SpaceX launches cargo capsule, fails to nail rocket landing
LONDON: The third attempt to launch and then retrieve a booster rocket intact has failed. But the primary aim of ...
Year: 2015
Potential signs of ‘interacting’ dark matter suggest it is not completely dark after all
NEW YORK: Dark matter may be having an even bigger impact on the Universe than previously thought, after scientists found ...
Poland’s car production surges 10% in March 2015
WARSAW: Poland’s car production in March rose 10% month on month and more than 20% year on year, and reached ...
New GoPro video shows astronauts working in space
FRANC: New GoPro video shows astronauts working in space and the spectacular views they experience. NASA released the video taken ...
Juvenile sea turtles are no slackers, study
LONDON: Sea turtles six to 18 months old are active swimmers that work hard to find favorable ocean habitats, according ...
Finland’s paper production to drop 6-7% in 2015
HELSINKI: The Pellervo Economic Research of Finland forecast that pulp and paper production in Finland will decrease remarkably in the ...
Finland’s MF downgrades growth forecast in 2015 from roughly 1.5%
HELSINKI: The ministry of finance has downgraded its growth forecast for Finland in 2015 from roughly 1.5 per cent. Mika ...
China‘s yuan firms against US dollar
SHANGHAI: China's Yuan firmed against the dollar on Wednesday after the central bank fixed its daily guidance rate higher, ...
Jordan to receive $50m assistance package from World Bank
AMMAN: A new US$50 million assistance package to Jordan will enhance access to finance for micro, small and medium enterprises ...
Four-year-old Wylie from southeast Arlington was looking for some fish fossils in Mansfield
BRENT: Can every kid say he made the discovery of a lifetime sooner than he even started kindergarten? Of course ...
Jordan Customs nabs 1 smuggler, seizes 37,000 Captagon pills
AMMAN: The Customs authority stated that its agents arrested a suspect smuggler in the northern region for allegedly hiding 37,000 ...
Former Central African presidents sign peace deal in Kenya
NAIROBI: Former Central African Republic Presidents Francois Bozize and Michel Djotodia signed a peace agreement in the Kenyan capital Nairobi ...
Switzerland’s Durfy group to acquire WDF stakes in $3.8b
BERN: Switzerland's Dufry group will acquire a majority stake in chief rival World Duty Free (WDF) in a $3.8 billion ...
US dollar mixed after disappointing US retail sales report
TOKYO: The dollar was mixed Wednesday after disappointing US retail sales report aggravated concerns about the health of the world ...
Switzerland’s sports bodies bring CHF1b revenue yearly
BERN: Lausanne based sports education body stated that around 45 international sporting associations that have their headquarters in Switzerland, such ...
Singapore stocks raise 0.54pc, Straits Times Index climbs 18.87pts
SINGAPORE: Singapore shares rose 0.54 per cent on Wednesday despite a slowdown in China's economic growth and disappointing retail sales ...
Federal biologists seek more data on rat poison risk to Pacific fisher
CANADA: Federal biologists have pushed back the deadline for deciding whether to grant Endangered Species Act protection to the Pacific ...
NASA’s new horizons spacecraft nears historic July 14 encounter with Pluto
MEXICO: New Horizon, the fastest spacecraft built and launched by National Aeronautics and Space Administration is just three months away ...
London Based Company launched “Jetsons” style robo-chef
FRANCE: Remember when Jane Jetson sat down, exhausted, after cooking dinner by pushing a few buttons and letting the family’s ...
Gulf banks borrows $5.3 billion as oil prices go down
DUBAI: Banks in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) have raised $5.3 billion as oil prices down this year, up from $4.4 ...
