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Chinese astronaut Yaping delivers space lecture   PTI BEIJING- China’s second woman astronaut Wang Yaping, who is currently orbiting the Earth in an experimental spacelab, has become the country’s first space teacher as she delivered a lecture to over 60 million Chinese students about various aspects life in space. In a 45 minutes lecture, Wang, […]

China’s home price rise continues to slow   Xinhua BEIJING– New home prices continued to see slower rises in Chinese cities last month, according to official data released Tuesday. Of a statistical pool of 70 major Chinese cities, 65 saw new home prices increase month on month in May, down from 67 cities in April, […]

New bridge opens on the River Danube euronews Measuring 1,791 metres (1.1 mile) and rising 43 metres (141 ft) above the Danube is the new road and railway bridge linking Romania and Bulgaria. The bridge, linking Vidin in Bulgaria and Calafat in Romania, will take 500 km (310 miles) off the route for lorries (trucks) […]

President Barack Obama’s multi-million dollar trip to Africa By Nick Wing The Huffington Post President Barack Obama’s tour of sub-Saharan Africa this month was supposed to make history as his first stay extended stay in the region, but a report by The Washington Post this week has shifted focus onto the trip’s price tag, which […]

Line One of Panama’s Metro subway to be put into operation in 2014 According to official information, the works in the Line One have a progress of 85 percent, and it will be ready on the first months of 2014. _____________ Video: METRO Panama _____________ Video: Construction of New Metro (Subway) System – Panama City […]

Chinese bank funds Ethiopian light rail public transportation project in Addis Ababa  China Central Television ADDIS ABABA- With funding from Chinese banks, Ethiopia is building a light rail network in its capital, Addis Ababa. Once complete, the network will cover almost 70 Kilometers across the city, over which some an estimated 60,000 passengers will move, every […]

Ethiopia rejects Egyptian protests over Nile dam Construction of Grand Renaissance dam to continue despite Eygptian concerns over impact on water supply and farming Patrick Kingsley in Cairo Guardian UK CAIRO- Ethiopia has refused to halt work on a controversial giant dam across the river Nile that Egypt fears will severely curb its water supply. […]

China’s latest ‘sacred’ manned space mission blasts off By Ben Blanchard Reuters BEIJING- A Chinese manned spacecraft blasted off with three astronauts on board on Tuesday on a 15-day mission to an experimental space lab in the latest step towards the development of a space station. The Shenzhou 10 spacecraft was launched from a remote […]

World’s rich and powerful met in UK for the secretive Bilderberg conclave By Jill Lawless, The Associated Press | The Canadian Press More than 100 of the world’s most powerful people met at a former manor house near London for a secretive annual gathering known as the Bilderberg meeting. It has attained legendary status in […]

Brazil prepares for World Cup 2014 as criticism mounts over cost Taxpayers bearing brunt of projects such as mega-stadium in Manaus, which will struggle to justify running costs after 2014 Jonathan Watts The Guardian MANAUS- When the heart of the Amazon was among the richest places on Earth, local rubber barons flaunted their incredible wealth […]