Nominet Orders Guntree Gun Website Loses Domain To Pre-Existing Gumtree

WorldNews.com | 2017-09-29

Gumtree took over ownership of the Guntree web domain after Nominet ruled that the classified ads website for guns and ammunition was similar enough to qualify as an "abusive registration" on Friday, according to The Register Guntree is a classified ads website that was registered in the United...

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Fidelity's Johnson Says Company Mining Cryptocurrencies, Making 'Tidy Profit'

WorldNews.com | 2017-09-29

Multiple media reports say Fidelity Investments, one of the world’s largest investment firms with $2.3 trillion in managed assets, has been experimenting internally with bitcoin, but is now bringing some of those features out to its broad customer base. Chief Executive Abigail Johnson, reports in...

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EU to seek higher digital taxes on US giants

WPXI | 2017-09-29

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) - There's a groundswell of support in the European Union to make sure that digital U.S. giants pay more taxes on their lucrative business in Europe, French President Emmanuel Macron said Friday. He said he already counted 19 of 28 nations in support of plans for...

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World Heart Day programmes held across city

Deccan Herald | 2017-09-28

World Heart Day in the city was marked by programmes by various organisations on Thursday. Fortis Hospital organised a two-day event, ‘Charge Your Heart’, to spread awareness on keeping the heart healthy. The hospital has set...

Yashwant Sinha remains defiant despite son being fielded against him

The Hindu | 2017-09-28

The BJP-led Union government’s hopes that a rebuttal to former Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha’s hard-hitting editorial on the state of the economy by his son, Minister of State for Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha in another editorial would close the chapter on the incident were belied on Thursday...

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Millions miss opportunities due to 'learning crisis' in global education: World Bank

Deccan Chronicle | 2017-09-27

Citing results of its study in low and middle-income countries including India, the World Bank has said that schooling without learning is not just a wasted development opportunity, but also a great injustice to children and young people worldwide. The Bank in a latest report yesterday warns of...

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Alexander Zverev beaten by Damir Dzumhur at Shenzhen Open

Sky Sports | 2017-09-29

Top seed Alexander Zverev crashed out of the Shenzhen Open as his recent dip in form continued. The German, up to a career high fourth in the world rankings, needed three sets to beat Steve Darcis on Thursday, but he was unable to shake off the rust as in-form Dzumhur won 6-4 7-5 to book his place...

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The Hindu | 2017-09-30

Uber's Kalanick reignites power struggle, names two to board

Uber Technologies Inc co-founder Travis Kalanick on Friday said he had appointed two new directors, a surprise move that publicly reignited a board battle over...

WorldNews.com | 2017-09-29

Germany's Unemployment Rate Hits Surprise Record Low

Unemployment in Germany hit a surprise new low in September, official data showed Friday, the latest in a string of sunny indicators as the upswing continues in...

WorldNews.com | 2017-09-29

Cost Of Renovating Big Ben's Tower Doubles In 16 Months

The cost of renovating the tower that houses Big Ben has more than doubled in 16 months, provoking an angry response from members of Parliament, The Guardian...

WorldNews.com | 2017-09-29

Islamic State Claims Responsibility For Deadly Bombing Near Kabul Mosque

The Islamic State claimed responsibility for a suicide attack near a large Shi’ite mosque in the Afghan capital of Kabul on Friday that killed at least one...

Salon | 2017-09-29

Joe Arpaio is back to pushing Obama birtherism, doesn’t understand why he’s unliked

Joe Arpaio, the 85-year-old former disgraced Arizona sheriff who has all but explicitly said he's a racist, wants everyone to know that he's still...

WorldNews.com | 2017-09-29

Catalan Farmers Descend On Barcelona Amid Stalemate Over Independence Vote

Scores of Catalan farmers on tractors rumbled down Barcelona’s broad boulevards Friday in a show of support for a potentially explosive vote on whether the...

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Alternet | 2017-09-30

10 Upcoming Supreme Court Cases That Could Harm Our Democracy

Cases on gutting voting rights; labor, LGBTQ, immigrant and whistleblower protections; privacy and...

Alternet | 2017-09-30

3 Reasons Why We Are Addicted to Smartphones

Why we love our phones so much might be related to our basic yearnings as human beings, explains a...

Alternet | 2017-09-30

Why a Librarian Rejected Melania’s Dr Seuss Books Donation

The donation was for “National Read a Book Day,” but the librarian said, “nope, no thank you, no...