Islamabad, Nov 15 (IANS) Pakistan won’t go the India way. It will not demonetise Rs 5,000 notes or withdraw Rs 40,000 prize bonds, the media reported on Tuesday. Finance Minister Ishaq Dar said late Monday…
Seoul, Nov 15 (IANS) South Korean President Park Geun-hye will be questioned by prosecutors over a corruption and influence peddling case that has sparked a huge controversy and has brought tens of thousands of people…
New York, Nov 15 (IANS) Microsoft said its Cheyenne datacentre in Wyoming will now be powered entirely by 237 megawatts of wind energy. “Our commitment extends beyond greening our own operations because these projects help…
Toronto, Nov 15 (IANS) Indian-origin researchers at York University in Toronto have developed a solution for water treatment that uses only naturally available antimicrobial substances and sugar. The paper strip solution called “DipTreat” is laced…
Washington, Nov 15 (IANS) The US dollar rose to an 11-month high against other major currencies, as UPresident-elect Donald Trump’s potential economic policies boosted market expectations of further interest-rate increases. The dollar index, which tracks…
San Francisco, Nov 15 (IANS) In a bid to help charity organisations get seamless donations, Apple Pay has made it easier and secure to donate to non-profit organisations with just a touch. Apple Pay support…
San Francisco, Nov 15 (IANS) Hit by charges that the social media giant distributed fake news which helped Donald Trump win the US presidential election, Facebook on Tuesday denied any such charges. According to TechCrunch,…
The Hague, Nov 15 (IANS) International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutors said that there were preliminary grounds to believe that US military forces committed war crimes in Afghanistan. In a report published on Monday evening, the…
Beijing, Nov 15 (IANS) The Chinese yuan on Tuesday fell sharply to an almost eight-year low against the US dollar. The central parity rate of the yuan weakened 204 basis points to 6.8495 against the…
Lima, Nov 15 (IANS) The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) Leaders Week started off here, with its Business Advisory Council (Abac) meeting promising free trade “with or without” the US support. US President-elect Donald Trump had…
Moscow, Nov 15 (IANS/SPUTNIK) Russian Economy Minister Alexey Ulyukaev has been detained and is under investigation on suspicions of bribery. Ulyukaev is being probed for allegedly having received $2 million that led to a positive…
Washington, Nov 15 (IANS) The Democratic Party is preparing to elect a new leader following the unexpected electoral defeat in November 8 of White House hopeful Hillary Clinton. The interim chair of the Democratic National…
Washington, Nov 15 (IANS) Former Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton said that members of her party must not be “divided” or “discouraged” and emphasised the importance of “analysing” and “understanding” the election loss they suffered…
Mexico City, Nov 15 (IANS) Mexico has declared a public health emergency over the rapid increase in obesity and diabetes. According to health officials, the decision was made after the National Institute of Statistics and…
London, Nov 15 (IANS) Britain’s Met Office said that 2016 was on track to be the warmest year since instrumental records started in 1850. If confirmed, when the final results are compiled at the end…
Jakarta, Nov 15 (IANS) Over 6,000 people were displaced due to major floods that hit parts of Indonesia’s West Java province, an official said on Tuesday. The floods have submerged over 5,000 houses, 12 mosques,…
Beijing, Nov 15 (IANS) The central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, weakened 204 basis points to 6.8495 against the US dollar on Tuesday, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trading…
Beijing, Nov 15 (IANS) Chinese stocks opened mixed on Tuesday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.01 per cent to open at 3,209.95 points. The smaller Shenzhen Component Index opened 0.02 per cent higher…
Moscow, Nov 15 (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President-elect Donald Trump concluded their first telephone conversation with an agreement to instruct their respective staffs to begin planning for a personal meeting, the Kremlin…
Wellington, Nov 15 (IANS) A helicopter airlift was underway on Tuesday to ferry at least1,000 tourists out of a New Zealand township that was cut off in Monday’s deadly earthquake. Air force helicopters were set…