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Impala Platinum develops a hydrogen-powered forklift truck and refuelling station in the latest step to stimulate demand for platinum.

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China could be downgraded at S&P. S&P cut its outlook for China's sovereign credit rating to negative from stable but kept its rating at AA-. The rating agency referred to "economic imbalances in China that are unlikely to diminish at the pace we previously expected." S&P added: "However, it should be noted that China's rating is a high AA- and even if this eventually results in a downgrade, China is still likely to be an A+ credit... Читать дальше...

Rodi Osman, the head of Syrian Kurdistan's representative office in Moscow said that the Syrian Kurds continue to insist on federalization despite recent statements by President Bashar Assad claiming that Syria is too small to be federalized.

Xiaomi Mi 5 comes with 5.15-inch HD display, uad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor and 16MP rear camera with LED flash

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — In a sweeping defeat for U.N. prosecutors, the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal acquitted Serbian ultranationalist Vojislav Seselj on Thursday of all nine counts alleging that he was responsible for or incited atrocities by Serbian paramilitaries…

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — In a sweeping defeat for U.N. prosecutors, the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal acquitted Serbian ultranationalist Vojislav Seselj on Thursday of all nine counts alleging that he was responsible for or incited atrocities by Serbian paramilitaries…

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — In a sweeping defeat for U.N. prosecutors, the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal acquitted Serbian ultranationalist Vojislav Seselj on Thursday of all nine counts alleging that he was responsible for or incited atrocities by Serbian paramilitaries…

For the first time ever boxing and kabaddi have been included in the inter-school sports competition organized by CBSE.

Calgary hasn’t won in Anaheim since Jan. 19, 2004, a total of 23 games, tying an NHL record

(AP) — Inmates at a second prison in Michigan's Upper Peninsula have participated in a peaceful protest over the quality of food provided by a state contractor, an official said. Demonstrations at Chippewa Correctional Facility took place Saturday through Monday, said Michigan Department of Corrections spokesman Chris Gautz. Oldsmar, Florida-based Trinity Services Group replaced Philadelphia-based Aramark Correctional Services as Michigan's prison food contractor last year. Lamont Heard, a Kinross inmate serving a life sentence for murder... Читать дальше...

Wales women's all-time leading scorer Helen Ward reveals the national football team has to play in men's shirts.

The supply of arms from outside Ukraine would violate the implementation of the Minsk agreements, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Thursday.

(AP) — Two days after his wife was accused of having sex with a student, a western Alabama school teacher has been arrested on the same charge. News outlets report that 32-year-old James Franklin Parker was arrested Wednesday and faces a charge of being a school employee and having sex with a student under the age of 19.

An Islamist militant suicide bomber put his arms around a local official as if in a hug and blew both of them up in the autonomous Somali region of Puntland on Thursday, officials said.

Five star soccer players from the U.S. Women’s National Team said Thursday they were filing a formal employment complaint against US Soccer.

Interest rate on small savings schemes, including Public Provident Fund (PPF), Kisan Vikas Patra (KVP) and senior citizen deposits, will be cut by up to 1.3 per cent from Friday (April 1) as the government moves towards quarterly alignment of rates with the market.

Interest rate on small savings schemes, including Public Provident Fund (PPF), Kisan Vikas Patra (KVP) and senior citizen deposits, will be cut by up to 1.3 per cent from Friday (April 1) as the government moves towards quarterly alignment of rates with the market.

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When Facebook acquired San Francisco-based LiveRail for a reported $400 million to $500 million in July 2014, the social network said the video ad tech company "will help us make video advertising much better for everyone."

LiveRail was founded in 2007 and is known in the ad tech industry as a video supply-side platform (SSP.) It helped (and still helps) publishers like A+E Networks, Gannett, and Dailymotion make money from their videos by connecting them to advertisers via an automated bidding process. Читать дальше...

The department of electrical and electronics engineering at the SA Engineering College in Chennai has signed a memorandum of understanding with the National Institute of Wind Energy (NIWE) to submit joint R&D project proposals to funding agencies and execute the funded projects.

London is starting to see the first arrivals of its annual influx of supercars from the Middle East, now a well-established tradition over the spring and summer months. One motorist was not to be outdone.

Samsung on Thursday launched Galaxy J3 smartphone with S Bike mode at an attractive price of Rs. 8,990, which will be available exclusively through Snapdeal