NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson, Russian Space Agency cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy and Thomas Pesquet of the European Space Agency passed exams at the Star City outside Moscow on 25th October ahead of launch to the International Space Station.
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Myanmar will host Asian-Yangon Regional Programming Contest for the first time.
Over 2,000 IT professionals have been nurtured by the Information and Communication Technology Training Institute-ICTTI, the Professor said at the graduation ceremony on Friday.
Apple Inc. unveiled a revamped MacBook Pro on Thursday, adding a fingerprint reader, replacing function keys with a small touch screen and raising prices by several hundred dollars.
A group of Mexican students presented an ultra efficient futuristic car they built as part of the Shell Eco-marathon competition.
Scientists develop an algorithm to help rhinoplasty patients design a nose suited to their facial proportions. The technique could also help patients who have lost their own nose because of disease to design a perfectly fitting prosthetic.
More automotive engineering trainings are needed for the automotive sector as the modernized vehicles which meet at least Euro 2 standard, the senior engineers pointed out at the graduation ceremony of Glory Career Training Center in Yangon on Tuesday.
University of Texas at Austin wins the RoboCup challenge soccer final at Beijing's World Robot Conference.
Microsoft opened a Transparency Center in Brasilia to help guard its products against cyberattacks. Microsoft officials and Brazilian officials were on hand for the ceremony.
China's Shenzhou -11 manned spacecraft successfully completed its automated docking with the orbiting Tiangong -2 space lab at 03:31 Wednesday Beijing time.