The dollar eased in Asian trade on Tuesday with the euro and safe-haven yen both rising ahead of key economic data due this week, including a US jobs report. The greenback slipped to 81.84 yen in Asian trade, compared with 82.28 yen in New York Monday. The euro gained to $1.3346 from $1.3325 in New York, and edged up to 109.27 yen, compared with 109.22 yen overnight in mixed trade. The yen's lure as a safe haven continued as investors …

At speeds even he could barely imagine, Albert Einstein's private papers and innermost thoughts will soon be available online, from a rare scribble of "E=mc2" in his own hand, to political pipe-dreams and secret love letters to his mistress. Fifty-seven years after the Nobel Prize-winning physicist's death, the Israeli university which he helped found opened Internet access on Monday to some of the 80,000 documents Einstein bequeathed to it in …

A unique thermosolar power station in southern Spain can shrug off cloudy days: energy stored when the sun shines lets it produce electricity even during the night. The Gemasolar station, up and running since last May, stands out in the plains of Andalusia. From the road between Seville and Cordoba, one can see its central tower lit up like a beacon by 2,600 solar mirrors, each 120 square metres (1,290 square feet), that surround it in an …

US ambassador to Egypt rushed to Germany from where she will return to United States, according to German news agency. Earlier, around 100 protesters calling for an end to military rule in Egypt clashed with soldiers near the US embassy in Cairo. Shouting "Down with military power!" the protesters lobbed stones at the soldiers, who responded by throwing them back and trying to disperse the crowd. The soldiers then returned to their position, where …

The world's oceans are turning acidic at what could be the fastest pace of any time in the past 300 million years, even more rapidly than during a monster emission of planet-warming carbon 56 million years ago, scientists said on Thursday. Looking back at that bygone warm period in Earth's history could offer help in forecasting the impact of human-spurred climate change, researchers said of a review of hundreds of studies of ancient climate records …

High levels of pollution may be turning the planet's oceans acidic at a faster rate than at any time in the past 300 million years, with unknown consequences for future sea life, researchers said Thursday. The acidification may be worse than during four major mass extinctions in history when natural pulses of carbon from asteroid impacts and volcanic eruptions caused global temperatures to soar, said the study in the journal Science. An international …

The euro firmed against major currencies in Asian trade Friday thanks to an upbeat German business confidence survey and improving investor sentiment about Greece. The common currency was trading at $1.3374 and 107.12 yen in Tokyo trade, compared with $1.3369 and 106.94 late Thursday in New York. The greenback stood at 80.11 yen in Friday trade, compared with 79.98. Noriaki Murao, a senior dealer at Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ in New York, said …

Shahrukh Khan fans in Germany are in for a treat. The actor’s latest release “Don 2: The King Is Back” will be screened at the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival, to be held Feb 9-19, and he will attend the event also. Also, the movie, produced by Excel Entertainment, will have its mainstream theatrical release with a dubbed version in German. Shah Rukh, along with his co-star Priyanka Chopra, director Farhan Akhtar and producer Ritesh Sidhwani, …

Bollywood actress Katrina Kaif has bagged the most sought-after role of playing the female lead besides superstar Rajinikanth in Kochadaiyaan movie. Reports say that the negotiations are on with the actress who is currently shooting for Yash Chopra’s film. Katrina has assured the makers of the dates in the next few months. Even Soundarya Rajinikanth confirmed the same saying, "Yes, we are indeed in talks with Katrina and we will let you know soon." …

The management of Mehran University of Engineering and Technology (MUET) Jamshoro Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with a Technical University of Germany. According to a University spokesman, under MoU both the universities will establish educational linkage with research activities among the students. Both the universities will also organise workshops and seminars on different topics under the MoU, the spokesman added.