Afghanistan moves to block WhatsApp, Telegram messaging services
KABUL Nov 04 (TNS): Afghanistan’s telecoms regulator wrote to internet service providers this week ordering them to block the messaging services WhatsApp and Telegram...
HUAWEI introduces Mate 10 Series in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD Nov 10 (TNS): HUAWEI has introduced its HUAWEI Mate 10 Series in Pakistan – thereby heralding a Superphone era in the country.
The new...
Turkey, Russia sign S-400 missile system loan deal
ANKARA Jan 01 (TNS): Turkey and Russia have inked a loan agreement in Ankara for purchase of the S-400 missile defense system worth 2.5...
Missile from Yemen intercepted over Saudi capital
RIYADH Nov 05 (TNS): Saudi Arabia on Saturday intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile over Riyadh after it was launched from conflict-torn Yemen, with...
Paleontologists discover exceptionally preserved fossils of marine animals
ISLAMABAD, Aug, 14 (TNS): Paleontologists have discovered a rich array of exceptionally preserved fossils of marine animals that lived between 480 million and 472...
Facebook losing public trust: opinion polls
SAN FRANCISCO/LONDON (TNS): Opinion polls published in the United States and Germany cast doubt over the level of trust people have in Facebook over...
UK satellite to make movies from space
NEW DELHI Jan 16 (TNS): A British satellite has gone into orbit on an Indian rocket to acquire full-colour, high-definition video of the surface...
Mars Helicopter to Fly on NASA’s Next Red Planet Rover Mission
NASA May 12 (TNS): National Aeronautics and Space Administration decides to send a helicopter on red planet as the Mars Helicopter, a small, autonomous...
Uber exits SE Asia in new retreat from global markets
Singapore/California March 26 (TNS): Uber sold its Southeast Asian business to rival Grab on Monday, ending a bruising battle between the ride-hailing behemoths and...
WhatsApp messaging service returns after global outage
Jan 01 (TNS): WhatsApp, a popular messaging service owned by Facebook Inc, suffered a global outage for about an hour on Sunday before the...
