Apple selling 'Made in India' iPhones on trial basis

Deccan Herald | 2017-05-19

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

Inquirer | 2017-05-19

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

Reuters | 2017-05-19

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

The Guardian | 2017-05-19

Cigarettes to be sold in standardised green packaging bearing graphic warnings of dangers of smoking from this weekend...

New Zika virus inhibitor identified

The Siasat Daily | 2017-05-17

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

Taipei Times | 2017-05-19

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?

The Guardian | 2017-05-19

Expanding grammar schools will only deepen racial inequalities in our society – and leave more black students behind...

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Andy Murray's Rome Masters defence is over with second-round loss to Fabio Fognini

Sky Sports | 2017-05-16

World No 1 Andy Murray was unable to cope with the unstoppable force of Fabio Fognini in front of a fervent atmosphere at the Foro Italico in Rome as his title defence ended with a whimper. Home-favourite Fognini was hoping to capitalise on the mediocre form of Britain's Murray on home soil, and did...



Muguruza marches on, Pliskova bows out in Rome

AOL | 2017-05-19

Garbine Muguruza claimed a hugely encouraging win ahead of her French Open title defence, beating Venus Williams in three sets to reach the semi-finals of the Internazionali BNL d'Italia on...

Nadal loses 6-4, 6-3 to Thiem in Italian Open quarterfinals

Post-Bulletin | 2017-05-19

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...

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WorldNews.com | 2017-05-19

FCC Votes To Begin Rollback Of Net Neutrality Rules

The Federal Communications Commission voted 2-1 Friday to take the first step in rolling back, or neutralizing, the complex net neutrality regulations, The...

The Associated Press | 2017-05-19

Trump's pick for deputy treasury secretary withdraws

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump&aposs; choice to be deputy treasury secretary, bank executive Jim Donovan, is withdrawing from...

DNA India | 2017-05-19

Assange calls Sweden's dropping of probe 'important victory'

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...

Al Jazeera | 2017-05-19

Emmanuel Macron visits French troops in northern Mali

Macron and his Malian counterpart discussed the fight against armed groups in the West African country. ......

The Atlantic | 2017-05-19

A Grand New Theory of Life's Evolution on Earth

The modern world gives us such ready access to nachos and ice cream that it’s easy to forget: Humans bodies require a ridiculous and—for most of Earth’s...

WorldNews.com | 2017-05-19

More Than 23,000 Cases of Cholera in Yemen As Outbreak Death Toll Exceeds 240

The World Health Organization warned that the outbreak of cholera in Yemen is "unprecedented" with 23,500 suspected cases registered and 242 dead as of Friday,...

WorldNews.com | 2017-05-19

China Says They've Discovered Methane Mining Success For 'Flammable Ice'

China said that they've extracted the ice-like substance known as Methane hydrates for the first time under the South China Sea, one of the theorized keys to a...

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Orlando Sentinel | 2017-05-20

Cars, planes charged for the electrified revolution

Electricity, the world’s silent workhorse for a century, is about to conquer new worlds. While...

Orlando Sentinel | 2017-05-20

Don't let panel secretly plot changes to constitution

Now that the Florida Legislature has concluded its regular session for the year, the political...

Orlando Sentinel | 2017-05-20

Listen up, grads: Hard truths about today's labor market

Unemployed coal miners want their jobs back. So do manufacturing plant workers whose employment has...