Investors cheered news of the deal and pushed Facebook shares up 1.8%, while several powerful Democratic lawmakers in Washington condemned the proposed penalty as inadequate.
Singapore Botanic Gardens Seed Bank has launched hopes that by storing and conserving the seeds it will be able to protect the regional plant from climate change.
China, the world's biggest steel producer, has ordered mills in key regions, including Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei, the Fenwei Plain and the Yangtze River Delta.
India's biggest launcher GSLV Mk-III will carry Chandrayaan-2 that includes a lunar lander and a rover to explore the dark side of the moon facing away from the earth for the first time.