WASHINGTON — Opposition to the plans to build a mosque near ground zero, the spot where the World Trade Center’s twin towers fell on Sept.
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WASHINGTON — Opposition to the plans to build a mosque near ground zero, the spot where the World Trade Center’s twin towers fell on Sept.
The national public pension fund, the world’s largest, will sell about ¥4 trillion in assets this fiscal year to fund rising payouts as the population ages.
Divers who found what's believed to be the world's oldest drinkable champagne say they have also discovered two-centuries-old bottles of beer at a shipwreck in the Baltic Sea, the Associated Press rep…
China started requiring cellphone subscribers to register their identities when setting up an account, prompting concerns over privacy in the world’s largest mobile market.
The London Underground began using in August Mitsubishi Electric Corp. air conditioners, the first such equipment to be installed in the world’s oldest subway system, according to company officials. In a deal worth about ¥3.3 billion, Mitsubishi will deliver 1,402 air conditioners for passenger rail cars and 380 for the driver’s compartment by 2015 as well as provide maintenance services through 2018 for the system serving the British capital and its vicinity
KYOTO — In a city where some traditional inns are more than 400 years old, the Westin Miyako Kyoto, which celebrates its 120th anniversary this year, is a relative newcomer to the world of Kyoto lodgings. But since the Meiji Era, the hotel now known as the Westin Miyako has greeted a long line of visiting royalty, heads of state, Hollywood stars, artists and musicians, and all manner of Japanese dignitaries.
New Delhi, Aug 31: Indian food processing sector has the potentiality to become the outsourcing hub for the world, said a study.”Ministry of Food processing is highly committed to the sector and has announced various incentives and schemes to support new
United Co. Rusal, the world’s biggest aluminum producer by output, said it swung to a first-half net profit on higher aluminum prices and said it plans to launch depositary receipts in Russia this year.
Chennai, Aug 30: One of the world’s leading technology and services provider to telecom operators, Ericsson India empowered Novatium Solutions Pvt with a strategic minority investment.The investment enabled Novatium to acquire valuable global market reach and deep rooted telecom infrastructure and
By Cathy Rose A. Garcia The Seoul Metropolitan Subway prides itself on being one of the best transit systems in the world.