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A dream 52 years in the making: Amazon founder ready to blast off into space

Jeff Bezos says his dream of travelling into space was born when, as a five year old, he watched Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldr

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Carsome Group will acquire iCar Asia in a deal worth $200M

Southeast Asia’s car marketplace wars are going into high drive. Today Carsome Group, one of the region’s largest online used

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Yandex Self-Driving Group partners with GrubHub to bring robotic delivery to college campuses

Yandex Self-Driving Group, a unit of Yandex, the publicly-traded Russian tech giant, has announced a partnership with food de

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Sharks use Earth's magnetic field as a GPS, scientists say

Sharks use the Earth's magnetic field as a sort of natural GPS to navigate journeys that take them great distances across the

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Nepali PM loses vote of confidence in the Parliament

By APD writer Shristi Nepali Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli faced motion of confidence at the House of Representatives on Monda

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Twitter bans James O’Keefe of Project Veritas over fake account policy

Twitter has banned right-wing provocateur James O’Keefe, creator of political gotcha video producer Project Veritas, for viol

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APD | World aviation industry faces “unprecedented crisis”

By APD writer Alice The global aviation industry is facing a serious crisis due to the sharp decline in passenger numbers due

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Afghanistan Taliban agrees to temporary cease-fire

On Sunday, the Taliban stated they would agree to a temporary nationwide cease-fire, making room for a peace agreement with t

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CAS hearings on WADA rules against Russia may last until 2020 Olympics

Russian Olympic Committee building is seen in Moscow, Russia after the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) handed a four-year ban

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APD | Does Hambanthota port deal turn into to dispute between Sri Lanka and China?

By APD writer Ajith D Perera ***Editor's note: * the author is a management and marketing consultant who has over 20 years wo

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Chinese police arrest 103 suspects in fake adhesive case

Shanghai police have arrested 103 suspects for their involvement in counterfeiting adhesive brand Loctite owned by German com

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Tesla to take new $1.4-billion loan from Chinese banks: Reuters

U.S. electric vehicle maker Tesla and a group of Chinese banks have agreed a new 10-billion-yuan (1.4 billion U.S. dollars),

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Jordan, Japan discuss cooperation, anti-terror war

Jordan and Japan on Sunday discussed ways to boost cooperation in economic and defense fields and efforts in the war against

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APD | Japan’s trade deficit hits 82 billion yen in November

By APD writer Alice A preliminary report by the Japanese Finance Ministry showed that Japan ran a trade deficit of 82.08 bill

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Suicide and depression linked to air pollution, new analysis suggests

A man in heavy smog in Pristina, Kosovo. Many cities across Kosovo are experiencing high levels of visible air pollution (Cre

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Iran says no shortage of "strategic medicines" despite U.S. sanctions

Iranian Minister of Health Saeed Namaki said Tuesday that Iran has enough reserve of "strategic medicines" despite

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British PM starts reshuffle of cabinet after election victory

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson started to re-assemble his front bench team Monday night as deadline of Brexit is approa