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Changi Airport traffic for Feb up by 5.6%; New challenge from Beijing airport looms large

The Beijing airport with an estimated $12.9 billion spent on it, is all set to open in 2019, taking the shine away from Changi airport as one of the world's biggest aviation hubs.

Mar 27, 2018

By Soorya Kiran NN

A view shows Morocco's northern town of Al-Hoceima

Morocco positions itself as gateway for African outreach

Moroccan Prime Minister Saadeddine El Othmani was the first head of the government to participate in the CMF, which is annually being held in this city since 2015.

Mar 25, 2018

By IANS

US stocks trade lower after Trump's trade move

On the economic front, the US new orders for manufactured durable goods in February increased $7.4 billion, or 3.1 percent, to $247.7 billion, the Commerce Department said.

Mar 24, 2018

By IANS

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Trump hits China with tariffs on $50 bln worth of imports, China retaliates with tariffs on 128 US products

Besides these tariffs, the US also plans to impose new investment restrictions, take action against China at the World Trade Organization and the Treasury Department also will propose additional measures.

Mar 23, 2018

By IANS

Higher IQ may land you fatter pay cheque, says study

IQ or intelligence is the primary condition for a socially cohesive, cooperative society, say experts

Mar 22, 2018

By IANS

India: Markets open on higher note on Thursday

The broader 51-scrip Nifty at National Stock Exchange (NSE) opened at 10,167.50 points after closing at 10,155.25 points.

Mar 22, 2018

By IANS

Facebook suffers drop of stocks amid alleged data leak crisis

The Facebook loss came after US and British media reported that the data of more than 50 million Facebook users were inappropriately used by a British data analysis company.

Mar 20, 2018

By IANS

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uber rents out faulty cars to singapore drivers

Self-Driving car to deliver your pizza or any item faster than humans now

Self-Driving vehicles will be available 24/7 and will provide a notification on customer's phone once the e-commerce item reaches the nearest location of delivery address.

Mar 20, 2018

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Cryptojackers target YouTube to mine digital coins

First YouTube space facility in Middle East region opens in Dubai

The Arab world has experienced a 160-percent increase in the number of channels uploaded from MENA countries in the past three years.

Mar 19, 2018

By IANS

WTO's informal 2-day mini-ministerial in Delhi from Monday

This will be the second WTO mini-ministerial meeting being hosted by India, after the first in 2009.

Mar 18, 2018

By IANS

Global cues, political instability expected to dent equity indices

Besides US Fed's meet from March 20-21, investors are expected to keep a close watch on the direction of foreign fund flows and the rupee's movement against the US dollar.

Mar 18, 2018

By Rohit Vaid

Oil prices climb as US equities rebound

US stocks ended higher on Friday as investors meditated on a batch of generally positive economic reports.

Mar 17, 2018

By IANS

India M&A: Yes Bank acquires 17.31% stock in struggling Fortis Healthcare

Yes Bank said the 17.31 per cent equity in Fortis has been acquired in lieu of the default in loan repayment by the promoters of the healthcare company.

Mar 15, 2018

By IANS

European Commission to fine Qualcomm $1.23b

Broadcom drops Qualcomm acquisition bid after Trump block

Trump on Monday blocked Broadcom's nearly $121 billion bid for Qualcomm, saying it might "impair the national security" of the country.

Mar 14, 2018

By IANS

Apple acquires Texture, Netflix of digital magazine service

Texture brings over 200 of the world's best magazines to life, providing an easy way for users to read high-quality stories and entire issues of their favourite titles.

Mar 13, 2018

By IANS

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