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Print - 2018-01-15
123 animals distributed among poor widows

123 animals distributed among poor widows

Under the 2nd phase of Cattle distribution programme for welfare of poor widow women from rural areas, 123 animals were distributed through balloting in tehsil Sadar and Chak Jhumra of the district. In this connection, distribution ceremony was held at Gu
Published 15 Jan, 2018 12:00am
Government mobilizing resources to resolve problems: Asif

Government mobilizing resources to resolve problems: Asif

Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif has said that all available resources were being mobilized for resolving the people's problems on top priority basis. Huge amount was being spent on different projects pertaining to people's welfare in Sialkot he said.
Published 15 Jan, 2018 12:00am
Government fails to provide better health, education facilities: JI

Government fails to provide better health, education facilities: JI

Deputy Chief of the Jamaat-e-Islami, Dr Farid Ahmed Piracha, has said that the provision of education and health facilities was the primary responsibility of the federal and provincial governments but they had miserably failed on this front.
Published 15 Jan, 2018 12:00am
Balochi Sajji much sought after dish in winter

Balochi Sajji much sought after dish in winter

The ongoing nip in the winter season also added a surge in the demand of traditional Balochi Sajji in the twin cities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi. On each weekend, residents are seen huddling with their families around the different food outlets in order
Published 15 Jan, 2018 12:00am
CJF praises KP cultural policy

CJF praises KP cultural policy

The Culture Journalists Forum (CJF), Peshawar has appreciated the much-awaited first ever cultural policy of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government. A forum of the meeting held here Sunday expressed satisfaction over the draft and termed it a well-prepared documen
Published 15 Jan, 2018 12:00am
JI leaders grieved over death of Chaudhry Safdar Ali

JI leaders grieved over death of Chaudhry Safdar Ali

Chief of Jamaat-e-Islami, Senator Sirajul Haq, former JI chief Syed Munawar Hasan, JI leaders including Ch. Rehmat Elahi, Ch. Muhammad Aslam Saleemi, Hafiz Muhammad Idrees, Professor Muhammad Ibrahim, Asadullah Bhutto, Rashid Naseem, Mian Muhammad Aslam,
Published 15 Jan, 2018 12:00am
Dry weather with cool night forecast for Karachi

Dry weather with cool night forecast for Karachi

The Met Office on Sunday forecast dry weather with cool night and hazy morning for the city for the next 24 hours. A Met Office official said that the minimum temperature in Karachi is expected to remain between 11 and 13 degrees Centigrade during the per
Published 15 Jan, 2018 12:00am
Zardari to be part of PAT's protest, says Kaira

Zardari to be part of PAT's protest, says Kaira

Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Central Punjab President Qamar Zaman Kaira said that party co-chairperson Asif Ali Zardari will be part of Pakistan Awami Tehreek's (PAT) nationwide protest next week. Kaira was speaking to the media in Gujranwala on Sunday. "
Published 15 Jan, 2018 12:00am
Ayaz Sadiq felicitates NPC office-bearers

Ayaz Sadiq felicitates NPC office-bearers

Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, Speaker and Murtaza Javed Abbasi, Deputy Speaker National Assembly have congratulated the newly elected office bearers of National Press Club (NPC). In their separate messages to the newly elected President of NPC Tariq Chaudhry, Secret
Published 15 Jan, 2018 12:00am
Pesco chief urges officers to reduce line losses

Pesco chief urges officers to reduce line losses

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Peshawar Electricity Supply Company (Pesco) Engineer Shabir Ahmad has expressed annoyance over the poor performance of some sub-divisions as line losses have been increased while recovery decreased. He was addressing Pesco of
Published 15 Jan, 2018 12:00am
Arif Alvi terms case against Haleem Adil 'fake'

Arif Alvi terms case against Haleem Adil 'fake'

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Sindh chapter president Dr Arif Alvi has demanded withdrawal of fake case against PTI leader Haleem Adil Sheikh and others, and ending of political vendetta in the province. Addressing a crowded press conference at the Karac
Published 15 Jan, 2018 12:00am
IHC set to hear Calibri font case today

IHC set to hear Calibri font case today

Islamabad High Court is set to hear the Calibri font case against ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's daughter Maryam Nawaz and son-in-law Captain Mohammad Safdar (retd) on Monday (today). The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) filed a petition in the
Published 15 Jan, 2018 12:00am
Voters' verification campaign starts today

Voters' verification campaign starts today

A door-to-door voters' verification process will be kicked off in Rawalpindi district from today. According to the Rawalpindi District Election Commissioner office, arrangements for the drive have been finalized and efforts would be made to complete the v
Published 15 Jan, 2018 12:00am
Banks to receive Hajj applications from today

Banks to receive Hajj applications from today

The designated branches of banks will start receiving Hajj applications from today. This was stated by Spokesperson Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony Imran Siddiqi during an interview with Radio Pakistan's correspondent Muhammad Akram K
Published 15 Jan, 2018 12:00am
Country weakened by martial laws: Baloch

Country weakened by martial laws: Baloch

Secretary General, Jamaat-e-Islami, Liaqat Baloch, has said that the politicians brought up at the military barracks had done great harm to the democracy in the country. He was addressing the participants of the JI central workshop at Mansoora. The JI cen
Published 15 Jan, 2018 12:00am
Fish consumption very low in Pakistan: expert

Fish consumption very low in Pakistan: expert

A prominent expert on fisheries sector, Omar Hayat has said that fish is an excellent source of animal protein in Pakistan faced a growing population and limited sources of protein. Talking to Business Recorder, he said that the present per capita availab
Published 15 Jan, 2018 12:00am
Chinese envoy calls on Shujaat, Elahi
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Chinese envoy calls on Shujaat, Elahi

Ambassador of China in Pakistan Yao Jing called on Pakistan Muslim League-Q (PML-Q) President Ch Shujaat Hussain and senior central leader Ch Parvez Elahi here on Sunday and exchanged views regarding bilateral relations between China and Pakistan, co-oper
Published 15 Jan, 2018 12:00am
JI Shoora to meet tomorrow

JI Shoora to meet tomorrow

Chief of Jamaat e Islami, Pakistan, Senator Sirajul Haq, has summoned the central Shoora of the JI, at Mansoora tomorrow (Tuesday) on January 16. The JI central body will discuss the overall situation in the country and latest developments at internationa
Published 15 Jan, 2018 12:00am
Prices of kitchen items slightly decrease in retail market

Prices of kitchen items slightly decrease in retail market

Prices of important kitchen items, including pulses, vegetable, chicken, eggs, witnessed a slight decrease in retail market, according to survey carried out by Business Recorder here on Sunday. Price of live chicken has gone down to Rs 170 per kilo
Published 15 Jan, 2018 12:00am
12 percent rise in acts of violence against women in Punjab

12 percent rise in acts of violence against women in Punjab

A seminar on role of male and female youth in ending gender based violence was held in collaboration with Baidarie Sialkot and University of Gujrat Sialkot sub-campus. Addressing the seminar, Professor Arshid Mehmood Mirza, Executive Director Baidarie sai
Published 15 Jan, 2018 12:00am
Five dead, four hurt in vans collision

Five dead, four hurt in vans collision

At least five people died and four others injured in a collision between two passenger vans here on Sunday. Rescue sources said that two over speeding passenger vans collided at Rajana Road in Toba Tek Singh. In the dreadful collision five people died on
Published 15 Jan, 2018 12:00am
OLMT project delayed due to PTI: Shahbaz

OLMT project delayed due to PTI: Shahbaz

Chief Minister Punjab Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif criticising Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leaders has said due to their incompetence, they could not lay a single brick of metro bus project in their province during past four years and wasted time of KPK people.
Published 15 Jan, 2018 12:00am
Bureaucratic or political foot-dragging on FATA reforms

Bureaucratic or political foot-dragging on FATA reforms

How unfortunate it is that after 10 months of foot-dragging on FATA Reforms, the PML-N has acted on only one out of a total 24 proposals approved by the federal cabinet on March 2, 2016 due to the political isolation of PML-N after the tragic rape and mur
Published 15 Jan, 2018 12:00am
As Trump clamps down, migrant workers have much to lose

As Trump clamps down, migrant workers have much to lose

Two decades ago, Fatima Nolasco walked over the border into the United States in search of a better life, going on to build a successful business, and a new home. Now, after Donald Trump decided to end a program that has allowed her to work legally in the
Published 15 Jan, 2018 12:00am
Unaided foreign policy - II

Unaided foreign policy - II

Aside from the twin problems of a direction less foreign policy and a complete failure at building up a narrative to highlight Indian-sponsored terrorism in Baluchistan there is another major gap in countering this skewed international relations chaos tha
Published 15 Jan, 2018 12:00am
Abbasi admin and the economy

Abbasi admin and the economy

The Abbasi administration has been consistently appreciative of the performance of the economy encompassing the period when Ishaq Dar was a functioning Finance Minister. Till Dar was indicted for possessing wealth beyond known means of income and his subs
Published 15 Jan, 2018 12:00am
The beginning of the end?

The beginning of the end?

The much-anticipated election of a new Chief Minister (CM) for Balochistan after former CM Nawab Sanaullah Zehri resigned on January 9 on the eve of a vote on the no-confidence motion against him transpired on January 13. The result was an almost foregone
Published 15 Jan, 2018 12:00am
Bitter sugar politics

Bitter sugar politics

Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf leader Jahangir Khan Tareen has again hit the headlines, but this time the reason behind his prominent appearance in media has got more to do with agriculture economics than politics: the country's largest taxpayer has made a solem
Published 15 Jan, 2018 12:00am
MQM-L's Dr Arif found dead

MQM-L's Dr Arif found dead

Body of Muttahida Qaumi Movement-London (MQM-L) leader Professor Dr Hasan Zafar Arif was recovered from a car's back seat in Ibrahim Hyderi area, here on Sunday. The body was identified due to identity card of the elderly retired professor Hassan Arif. Th
Published 15 Jan, 2018 12:00am
MQM-L's Dr Arif found dead

MQM-L's Dr Arif found dead

Body of Muttahida Qaumi Movement-London (MQM-L) leader Professor Dr Hasan Zafar Arif was recovered from a car's back seat in Ibrahim Hyderi area, here on Sunday. The body was identified due to identity card of the elderly retired professor Hassan Arif. Th
Published 15 Jan, 2018 12:00am
Law to be amended to recover GIDC from CNG sector

Law to be amended to recover GIDC from CNG sector

The government has decided to amend Gas Infrastructure Development Bill Act 2011 to recover stuck amount of Gas Infrastructure Development Cess (GIDC) from the CNG sector, official sources told Business Recorder. The decision was taken at a recent
Published 15 Jan, 2018 12:00am
Law to be amended to recover GIDC from CNG sector

Law to be amended to recover GIDC from CNG sector

The government has decided to amend Gas Infrastructure Development Bill Act 2011 to recover stuck amount of Gas Infrastructure Development Cess (GIDC) from the CNG sector, official sources told Business Recorder. The decision was taken at a recent
Published 15 Jan, 2018 12:00am
Law to be amended to recover GIDC from CNG sector

Law to be amended to recover GIDC from CNG sector

The government has decided to amend Gas Infrastructure Development Bill Act 2011 to recover stuck amount of Gas Infrastructure Development Cess (GIDC) from the CNG sector, official sources told Business Recorder. The decision was taken at a recent
Published 15 Jan, 2018 12:00am
25 killed in recent Iran unrest: judiciary

25 killed in recent Iran unrest: judiciary

A total of 25 people were killed in the recent unrest that hit several towns and cities across Iran, the judiciary said Sunday, with 465 still under arrest. "Twenty-five people, ordinary citizens and our own forces, were killed during the recent troubles,
Published 15 Jan, 2018 12:00am
Abe visits memorial to 'Japanese Schindler' in Lithuania

Abe visits memorial to 'Japanese Schindler' in Lithuania

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Sunday visited a memorial to a Japanese diplomat who saved 6,000 European Jews from the Holocaust by issuing visas from war-torn Lithuania, in defiance of Tokyo. Abe visited the two-storey building, now a museum, that
Published 15 Jan, 2018 12:00am
Sturgeon sees 'golden' chance to argue for UK to remain in single market

Sturgeon sees 'golden' chance to argue for UK to remain in single market

Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon said on Sunday there was a "golden opportunity" to argue for Britain to remain in the European single market after Brexit, as no-one had yet demonstrated the benefit of loosening trade ties with the EU. Before publishing a
Published 15 Jan, 2018 12:00am
SC allows maximum six-storied buildings in Karachi

SC allows maximum six-storied buildings in Karachi

Allowing construction of maximum six-storied buildings, the Supreme Court on Sunday strictly restrained the builders from raising more than six floors in any part of Karachi. The apex court bench, headed by the CJP and comprising Justice Faisal Arab and J
Published 15 Jan, 2018 12:00am
SC allows maximum six-storied buildings in Karachi

SC allows maximum six-storied buildings in Karachi

Allowing construction of maximum six-storied buildings, the Supreme Court on Sunday strictly restrained the builders from raising more than six floors in any part of Karachi. The apex court bench, headed by the CJP and comprising Justice Faisal Arab and J
Published 15 Jan, 2018 12:00am
SC allows maximum six-storied buildings in Karachi

SC allows maximum six-storied buildings in Karachi

Allowing construction of maximum six-storied buildings, the Supreme Court on Sunday strictly restrained the builders from raising more than six floors in any part of Karachi. The apex court bench, headed by the CJP and comprising Justice Faisal Arab and J
Published 15 Jan, 2018 12:00am
SC allows maximum six-storied buildings in Karachi

SC allows maximum six-storied buildings in Karachi

Allowing construction of maximum six-storied buildings, the Supreme Court on Sunday strictly restrained the builders from raising more than six floors in any part of Karachi. The apex court bench, headed by the CJP and comprising Justice Faisal Arab and J
Published 15 Jan, 2018 12:00am
TCP links sugar payments to clearance of growers'' dues

TCP links sugar payments to clearance of growers'' dues

Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) has linked sugar procurement payments to clearance of growers'' dues by the sugar mills. Following the directives of the federal government, the state run grain trader has recently issued a tender for purchase of 0.3
Published 15 Jan, 2018 12:00am
TCP links sugar payments to clearance of growers' dues

TCP links sugar payments to clearance of growers' dues

Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) has linked sugar procurement payments to clearance of growers' dues by the sugar mills. Following the directives of the federal government, the state run grain trader has recently issued a tender for purchase of 0.3 m
Published 15 Jan, 2018 12:00am
TCP links sugar payments to clearance of growers' dues

TCP links sugar payments to clearance of growers' dues

Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) has linked sugar procurement payments to clearance of growers' dues by the sugar mills. Following the directives of the federal government, the state run grain trader has recently issued a tender for purchase of 0.3 m
Published 15 Jan, 2018 12:00am
Future spreads up by 581 basis points

Future spreads up by 581 basis points

The future spread increased by 581bps to 4.45 percent on the last day of the outgoing week. Trading activities on the future counter improved as average daily volumes increased by 8.4 percent to 55.36 million shares. The average future trading value surge
Published 15 Jan, 2018 12:00am
Future spreads up by 581 basis points

Future spreads up by 581 basis points

The future spread increased by 581bps to 4.45 percent on the last day of the outgoing week. Trading activities on the future counter improved as average daily volumes increased by 8.4 percent to 55.36 million shares. The average future trading value surge
Published 15 Jan, 2018 12:00am
Positive trend witnessed
Exchange

Positive trend witnessed

Pakistan Stock Exchange witnessed positive trend during the outgoing week ended January 12, 2018 on the back healthy buying by both local and foreign investors. BRIndex100 gained 42.69 points on week-on-week basis to close at 4,608.52 points with average
Published 15 Jan, 2018 12:00am
Positive trend witnessed
Exchange

Positive trend witnessed

Pakistan Stock Exchange witnessed positive trend during the outgoing week ended January 12, 2018 on the back healthy buying by both local and foreign investors. BRIndex100 gained 42.69 points on week-on-week basis to close at 4,608.52 points with average
Published 15 Jan, 2018 12:00am
Positive trend witnessed
Exchange

Positive trend witnessed

Pakistan Stock Exchange witnessed positive trend during the outgoing week ended January 12, 2018 on the back healthy buying by both local and foreign investors. BRIndex100 gained 42.69 points on week-on-week basis to close at 4,608.52 points with average
Published 15 Jan, 2018 12:00am
Government aims to sell PIA before election

Government aims to sell PIA before election

Government will try to privatise its national airline before general elections due this year, privatisation minister Daniyal Aziz said, as the ruling party seeks to restart sales of state-run businesses. Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), haemorrhagin
Published 15 Jan, 2018 12:00am
Government aims to sell PIA before election

Government aims to sell PIA before election

Government will try to privatise its national airline before general elections due this year, privatisation minister Daniyal Aziz said, as the ruling party seeks to restart sales of state-run businesses. Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), haemorrhagin
Published 15 Jan, 2018 12:00am
Government aims to sell PIA before election

Government aims to sell PIA before election

Government will try to privatise its national airline before general elections due this year, privatisation minister Daniyal Aziz said, as the ruling party seeks to restart sales of state-run businesses. Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), haemorrhagin
Published 15 Jan, 2018 12:00am
THE RUPEE: steady trend
Exchange

THE RUPEE: steady trend

The rupee appreciated against the dollar during the week, ended on January 13, 2018. The rupee gained 50 paisas in terms of the dollar for buying and selling at Rs 111.80 and Rs 112.20, they said. While, the rupee lost over Rs 3.00 for buying and selling
Published 15 Jan, 2018 12:00am
THE RUPEE: steady trend
Exchange

THE RUPEE: steady trend

The rupee appreciated against the dollar during the week, ended on January 13, 2018. The rupee gained 50 paisas in terms of the dollar for buying and selling at Rs 111.80 and Rs 112.20, they said. While, the rupee lost over Rs 3.00 for buying and selling
Published 15 Jan, 2018 12:00am
Minister against 'political game' in Balochistan

Minister against 'political game' in Balochistan

Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal has said political instability and mistrust in democracy will eventually hamper the process of progress and prosperity in the country. Talking to the media on Sunday, he said recent 'political game', orchestrated in Balochist
Published 15 Jan, 2018 12:00am
Minister against 'political game' in Balochistan

Minister against 'political game' in Balochistan

Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal has said political instability and mistrust in democracy will eventually hamper the process of progress and prosperity in the country. Talking to the media on Sunday, he said recent 'political game', orchestrated in Balochist
Published 15 Jan, 2018 12:00am
Palestinian president calls Trump peace offer 'slap of the century'

Palestinian president calls Trump peace offer 'slap of the century'

Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas denounced US President Donald Trump's Middle East peace efforts as the "slap of the century" on Sunday after the White House recognised Jerusalem as Israel's capital. Abbas also said Israel had "ended" the landmark Oslo
Published 15 Jan, 2018 12:00am
TLYRA chief asks people not to vote for PML-N, PPP, PTI

TLYRA chief asks people not to vote for PML-N, PPP, PTI

Chief of Tehreek Labbaik Ya Rasoolullah Allama Khadim Hussain Rizvi has accused Nawaz Sharif, Asif Zardari and Imran Khan of hampering the progress of Pakistan. Addressing Tajdar-e-Khatam-e-Nabuwat Conference at Bagh-e-Jinnah, he asked people on Sunday t
Published 15 Jan, 2018 12:00am
The Weather

The Weather

The weather report on Sunday (January 14, 2018) and the forecast for Monday (January 15, 2018).

Published 15 Jan, 2018 12:00am
Your rupee last week
Exchange

Your rupee last week

Following currency fluctuations took place in foreign exchange rates during the last week. (January 08 to 12, 2018).

Published 15 Jan, 2018 12:00am
Federer in right space as Open rivals play catch up

Federer in right space as Open rivals play catch up

Roger Federer says tennis is "definitely a lot of fun" as he embarks on an Australian Open shrouded in mystery over the fitness and mindset of his major rivals in the next fortnight. The Swiss, rated as the favourite to win his 20th Grand Slam title even
Published 15 Jan, 2018 12:00am
Sanchez missing as Arsenal lose at Bournemouth

Sanchez missing as Arsenal lose at Bournemouth

Arsene Wenger's miserable start to the new year took a turn for the worse as his Arsenal side - missing wantaway forward Alexis Sanchez - lost 2-1 at struggling Bournemouth in a game he admitted they "had to win". Hector Bellerin put Arsenal ahead shortly
Published 15 Jan, 2018 12:00am
Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe seek to rebuild in tri-nation clash

Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe seek to rebuild in tri-nation clash

Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe all have a point to prove when they battle each other in a tri-nation one-day tournament in Dhaka from Monday. The home nation, without a coach, are licking their wounds from a disastrous tour of South Africa. Sri Lanka
Published 15 Jan, 2018 12:00am
Halep, Wozniacki eye maiden Slam in Serena's absence

Halep, Wozniacki eye maiden Slam in Serena's absence

Simona Halep will sport her "lucky" red dress and Caroline Wozniacki says she is playing better than ever as both aim for a first Grand Slam victory when the Australian Open starts on Monday. The world's two top-ranked players will spearhead the charge to
Published 15 Jan, 2018 12:00am
Europe fight back to defeat Asia in EurAsia Cup

Europe fight back to defeat Asia in EurAsia Cup

Europe came from behind to defeat Asia 14-10 and retain the EurAsia Cup golf title Sunday, in a boost for captain Thomas Bjorn as he gears up for the Ryder Cup. Bjorn's side entered the final day of the tournament in Malaysia trailing Asia by one point bu
Published 15 Jan, 2018 12:00am
Kohli stands firm

Kohli stands firm

Indian captain Virat Kohli stood firm against a relentless South African bowling attack on an attritional second day of the second Test at SuperSport Park on Sunday. Kohli made 85 not out as India reached 183 for five at the close in reply to South Africa
Published 15 Jan, 2018 12:00am
Master Paints/Efu Insurance win Royal Marketing Pakistan Polo Cup

Master Paints/Efu Insurance win Royal Marketing Pakistan Polo Cup

Master Paints/Efu Insurance clinched the Royal Marketing Pakistan Polo Cup after overpowering Master Paints Black by 51/2-2 in the final played here at the Lahore Polo Club ground on Sunday. Hat-trick boy Hamza Mawaz Khan was key contributor in Master Pai
Published 15 Jan, 2018 12:00am
Roy record inspires England to victory

Roy record inspires England to victory

Opener Jason Roy recorded the highest-ever one-day international score by an England player as the tourists finally had something to celebrate with a five-wicket win over Australia on Sunday. After their wretched Ashes campaign, in which they were beaten
Published 15 Jan, 2018 12:00am
Alpine air at work? Delhi eyes novel ways to battle smog

Alpine air at work? Delhi eyes novel ways to battle smog

Political apathy over the poisonous smog choking India's capital has led many like businessman Kamal Meattle to take matters into their own hands, with an office building he says pumps air as fresh as from the Swiss Alps. From the outside, the Paharpur Bu
Published 15 Jan, 2018 12:00am
Ingestible 'mini pill box' releases weekly dose of HIV drugs

Ingestible 'mini pill box' releases weekly dose of HIV drugs

An ingestible "mini pill box" which releases a cocktail of HIV drugs in the stomach over several days is a potential step towards reducing the burden of daily pill-taking, scientists reported on Tuesday. Tested only in pigs so far, the tiny device is the
Published 15 Jan, 2018 12:00am
Transgenic cows produce 'safe' trial therapy for MERS

Transgenic cows produce 'safe' trial therapy for MERS

An experimental treatment for deadly Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) has been manufactured in cattle carrying human DNA, and proved "safe" when injected into human guinea pigs, scientists reported Wednesday. Dubbed SAB-301, the trial therapy had n
Published 15 Jan, 2018 12:00am
Women who work nights face higher cancer risk

Women who work nights face higher cancer risk

Women who regularly work the night shift in Europe and North America may face a 19 percent higher risk of cancer than those who work during the day, said a study Monday. These heightened risks were not apparent among female night-shift workers in Australi
Published 15 Jan, 2018 12:00am
Fossil fuels blown away by wind in cost terms

Fossil fuels blown away by wind in cost terms

New onshore wind and solar energy projects are set to deliver electricity more cheaply than fossil fuels plants, with other green technologies also rapidly gaining a cost advantage over dirty fuels, a report published Saturday said. According to a new cos
Published 15 Jan, 2018 12:00am
Trishaws keep rolling on Myanmar's clogged streets

Trishaws keep rolling on Myanmar's clogged streets

Surrounded by a trove of tools and spare parts, trishaw maker Aye Zaw works on his latest model of the pedal-powered three-wheeler, readying it for the clogged roads of Myanmar's biggest city. Undeterred by the rapid transformation of Yangon's streets fro
Published 15 Jan, 2018 12:00am
Human muscle tissue grown from stem cells

Human muscle tissue grown from stem cells

Working human muscle has been grown from stem cells in the lab in a breakthrough that holds promise for sufferers of degenerative muscular diseases, scientists said on Tuesday. The team from Duke University in North Carolina said they were the first to ac
Published 15 Jan, 2018 12:00am
Wolf found in northern Belgium, first time in over 100 years

Wolf found in northern Belgium, first time in over 100 years

A wild wolf has been found in the northern Belgian region of Flanders for the first time in more than a century, an environmental group said Saturday. "Our country was the only one in continental Europe to have not been visited by a wolf," since the anima
Published 15 Jan, 2018 12:00am
Warming will put millions more at flood risk in next 20 years

Warming will put millions more at flood risk in next 20 years

Unless countries urgently boost their flood defences, millions more people will be at risk from river flooding in the next 20 years as global warming increases the likelihood of severe rainfall, scientists said on Wednesday. In Asia, the numbers at risk w
Published 15 Jan, 2018 12:00am
Man's best friend goes high tech at gadget fest

Man's best friend goes high tech at gadget fest

Technology is going to the dogs. And to cats and horses, for that matter, as high-end gadgetry showcased at this week's Consumer Electronics Show offered ways that smart devices can improve the lives of animals and their human friends - starting with a go
Published 15 Jan, 2018 12:00am
Toyota brings store to you with self-driving concept vehicle

Toyota brings store to you with self-driving concept vehicle

Self-driving buses aren't new, but Toyota's concept vehicle unveiled January 08 aims to be more than just that - a mobile platform for e-commerce, ridesharing and medical services, for a start. The Japanese auto giant's president Akio Toyoda unveiled the
Published 15 Jan, 2018 12:00am
Travis out to make people understand no matter what language they speak!

Travis out to make people understand no matter what language they speak!

Netherlands-based startup Travis is out to make people understood no matter what language they speak. Travis was at the Consumer Electronics Show here late Tuesday with a small device capable of translating conversations between people speaking different
Published 15 Jan, 2018 12:00am
Apple urged to study iPhone addiction in children

Apple urged to study iPhone addiction in children

Two large shareholders have urged Apple to study whether iPhones are proving addictive for children and that intensive use of the smartphones may be bad for their mental health, Bloomberg News reported Monday. "There is a growing body of evidence that, fo
Published 15 Jan, 2018 12:00am
Finnish firm detects new Intel security flaw

Finnish firm detects new Intel security flaw

A new security flaw has been found in Intel hardware which could enable hackers to access corporate laptops remotely, Finnish cybersecurity specialist F-Secure said on Friday. F-Secure said in a statement that the flaw had nothing to do with the "Spectre"
Published 15 Jan, 2018 12:00am
Smart robot falls dumb as LG touts 'connected life'

Smart robot falls dumb as LG touts 'connected life'

A cute, table-top robot packed with digital smarts fell dumb on stage at an LG Electronics event touting "connected" lifestyles where machines obey spoken commands and anticipate needs. The ignoble demo failure came before an audience packed with journali
Published 15 Jan, 2018 12:00am
Forget the self-driving car, meet the self-driving suitcase

Forget the self-driving car, meet the self-driving suitcase

Self-driving cars may take a while to arrive, but the self-driving suitcase is here now. Some of the technologies used in autonomous cars have been adapted in products unveiled at the 2018 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, to help travellers with th
Published 15 Jan, 2018 12:00am
BlackRock hits record $6 trillion in assets

BlackRock hits record $6 trillion in assets

BlackRock Inc charged past a record $6 trillion in assets, its profit beating Wall Street forecasts, as investors flooded into the relatively low-cost funds of the world's largest asset manager. A new US tax law, which sliced corporate and individual inco
Published 15 Jan, 2018 12:00am
BlackRock hits record $6 trillion in assets

BlackRock hits record $6 trillion in assets

BlackRock Inc charged past a record $6 trillion in assets, its profit beating Wall Street forecasts, as investors flooded into the relatively low-cost funds of the world's largest asset manager. A new US tax law, which sliced corporate and individual inco
Published 15 Jan, 2018 12:00am
IPhone addiction may be a virtue, not a vice for investors

IPhone addiction may be a virtue, not a vice for investors

Apple Inc investors are shrugging off concerns raised by two shareholders about kids getting hooked on iPhones, saying that for now a little addiction might not be a bad thing for profits. Hedge fund JANA Partners LLC and the California State Teachers' Re
Published 15 Jan, 2018 12:00am
Odds stacked against women in German finance jobs

Odds stacked against women in German finance jobs

Women occupied only around 9 percent of top management jobs in Germany's finance industry in 2017, and the pace at which the gender gap is narrowing has slowed in recent years, according to a study on Wednesday. Only one of Germany's larger private banks
Published 15 Jan, 2018 12:00am
Odds stacked against women in German finance jobs

Odds stacked against women in German finance jobs

Women occupied only around 9 percent of top management jobs in Germany's finance industry in 2017, and the pace at which the gender gap is narrowing has slowed in recent years, according to a study on Wednesday. Only one of Germany's larger private banks
Published 15 Jan, 2018 12:00am
PSA aims to offer car sharing in US in 2018

PSA aims to offer car sharing in US in 2018

French auto giant PSA hopes to launch a car-sharing service in 2018 in the US, its latest baby step back after Peugeot exited the market in 1991. PSA in October launched in Seattle Free2Move, a smartphone application that aggregates car-sharing programs f
Published 15 Jan, 2018 12:00am
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