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Shanghai’s CPI grows 2.3% in May
SHANGHAI: Shanghai’s Consumer Price Index, the main gauge of inflation, grew 2.3 percent from a year earlier in May, slower...
Solar powered plane begins six day flight over Pacific Ocean
NEW YORK: A revolutionary zero-fuel solar plane has taken off for a six-day flight over the Pacific Ocean, from China...
Solar power now covers more than 1% of global electricity demand
ROME: Solar power now covers more than 1% of global electricity demand. In three countries in Europe – Italy, Germany...
Moody’s admires China’s reform progress in economy
BEIJING: China has made a substantial progress on reforming and rebalancing its economy, Moody’s Investors Service said here the other...
China to take delivery of 38,050 new aircraft during the next 20 years
BEIJING: Global airlines will take delivery of 38,050 new aircraft during the next 20 years with China retaining its No.1...
Venus & Jupiter will come together for a spectacular close encounter at the end of June
MEXICO: One of the year’s stunning celestial displays will occur at the end of June and beginning of July when...
NASA’s spacecraft Dawn sent closest images of dwarf planet Ceres
CANADA: NASA's spacecraft Dawn has sent back the closest images ever taken of the dwarf planet Ceres. The closest pictures...
Uber Technologies plans to invest $1b in China in 2015
BEIJING: Ride-hailing service Uber Technologies Inc plans to invest more than $1 billion in China this year as the controversial...
Bulgaria marks 10% increase in EU fund absorption over first 5 months
SOFIA: Bulgaria has marked a 10% increase in EU funds absorption over the first 5 months of 2015, according to...
All chimpanzees are now considered to be endangered species
MEXICO: All chimpanzees are now protected under the Endangered Species Act.Under the new ruling, chimps will be protected from capture...
US give approval to protect 38,000 mile coral habitat from North Carolina to New York
LONDON: A fisheries council in the U.S. has given its approval to ban certain fishing methods to protect the coral...
Engineers build tiny flying robots by observe moths ‘method of flying
HONG KONG: Hawkmoths are able see in the dark, and now, researchers know how they do it. This ability allows...
NASA reveals new image of Pluto captured by LORRI
FRANCE: The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has released new photographs of Pluto that were captured using the Long...
Greece’s shares slide as crunch eurozone meeting nears as 18 June on card
ATHENS: Greece needs to clinch a deal with its EU-IMF creditors at a eurozone meeting on June 18 to prevent...
German business delegation emphasizes on trade not ‘aid’
BERLIN: Adviser to Prime Minister on National Security and Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz received German Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs...
Greece to face some difficult days in Month of June
ATHENS: Financial Experts says that June is a toughest month in 2015 for Greece as many dates have to set...
Denmark’s Skibskredit eyes on IPO to boost its financial position
COPENHAGEN: A Danish ship finance bank has said it is looking at an IPO to help boost its financial position....
Tokio Marine shares jump 2.4% to trade at 4,915
TOKYO: Tokio Marine Holdings Inc. shares rose after analysts said the insurer’s plan to buy HCC Insurance Holdings Inc. will...
Honda Motor Co to spend 44.8b yen for recall of cars fitted with air bag parts made by Takata
TOKYO: Honda Motor Co said on Friday it expects to spend 44.8 billion yen ($363 million) in quality-related costs to...
SK C&C to open Korea’s first Internet bank next year
SEOUL: A senior executive of SK C&C, a leading system integration developer in South Korea, said that the company would...
