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NASA boosts Webb telescope cost to $8.7 billion

NASA has boosted its cost estimate of a major telescope project to 8.7 billion dollars, even as lawmakers have threatened to slash the space agency's budget, a spokesman said Wednesday.

Vietnam jumps 15 places in FIFA rankings

Vietnam’s national football team has jumped from 144th to 129th in the August rankings, the International Federation of Association Football announced.

Hurricane Irene strengthens on path to U.S. coast

Hurricane Irene looked set to become a major storm as it roared up from the Caribbean.

Kat Parsons back at Park Hyatt Saigon

After two years performing across the globe, Kat Parsons has made her way back to Park Lounge of the Park Hyatt Hotel Saigon.

Planet is home to 8.7 million species: study

Some 8.7 million different species exist on Earth, though a tiny amount of those have actually been discovered and catalogued, researchers said.

Strauss-Kahn walks free after sex case dropped

A US judge on Tuesday dismissed all sex crime charges against former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn.

Libya rebels destroy symbols of Kadafi's power

After bursting into the Bab Azizia compound from which Kadafi ruled, euphoric fighters burn his meeting tent and drive his golf cart.

Manchester United call up Vietnam audience

Sir Alex Ferguson has confirmed Vietnam will now be added to the list of potential Manchester United Far East tour destinations.

Moody's cuts Japan debt rating

Major ratings agency Moody's Investors Service downgraded Japan's sovereign debt rating by one notch Wednesday.

East Coast rocked by strongest quake since 1944

Tens of millions of people from Georgia to Canada were jolted by the strongest earthquake to strike the East Coast since World War II.

Translating local theatre

English interpretations will be available through headphones for the first time for non-Vietnamese speakers in Hanoi.

Stars step up war on music leaks

Superstars Jay-Z and Kanye West employed extreme tactics to ensure their new album did not fall victim to the online leak.

Manchester United cooperates with Beeline Vietnam

The UK’s leading football team, Manchester United, has signed a three-year partnership with Beeline, Vietnam’s mobile telecoms company.

German police recover stolen masterpieces

German police said they had recovered dozens of stolen artworks by European masters valued at around 1.6 million euros with the help of the married couple behind the scam.