rulers ban Western social media and stamp on online dissent. China's World Internet Conf
A rare public spat in the technology industry escalated on Tuesday when Google said it would block its video streaming application YouTube from two Amazon.com Inc devices and criticized the online retailer for not selling Google hardware.
Nissan said Tuesday it would begin field tests for driverless "robot taxis" early next year as its rivals around the world step up self-driving technologies. The car giant and Japanese mobile game company DeNA have jointly developed the new driverless veh
Lyft on December 6 began rolling out self-driving cars with users of the smartphone-summoned ride service in Boston in a project with technology partner nuTonomy. The launch of the driverless test program stemmed from a collaboration between Lyft and nuTo
Alphabet Inc's Google launched a stripped-down version of its Android software in India on Dec 5, as it attempts to woo millions of basic phone users in the fast-growing wireless services market. The Android Oreo Go operating system can work on entry-leve
Alphabet Inc's Google launched a stripped-down version of its Android software in India on Dec 5, as it attempts to woo millions of basic phone users in the fast-growing wireless services market. The Android Oreo Go operating system can work on entry-leve
Deutsche Bank plans to rebrand its asset management arm as DWS, the name of its main retail brand, and put a structure in place that gives the group full control even after the unit's planned stock market listing. Germany's largest lender earlier this yea
Deutsche Bank plans to rebrand its asset management arm as DWS, the name of its main retail brand, and put a structure in place that gives the group full control even after the unit's planned stock market listing. Germany's largest lender earlier this yea
Lufthansa has become the first European airline to receive the coveted 5-star Skytrax airline rating, it said on Monday, an accolade which it hopes will help it to continue achieving higher yields for its premium products. The German carrier has been inve
Petrochemicals company Saudi Basic Industries Corp is considering several possible investments in the United States, while state oil giant Saudi Aramco is looking at gas prospects abroad, Saudi energy minister said on Wednesday. However, Saudi Aramco's in
Exxon Mobil Corp and Chevron Corp paid no tax in Australia in the 2016 financial year, the third year in a row, despite reporting billions of dollars in income from operations in the country, a report from the tax office showed on Thursday.
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd has signed a deal with Ford Motor Co to explore cooperation in areas such as cloud computing, connectivity and retail which could involve the sale of Ford cars on Alibaba's online retail platform Tmall. Alibaba in a statement on
HSBC said on Friday that it had expanded its Asian research team by hiring 15 analysts following the launch of HSBC Qianhai Securities, the first Chinese securities joint venture to be majority-owned by a foreign bank. A new team of equity research analys
Norwegian oil giant Statoil and its partners on Tuesday presented a development plan of the 49 billion kroner (nearly 5 billion euros, $5,9 billion) Arctic Johan Castberg oil field, a cost cut in half compared to initial forecasts. The offshore project is
State-owned Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) is set to approve a long-proposed $1 billion joint venture with ArcelorMittal at its board meeting this week, three sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters.
A wide-ranging reform of European financial markets called MiFID II will cost European investment banks around 2.6 percent of annual revenues, equating to $4.4 billion a year, according to industry analytics firm Coalition. The new rules set to come into
Egypt will sign contracts with Moscow during Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to Cairo on Monday for the country's first nuclear power plant, three senior sources told Reuters on Sunday. The construction of the 4,800 megawatt (MW) capacity plant,
Egypt's inflation fell to a 2017 low in November, a year after the country floated its pound currency as part of a $12 billion International Monetary Fund deal to boost the economy. Inflation shot up after the pound's flotation last November, reaching a r
The African Development Bank said on Saturday it had approved a $100 million loan to develop a bauxite mine in northwest Guinea, as the West African country works to treble output by 2020. The money will help construct a new mine operated by Guinea Alumin
France will push for an European financial transactions tax to fund the fight against climate change, four French government ministers said in a joint statement. The tax could raise up to 5 billion euros ($5.9 billion) per year by 2020, according to a joi
France will push for an European financial transactions tax to fund the fight against climate change, four French government ministers said in a joint statement. The tax could raise up to 5 billion euros ($5.9 billion) per year by 2020, according to a joi
Iraqi Oil Minister Jabar al-Luaibi said on Sunday that a deal signed with Tehran to swap up to 60,000 barrels per day of crude produced from the northern Iraqi Kirkuk oilfield for Iranian oil is for one year and subject to renewal. The agreement signed on
Dubai warned retailers on Sunday that they would face fines if they tried to use next month's introduction of value-added tax in the United Arab Emirates to manipulate prices, a sign of official concern about the economic impact of the tax. Seeking to boo
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani promised high economic growth as he laid out next year's budget on Sunday, despite uncertainty over whether the United States will pull out of the nuclear deal. Presenting the budget to parliament, Rouhani said overall econ
China's Three Gorges Group started producing power from a 150-megawatt floating solar plant in east China, the largest of its kind in the world, official Xinhua news agency reported on Sunday. The solar power project in Huainan in Anhui province, develope
State-run China Telecom Corp could become the Philippines' third telecoms player, officials of the Southeast Asian nation said on Sunday, as the government looks to stir up competition in an effort to boost notoriously poor services. Philippines President
South Korean automakers face a major headwind from a weakening Japanese yen, which will boost rivals like Toyota Motor Corp next year, a Hyundai Motor think tank said. The fall in the yen will intensify competition in major markets, such as China and the
Thyssenkrupp has offered workers commitments on jobs and investments to get union backing for its deal with Tata Steel to merge their European steel operations, several people close to labour union IG Metall said. Details of the offer are to be discussed
Tunisia's parliament on Saturday approved a 36 billion dinar ($14.55 billion) budget for next year which included a package of fiscal measures to cut the budget deficit. The budget for the fiscal year that starts on Jan. 1 was passed in parliament with 13
Britain's smaller banks are lining up to apply for multi-million pound grants the government hopes will help them compete in the corporate banking market. For years the government has wanted to reduce the dominance of big banks in the small-to medium-size
Indonesian goverment raised $4 billion through bond sales on global markets overnight to finance the 2018 budget, Finance Ministry said in a statement on Tuesday, adding that the timing of the sale was aimed at beating a potential US interest rate hike.
Indonesian goverment raised $4 billion through bond sales on global markets overnight to finance the 2018 budget, Finance Ministry said in a statement on Tuesday, adding that the timing of the sale was aimed at beating a potential US interest rate hike.
Japan's financial watchdog plans to set up a panel to discuss regulations on margin FX trading, popular among the country's retail investors, sources with knowledge of the matter said on Thursday. Earlier this year the Financial Services Agency (FSA) has
The newest way to bet on bitcoin will arrive on Sunday, when futures of the cryptocurrency that has taken Wall Street by a storm begin trading. The first bitcoin future trades are set to kick off at 6 pm EST (2300 GMT) on CBOE Global Markets Inc's CBOE Fu
The newest way to bet on bitcoin will arrive on Sunday, when futures of the cryptocurrency that has taken Wall Street by a storm begin trading. The first bitcoin future trades are set to kick off at 6 pm EST (2300 GMT) on CBOE Global Markets Inc's CBOE Fu
The French government opened the way on Friday for trading unlisted securities using blockchain digital ledgers with the adoption of new rules aimed at improving Paris' image as a centre for financial innovation. The new rules mean that banks and fintech
Australia's main stock exchange has said it will use blockchain, the technology behind cryptocurrency bitcoin, to process its equities transactions in a shift touted as a world-first for a major financial institution. The Australian Securities Exchange (A
Major Gulf stock markets rose on Sunday in line with strength in global bourses at the end of last week, with Saudi Arabia and Egypt leading. The Saudi index rose 0.8 percent points to 7,145, bouncing for a second straight day from technical support aroun
Venezuela is creating a digital currency to combat a financial blockade by the United States, President Nicolas Maduro announced last week. The Petro will be backed by Venezuela's oil and gas reserves and its gold and diamond holdings, the president said
US-based stock ETFs attracted $14.6 billion of inflows in the week ended Wednesday, their 10th consecutive week of inflows and the largest since June, illustrating investors' appetite for low-cost exposure to record-high stock markets.
The US dollar is set to lose a bit more ground against other major currencies next year, challenging a view among most foreign exchange dealers that aggressive tax cuts just passed by the Senate will have a positive effect on the currency. The latest mont
The full inclusion of China's bond index in global bond indexes could bring $286 billion in passive inflows, Standard Chartered bank said on Tuesday. China's bond index has an 80 percent chance of being included in one of three regional or global bond ind
The full inclusion of China's bond index in global bond indexes could bring $286 billion in passive inflows, Standard Chartered bank said on Tuesday. China's bond index has an 80 percent chance of being included in one of three regional or global bond ind
Stocks that have been lacklustre so far in 2017 are unlikely to see their fortunes reversed in the final month of the year, as investors engage in tax-harvesting practices before the new year. Investors often exercise tax-loss selling strategies, dumping
Hissam Ali Hyder's heroic helped United Snacks Polo clinch the December Polo Cup after beating Honda Chenab by 7-6 in the sudden death chukker of thrilling final here at the Lahore Polo Club ground on Sunday.
Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has applauded Pakistan Power Lifters, Saniha Ghafoor and Twinkle Sohail on winning eight gold medals at the Oceania Pacific Power Lifting Championship in Singapore. While praising their performance, the Chief
Olivier Giroud's last-gasp header salvaged a point for Arsenal in a 1-1 draw at Southampton on Sunday as Arsene Wenger's side avoided a second successive Premier League defeat. Wenger's team appeared destined to follow last weekend's home loss to Manchest
The third round of the National Youth Carnival (NYC) Mega Challenge-2017 kicked off at the Peshawar Sports Complex with 2000 female and male competitors from across Pakistan. "Youth are our asset and we are doing our best to provide them every opportunity
Bangladesh on Sunday appointed all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan as Test captain, removing Mushfiqur Rahim from the post ahead of the two-Test home series against Sri Lanka starting January.
Vasyl Lomachenko retained his WBO super-featherweight title with a sixth round technical knockout of Guillermo Rigondeaux in New York City on Saturday, the impressive Ukrainian handing the Cuban-born American his first professional defeat. The highly-anti
Captain Travis Dean slammed a 68-ball century as a Cricket Australia XI frustrated England on the final day of the drawn two-day tour game in Perth on Sunday. Dean (100) and Will Bosisto (50) shared a 152-run opening stand in 21 overs as the CA XI made a
Ronnie O'Sullivan was unable to hold onto his early lead in the UK Championship final as Shaun Murphy hit back to end the first session level at 4-4 on Sunday. O'Sullivan had eased into a 4-2 lead at the York Barbican, but his old rival snatched the last
Tim Southee and Trent Boult took centre stage with bat and ball as New Zealand seized command on a rain-affected day two of the second Test against the West Indies in Hamilton on Sunday. They shared a 61-run last wicket stand to get New Zealand up to 373
Retired former Tour de France champion Bradley Wiggins was back in a velodrome but not on two wheels as his competitive rowing debut ended in disappointment on Saturday. Wiggins, the five-times Olympic cycling champion who is considering a switch to rowin
New captain Thisara Perera Sunday hailed Suranga Lakmal as Sri Lanka's premier fast bowler after he led the visitors to a seven-wicket win over India in the first one-day international. Lakmal returned career-best ODI figures of 4-13 to help dismiss India
Senior members of German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives on Saturday rejected the vision for a "United States of Europe" put forward by the Social Democrats (SPD), with whom they are hoping to form a governing coalition. SPD leader Martin Schulz
Saudi-led coalition air trikes on a Yemen rebel training camp northwest of the capital on Sunday killed at least 26 Huthi fighters, security sources said. The head of the training camp in Hajjah province, Amar al-Jarab, was among those killed in the strik
Yemen's Houthi group has buried the body of former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh in Sanaa, allowing only a handful of relatives to attend, sources from his General People's Congress (GPC) party said on Sunday. Saleh, 75, was killed by the Iran-align
An alliance of Nepal's former Maoist rebels and the main Communist party have won a majority of seats in parliamentary elections and are expected to form the next government, according to preliminary results from the election commission late Sunday.
India cricket captain Virat Kohli is set to marry long-time girlfriend and Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma in a much-anticipated wedding in Italy this week, according to media reports on Sunday. Rumours started swirling when Kohli pulled out of India's l
A paramilitary soldier has killed four of his comrades and injured another inside a camp in central India, an official said Sunday. The trooper turned his gun on his fellow soldiers at around 5:00 pm local time Saturday (1130 GMT) in Bijapur district of C
The Syrian government's delegation returned to Geneva on Sunday for the resumption of talks with United Nations mediator Staffan de Mistura after more than a week's absence, but Western diplomats voiced scepticism about its willingness to engage.
The United States, Japan and South Korea will hold two days of missile tracking drills starting on Monday, Japan's Maritime Self-Defence Force said, as tensions rise in the region over North Korea's fast-developing weapons programmes. The United States an
Iraq's armed forces held a military parade in Baghdad on Sunday to celebrate the victory announced by Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi over the Islamic State group. Abadi on Saturday declared victory in Iraq's three-year war to expel the jihadist group that
Demoralised and divided, France's traditional centre-right party is expected to move closer to the far-right on Sunday when it picks a new leader to take on centrist President Emmanuel Macron. The Republicans party, which represents the dominant conservat
Venezuelans headed to the polls Sunday for mayoral elections that the opposition is boycotting amid an economic crisis, giving President Nicolas Maduro's party a clear path to victory. A few hours after polling stations were supposed to open, 98 percent o
Thousands of people rallied Sunday in central Kiev to demand the release of detained former Georgian leader Mikheil Saakashvili and the impeachment of his rival, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko. Saakashvili, 49, who entered Ukrainian politics after s
A sculptor who produced the image of Queen Elizabeth used on Britain's coins has been chosen to create a new statue of Princess Diana, the office of Princes William and Harry said on Sunday, to commemorate 20 years since her death. Ian Rank-Broadley, whos
Qatar signed a multi-billion-dollar deal Sunday to buy 24 Typhoon fighters from Britain, its second major defence agreement this week, which comes during the worst political crisis in the region for years. The $8-billion (6.8-billion-euro) deal was signed
Four Malians and a Togolese working for a Chinese telecoms firm were kidnapped and murdered while laying fibre-optic cables in central Mali, multiple sources told AFP on Sunday. The group was working a few dozen kilometres (miles) from the town of Niafunk
The Malaysian franchise of McDonald's Corp said it was "disappointed" with calls on social media to boycott the fast food restaurant chain in apparent retaliation to the United State's recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Social media users
Brexit Secretary David Davis said Sunday Britain will not honour financial commitments agreed this week with the European Union if they fail to secure a future trade deal, contradicting finance minister Philip Hammond. "No deal means that we won't be payi
More than 300 flights were cancelled and hundreds more delayed as snow and ice blocked runways at Germany's largest airport in Frankfurt on Sunday, the airport operator said. Some 330 flights were cancelled by 5:00 pm (1600 GMT) after heavy snow and sub-z
The heaviest snowfall to hit Britain in four years caused widespread disruption on Sunday, with roads becoming hazardous and flights grounded following runway closures. Birmingham Airport, serving the country's second biggest city, suspended flights for a
The heaviest snowfall to hit Britain in four years caused widespread disruption on Sunday, with roads becoming hazardous and flights grounded following runway closures. Birmingham Airport, serving the country's second biggest city, suspended flights for a
A ferry with more than 300 people on board ran aground Sunday in high winds at Calais in northern France, interrupting traffic in one of Europe's busiest passenger ports but causing no injuries. "The vessel is stable. Port officers are looking at how to r
A ferry with more than 300 people on board ran aground Sunday in high winds at Calais in northern France, interrupting traffic in one of Europe's busiest passenger ports but causing no injuries. "The vessel is stable. Port officers are looking at how to r
New protests flared in the Middle East and elsewhere Sunday over US President Donald Trump's declaration of Jerusalem as Israel's capital, a move that has drawn global condemnation and sparked days of unrest in the Palestinian territories.
China has assured all possible cooperation regarding earliest completion of the delayed orange line metro train (OLMT) service and congratulated Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif for obtaining permission (from Supreme Court) to continue this great public welf
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Steve Hill is responsible for Shell Energy, which is the face to the market for Shell's Integrated Gas business. Shell Energy trades and markets LNG, gas, power and emissions products, and manages market development and gas advocacy efforts to drive incre
An extraordinary meeting of the central Shoora of the Jamaat-e-Islami will be held at Mansoora today (Monday), Dec. 11, with the JI Chief Senator Sirajul Haq, in the chair. The Shoora would discuss the political situation obtaining in the country and also
A low intensity earthquake jolted different areas of Khuzdar on Sunday, no loss was reported. According to geological wing of PMD, tremors of magnitude 2.5 were felt in main Khuzdar town and surroundings. The quake created panic among the residents of the
Managing Director of Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (KW&SB) on Sunday accused anti-social elements and miscreants of choking the city's sewerage lines deliberately to cause overflow of filthy water on various roads.
China has urged Pakistani entrepreneurs to benefit from the Shanghai Pilot Free Trade Zone (SHFTZ) aimed at opening up new economic opportunities and explore new markets for their products. Briefing a group of Pakistani newsmen Director General Bureau of