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Apple plans to sell $1 bln of 30-yr bonds in Taiwan -sources 01 Jun 2016 - 09:21 am

By Roger Tung TAIPEI: Apple Inc plans to issue bonds in Taiwan for the first time with the aim of raising $1 billion,...

Binge eating may also trigger depression 01 Jun 2016 - 09:03 am

By Vivek Singh Chauhan New Delhi: Next time you munch on that mouth-watering pizza with extra cheese or enjoy a king-size burger with...

Young users 'guinea pigs' for new wave of drugs: EU watchdog 31 May 2016 - 12:12 pm

Paris: Young drug users risk ending up as "human guinea pigs" for a new wave of sometimes highly-toxic recreational drugs, the EU's drug...

Diamond-encrusted Hermes handbag sold for record $300,000 31 May 2016 - 08:58 am

The Hermes signature Birkin with Himalayan crocodile leather and diamonds sold at a Christie's auction on May 30, 2016. REUTERS/Bobby Yip Hong Kong:...

The words most associated with men and women, according to Facebook statuses 30 May 2016 - 04:02 pm

By Abby Ohlheiser Researchers examining more than 10 million Facebook statuses across 65,000 users who opted in to having their posts analyzed found...

From Easter Island to Stonehenge, climate change threatens iconic tourist sites 30 May 2016 - 11:59 am

File photo of 'Moai' statues in Rano Raraku volcano, on Easter Island, 4,000 km west of Santiago. REUTERS/CARLOS BARRIA By Magdalena Mis LONDON:...

Luxury brands struggle to attract Internet generation 29 May 2016 - 10:34 am

San Francisco: Seducing hyper-connected "Millennials" poses an increasing challenge for luxury brands, which find their markets slowing as young, skeptical consumers force them...

Checkmate? Purists fight to revive Myanmar's ancient chess 29 May 2016 - 09:45 am

A close up view of Myanmar chess pieces at the Myanmar Chess Federation in Yangon. AFP / YE AUNG THU / Yangon: Gripping...

Museum of Russian impressionist art opens in Moscow 28 May 2016 - 12:33 pm

A security officer guards the Museum of Russian Impressionism in Moscow, Russia May 27, 2016. Reuters Moscow: A museum of Russian Impressionist art...

Green legacy of WWI carnage: the riches of Verdun forest 28 May 2016 - 10:55 am

File photo of a teenager holding flowers during a commemoration marking the 90th anniversary of the WW I Battle of Verdun, on June...

Netherlands wants to grow human embryos for 'limited' research 28 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Human genetic material is stored at a laboratory in Munich. REUTERS/MICHAEL DALDER The Hague: The Dutch government on Friday announced it wants to...

Netflix, Amazon face quotas for European movies 26 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Brussels: US firms like Netflix, Amazon and Apple face quotas for European movies and television shows under EU proposals unveiled Wednesday that also...

Giant Chile telescope moves ahead with signing of construction contract 26 May 2016 - 12:00 am

A handout image released by the European Southern Observatory (ESO) on 25 May 2016 shows an artist’s rendering of the European Extremely Large...

Asia hotbed of IT piracy despite economic growth: report 25 May 2016 - 12:58 pm

Singapore: More than 60 percent of all computer software installed in the Asia-Pacific in 2015 was unlicensed, the worst of any region, despite...

Bidders fail to reach minimums for two rare US coins at auction 25 May 2016 - 12:55 pm

A Sotheby's employee adjusts an 1822 Half Eagle (5 dollar gold piece) part of the D. Brent Pogue collection at Sotheby's in New...

Twitter drops photos, videos from 140-character limit 25 May 2016 - 12:00 am

A 3D printed Twitter logo is seen in this illustration picture made in Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina February 3, 2016. Reuters / Dado...

With HoloLens, Microsoft aims to avoid Google's mistakes 23 May 2016 - 04:03 pm

A Microsoft employee demonstrates HoloLens during the Microsoft Build 2016 Developers Conference in San Francisco, California March 30, 2016. (Reuters/Beck Diefenbach/File Photo) By...