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CALIFORNIA: With Microsoft having a very strong-looking lineup this year, they’ve already released the Microsoft E3 2016 plans that they’ll...

This artist’s impression shows an imagined view of the three planets orbiting an ultracool dwarf star just 40 light-years from Earth that were discovered using the TRAPPIST telescope at ESO’s La Silla Observatory. These worlds have sizes and temperatures similar to those of Venus and Earth and may be the best targets found so far for the search for life outside the Solar System. They are the first planets ever discovered around such a tiny and dim star. In this view one of the inner planets is seen in transit across the disc of its tiny and dim parent star.

Astronomers discover three exoplanets similar to Earth and Venus

WASHINGTON: Astronomers are getting closer to finding Earth’s twin in the universe. NASA announced that three planets with sizes and...

Facebook CEO urges Brazilians to decry WhatsApp block

CALIFORNIA: Facebook’s Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg called on Brazilians to demand his company’s WhatsApp messaging service never be blocked again...

British scientists win share of world physics prize

LONDON: British-based scientists involved in the worldwide effort to prove Albert Einstein's prediction of the existence of gravitational waves was...

Asian stocks fall with won on global growth woes; oil below $44

TOKYO: Asian stocks fell for a sixth day, their longest losing streak since February, as anxiety over the health of...

European stocks finish at lowest level in 3 weeks

FRANKFURT: European stocks closed sharply lower Tuesday, logging its worst three-day decline in nearly three months as the euro hit...

CANADA STOCKS-TSX falls as financials and resource stocks slide

TORONTO: Canada's main stock index fell to a two-week low on Tuesday as lower commodity prices weighed on energy and...

U.S. stocks end at 3-week low as energy, banks sell off

NEW YORK: U.S. stocks fell to their lowest level in three weeks on Tuesday, as weaker-than-expected manufacturing data in China...

Milan stock exchange rejects Popolare Vicenza listing

MILAN: Milan’s stock exchange has rejected the listing of regional bank Popolare di Vicenza, a lender which has become a...

Iran and Oman mark first ever shipping exchange

TEHRAN: A consignment of pipes shipped from Oman’s Sohar Port and Freezone (Sohar) was discharged at the Iranian port of...

Fiat Stock: Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV’s Next Project Could Be Huge

ROME: Sergio Marchionne, CEO of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV (NYSE:FCAU), recently reported that his company delivered sharply higher earnings. The...

LCCI sees biotechnology as fate-changer

LAHOE: The government would have to shift its focus from non-productive sectors to the productive ones like bio technology which...

Latin America Eyes Volcanoes to Fire Up Clean Development

MEXICO: Mexico and Costa Rica aim to build on their position as Latin America's leading producers of geothermal power to...

Turkey’s annual inflation slows in April to lowest level in 3 years

ANKARA: Turkey’s annual inflation slowed in April to the lowest level in three years, giving the central bank further room...

Millennium BCP quarterly profits down 34% on year

LISBON: Banco Comercial Português had a first-quarter net profit of 46.7 million, 33.7% less than in the same period of...

Arab Bank reports $218.3m in net profits Q1

AMMAN: Arab Bank Group continued its strong financial performance during the first quarter of 2016 as net profit after taxes...

Polish GDP to grow 3.7% in this year

WARSAW: The Polish economy will grow 3.7 percent this year, according to a new forecast by the European Commission that...

Natural gas production in Oman grows 8%

MUSCAT: Oman’s natural gas production and imports grew by 8.3 per cent to 10,206 million cubic meters (MNCM) for the...

Demand for accommodation services remained unchanged