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New discovery solve the mystery how snake lost their lags
EUROPE: It may be hard to believe that snakes once had legs, though the beady-eyed reptiles are commonly accepted to...
South Korean stocks tumble 0.93% at end of trade
SEOUL: South Korean stocks tumbled 0.93 percent on Friday as foreigners extended their selling spree to a sixth straight session,...
Think like alien
MEXICO: The Australian astrophysicist at the heart of the ET hunt says he tries to put himself in the shoes...
CICC revenue hits 1.7b yuan in Q1
BEIJING: China International Capital Corp, the country’s top domestic investment bank, said its first-quarter profit doubled due to a jump...
Russian, Japanese & US astronauts reach ISS
LONDON: Astronauts from Russia, Japan and the United States Thursday docked successfully with the International Space Station after a two-month...
US customs arrests 2 Canadian for smuggling IDs, documents
DETROIT: It's believed two Canadian men were smuggling fraudulent IDs and other documents into the U.S. for transfer or sale....
Tokyo stocks close 0.67pc lower, Nikkei 225 skids 139.42pts
TOKYO: Tokyo stocks have closed 0.67 per cent lower, as tumbling commodities prices and weak Chinese manufacturing data aggravate worries...
Construction of 600MW power plant: Zimbabwean firm seals $1.1b deal with China
HARARE: Zimbabwe’s Pan-African Energy Resource (PER) has signed a $1.1 billion agreement with the China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC)...
China’s eHi Car Services receives $242m in financing
SHANGHAI: NYSE-listed Chinese car rental firm eHi Car Services announced here the other day that it had reached a deal...
Japan stocks retreat at end of trade, Nikkei 225 dips 0.67%
TOKYO: Japan stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Machinery, Banking and Warehousing sectors led...
China invests $43.3b in domestic railway construction in H1
BEIJING: China has invested more than 265.1 billion yuan ($43.3 billion) in domestic railway construction in the first half of...
China’s CRRC inks agreement with HK MTR to supply 93 eight-car trains
BEIJING: China's CRRC Corp Ltd is going to produce subway cars for Hong Kong's railway operator, in its largest subway...
McDonald’s earnings fall 13.3% to $1.2b in Q2
NEW YORK: The world’s biggest fast-food chain, McDonald's, has post lower quarterly earnings, which decreased 13.3 per cent in second...
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain just appears at Japanese PlayStation Store
TOKYO: Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain has just appeared at the Japanese PlayStation Store and has revealed how...
Candia eyes on Chinese market
BEIJING: French milk producer Candia, part of the dairy cooperative Sodiaal Group, is looking to make inroads into the high-end...
Singapore stocks descends 3.72pts at end
SINGAPORE: stocks led the local market this week, though without the entry of a significant number of retail players. The...
Simon Bridges leads drive to test Google’s driverless cars in New Zealand after visiting Kiwi robotics
WELLINGTON: Transport Minister Simon Bridges is leading a drive to test Google's driverless cars in New Zealand after visiting Kiwi...
Chinese coal trade projects to drop 1% YoY
BEIJING: Global seaborne coal trade is currently projected to drop 1% y-o-y in 2015, which would be the first annual...
WordPress releases critical security update to fix vulnerability
SYDNEY: Developers of the popular WordPress blogging platform have released a critical security update to fix a vulnerability that can...
Uber, Xiaomi sign partnership in Singapore and Malaysia for new Mi Note smartphone
BEIJING: Uber has teamed up with mobile colossus Xiaomi in Singapore and Malaysia. The partnership will see Uber acting as...
