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Japan's Space One Kairos rocket explodes on inaugural flight
Reuters, Published on 13/03/2024
» TOKYO - Japan's Space One's small, solid-fuelled Kairos rocket exploded shortly after its inaugural launch on Wednesday as the firm tried to become the first Japanese company to put a satellite in orbit.
Bitcoin has no future as a payments network - FTX
Reuters, Published on 16/05/2022
» Cryptocurrency exchange FTX's founder has said that bitcoin has no future as a payments network and criticised the digital currency for its inefficiency and high environmental costs.
Asian markets join global rally, oil rebounds from plunge
Reuters, Published on 10/03/2022
» Asian equities rallied Thursday following a strong bounce on Wall Street and a breathtaking surge in Europe sparked by a plunge in oil prices and bargain-buying following a Ukraine-fuelled rout.
China unveils 'loyal wingman' armed drone similar to US drone
Reuters, Published on 29/09/2021
» ZHUHAI, China: China on Wednesday revealed a drone concept similar in mission and appearance to the US-made Kratos XQ-58A Valkyrie, as countries race to invest in "loyal wingman" drones to help protect pricier crewed fighter jets.
Gold sprints to over 5-year peak
Reuters, Published on 20/06/2019
» Gold prices surged as much as 1.8% to their highest in more than five years on Thursday after the US Federal Reserve signalled possible interest rate cuts later this year, sending the dollar and US Treasury yields lower.
iPhone X hits the spot as long queues return
Reuters, Published on 03/11/2017
» SYDNEY/BEIJING: Long, snaking lines formed outside Apple Inc stores in Asia early on Friday as fans flocked to buy the new iPhone X, a turnout that contrasts with the more lacklustre launches for the past two iterations of the premium smartphone.
Coughing fit, prankster hinder Theresa May speech
Reuters, Published on 05/10/2017
» MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Theresa May's bid to reassert her dwindling authority was marred on Wednesday by a calamitous keynote speech interrupted by repeated coughing fits, a prankster and even letters of her slogan falling off the stage.
Real Madrid adds lustre to China's answer to Florida's Orlando
Business, Reuters, Published on 19/09/2017
» HENGQIN, China: Just a stone's throw across a narrow waterway from the world's largest gambling hub Macau, a former oyster farming island is being transformed into China's newest tourism haven.
Japan looks to wood pulp to make lighter car parts
Business, Reuters, Published on 16/08/2017
» KYOTO: The global push among carmakers to make ever lighter vehicles is leading some auto suppliers in Japan to turn to what seems like an unlikely substitute for steel -- wood.
E. Europe's cheap-labour model on way out
Business, Reuters, Published on 27/07/2017
» BRATISLAVA, Slovakia: Central and Eastern Europe faces the end of an economic era.