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Print - 2018-04-02
Government's peace efforts in Swat led to Malala's return: Nawaz

Government's peace efforts in Swat led to Malala's return: Nawaz

Quaid of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and former prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Sunday said the PTI-led Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government made no new hospital, school and colleges in the province, accusing the provincial government of committing corru
Published 02 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Ice-making factories: PFA teams to pay surprise visits

Ice-making factories: PFA teams to pay surprise visits

Surprise visits would be carried out to ice-making factories twice a month to check cleanliness arrangements and if all the tools and machinery are rust-free, according to sources at the Punjab Food Authority (PFA). The official sources told APP on Sunday
Published 02 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Sugarcane growers suffer as government fails to share freight subsidy

Sugarcane growers suffer as government fails to share freight subsidy

The federal government's inability to contribute its share of freight subsidy on export of sugar, due to financial constraints, has reportedly increased suffering of sugarcane growers who are already under stress. The sugar industry in Punjab, Sindh and K
Published 02 Apr, 2018 12:00am
The state of economy
Exchange

The state of economy

According to State Bank of Pakistan, "although the full impact of recent exchange rate depreciations on exports and imports is going to unfold gradually in the coming months, financing of the high current account deficit is challenging as a healthy growth
Published 02 Apr, 2018 12:00am
A policy of no-win

A policy of no-win

Do more or we will do more; no more or there will be furore. This is the standoff in Pakistan-US relationship. Tweets and threats have replaced diplomacy and dialogue; postures and gestures have substituted for negotiations and actions. Consequences - a l
Published 02 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Macro-economic claims need a revisit
Cotton

Macro-economic claims need a revisit

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) "First Post-Program, Monitoring Discussions" report was a source of serious concern for the Abbasi administration prompting the Advisor to the Prime Minister on Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs with the status of
Published 02 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Prevention is better than cure

Prevention is better than cure

There is an alarming increase in the incidence of non-communicable diseases in this country. A report appearing in this paper the other day noted that up until 1994, the prevalence of communicable and non-communicable diseases (NCDs) was almost equal at 3
Published 02 Apr, 2018 12:00am
No change in policy stance
Exchange

No change in policy stance

In its meeting held on 30th March, 2018, Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank has again opted to keep the policy rate unchanged at 6.0 percent per annum for the next two months. Justifying its stance, a press statement issued by the State Ban
Published 02 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Israel rejects calls for independent probe of Gaza violence

Israel rejects calls for independent probe of Gaza violence

Israel rejected calls for an independent probe on Sunday after its soldiers killed 16 Palestinians and wounded hundreds more when a major demonstration led to clashes along the border with the Gaza Strip. Israel's military has faced questions from rights
Published 02 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Israel rejects calls for independent probe of Gaza violence

Israel rejects calls for independent probe of Gaza violence

Israel rejected calls for an independent probe on Sunday after its soldiers killed 16 Palestinians and wounded hundreds more when a major demonstration led to clashes along the border with the Gaza Strip. Israel's military has faced questions from rights
Published 02 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Expelled Russians arrive home

Expelled Russians arrive home

Russian diplomats expelled from the United States arrived in Moscow on Sunday, with post-Cold War tensions soaring in the wake of a nerve agent attack on a former spy in Britain. A deepening crisis in ties between Russia and the West over the past weeks h
Published 02 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Expelled Russians arrive home

Expelled Russians arrive home

Russian diplomats expelled from the United States arrived in Moscow on Sunday, with post-Cold War tensions soaring in the wake of a nerve agent attack on a former spy in Britain. A deepening crisis in ties between Russia and the West over the past weeks h
Published 02 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Water crisis poses threat to crops, power generation
Cotton

Water crisis poses threat to crops, power generation

The country is facing an extremely serious water crisis due to climate change posing serious threat to Kharif crops following more than 162 per cent reduction in inflows from Northern Areas despite higher temperature than last year. The current unexpected
Published 02 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Water crisis poses threat to crops, power generation
Cotton

Water crisis poses threat to crops, power generation

The country is facing an extremely serious water crisis due to climate change posing serious threat to Kharif crops following more than 162 per cent reduction in inflows from Northern Areas despite higher temperature than last year. The current unexpected
Published 02 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Water crisis poses threat to crops, power generation
Cotton

Water crisis poses threat to crops, power generation

The country is facing an extremely serious water crisis due to climate change posing serious threat to Kharif crops following more than 162 per cent reduction in inflows from Northern Areas despite higher temperature than last year. The current unexpected
Published 02 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Water crisis poses threat to crops, power generation
Cotton

Water crisis poses threat to crops, power generation

The country is facing an extremely serious water crisis due to climate change posing serious threat to Kharif crops following more than 162 per cent reduction in inflows from Northern Areas despite higher temperature than last year. The current unexpected
Published 02 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Afghanistan confirms October date for parliamentary elections

Afghanistan confirms October date for parliamentary elections

Afghanistan's legislative elections will be held on October 20, officials said Sunday, following three years of delays as the war-torn country grapples with a resurgent Taliban and political instability. The polls were originally set to be held in 2015 fo
Published 02 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Afghanistan confirms October date for parliamentary elections

Afghanistan confirms October date for parliamentary elections

Afghanistan's legislative elections will be held on October 20, officials said Sunday, following three years of delays as the war-torn country grapples with a resurgent Taliban and political instability. The polls were originally set to be held in 2015 fo
Published 02 Apr, 2018 12:00am
PIO felicitates newly elected APNS body

PIO felicitates newly elected APNS body

Principal Information Officer (PIO), Muhammad Saleem Sunday congratulated the newly elected office-bearers of All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS). In his message of felicitation to newly elected President Hameed Haroorn, General Secretary Sarmad Ali, S
Published 02 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Indian mob kills man accused of raping young girl

Indian mob kills man accused of raping young girl

Two people were arrested after an angry mob beat to death a man accused of raping an eight-year-old girl on the rural outskirts of New Delhi, police said Sunday. The man identified as Jitendra was set upon by a crowd after being accused of assaulting the
Published 02 Apr, 2018 12:00am
10 dead as building struck by car collapses in India

10 dead as building struck by car collapses in India

Ten people have died after a car crashed into a dilapidated building in central India and brought down the near century-old structure, burying them beneath rubble, police said Sunday. The freak accident in Indore on Saturday evening is the latest building
Published 02 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Rare Kabul exhibition brings taste of Mughal art back home

Rare Kabul exhibition brings taste of Mughal art back home

An exhibition that reproduces the precious treasures of Mughal art in their original setting in Kabul's Babur Garden opened this weekend, bringing a rare moment of cultural relief to a city pounded by war for decades.
Published 02 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Prime Minister expresses shock and grief at killings of Kashmiris

Prime Minister expresses shock and grief at killings of Kashmiris

Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi expressed deep shock and grief at the indiscriminate, vicious killing of more than thirteen Kashmiri youth in Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir by the Indian forces. The brutal crackdown, including the despicable use of
Published 02 Apr, 2018 12:00am
IS kills 19 regime fighters in east Syria

IS kills 19 regime fighters in east Syria

Jihadists from the Islamic State group have killed at least 19 pro-government fighters in a spate of attacks in eastern Syria, a monitoring group said Sunday. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the attacks over the past 24 hours st
Published 02 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Land prices approved by PSM BoD

Land prices approved by PSM BoD

The Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM) Board of Directors (BoD) has approved the price of Rs 22 million per acre of 526 acres of unallocated land in the NIP-BQIP and Rs 35 million per acre for commercial ("high rises") plots for 2017-18, well-informed sources in
Published 02 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Land prices approved by PSM BoD

Land prices approved by PSM BoD

The Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM) Board of Directors (BoD) has approved the price of Rs 22 million per acre of 526 acres of unallocated land in the NIP-BQIP and Rs 35 million per acre for commercial ("high rises") plots for 2017-18, well-informed sources in
Published 02 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Land prices approved by PSM BoD

Land prices approved by PSM BoD

The Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM) Board of Directors (BoD) has approved the price of Rs 22 million per acre of 526 acres of unallocated land in the NIP-BQIP and Rs 35 million per acre for commercial ("high rises") plots for 2017-18, well-informed sources in
Published 02 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Pakistan thrash depleted West Indies in 1st T20

Pakistan thrash depleted West Indies in 1st T20

Pakistan thrashed a depleted West Indies side by 143 runs in the first Twenty20 on Sunday at the National Stadium in Karachi, the first international match in the city for nine years. Pakistan, the world's top-ranked T20 side, equalled their highest total
Published 02 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Pakistan thrash depleted West Indies in 1st T20

Pakistan thrash depleted West Indies in 1st T20

Pakistan thrashed a depleted West Indies side by 143 runs in the first Twenty20 on Sunday at the National Stadium in Karachi, the first international match in the city for nine years. Pakistan, the world's top-ranked T20 side, equalled their highest total
Published 02 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Futures spread up by 652 basis points

Futures spread up by 652 basis points

The futures spread increased by 652bps to 6.15 percent on the last day of the outgoing week. Trading activities on the futures counter improved significantly as average daily volumes increased by 210.5 percent to 139.06 million shares. The average daily t
Published 02 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Futures spread up by 652 basis points

Futures spread up by 652 basis points

The futures spread increased by 652bps to 6.15 percent on the last day of the outgoing week. Trading activities on the futures counter improved significantly as average daily volumes increased by 210.5 percent to 139.06 million shares. The average daily t
Published 02 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Equities land in green zone
Exchange

Equities land in green zone

Pakistan Stock Exchange witnessed positive trend during the outgoing week on the back of buying in various sectors. BRIndex100 gained 58.66 points on week-on-week basis to close at 4,939.33 points. Average daily trading volumes stood at 201.953 million sh
Published 02 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Equities land in green zone
Exchange

Equities land in green zone

Pakistan Stock Exchange witnessed positive trend during the outgoing week on the back of buying in various sectors. BRIndex100 gained 58.66 points on week-on-week basis to close at 4,939.33 points. Average daily trading volumes stood at 201.953 million sh
Published 02 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Equities land in green zone
Exchange

Equities land in green zone

Pakistan Stock Exchange witnessed positive trend during the outgoing week on the back of buying in various sectors. BRIndex100 gained 58.66 points on week-on-week basis to close at 4,939.33 points. Average daily trading volumes stood at 201.953 million sh
Published 02 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Pakistan condemns killing of Kashmiri youth

Pakistan condemns killing of Kashmiri youth

Pakistan condemned the killing of 11 Kashmiri youth in the occupied Jammu and Kashmir due to brutal use of force by Indian troops and urged international community to take notice of the gross and systematic violations of fundamental human rights in the IO
Published 02 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Pakistan condemns killing of Kashmiri youth

Pakistan condemns killing of Kashmiri youth

Pakistan condemned the killing of 11 Kashmiri youth in the occupied Jammu and Kashmir due to brutal use of force by Indian troops and urged international community to take notice of the gross and systematic violations of fundamental human rights in the IO
Published 02 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Violence erupts in IHK
Exchange

Violence erupts in IHK

Twenty people have been killed in Indian held Kashmir in some of the fiercest fighting this year in the restive Himalayan region, police said Sunday, as authorities braced for more violence. A total of three Indian soldiers killed and 13 suspected freedom
Published 02 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Violence erupts in IHK
Exchange

Violence erupts in IHK

Twenty people have been killed in Indian held Kashmir in some of the fiercest fighting this year in the restive Himalayan region, police said Sunday, as authorities braced for more violence. A total of three Indian soldiers killed and 13 suspected freedom
Published 02 Apr, 2018 12:00am
THE RUPEE: weak trend
Currency

THE RUPEE: weak trend

The rupee drifted lower against the dollar on the money market during the week, ended on March 31, 2018. In the open market, the rupee lost Rs 1.30 in relation to the dollar for buying and selling at Rs 115.70 and Rs 116.20. The rupee shed 70 paisas in re
Published 02 Apr, 2018 12:00am
THE RUPEE: weak trend
Currency

THE RUPEE: weak trend

The rupee drifted lower against the dollar on the money market during the week, ended on March 31, 2018. In the open market, the rupee lost Rs 1.30 in relation to the dollar for buying and selling at Rs 115.70 and Rs 116.20. The rupee shed 70 paisas in re
Published 02 Apr, 2018 12:00am
MPS: A timid approach?
Exchange

MPS: A timid approach?

The Monetary Policy Committee changed its heart yet again as the policy rate remained unchanged at 6 percent against the market expectation of a 25 basis points hike. Given the external stability challenges, monetary tightening and exchange rate adjustmen
Published 02 Apr, 2018 12:00am
MPS: A timid approach?
Exchange

MPS: A timid approach?

The Monetary Policy Committee changed its heart yet again as the policy rate remained unchanged at 6 percent against the market expectation of a 25 basis points hike. Given the external stability challenges, monetary tightening and exchange rate adjustmen
Published 02 Apr, 2018 12:00am
MPS: A timid approach?
Exchange

MPS: A timid approach?

The Monetary Policy Committee changed its heart yet again as the policy rate remained unchanged at 6 percent against the market expectation of a 25 basis points hike. Given the external stability challenges, monetary tightening and exchange rate adjustmen
Published 02 Apr, 2018 12:00am
The Weather

The Weather

The weather report on Sunday (April 01, 2018) and the forecast for Monday (April 02, 2018).

Published 02 Apr, 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. (March 26 to 30, 2018).

Published 02 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Britain names SAS soldier killed fighting IS in Syria

Britain names SAS soldier killed fighting IS in Syria

The British serviceman killed in Syria whilst on an operation against IS was named Saturday as Sergeant Matt Tonroe and praised as a "daring and fearless" soldier. The 33-year-old, from the the elite Special Air Service unit, is the first British soldier
Published 02 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Italy probes 'unacceptable' French customs operation

Italy probes 'unacceptable' French customs operation

Prosecutors in the northern Italian city of Turin opened an investigation Sunday over an alleged intrusion by French customs officers that has caused diplomatic tensions between Rome and Paris. A charity that helps migrants, Rainbow4Africa, has accused un
Published 02 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Seven police killed in Mexico prison riot

Seven police killed in Mexico prison riot

Seven police were killed Sunday trying to put down a riot at a prison in eastern Mexico, authorities said, the latest outburst of deadly violence in the country's jails. Police were trying to restore order at the La Toma prison in Veracruz state, but "wer
Published 02 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Trump says DACA deal for young immigrants is off
Exchange

Trump says DACA deal for young immigrants is off

President Donald Trump on Sunday said on Twitter that there will not be a deal on legalizing the status on young adult immigrants known as Dreamers, declaring that the US-Mexico border is becoming more dangerous. After posting a "Happy Easter" message on
Published 02 Apr, 2018 12:00am
French railways warn of major disruption ahead of anti-Macron strike

French railways warn of major disruption ahead of anti-Macron strike

French state railway operator SNCF warned Sunday of major disruption caused by strikes this week that analysts say will be a major test of how much weight the country's once fearsome trade unions still carry. Train drivers and other staff are set to walk
Published 02 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Thunder Snow upsets West Coast to win Dubai World Cup

Thunder Snow upsets West Coast to win Dubai World Cup

Thunder Snow stormed to a shock victory in Saturday's Dubai World Cup to give Godolphin their seventh win in the race, after holding off favourite West Coast. Under Belgian jockey Christophe Soumillon, four-year-old colt Thunder Snow led from the front ah
Published 02 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Kane fit to make Spurs bench at Chelsea

Kane fit to make Spurs bench at Chelsea

Harry Kane made a quick return from ankle ligament damage to take his place on the Tottenham Hotspur bench for Sunday's crucial Premier League clash with Chelsea. Tottenham can take a huge step towards securing Champions League football next season should
Published 02 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Messi rescues unbeaten Barca as Bale double propels Real

Messi rescues unbeaten Barca as Bale double propels Real

Lionel Messi rescued Barcelona's unbeaten season on Saturday as the La Liga leaders scored twice in the last three minutes to snatch a 2-2 draw at Sevilla. Messi came off the bench with his team two goals down at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan as Luis Suarez p
Published 02 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Ibra-mania as Zlatan's double seals Galaxy fightback

Ibra-mania as Zlatan's double seals Galaxy fightback

Zlatan Ibrahimovic announced his arrival in Major League Soccer with two goals on his debut including an injury-time winner as the Los Angeles Galaxy fought back from three goals down to beat Los Angeles FC 4-3 on Saturday.
Published 02 Apr, 2018 12:00am
'I don't follow swimming': Chalmers unaware of Commonwealth rivals

'I don't follow swimming': Chalmers unaware of Commonwealth rivals

Don't ask Australia's Olympic champion Kyle Chalmers who are his medal threats in the pool at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games, because he says he has no idea. Chalmers, who shocked the swimming world at 18 when he landed gold at the Olympics two years a
Published 02 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Sports Gala held in Sialkot

Sports Gala held in Sialkot

Baidarie Sialkot with the support of International Labour Organization, Employers Federation of Pakistan and Japan Government organised Sports Gala at Government Islamia Degree College Sambrial under the project 'More and Better Jobs through Socially Resp
Published 02 Apr, 2018 12:00am
South Africa in control despite Australia fight back

South Africa in control despite Australia fight back

South Africa moved into a powerful position despite a fight back by Australia and an injury to fast bowler Morne Morkel on the third day of the fourth Test at the Wanderers Stadium on Sunday. South Africa were 58 for one at tea, an overall lead of 325.
Published 02 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Selfie medicine: phone apps push people to take their pills

Selfie medicine: phone apps push people to take their pills

Take two tablets and a selfie? Your doctor's orders may one day include a smartphone video to make sure you took your medicine. Smartphone apps that monitor pill-taking are now available, and researchers are testing how well they work when medication matt
Published 02 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Techno teachers: Finnish school trials robot educators

Techno teachers: Finnish school trials robot educators

Elias, the new language teacher at a Finnish primary school, has endless patience for repetition, never makes a pupil feel embarrassed for asking a question and can even do the "Gangnam Style" dance. Elias is also a robot. The language-teaching machine co
Published 02 Apr, 2018 12:00am
New EU rules let you watch Netflix, BBC abroad

New EU rules let you watch Netflix, BBC abroad

Don't leave your iPad at home this holiday. Starting Sunday, Europeans on vacation can enjoy their online entertainment such as Netflix or BBC iPlayer as if at home all across Europe. Europeans spend about one billion nights in other EU countries every ye
Published 02 Apr, 2018 12:00am
HUAWEI P20, P20 Pro unveiled

HUAWEI P20, P20 Pro unveiled

Huawei Consumer Business Group unveiled the HUAWEI P20 Series on March 27. The HUAWEI P20 Pro features the world's first Leica triple camera and both devices include unprecedented AI advances, combining technology and art to bring to life a groundbreaking
Published 02 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Apple unveils pencil support for $329 iPad at school event

Apple unveils pencil support for $329 iPad at school event

Apple is adding the ability to use a digital pencil to draw and write on its cheapest iPad model in an attempt to make the tablet more compelling for creating, teaching and learning. Apple's pencil previously worked only on its more expensive iPad Pro lin
Published 02 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Apple unveils new privacy tools ahead of EU law

Apple unveils new privacy tools ahead of EU law

Apple is introducing new tools that will allow consumers to control how their data are used and deactivate their Apple ID accounts, as tech companies strive to bring their services into line with a tough new EU data protection law. Tech companies have lon
Published 02 Apr, 2018 12:00am
UBS begins global wealth management shift by merging teams

UBS begins global wealth management shift by merging teams

UBS has begun adopting a unified global wealth management structure by merging teams responsible for its private banking products. The world's largest wealth manager said in January it would combine its businesses servicing American and international clie
Published 02 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Taiwan's HTC to get Google boost as it posts biggest loss

Taiwan's HTC to get Google boost as it posts biggest loss

Taiwan's struggling smartphone maker HTC posted its worst-ever quarterly loss on Monday, but said it expects a boost from the $1.1 billion deal with Google sealed earlier this year. The deal, completed in January, saw Google buy part of HTC's smartphone b
Published 02 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Shell names former Maersk Oil CEO as next US boss

Shell names former Maersk Oil CEO as next US boss

Royal Dutch Shell's US boss, Bruce Culpepper, will step down at the end of the year and be replaced by former Maersk Oil Chief Executive Gretchen Watkins, the company said in a statement on Tuesday. Shell's head of unconventionals, Greg Guidry, who overse
Published 02 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Daimler, BMW to combine car-sharing businesses

Daimler, BMW to combine car-sharing businesses

Leading German luxury carmakers Daimler and BMW have joined forces to expand their businesses in new services such as car-sharing and electric vehicle charging to compete with Uber in the United States and Didi Chuxing in China. Under the terms of their d
Published 02 Apr, 2018 12:00am
SoftBank eyes 25 percent stake in Swiss Re AG: Bloomberg

SoftBank eyes 25 percent stake in Swiss Re AG: Bloomberg

Japan's SoftBank Group Corp is looking to buy a 25 percent stake in Swiss Re AG worth about $9.6 billion as the firms' talks over a potential deal advance, Bloomberg reported. The talks are centering on 100 to 105 Swiss francs a share, Bloomberg said, cit
Published 02 Apr, 2018 12:00am
ABB on the hunt for raising capability in artificial intelligence

ABB on the hunt for raising capability in artificial intelligence

Swiss engineering company ABB is considering acquisitions to increase its capabilities in artificial intelligence, Chief Executive Ulrich Spiesshofer said on Thursday. "We will continually further expand the portfolio of ABB," he said, speaking on the sid
Published 02 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Royal London posts 17 percent rise in full-year operating profit

Royal London posts 17 percent rise in full-year operating profit

Royal London, the UK's largest mutual life insurance and pensions company, on Thursday posted a 17 percent rise in full-year operating profit, driven by a increase in new business across its insurance and savings units. The company said operating profit b
Published 02 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Royal London posts 17 percent rise in full-year operating profit

Royal London posts 17 percent rise in full-year operating profit

Royal London, the UK's largest mutual life insurance and pensions company, on Thursday posted a 17 percent rise in full-year operating profit, driven by a increase in new business across its insurance and savings units. The company said operating profit b
Published 02 Apr, 2018 12:00am
ICBC logs biggest Q4 profit growth since 2014

ICBC logs biggest Q4 profit growth since 2014

Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd (ICBC) said its fourth-quarter net profit rose 4.7 percent, the quickest pace of growth for the period in at least four years, helped by improving margins. State-controlled ICBC, one of the world's biggest banks
Published 02 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Investment banks promise reform after admitting big UK gender pay gaps

Investment banks promise reform after admitting big UK gender pay gaps

Citigroup, Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BAML), Credit Suisse and Morgan Stanley all revealed large gender pay gaps in their British operations on Tuesday, the latest banks to report lower average hourly pay for women caused by having fewer female staff
Published 02 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Overlooked 'organ' can play role in cancer spread

Overlooked 'organ' can play role in cancer spread

Thanks to a laser-equipped mini-microscope developed by a French start-up, scientists have discovered a previously undetected feature of the human anatomy that could help explain why some cancers spread so quickly. Nobody was looking for the interstitium,
Published 02 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Super typhoon may flood one third of central Tokyo

Super typhoon may flood one third of central Tokyo

One third of central Tokyo could be left under water and nearly four million people affected if a super typhoon strikes the capital causing storm surges, a new study from local authorities has warned. The Tokyo metropolitan government unveiled its first e
Published 02 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Ultra-thin sun shield can protect Great Barrier Reef

Ultra-thin sun shield can protect Great Barrier Reef

An ultra-fine biodegradable film some 50,000 times thinner than a human hair could be enlisted to protect the Great Barrier Reef from environmental degradation, researchers said on Tuesday. The World Heritage-listed site, which attracts millions of touris
Published 02 Apr, 2018 12:00am
More Americans at risk for heart attack, stroke

More Americans at risk for heart attack, stroke

Most US adults have poor cardiovascular health, and more people are at risk for heart attacks and strokes today than was true a generation ago, a US study suggests. While black adults no longer lag behind white people in cardiovascular health as much as t
Published 02 Apr, 2018 12:00am
300 million hepatitis B sufferers but only one in 20 treated: study

300 million hepatitis B sufferers but only one in 20 treated: study

Some 300 million people worldwide are living with the deadly hepatitis B virus (HBV), but only one in 20 received adequate treatment, researchers reported on Tuesday. For expectant mothers carrying the virus - which can be transmitted to their children -
Published 02 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Obesity can become chief avoidable cancer cause

Obesity can become chief avoidable cancer cause

Obesity could overtake smoking as the chief avoidable cause of cancer-related deaths, the world's largest independent funder of cancer research said on Friday. With smoking rates in decline and obesity on the rise, it could surpass smoking as the biggest
Published 02 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Warming climate to displace millions in coming decades: World Bank

Warming climate to displace millions in coming decades: World Bank

The wave of refugees fleeing crop failures, droughts and rising sea levels will grow drastically over the next three decades if world governments do not intervene, the World Bank warned Monday. By 2050, 143 million "climate migrants" will face an "existen
Published 02 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Antibiotics consumption soars, fueling fears over superbugs

Antibiotics consumption soars, fueling fears over superbugs

Global consumption of antibiotics has soared since the year 2000, stoking calls for new policies to rein in usage - and fueling fears that the worldwide threat posed by drug-resistant superbugs will spiral out of control, researchers say. A study in the P
Published 02 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Bahrain to raise $1 billion via sukuk

Bahrain to raise $1 billion via sukuk

Bahrain was set to raise $1 billion with an international issue of Islamic bonds on Wednesday but did not proceed with a proposed conventional bond sale because it found the pricing demands of some investors too costly, banking sources said. The deal illu
Published 02 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Bahrain to raise $1 billion via sukuk

Bahrain to raise $1 billion via sukuk

Bahrain was set to raise $1 billion with an international issue of Islamic bonds on Wednesday but did not proceed with a proposed conventional bond sale because it found the pricing demands of some investors too costly, banking sources said. The deal illu
Published 02 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Qatar boosted by rising ownership limits, Saudi edges down
Exchange

Qatar boosted by rising ownership limits, Saudi edges down

Qatar's stock market climbed on Sunday because of plans to raise foreign ownership limits for four more major companies, while the Saudi Arabian bourse fell for a second straight day after FTSE Russell's decision to upgrade it to emerging market status. T
Published 02 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Bangladesh interbank forex rates

Bangladesh interbank forex rates

Inter bank buy/sell rates for the taka against the dollar on Sunday. 82.96-82.96 (Previous 82.96-82.96).
Published 02 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Global market bull runs out of charge in first quarter
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Global market bull runs out of charge in first quarter

The turbulent start to 2018 in financial markets has finally brought an end to one of the longest ever global bull runs - and there have been few places to hide. After last year's tranquillity, as the charts below show, investors have had it all thrown at
Published 02 Apr, 2018 12:00am
European funds buy bonds, see euro growth cycle peak

European funds buy bonds, see euro growth cycle peak

European investors have raised their bond allocations in March while keeping their equity exposure at six-month lows, in a month marked by a sharp tech sector sell-off and brewing trade tensions that threatened to dent world economic growth. Reuters' mont
Published 02 Apr, 2018 12:00am
European funds buy bonds, see euro growth cycle peak

European funds buy bonds, see euro growth cycle peak

European investors have raised their bond allocations in March while keeping their equity exposure at six-month lows, in a month marked by a sharp tech sector sell-off and brewing trade tensions that threatened to dent world economic growth. Reuters' mont
Published 02 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Cuba's new entrepreneurs are longing for level playing field

Cuba's new entrepreneurs are longing for level playing field

Without raw material for her fashion designs, Idania del Rio had to find a creative solution, resorting to using hand-me-down shirts, cutting them up and re-styling them to create her own clothing outlet. She is part of Cuba's new generation of entreprene
Published 02 Apr, 2018 12:00am
Pfizer seeks another miracle drug

Pfizer seeks another miracle drug

It has been 20 years since Viagra was introduced, and Pfizer is still searching for another drug with as much earning power as the revolutionary blue erection pill. If anything, the chances for another miracle drug may be waning as the pharmaceutical gian
Published 02 Apr, 2018 12:00am
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