A Boeing 747-8 freighter waits on the flight line before making its first test flight on February 8, 2009 at Paine Field in Everett, Washington. The 747-8 is the largest jumbo jet Boeing has built. (AFP)
TEHRAN: Iran said it will start making higher-grade reactor fuel on Tuesday and will add 10 uranium enrichment plants over the next year in a nuclear expansion sure to stoke tensions with the West.
NAGPUR: South African Dale Steyn confirmed his status as the world's premier quick bowler with a career best seven for 51 on the third day of the first test against India on Monday.
HONG KONG: China National Offshore Oil Corp's likely acquisition of oil field assets in Africa should silence critics concerned that the country's top offshore oil producer has been sitting on too muc
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