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Ports play a significant role in the development of a country since it links the domestic economy with the rest of the world and thus help in promoting international trade. As a result, port development becomes a major issue for policy making and ongoing economic reforms and trade liberalization. It is well known fact that the port development and

​San Francisco, Sep 20 (IANS) Apple Inc. has joined a global renewable energy initiative to extend its clean energy plan into the manufacturing supply chain.

Lisa Jackson, vice president for environment, policy and social initiatives with the company behind the iPhone and iPad, announced joining RE100, a collaborative, global

​New York, Sep 20 (IANS) In a bid to build Wi-Fi drones, data servers and virtual reality goggles faster, social media giant Facebook has acquired Silicon Valley-based start-up Nascent Objects for an undisclosed sum, a media report said.

​New York, Sep 18 (IANS) The world's largest Viking ship docked on Saturday in New York, the latest destination in a voyage that began in Norway and has included port stops in Iceland, Greenland, Canada and US cities of the Great Lakes region.

Panaji, Sep 16 (IANS) The Environment Ministers of BRICS nations on Friday agreed on a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and announced the setting up of a joint working group to institutionalise their mutual cooperation on environment-related issues.

Seoul, Sep 12 (IANS) Samsung Electronics on Monday said it has agreed to sell its printer business unit to US personal-computer maker HP. While the deal size has not been divulged, industry watchers put the figure at $1.05 billion.

San Francisco, Sep 14 (IANS) In a move that could revolutionise transportation, Uber on Wednesday announced the launching of its first self-driving car service.

"Today, we're excited to announce that the world's first self-driving Ubers are now on the road in the Steel City (of Pittsburgh)," the company said in a statement on Wednesday.

​London, Sep 14 (IANS) In a bid to address the challenges faced by digital news stakeholders, the European Commission on Wednesday unveiled new proposals to protect the copyright of news organisations, web publishers, authors and others.

​Beijing, Sep 9 (IANS) To attract skilled foreign talent, China has decided to give unified work permit to foreigners. The move will combine China's two current foreigner work permits into one.

​Canberra, Sep 7 (IANS) Australia and Britain have established a bilateral Trade Working Group to act as a stepping stone towards signing a free trade deal (FTA) once UK exits the European Union (EU).