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Google guru Page tests flying taxis in New Zealand
AFP, Published on 14/03/2018
» WELLINGTON: Pilot-less flying taxis are being tested in New Zealand as part of a project backed by Google co-founder Larry Page that supporters say will revolutionise personal transport.
'Furniture for all' Ikea founder Kamprad dies at 91
AFP, Published on 28/01/2018
» STOCKHOLM: Ikea founder Ingvar Kamprad has died aged 91, the company said Sunday, leaving behind a global business empire built on revolutionary flat-pack furniture but under investigation over its tax practises in the Netherlands.
First road tunnel under Bosphorus Strait opens
Business, AFP, Published on 22/12/2016
» Istanbul - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan opened the first ever road tunnel underneath the Bosphorus Strait in Istanbul on Tuesday, the latest project in his plan of transforming Turkey's infrastructure.
Dubai Water Canal opens
Business, AFP, Published on 11/11/2016
» Dubai inaugurated a new canal on Wednesday after a three-year construction project costing $735 million, in a fresh boost for tourism and commerce in the booming Gulf city state.
German new car sales stumble in October
AFP, Published on 02/11/2016
» FRANKFURT - German new car sales saw a sharp dip in October after two months of strong growth, official data showed on Wednesday.
New ways to grow fresh produce
Business, AFP, Published on 17/10/2016
» As cities expand, eating up swathes of countryside in the process, agricultural pioneers are finding new ways to grow the fresh produce we need, in containers, empty buildings and any other spare space they can find to create new vertical farms.
Chinese-built railway links Ethiopia to sea
Business, AFP, Published on 06/10/2016
» Addis Ababa: With Chinese conductors at the helm, a fleet of shiny new trains will this week begin plying a new route from the Ethiopian capital to Djibouti, in a major boost to both economies.
Shiny new buses roam streets of Dar es Salaam
Business, AFP, Published on 24/08/2016
» Dar es Salaam: Sweaty passengers crammed into battered buses and stuck in traffic jams look on enviously as Tanzania's shiny new commuter buses fly by on the pristine asphalt of dedicated highway lanes.
Indonesian airlines cleared to fly to US
Business, AFP, Published on 16/08/2016
» Jakarta: Indonesian airlines have been cleared to fly to the United States after regulators there scrapped a nearly decade-long ban imposed for safety reasons.
China legalises ridesharing services
AFP, Published on 28/07/2016
» China on Thursday announced new rules governing ridesharing services, making clear for the first time that they are now legal in a giant market where US-based Uber is at loggerheads with local rival Didi Chuxing.