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Italy’s Salini inks $337m contract deal with Qatar Public Works Authority
DOHA: Italian construction major Salini Impregilo has further reinforced its presence in Qatar by clinching yet another deal. The global...
Sri Lanka’s CSE inks MoU with Maldives Stock Exchange
COLOMBO: The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Maldives Stock Exchange (MSE) in order...
Cuba plans to build wind farms with foreign funds
HAVANA: The project is part of an effort by the island to generate 24 per cent of its electricity from...
Scientists predict that a mini ice-age will take place in 2030
CANADA: A mini ice-age will take place in 2030 thanks to 60 per cent fall in solar activity between 2030...
New black hole is much bigger than thought
HONG KONG: A new found black hole is much bigger than expected, given the size of its host galaxy. The...
Comet 67P probably has a wealthy base of microbial life, scientists
CANADA: Director of the Buckingham Centre for Astrobiology, Professor Chandra Wickramasinghe and his colleague Dr. Max Wallis from the University...
New Horizons spacecraft in “great shape” for Pluto flyby, engineers
NEW YORK: Engineers say the New Horizons spacecraft is in "great shape" for its historic flyby of Pluto Engineers say...
Jamaica police seize firearm, ammunition in Spanish Town
KINGSTON: The Spanish Town police are reporting the seizure of one firearm and four rounds of ammunition in the New...
Mexico to expand live sheep shipments from New Zealand by 2018
MEXICO CITY: Mexico is keen to expand its country's sheep flock beyond two million by 2018 through more massive live...
Guyana aims to start gold mining in September
GEORGETOWN: Dual-listed Troy Resources (TSX, ASX:TRY) says its Karouni gold project in Guyana should begin wet commissioning in early September,...
Taiwan’s Wowprime Corp sales drop 12.81% to NT$1.36b in June
TAIPEI:, the nation’s largest restaurant chain operator, reported sales for last month of NT$1.36 billion (US$43.5 million), a decline of...
Argentina’s agricultural exports halt by strike in Senasa
BUENOS AIRES: Agricultural exports, including the pear and apple that could finally be shipped to Brazil after the lifting of...
Canada police confiscate large amount of cocaine in Regina
REGINA: Four Regina men have been charged after search warrants executed at two Regina residences reportedly turned up close to...
Oakville resident charges with producing, possessing marijuana in Erin
ONTARIO: A “sophisticated” marijuana grow-op holding 1,300 plants was allegedly found operating out of a business in Erin. Wellington County...
Lagos man dies of cocaine ingestion at Naamdi Azikiewe airport
ABUJA: The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said a 32 year-old Lagos based trader died at the Nnamdi Azikiwe...
Anti narcotics force seize 7 kilos of heroin, arrest 23 in Lawrence
LAWRENCE: City narcotics detectives, working with local and federal authorities, seized about 15 pounds of heroin worth roughly $500,000, two...
Nissan designers set out to fashion eighth-generation Maxima
TOKYO: When Nissan designers set out to fashion the eighth-generation Maxima, the mandate was clear: Create a full-size family sedan...
Belarus ready to develop manufacturing projects in Afghanistan
KABUL: Belarus is ready to launch joint manufacturing projects in Afghanistan and is ready to enter third-country markets. The ideas...
Google uses technology in spam filter to better understand different tastes of users on Gmail
NEW YORK: Until now, training the Gmail filter by marking messages as spam (or “not spam”) mostly trained the overall...
Delaware State Police seize 1,200+ baggies of heroin in Millsboro
MILLSBORO: A Lewes man is behind bars, after Police say they found heroin in his car during a traffic stop,...
