2013 German current account surplus a world record
The German current account surplus for 2013, likely to have exceeded €200 billion ($270 billion) in 2013, was a world record.
The country exported a...
BoE has several options for Brexit quake pound set to plunge more
The Bank of England (BoE) has several options to address the Brexit quake – which has triggered a plunging pound sterling, a raft of...
Tatooine-like planets with twin sunsets likely widespread
Tatooine, a fictional desert planet, Star Wars’ Luke Skywalker’s home, has twin sunsets because it exists in a binary star system (solar system with...
German economic outlook 2014 to 2016
Bundesbank economists are still optimistic about the German economic outlook for the next three years, even if Q2 growth has not been as buoyant...
21st Century Fox makes takeover approach for Sky
Media giant 21st Century Fox has reached a preliminary deal with Sky to acquire the 61 percent of the company that it does not...
Canada invests more in European Space Agency partnership to boost Canadian space sector innovation
The Government of Canada has invested more in its partnership with the European Space Agency to boost Canadian space sector innovation and science.
The announcement...
Canadian coffee chain Tim Hortons coming to the UK next year
Tim Hortons, an iconic Canadian restaurant chain known for its for coffee and doughnuts, will begin expanding in England, Scotland and Wales next year.
Restaurant...
First temperature map of super Earth planet 55 Cancri e an ultra hot world
Scientists have created the first temperature map of a super Earth planet called 55 Cancri e, which is an ultra-hot world with what appears...
Microsoft to launch ‘Minecraft: Education Edition’ for classroom use
Microsoft has acquired a modified version of Minecraft for use in schools, known as “MinecraftEdu”, from Finland-based TeacherGaming LLC.
The tech giant plans on investing in...
Disney and ETH create a wall-climbing robot ‘VertiGo’
Disney Research Zurich and ETH have created a wall-climbing robot capable of driving on the ground and then transition to climb up vertical walls.
The new...