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China working on world's largest Nuclear power expansion
China began working on a new atomic power plant, taking the number of its nuclear power units under construction to 26 and making it the largest expansion of nuclear power in the world, state media reported on Saturday.
China successfully tests new carrier rocket
China has successfully tested the power system of a fifth generation carrier rocket scheduled for flight next year carrying twice the capacity of the payload by the present carrier.
India's Act East Policy balancing China in the region, say experts
India's Act East Policy and the policies of countries like Japan and Australia are balancing the increasing influence of China in the Southeast Asian region, US lawmakers have been informed by a thinktank expert.
Greece passes second crucial bailout bill
Greece's parliament on Thursday passed legislation on a second batch of reforms needed to help unlock a huge international bailout for the country's stricken economy.
Greek Parliament to vote on a second set of reforms to secure its bailout deal
Greek lawmakers, on Wednesday are set to vote on a second batch of reforms that must pass if Athens is to receive its third huge international bailout, in a key test of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras' authority.
Fragments of one of the world's oldest Quran found in UK
esearchers at the Birmingham university in UK have discovered that fragments of a Quran manuscript in the varsity library are among the oldest in the world, dating back at least 1,370 years, close to the time of Prophet Muhammad.
Letter from hospital stuns 99-year-old woman, says she is pregnant
As she took up the matter, the Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust apologised to Doris and her family and blamed the mix up on an ‘administrative error’.
Smog levels in China drop dramatically: MEP data
In the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, Yangtze River Delta and Pearl River Delta the average density of PM2.5 particles under 2.5 micrometers in size has dropped by 22 per cent, 16.2 per cent, and 20.5 per cent respectively, data released by the Ministry o...
China's Renminbi to become fourth most-used currency: Chinese University Report
RMB is now the world's second trade-finance currency, fifth payment currency, and sixth foreign-exchange currency, said a report by Renmin University of China.
In an Islamic State training camp, over 120 children asked to 'behead the doll' with a sword
When Islamic State extremists overran Yazidi towns and villages in northern Iraq in 2014, they butchered older men.
India's stand vindicated, Chinese media says drone shot down by Pakistan made in China
The drone was "recognized in Beijing as the Chinese-made DJI phantom 3", the People's Daily reported, citing the Shanghai-based Observer website.
Pakistan asks UN body to probe ceasefire violations
Pakistan on Friday lodged a complaint against India with the UN military observer group for "ceasefire violations" along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir.
Typhoon Nangka lashes Japan, killing two, triggering floods
Packing gusts up to 126 kilometres (78 miles) per hour, Nangka barrelled over the nation's main island of Honshu after making landfall near Cape Muroto on Shikoku island late Thursday.
A year on, Ukrainian villagers recall horrors of MH17 crash
The downing of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17 still haunts residents, who remember the bodies that fell from the sky above their sleepy village in eastern Ukraine.
Iranian crude oil production likely to increase in 2016: Fitch Ratings
Iran's oil exports at the moment are around 1.1 million barrels per day (mmbbl/d) versus levels of around 2.5 mmbbl/d before 2012.
First close-up look at Pluto shows huge ice mountains and chasms
Mankind's first close-up look at Pluto did not disappoint: The pictures showed ice mountains on Pluto about as high as the Rockies and chasms on its big moon Charon that appear six times deeper than the Grand Canyon.
