Tests with ships will begin in mid-2015 on a new set of locks that are a key component of an expansion of the Panama Canal, the waterway's chief said on Sunday.
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Harvard receives largest-ever gift, $350 million for public health
Harvard University has received the largest donation in its history, the school announced on Monday: $350 million from the Morningside Foundation to the School of Public Health.
‘Captain America 3’: Winter Soldier named one of the “coolest” characters Marvel has introduced; Directors Anthony and Jose Russo poses questions that will drive the sequel’s story
Pop culture critic website What Culture recently named “The Winter Soldier” as one of the coolest characters Marvel has introduced. Is the character taking the hero role in the upcoming "Captain America 3?"
Alison Brie and Dave Franco keep it on the down low; victims of the leaked nude photo hack remain dating
Alison Brie and Dave Franco have both been named victims of the leaked nude photo scandal that targeted over hundreds of celebrities, mostly women. Franco is the only male to have been attached to the scandal. The relationship of the two is unaffected by the photos, but they are keeping a low profile.
China August exports beat forecasts, imports in surprise fall
China's exports rose more than forecast in August while imports unexpectedly fell, pushing the trade surplus to a record high for the second consecutive month and underlining the challenges facing policymakers as they struggle to revive tepid domestic demand.
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The plan to save Malaysia Airlines (MAS) (MASM.KL) could succeed where past endeavours have failed because the government has finally put politics aside by agreeing to sweeping job cuts, people briefed on the restructuring told Reuters.
Reports are going around that the sequel to the box office hit, ‘Avatar’ is currently underway, and in an interview, Zoe Saldana reveals that she’s clueless about the ‘Avatar’ sequels.
Apple Inc has a lot for which to thank people like Deng. Apple Inc has a lot for which to thank people like Deng. A Beijing-based quality analyst, she gave only her surname as she's embarrassed by how much money she spends playing mobile games on WeChat, a hugely popular messaging app developed by Chinese internet giant Tencent Holdings Ltd.
The British government has urged the U.S. Supreme Court to review an appeals court ruling against BP Plc (BP.L) over a 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill that produced one of the largest class actions in American history.
Japan's economy shrank an annualised 7.1 percent in April-June from the previous quarter, more than a preliminary estimate, underscoring concerns the hit from an April increase in the sales tax may have been bigger than expected.
Apple has been prominent on sending high spirits to all its consumers after the company scheduled a grand special event to be held this Tuesday, September 9. The biggest revelation for Apple is highly anticipated after the successes of Android phones' and Google phones' releases earlier this year.
The release date of George R.R. Martin's highly anticipated novel "Winds of Winter", an installment on his "A Song of Ice and Fire" and the basis of HBO's award winning show "Game of Thrones", might not be out this year or the next.
Oscar Pistorius, South Africa's most wanted criminal in the eyes of justice for Reeva Steenkamp's death, is on his dark hours as the final judgment would be held anytime soon on Thursday or Friday at the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria, South Africa.
A Space Exploration Technologies Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on Sunday to put a commercial communications satellite into orbit.
