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Print - 2015-06-29
Nepra gives K-Electric a clean chit?

Nepra gives K-Electric a clean chit?

The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) investigation team probing the heatwave deaths in Karachi has cleared K-Electric of any liability, sources said on Sunday. Nepra in its report has said that the deaths have been caused by the intens
Published 29 Jun, 2015 12:00am
Nepra gives K-Electric a clean chit?

Nepra gives K-Electric a clean chit?

The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) investigation team probing the heatwave deaths in Karachi has cleared K-Electric of any liability, sources said on Sunday. Nepra in its report has said that the deaths have been caused by the intens
Published 29 Jun, 2015 12:00am
Foreign militants among 23 killed in air strikes

Foreign militants among 23 killed in air strikes

Security forces said Sunday they have killed 23 terrorists including foreigners in air strikes and ground operations in Khyber Agency and North Waziristan tribal region. According to ISPR, several ammunition dumps and hideouts of the terrorists were also
Published 29 Jun, 2015 12:00am
Foreign militants among 23 killed in air strikes

Foreign militants among 23 killed in air strikes

Security forces said Sunday they have killed 23 terrorists including foreigners in air strikes and ground operations in Khyber Agency and North Waziristan tribal region. According to ISPR, several ammunition dumps and hideouts of the terrorists were also
Published 29 Jun, 2015 12:00am
The Weather

The Weather

The weather report on Sunday (June 28, 2015) and the forecast for Monday (June 29, 2015).

Published 29 Jun, 2015 12:00am
Your rupee last week
Currency

Your rupee last week

Following currency fluctuations took place in foreign exchange rates during the last week. (June 22 to 26 2015).

Published 29 Jun, 2015 12:00am
National Science & Technology Park (NSTP) at NUST, Islamabad

National Science & Technology Park (NSTP) at NUST, Islamabad

The National University of Sciences & Technology (NUST) is Pakistan's No. 1 Engineering & Technology University, and is recognized as a Centre of Excellence for advanced scientific and technological research in Pakistan. Cognizant of its role in the devel
Published 29 Jun, 2015 12:00am
Two alleged extortionists arrested

Two alleged extortionists arrested

Special Investigation Unit (SIU) and Citizens Police Liaison Committee (CPLC) on Sunday claimed to have arrested two extortionists from Jamshed Quarter area. According to details, they were demanding Rs2 million extortion from a shopkeeper namely Adnan. T
Published 29 Jun, 2015 12:00am
Heatwave kills eight animals at Karachi Zoo

Heatwave kills eight animals at Karachi Zoo

The recent intense heatwave, which claimed over 1,100 human lives, in Karachi also killed eight animals at city's zoological garden. The Karachi zoo had also declared an emergency as zoologists and veterinary doctors in the zoo increased their working hou
Published 29 Jun, 2015 12:00am
Traders demand setting up of Sasta bazaar at Board area

Traders demand setting up of Sasta bazaar at Board area

Local traders have welcomed the establishment of Ramazan Sasta bazaar in chowk Yadgar and demanding to set-up same facility in board bazaar to provide essential food on subsidised rates in the holy month. In this regard, the traders of board bazaar held a
Published 29 Jun, 2015 12:00am
Pakistan ranks 6th among high TB-hit countries

Pakistan ranks 6th among high TB-hit countries

Pakistan ranks sixth among the 22 high tuberculosis affected countries, and has 43 per cent share of its patients in the Eastern-Mediterranean region of World Health Organisation (WHO). According to available data, the incidence of TB per 100,000 populati
Published 29 Jun, 2015 12:00am
The challenge of FTAs

The challenge of FTAs

This refers to a Business Recorder news item "FTA with China: Country paying `price of friendship'." According to this news item, Senate Standing Committee on Commerce has observed that Pakistan is paying a "friendship" price of $10 billion dollar
Published 29 Jun, 2015 12:00am
Power sector woes: Is the government lying?

Power sector woes: Is the government lying?

Unscheduled and unprecedented load shedding as well as severe water shortages played a major role in hundreds of deaths in Karachi this week past. And the rest of the country too seems to be labouring under prolonged loadshedding - be it scheduled or not.
Published 29 Jun, 2015 12:00am
Losing battle on narcotics

Losing battle on narcotics

Ritualistic as it is, the Pakistan government observed this past Friday yet another International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking as top officials and concerned authorities made commitments to persevere in the fight against the lingering ma
Published 29 Jun, 2015 12:00am
Improving governance

Improving governance

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif appears to be dissatisfied with the performance of his Cabinet colleagues and has therefore asked the Planning Ministry to come up with a plan which details performance criteria and targets - against which their performance can
Published 29 Jun, 2015 12:00am
Lufthansa readies compensation for Germanwings crash

Lufthansa readies compensation for Germanwings crash

Deutsche Lufthansa plans to make offers of compensation in the coming days to the families of those killed in the crash of a Germanwings jet in the French Alps in late March, a spokesman for the airline said on Sunday. Germany's biggest airline has alread
Published 29 Jun, 2015 12:00am
Gunmen kill senior Iraqi oil official

Gunmen kill senior Iraqi oil official

Gunmen shot dead a senior oil official working for Iraq's state-run North Oil Company (NOC) on Sunday, policce and company officials said NOC's chief of operations, Saad al-Karbalaie, was killed in the northern oil city of Kirkuk after gunmen forced him t
Published 29 Jun, 2015 12:00am
Danish Liberals leader appointed PM, names his cabinet

Danish Liberals leader appointed PM, names his cabinet

Liberal party leader Lars Lokke Rasmussen was appointed Danish prime minister on Sunday and named ministers in a government that has a small minority in parliament and will have to rely heavily on outside support on a vote by vote basis. The Liberals were
Published 29 Jun, 2015 12:00am
IS executes over 3,000 in Syria

IS executes over 3,000 in Syria

The Islamic State group has executed more than 3,000 people in Syria, including hundreds of civilians, in the year since it declared its self-described "caliphate," a monitor said on Sunday. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a Britain-based group m
Published 29 Jun, 2015 12:00am
Five dead in suicide blast at Nigeria leprosy hospital

Five dead in suicide blast at Nigeria leprosy hospital

At least five people have been killed and 10 wounded after a suicide bomber blew himself up outside a leprosy hospital on the outskirts of the north-east Nigerian city of Maiduguri, emergency services said.
Published 29 Jun, 2015 12:00am
South Sudan rebels battle over key town as talks collapse

South Sudan rebels battle over key town as talks collapse

Warring forces in South Sudan battled Sunday over a key northern town with both rebels and the army claiming control after the latest peace talks collapsed without progress. Rebels said militia commander Johnson Olony, a notorious ex-government general ac
Published 29 Jun, 2015 12:00am
Taiwan probes water park fire as tally of injured put at 498

Taiwan probes water park fire as tally of injured put at 498

The number of party revellers injured in a fire at a Taiwan water park was put at 498 on Sunday as authorities began investigating the cause, suspected to be a sudden explosion of a coloured powder thrown on those attending the party.
Published 29 Jun, 2015 12:00am
Dalai Lama finds joy in Glastonbury 'people's' festival

Dalai Lama finds joy in Glastonbury 'people's' festival

The Dalai Lama, exiled spiritual leader of Tibet's Buddhists, visited Europe's biggest green-field music festival on Sunday, saying he had witnessed a sense of joy among revellers young and old.
Published 29 Jun, 2015 12:00am
Gambian president sacked Supreme Court judges

Gambian president sacked Supreme Court judges

Gambia's hard-line President Yahya Jammeh dismissed two judges in the Supreme Court after criticising the court's move to commute several death sentences to life sentences in prison, a leading lawyer told AFP on Sunday.
Published 29 Jun, 2015 12:00am
Iran nuclear talks set to go beyond deadline as differences remain

Iran nuclear talks set to go beyond deadline as differences remain

The six world powers seeking to negotiate an historic agreement with Iran to curb its nuclear programme plan to carry on negotiating beyond a Tuesday deadline, a senior US official said on Sunday. Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif was to leave
Published 29 Jun, 2015 12:00am
Japan beat Australia

Japan beat Australia

Defending champions Japan reached the semi-finals of the Women's World Cup after an 87th-minute goal from substitute Mana Iwabuchi gave them a 1-0 win over battling Australia on Saturday. There had been little to choose between the two teams in the heat a
Published 29 Jun, 2015 12:00am
England bring Canada's World Cup party to an end

England bring Canada's World Cup party to an end

England scored twice in three first-half minutes then held on to beat hosts Canada 2-1 on Saturday and book a spot in the Women's World Cup semi-finals against Japan. The hosts had been hoping to secure the semi-final spot against the defending champions
Published 29 Jun, 2015 12:00am
Ferrer withdraws

Ferrer withdraws

Spain's David Ferrer has pulled out of Wimbledon on the eve of the tournament because of an elbow injury, the All England Club said in a statement on Sunday. "Unfortunately I won't be able to play at Wimbledon because of an injury to my elbow," the 33-yea
Published 29 Jun, 2015 12:00am
Minister opens indoor badminton tourney

Minister opens indoor badminton tourney

Provincial Minister for Education Rana Mashhood Ahmad Khan has said that youth is future of Pakistan and the PML-N government is committed to strengthen them. To combat terrorism, co-curricular activities and sports are very pivotal and the government is
Published 29 Jun, 2015 12:00am
Paraguay down Brazil on penalties, meet Argentina

Paraguay down Brazil on penalties, meet Argentina

Derlis Gonzalez slotted two penalties, one in regular time and again in the shootout, to help Paraguay beat Brazil 4-3 after a 1-1 draw on Saturday that advanced them to a Copa America semi-final against Argentina. It was the second tournament in successi
Published 29 Jun, 2015 12:00am
Pakistan set modest 153-run target

Pakistan set modest 153-run target

Seamer Dhammika Prasad claimed four wickets to put Sri Lanka on top in the second Test in Colombo on Sunday despite a defiant century from Azhar Ali. Pakistan, who trailed by 177 on the first innings, were bowled out for 329 in their second knock by tea o
Published 29 Jun, 2015 12:00am
Terrorism renders 4.2 million children orphan: KP Minister

Terrorism renders 4.2 million children orphan: KP Minister

Senior Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Inayatullah Khan has said that terrorism, accidents and other incidents had rendered 4.2 million children orphan in Pakistan. Addressing an Iftar dinner under the auspices of a welfare organisation at Qambar, district S
Published 29 Jun, 2015 12:00am
ANF seizes 15 tons of narcotics worth Rs 42.2 billion

ANF seizes 15 tons of narcotics worth Rs 42.2 billion

Anti Narcotics Force (ANF) has seized huge cache of narcotics worth Rs42.2billion and apprehended four accused and seized a vehicle in six country wide operations conducted to purge the country from the menace. According to ANF official sources, the seizu
Published 29 Jun, 2015 12:00am
Housing societies: empty plots turn into mosquito breeding sites

Housing societies: empty plots turn into mosquito breeding sites

Vacant plots lying in different housing societies of the Federal Capital have turned into breeding sites of mosquitoes. Strangely, the authorities concerned, could not see the link between barren plots and mosquito breeding.
Published 29 Jun, 2015 12:00am
Dar to attend AIIB agreement signing ceremony

Dar to attend AIIB agreement signing ceremony

Finance Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar will attend the signing ceremony of Articles of Agreement (AoA) on Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) being held in Beijing tomorrow. The bank, which has 57 prospective founding members will be based in
Published 29 Jun, 2015 12:00am
Three killed in city accidents

Three killed in city accidents

Three people, including a woman, were killed in a road accidents near Hub Chowki in the city on Sunday. A woman, Noor Bibi, 40, was crushed to death under wheels of water tanker in Khariabad, Orangi Town. The body was shifted to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital fo
Published 29 Jun, 2015 12:00am
Food items become costlier during first week of Ramazan

Food items become costlier during first week of Ramazan

The food price has risen substantially during first 10-days of holy month of Ramazan, as the city district government literally failed to keep check on rising rates of daily use kitchen commodities, including Ramazan special items.
Published 29 Jun, 2015 12:00am
Rs 690 million earmarked to complete dam, barracks for ASF

Rs 690 million earmarked to complete dam, barracks for ASF

The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) will spend Rs690 million this year for development of sustainable rain water resources, completion of under-construction main meteorological office and establishment of accommodation for personnel of Airport Security For
Published 29 Jun, 2015 12:00am
KP starts Rs 3.6 billion Food Security Program
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KP starts Rs 3.6 billion Food Security Program

The provincial government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has started three-year Insaf Food Security Program for provision of quality seed and free beneficial consultations to farmers. The objective of the Rs 3.60 billion program is increase in per acre agricultura
Published 29 Jun, 2015 12:00am
Pak embassy in Berlin arranges calligraphic exhibition

Pak embassy in Berlin arranges calligraphic exhibition

Pakistan Embassy in Berlin, Germany organized a two-day exhibition of Islamic calligraphic artwork by a famous Pakistani artist Anjum Ayaz. The exhibition was inaugurated jointly by the ambassadors of Malaysia, Indonesia, Bahrain, and Jordan based in Berl
Published 29 Jun, 2015 12:00am
Candidates urge ECP to hold re-polling in Banamari after Eid

Candidates urge ECP to hold re-polling in Banamari after Eid

A group of candidates of Union Council-30 Banamari, Peshawar, opposed the re-polling scheduled on July 5 in the area, and demanding of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to conduct re-polling after the Eid-ul-Fitr. The demand was made by district c
Published 29 Jun, 2015 12:00am
New British bank Atom confident of fresh investment

New British bank Atom confident of fresh investment

New British bank Atom is confident of securing new funding before its launch later this year and has received fresh interest from investors since announcing on June 25 it had been granted a banking licence. Atom, which will offer services online and have
Published 29 Jun, 2015 12:00am
China securities regulator approves new batch of 28 IPOs

China securities regulator approves new batch of 28 IPOs

China's securities regulator said it has approved a new batch of 28 initial public offerings. Ten companies will be listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange, another 10 will float on Shenzhen's SME board, which hosts small- and medium-sized enterprises, and
Published 29 Jun, 2015 12:00am
China securities regulator approves new batch of 28 IPOs

China securities regulator approves new batch of 28 IPOs

China's securities regulator said it has approved a new batch of 28 initial public offerings. Ten companies will be listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange, another 10 will float on Shenzhen's SME board, which hosts small- and medium-sized enterprises, and
Published 29 Jun, 2015 12:00am
Tesco sales down less than expected in first quarter

Tesco sales down less than expected in first quarter

Britain's biggest supermarket chain Tesco said sales had declined less than expected in its first quarter, suggesting a tentative recovery in its key home market could be starting to move onto a stronger footing. Tesco, which endured a horrendous 18 month
Published 29 Jun, 2015 12:00am
Nissan says paid CEO Ghosn $8.4 million last year

Nissan says paid CEO Ghosn $8.4 million last year

Nissan Motor Co, Japan's second-biggest automaker, said on June 23 it paid Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn 1.035 billion yen ($8.39 million) last business year, up 4 percent from the previous year. Ghosn, one of the highest-paid CEOs in Japan, received 995 m
Published 29 Jun, 2015 12:00am
Bayer plans to list plastics unit as early as October

Bayer plans to list plastics unit as early as October

German drugmaker Bayer plans to list its plastics division as early as October to take advantage of current rich stock market valuations, according to sources familiar with the deal. While a decision on the exact timing will be taken just days ahead of th
Published 29 Jun, 2015 12:00am
Nestle boss trying to restore firm's image after India ban

Nestle boss trying to restore firm's image after India ban

Nestle chief Paul Bulcke says he has drawn the lessons from India's shock ban on its Maggi instant noodles over a health scare and is now trying to salvage the image of the world's top food company. Bulcke insisted that its hugely popular Maggi brand was
Published 29 Jun, 2015 12:00am
Boeing taps Muilenberg as CEO

Boeing taps Muilenberg as CEO

Boeing named Dennis Muilenburg, a 30-year company veteran, as chief executive on June 23 as the US aerospace giant prepares for the retirement of current CEO James McNerney. The Boeing board of directors elected Muilenburg, 51, who has served as Boeing pr
Published 29 Jun, 2015 12:00am
JP Morgan hires head of cash equity sales

JP Morgan hires head of cash equity sales

JP Morgan has hired Shakir Iqbal as head of cash equity sales for the Middle East, North Africa and frontier markets, the US bank said on June 25. Iqbal, previously director of MENA and frontier market equity sales at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, will b
Published 29 Jun, 2015 12:00am
Japan's SoftBank in $20 billion-solar power venture in India

Japan's SoftBank in $20 billion-solar power venture in India

Japan's SoftBank will team up with Taiwan's Foxconn and Bharti Enterprises to invest $20 billion in solar power projects in India, as the country ramps up its clean energy sector, the companies announced on June 22. Mobile phone operator SoftBank said the
Published 29 Jun, 2015 12:00am
Chinese firms see broad-based recovery in second quarter: survey

Chinese firms see broad-based recovery in second quarter: survey

China's economy saw a broad-based rebound in the second quarter, results from a private survey of Chinese firms showed, supporting official claims that the world's second-largest economy is beginning to turn around. The report, produced each quarter by Ch
Published 29 Jun, 2015 12:00am
Study shows drug combination can treat bipolar depression

Study shows drug combination can treat bipolar depression

NeuroRx Inc said initial results of a small study show a combination of several drugs can reduce symptoms of depression and suicidal tendencies in patients with bipolar disorder and maintain that effect over time.
Published 29 Jun, 2015 12:00am
Ebola epidemic was disaster for malaria control

Ebola epidemic was disaster for malaria control

Untreated malaria in Guinea surged as a result of the Ebola scare and probably caused far more deaths than the dreaded haemorrhagic fever itself, doctors reported on June 23. Tens of thousands shunned seeking help for malaria, fearing infection from peopl
Published 29 Jun, 2015 12:00am
Road noise may cut life expectancy

Road noise may cut life expectancy

Living in a neighbourhood with noisy road traffic may reduce life expectancy and boost the risk of stroke, doctors reported in a study on June 23. Researchers compared noise levels and data for deaths and hospital admissions across London, they said in a
Published 29 Jun, 2015 12:00am
Drastic acceleration of HIV fight needed to stop AIDS resurgence

Drastic acceleration of HIV fight needed to stop AIDS resurgence

The global HIV epidemic could see a resurgence in just five years without a drastic acceleration in efforts to prevent and treat the AIDS virus, the United Nations and disease experts said on June 25. While good progress has been made in improving access
Published 29 Jun, 2015 12:00am
Big fall in sun's output would slow global warming in Europe, US

Big fall in sun's output would slow global warming in Europe, US

A fall in the sun's heat output to levels last felt 300 years ago would slow temperature rises in the eastern United States and Europe, though the world-wide impact would be far too small to halt global warming, a study said on June 23.
Published 29 Jun, 2015 12:00am
Climate change health risk is 'medical emergency', experts warn

Climate change health risk is 'medical emergency', experts warn

The threat to human health from climate change is so great that it could undermine the last 50 years of gains in development and global health, experts warned on June 23. Extreme weather events such as floods and heat waves bring rising risks of infectiou
Published 29 Jun, 2015 12:00am
Google Play enters free streaming with radio

Google Play enters free streaming with radio

Google Play on Tuesday expanded to Internet radio, becoming the latest streaming player to provide free content despite controversy among artists. The Internet search giant's streaming service said it was launching a curated online radio network that woul
Published 29 Jun, 2015 12:00am
Google opens News Lab to sharpen journalism skills

Google opens News Lab to sharpen journalism skills

Google on Monday launched an online lab where journalists can learn or sharpen Internet Age reporting skills. The News Lab mission is to collaborate with journalists and entrepreneurs to apply technology innovations to reporting news, lab director Steve G
Published 29 Jun, 2015 12:00am
Microsoft makes Word available on Android phones

Microsoft makes Word available on Android phones

Microsoft on Wednesday followed through on a promise to release versions of its widely used Word, Excel and PowerPoint programs for smartphones running on Google-backed Android software. The apps, which hit shelves of Google's online Play Store, build on
Published 29 Jun, 2015 12:00am
General Motors developing wireless download of new features

General Motors developing wireless download of new features

General Motors Co is developing technology to allow new features to be downloaded wirelessly, the automaker's head of vehicle development said on Wednesday. GM global product development chief Mark Reuss said the company is developing a new electrical arc
Published 29 Jun, 2015 12:00am
Charging a smartphone wirelessly takes 50 percent longer

Charging a smartphone wirelessly takes 50 percent longer

Many of today's popular smartphones can be wirelessly charged by simply placing the device on the surface of a small charging station, but users often have the feeling this is slower than charging by cable. Now it's official. A test by respected German co
Published 29 Jun, 2015 12:00am
US Internet adoption steady as 'digital gaps' persist

US Internet adoption steady as 'digital gaps' persist

The percentage of Americans using the Internet has remained unchanged for the past three years, with older and low-income people making slow progress getting online, a study showed Friday. The Pew Research Center report showed 84 percent of American adult
Published 29 Jun, 2015 12:00am
Facebook makes people happier, not envious, study shows

Facebook makes people happier, not envious, study shows

The popular wisdom is that browsing Facebook and seeing people in alluringly posed portraits living apparently perfect lives spreads a cloud of jealousy and envy over the rest of us. But a recent study by the Leibniz Knowledge Media Research Center in Ger
Published 29 Jun, 2015 12:00am
Facebook reveals new security tool

Facebook reveals new security tool

Facebook announced Tuesday it has been using a new security tool to help detect and remove malicious software for users of the world's biggest social network. Facebook said it was working with Kaspersky Lab, bolstering a program implemented with other onl
Published 29 Jun, 2015 12:00am
Amazon launches virtual assistant speaker to public

Amazon launches virtual assistant speaker to public

Amazon said Tuesday its Echo personal assistant speaker aimed at integrating with smart home devices was on sale to the public after seven months of tests on an invitation-only basis.
Published 29 Jun, 2015 12:00am
Travic simulates train and bus movements on map in real time

Travic simulates train and bus movements on map in real time

Imagine you had a world map where you could zoom in on streets and railway lines and see the buses and the trains moving. A German university has made the dream come true with a portal that shows public transport in Tokyo and many other world cities. Trav
Published 29 Jun, 2015 12:00am
Twitter users can now warn one another about trolls

Twitter users can now warn one another about trolls

Twitter has made it easier for its users to share with one another their lists of blocked contacts. Indeed, a whole list of so-called trolls - people who disrupt, insult or threaten other others - can now be blocked with just the click of a single button.
Published 29 Jun, 2015 12:00am
Sydney's crazy housing market no mere craze

Sydney's crazy housing market no mere craze

Outlandish property prices make daily headlines in Sydney - a peeling 1900s three-bed with no kitchen sink for A$2.6 million ($2 million), a parking space in Kirribili for A$120,000 - and first-time buyers have little prospect of relief. Home price growth
Published 29 Jun, 2015 12:00am
Smaller German firms see US trade deal as threat

Smaller German firms see US trade deal as threat

Martina Roemmelt-Fella, who owns a small, family-run turbine manufacturer in Bavaria, should be a cheerleader for a trade deal between Europe and the United States that promises to ease the flow of goods and services across the Atlantic. But instead she f
Published 29 Jun, 2015 12:00am
Indonesia to be eight-largest AIIB shareholder

Indonesia to be eight-largest AIIB shareholder

Indonesia will sign up as a founding member of the China-backed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) with an investment of $672.1 million paid over five years, the Finance Ministry said in a statement on Sunday. Indonesia will be the eighth-largest
Published 29 Jun, 2015 12:00am
South Korea's department store sales revised down

South Korea's department store sales revised down

Sales at top South Korean department stores in May grew less than earlier reported, revised government data showed on Sunday, but the annual gain was still the best since February. The trade ministry said sales at department store chains run by Hyundai De
Published 29 Jun, 2015 12:00am
Vietnam to end foreign investment limits for some companies

Vietnam to end foreign investment limits for some companies

Vietnam said Sunday it will end restrictions limiting the stake foreigners can own in some locally listed companies, the latest move by the communist country to open up to overseas investments. In a decree posted on the government's website, Hanoi said it
Published 29 Jun, 2015 12:00am
Europe urges tourists to carry cash if visiting Greece

Europe urges tourists to carry cash if visiting Greece

European nations urged Sunday their nationals to carry cash with them when vacationing in Greece as the country hurtles towards a banking crisis. The German foreign ministry recommended that tourists "take sufficient amounts of cash" when visiting Greece,
Published 29 Jun, 2015 12:00am
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