DNA from ancient plague points to modern peril "In some cases death came immediately; in others, after many days," the historian Procopius wrote as a terrifying disease scythed through Constantinople in 542 AD.
28 January 2014
Kazakhstan mathematician claims solution of Clay Navier-Stokes Millennium Problem Kazakhstan mathematician Dr. Mukhtarbay Otelbayev claimes to have solved one of the mathematical problems of the millennium.
27 January 2014
'Goodnight, humans': China's Jade Rabbit moon rover posting Chinese Internet users flooded the country's social media networks on Monday with condolences for the troubled Jade Rabbit moon rover, which experienced a "mechanical control abnormality" over the weekend.
27 January 2014
British expat leaves job after Singapore 'poor people' remark A Singapore-based British wealth adviser who set off a firestorm by publicly insulting Singaporeans who have to rely on public transport has "parted ways" with his former employer, the firm said Saturday.
25 January 2014
Google apologizes after online services stumble Google apologized Friday after the Internet giant's widely used free email and an array of other services were disrupted by apparent software woes.
25 January 2014
Apple mulling move into mobile payments Apple is considering launching a mobile-payments service for its iPhone and iPad, which would compete with major players such as PayPal, The Wall Street Journal said Friday.
25 January 2014
NASA launches communications satellite NASA on Thursday launched a new satellite to boost its growing communications network between Earth and the International Space Station, allowing for nearly uninterrupted video, voice link and data transmission.
24 January 2014
Kok Zhailyau resort to have freeride tracks Kok Zhailyau mountain skiing resort near Kazakhstan's Almaty will have kinds of ski tracks and slopes for skiers of different levels.
24 January 2014
Indonesia to open instant noodles plant in Kazakhstan A joint plant working on Kazakh flour looks profitable for both Indonesia and Kazakhstan: President Nazarbayev.
24 January 2014
France launches express rail project linking Paris to airport France's government has launched a 1.7-billion-euro ($2.3 billion) project to link Paris to its main international airport, Charles de Gaulle, with an express train that will go into operation in a decade's time.
24 January 2014
China to fund $10 bn megarefinery in Ecuador China will finance most of the costs associated with building a $10 billion refinery in Ecuador, and become a partner in the megaproject.
23 January 2014
Singapore FM slams 'deeply offensive' remarks by British expat A Singapore-based British wealth manager's Facebook posts deriding public transport commuters as poor are "deeply offensive, wrong, and unacceptable".
23 January 2014
Expansion of Aktau sea port to be completed in 2014 According to Mr. Mamin, freights reloaded at Aktau port in 2013 totaled 10 million tons, 300 000 tons over the estimated target.
23 January 2014
Icahn takes eBay stake, seeks PayPal spinoff EBay said Wednesday that activist investor Carl Icahn had taken a stake in the online retailer and was seeking a spinoff of its PayPal financial payments unit.
23 January 2014
'Mac' turns 30 in changing computer world Decades before changing the world with iPhones and iPads, Apple transformed home computing with the Macintosh.
23 January 2014
Rescued Antarctic scientists back on dry land Scientists whose Antarctic expedition became trapped in sea ice finally returned to dry land Wednesday, apologising for the disruption and facing questions over who will pay for the international rescue mission.
22 January 2014
British expat's 'poor people' remark sparks outrage in Singapore A Porsche-driving British wealth manager in Singapore who referred to public transport commuters as "poor people" has apologised after his Facebook posts sparked an online furore.
22 January 2014
S. Korea to spend $1.5 bn on 5G 'movie-in-a-second' service South Korea, already one of the most wired countries on earth, Wednesday announced a 1.6 trillion won ($1.5 billion) plan to set up a next-generation 5G wireless service quick enough to download full-length films in a second.
22 January 2014
Iran to halt 20% enriched uranium by noon Monday: official Iran's nuclear chief Ali Akbar Salehi said the Islamic republic would halt production of 20 percent enriched uranium by noon (0830 GMT) on Monday.
20 January 2014

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