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Japan's Nikkei average rose 0.3 percent on Thursday, a day after closing at its lowest point in nearly four months, as blue-chip exporters gained on the dollar's first move above 93 yen in six weeks. The Nikkei gained 23.21 points to 7,557.65, capping three days of losses in which it fell about 3 percent. On Wednesday, the benchmark booked its lowest close since October 27. The broader Topix &...

South Korean electronics group Samsung showcased its first solar-powered mobile phone hoping to redress the balance on Monday at a Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain.

A small, hot earth-like planet has been discovered by astronomers led by the French Space Agency using the COROT space telescope, detected outside the Solar System, which has a surface to walk on.

U.S. President Barack Obama is facing a tough challenge as he plans to send additional troops to Afghanistan.

On Monday, Google announced new additions to the 5.0 edition of Google Earth, including ocean mapping, historical imagery, touring, and the addition of Mars terrain.

Google Earth, the extremely popular free satellite mapping software was used as a mapping device by Swiss authorities who announced today that they had found a large marijuana plantation while using it.

Google Earth will partner with Spain's Prado Museum for a project that allows users to access fourteen of Spain's most treasured works of art, including works by Francisco de Goya, Diego Velazquez and Hieronymus Bosch, all in high-resolution detail.

Google on Tuesday unveiled an important new feature for its mapping programs that will provide information on the movement of refugees around the world.

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Cocoa gained on Friday amid concerns that a strike by cocoa workers in Ivory Coast, the world's top cocoa producer will reduce supply.

Robusta coffee increased on Wednesday, posting the highest gain since 1995 in London after investors tried to change from surging global stock markets by buying commodities.

A top Chinese state newspaper has lambasted Hollywood director Steven Spielberg for quitting the Beijing Olympic Games over Darfur, saying childish vanity politics lies behind Western criticism of Beijing policy.

China is stepping up efforts to fight pollution. It will aim to reduce its emissions of sulphur dioxide by 6 per cent from their 2005 levels this year, the top environmental official said in remarks published on Tuesday.

A record number of foreigners visited Japan last year as the weak yen lured more Chinese shoppers, French gourmets, and fans of Japanese pop culture, though the country still ranks low among holiday destinations.

Insurer Swiss Life raised its targets on Tuesday, aiming to boost earnings per share by at least 12 percent annually, and said the credit crisis will not hit its results, lifting its shares.

Chilean stocks fell in early afternoon trade on Tuesday, as Chile's giant private pension funds (AFPs - the Association for Financial Professionals) sold stocks, while the peso weakened against the dollar.

South Africa has greatly improved its technology level by increasing its bandwidth beyond the requirements of the world soccer governing body, Federation of International Football Association (FIFA).

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice lambasted Moscow on Monday for using its oil and gas wealth as a "political weapon" and said democratic reforms would strengthen Russia's ties with Washington.

The world moved into 'ecological overdraft' - the point where consumption exceeds the ability of the earth to sustain it.

Chile's leading brewer, CCU, has signed an agreement to buy Argentine brewer Inversora Cervecera (ICSA) for $88 million, CCU said in a statement late on Thursday.