4,200 employees furloughed: VW stops production at Brazilian plant
BRASILIA: Due to decreasing demand, Volkswagen AG has stopped production at its second largest factory in Brazil for three weeks ...
Year: 2015
IBM to invest $3b in ‘Internet of Things’ unit to sell its expertise in gathering, making sense of surge in real-time data
NEW YORK: International Business Machines Corp (IBM) reveals to invest $3 billion over the next four years in a new ...
Multitask while driving causes accidents on roads: study
NEW YORK: Researchers declare April as National Distracted Driving Awareness month. And a new study commissioned by Erie Insurance reveals ...
Samsung, LG decide to stop intense rivalry by ending all pending legal disputes
SEOUL: Samsung and LG have agreed to end all pending legal disputes, bringing a measure of peace to two of ...
Bionic ants can be tomorrow’s factory workers
LONDON: Ants and their highly organised colonies are renowned for their collective intelligence and hard work. They communicate and cooperate ...
Ford appears in Eko Atlantic Beach Polo Tournament
DELHI: Ford Motor Company showcased a range of its vehicles at the just concluded Eko Atlantic Beach Polo Tournament, which ...
McLaren presents McLaren 570S Coupé first model in sports series family to compete with the Porsche 911
SYDNEY: McLaren has revealed McLaren 570S Coupé the first model in its Sports Series family which is expected to compete ...
$0.5m smuggling may cost Rs500m: Court reserves ruling on Ayyan Ali’s bail petition
LAHORE: The Rawalpindi bench of Lahore High Court has reserved the ruling over supermodel Ayyan Ali’s petition seeking bail in ...
ESA’s Herschel space observe that winds blowing from a huge black hole
CANADA: Astronomers using ESA's Herschel space observatory have found that the winds blowing from a huge black hole are sweeping ...
LG next flagship G4 to land on April 28
DELHI: The South Korean company LG has started sending press invites for April 28 event where the company likely to ...
Singapore stocks open higher, STI surges 12.19pts
SINGAPORE: Singapore stocks opened higher on Tuesday, with the Straits Times Index up 12.19 points or 0.35 per cent to ...
Sony Xperia Z2, Xperia Z2 Tablet to get Android 5.0 Lollipop Update from next week
TOKYO: Sony has announced that the Sony Xperia Z2 and Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet will start rolling out from next ...
Xiaomi to unveil first smartwatch, mid-range Android 5.0.2 Lollipop Smartphone with 12mp camera, 2GB RAM
BEIJING: Xiaomi recently teased the unveiling of a new product for its March 31 Fan Festival on its online forum. ...
2 degree Celsius goal to combat climate change unreasonable
LONDON: The target to keep global warming to 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) above preindustrial levels – as agreed ...
Taiwan stocks edge up 0.15pc at start, TAIEX soars 14.44pts
TAIPEI: Taiwan stocks edged up 0.15 per cent in midday trading on Tuesday, largely in line with a mixed performance ...
SL Supreme Court suspends Rs200m duty tax on spirit makers
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's Supreme Court issued an interim injunction suspending the government's gazette notification which imposes a minimum monthly duty ...
Indian customs foils attempt of smuggle 3kg of gold at Vallabhbhai airport
AHMEDABAD: Indian Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) of Customs department foiled attempt of smuggle 3 kilograms of gold worth Rs 80.32 ...
2015 Toyota Camry with 7 airbags, Rear Cross Traffic alert for RM175k lands on April 2
TOKYO: The 2015 Toyota Camry will be launched on April 2, just three days away, but eager sales agents have ...
Yabbie hunters nab freshwater crocodile in outback Queensland
WASHINGTON: TWO blokes hunting for yabbies have nabbed a croc in the middle of outback central Queensland THE freshwater crocodile ...
Minecraft offers educational version of Mojang’s popular game free to Northern Ireland secondary schools
LONDON: Minecraft offers educational version of Mojang’s popular world building game free to Students of Northern Ireland secondary schools. As ...
