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Apple selling 'Made in India' iPhones on trial basis
Apple has begun selling a trial run of iPhones that are assembled in India, ahead of an estimated full ramp-up in June. The US-based technology major Apple has started selling iPhones at select stores in the country that were assembled in India as part of its trial run. "Apple is selling iPhone SE...
Microsoft withheld update that could have slowed WannaCry—report
LONDON---American software giant Microsoft held back from distributing a free security update that could have protected computers from the WannaCry global cyberattack, the Financial Times reported Thursday. In mid-march, Microsoft distributed a security update after it detected the security flaw in...
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UPDATE 1-U.S. charges Virginia man with Fitbit stock hoax
NEW YORK, May 19 (Reuters) - A Virginia man accused of being the architect of a hoax tender offer that drove up the stock price of Fitbit Inc last November has been arrested and charged with fraud, U.S. prosecutors said on Friday. ......
US stocks broadly higher in afternoon trading; oil rises
Industrial companies led U.S. stocks broadly higher in afternoon trading Friday, extending the market's modest gains from the day before. Investors were cheering solid earnings from several companies. Banks and materials stocks were also up sharply. Energy companies rose as the price of crude oil...
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Stricter cigarette packaging rules come into force in UK
Cigarettes to be sold in standardised green packaging bearing graphic warnings of dangers of smoking from this weekend...
New Zika virus inhibitor identified
Washington: A new research has brought a drug to treat Zika infections closer to reality. The team led by Alexey Terskikh and Alex Strongin from Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute (SBP) discovered a compound that prevents the virus from spreading. “We identified a small...
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Harvard Student Submits Rap Album as Senior Thesis
While other Harvard University students were writing papers for their senior theses, Obasi Shaw was busy rapping his. Shaw is the first student in Harvard’s history to submit a rap album as a senior thesis in the English Department, the university said. The album, called Liminal Minds, has earned...
Why are black children missing from the grammar school debate?
Expanding grammar schools will only deepen racial inequalities in our society – and leave more black students behind...
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Tennis-French Open had "moral responsibility" to deny Sharapova wild card -federation president
The president of the French tennis federation (FFT) said he had a moral responsibility to deny Maria Sharapova a wild card invitation to this month's French Open as the sport continues its fight against doping. Bernard Giudicelli announced the decision a day after former world number one Roger...
Rafa and Roger showing tennis no longer a young person’s game
There was a moment in Rafael Nadal’s semi-final victory against Novak Djokovic at the Madrid Open on Saturday when it appeared as though the Spaniard had stepped into a time machine. After a prolonged and gorgeous thrash-metal riff of a rally, Nadal suddenly turned the volume down from 11 to one....
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Nadal loses 6-4, 6-3 to Thiem in Italian Open quarterfinals
ROME (AP) — Rafael Nadal's winning streak ended at 17 matches as he lost in straight sets to Dominic Thiem in the quarterfinals of the Italian Open on Friday. The 6-4, 6-3 victory was a sort of revenge for Thiem, who was beaten by the Spaniard in the Madrid Open final last week. "Of course I came in...
LeBron ties record with 11th All-NBA pick, Harden unanimous
NEW YORK — Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James matched a record with his 11th All-NBA First Team selection while Houston guard James Harden was a unanimous choice, the National Basketball Association announced Thursday. Oklahoma City guard Russell Westbrook, San Antonio forward Kawhi Leonard...
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Ignore the Barcelona conspiracies, Real Madrid will be deserving champions
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Current White House Official Identified As 'Person Of Interest' In Russia Probe, Sources Say
The law enforcement investigation into possible coordination between Russia and the Trump campaign has identified a current White House official as a significant person of interest, showing that the probe is reaching...
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Before voting had even concluded in Iran's presidential election on Friday, the head of the opposition campaign complained of multiple "infractions" and called for an intervention by authorities. ......
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FCC Votes To Begin Rollback Of Net Neutrality Rules
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The Federal Communications Commission voted 2-1 Friday to take the first step in rolling back, or neutralizing, the complex net neutrality regulations, The...
Trump's pick for deputy treasury secretary withdraws
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump&aposs; choice to be deputy treasury secretary, bank executive Jim Donovan, is withdrawing from...
Assange calls Sweden's dropping of probe 'important victory'
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Wikileaks founder Julian Assange today hailed Sweden's decision to drop its rape investigation against him as an "important victory" even as he attacked the...
Emmanuel Macron visits French troops in northern Mali
Emmanuel Macron visits French troops in northern Mali
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A Grand New Theory of Life's Evolution on Earth
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More Than 23,000 Cases of Cholera in Yemen As Outbreak Death Toll Exceeds 240
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The FBI's Russia Investigation Now Includes a White House Official 'Close to the President': Report
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Trump attacked the free press, and he got exactly what he deserved
Trump attacked the free press, and he got exactly what he deserved
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Trump Boasted About Firing 'Nut Job' Comey to Russian Officials: Report
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