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JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia's new high-speed railway opened to the public on Thursday, whisking Muslim pilgrims and other travellers between Makkah and Medina, Islam's holiest...

LONDON: A gleaming monument to the ambition and creativity of its age, the world's largest Victorian glasshouse reopens to the public on Saturday after...

A massive "movie metropolis" billed as China's answer to Hollywood opened on Saturday, aiming to boost the domestic film industry and attract foreign producers. A...

NEW DELHI: India is seeking to buy around 110 fighter jets, the air force said in a request for information issued on Friday, marking...

SEATTLE: Amazon.com will open its checkout-free grocery store to the public on Monday after more than a year of testing, the company said, moving...

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia invited bids on Tuesday for a "utility-scale" 300-megawatt solar project, a first for the world's top oil exporter. "Today's bid opening represents...

BRUSSELS: An exhibition opened at Brussels’ Atomium building on Thursday to honor twin anniversaries of two Belgian icons -- the Atomium itself, which turns...

BEIJING: China's first "cyber court" was launched on Friday to settle online disputes, as the legal system attempts to keep up with the explosion...

YONAGUNI, JAPAN: Japan on Monday switched on a radar station in the East China Sea, giving it a permanent intelligence gathering post close to Taiwan and a group of islands disputed by Japan and China, drawing an angry response from Beijing.

U.S. stocks opened sharply higher on Tuesday after weak economic data out of China bolstered hopes of more stimulus measures from the Chinese government.

CAPE CANAVERAL: Boeing Co (BA.N) took the wraps off an assembly plant on Friday for its first line of commercial spaceships, which NASA plans to use to fly crews to the International Space Station, officials said.

LUXEMBOURG: Private banking hub Luxembourg sought to lure more wealthy investors on Wednesday by opening a high-security center designed to look like a jewel box, where collectors can store and trade valuables without paying customs or sales tax.