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SINGAPORE, June 19 - Google's plans to beam the Internet from giant balloons sent to the stratosphere could boost small businesses in rural parts of Asia by connecting them online, the company said Wednesday. Karim Temsamani, Google's head of Asia Pacific, said in a speech at the Communicasia conference in Singapore, that the Internet balloons might also facilitate communication during disasters. Google last week revealed top secret plans to launch thousands of balloons to provide Internet connections to remote parts of the world, allowing the more than four billion people with no access to get online. Its scientists on Saturday released up to More...
BERLIN, June 18 - German solar panel manufacturer Solarworld announced Tuesday a capital injection by Qatar, a move which will save the company from bankruptcy as the German sector struggles against Asian competition. Solarworld said in More...
LE BOURGET, June 18 - Boeing launched the biggest version of its Dreamliner plane at the Paris Air Show Tuesday with over 100 orders worth about $30 billion and a clear message after a run More...
SHANGHAI, June 18 - Chinese telecoms giant Huawei will launch a new smartphone on Tuesday to better compete with high-end rivals like Apple and Samsung overseas, a company official said. Huawei will unveil the Ascend P6 More...
LONDON, June 18 - British no-frills airline easyJet on Tuesday announced a deal to purchase 135 Airbus single-aisle A320 passenger planes, including 100 new generation neo aircraft for $11.9 billion (8.9 billion euros), after agreeing More...
ENNISKILLEN, June 17 - The European Union and the United States on Monday launched long-awaited formal negotiations on a vast trade pact. Speaking just before the formal start of the G8 summit in Northern Ireland, British More...
DUBAI, June 17 - Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways said on Monday it has signed an initial memorandum of understanding with Serbia to discuss acquiring a stake in Belgrade's loss-making JAT Airways. The agreement was reached in More...
BAGHDAD, June 17 - US energy giant Chevron has signed another oil exploration deal in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, it said on Monday, one of several contracts between Kurds and foreign energy firms that have More...
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