'WhatsApp murders': India struggles to combat crimes linked to messaging service

In the past year the murders of at least 30 people accused of being ‘child-lifters’ have been linked to platform...

• Child Kidnap
• India
• WhatsApp

Facebook to Congress: We shared user info with 52 hardware, software makers

Facebook shared user information with 52 hardware and software makers, including some based in China, under agreements designed to make its social media platform work more effectively on mobile devices, the company said in information furnished to Congress late Friday night. The acknowledgment,...

• Facebook
• Facebook Data Privacy
• Hardware and Software Makers

Ivory Coast studies first cocoa-fired power station

If the 235-million-euro (273-million-dollar) scheme gets the go-ahead, Ivory Coast, the world's top cocoa grower, could go on to construct nine more power stations burning cocao waste. The first plant could be up and running in 2023, said Yapi Ogou, the head of the Société des énergies nouvelles...

• Cocoa waste
• Ivory Coast
• Power station

China's yuan, stocks barrel downward on heightened trade jitters

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's yuan dipped past 6.7 per dollar on Tuesday for the first time in almost a year, and stocks stumbled anew as Beijing and Washington hurtled toward an end-of-week deadline that would trigger tariffs on goods going both ways. Chinese currency and stock markets have been...

New study links orthostatic hypotension to heart disease

Washington: A study has found that a rapid drop in blood pressure, also known as orthostatic hypotension, might lead to an undiagnosed cardiovascular disease. A team of researchers at Beth Israel...

• Blood Pressure
• Cardiovascular Disease
• Orthostatic Hypotension

Working Long Hours Can Raise the Risk of This Disease

Working long hours can have detrimental effects on health — from increased stress to higher rates of certain chronic diseases. Now, in the latest study exploring the effect of extended work hours, researchers say that type 2 diabetes may be one of them. Mahee Gilbert-Ouimet, an epidemiologist...

• Diabetes
• Health
• Stress

India's Top Court Says Cryptocurrency Exchange Bank Account Ban Will Continue

India’s national bank prohibition on the country’s crypto exchanges doing business with regulated financial firms will not end after the country’s highest court refused to end the ban, CoinDesk reported, quoting a Bloomberg report. In the report Tuesday, the Indian Supreme Court, led by Chief...

• Cryptocurrency Ban
• India Supreme Court
• Reserve Bank Of India

Thailand Solves the Currency vs. Security Problem

Thailand is taking a rather proactive approach towards regulating the field of cryptocurrencies. In search of legislative balance, the country passed a new law which is putting an end to a long-standing debate. Currency or Security? Why Not Both? Skipping the debate that regulators across the world...

• Cryptocurrency
• Currency Security
• Thailand

Sloane Stephens exits Wimbledon after first round defeat to Donna Vekic

US Open champion Sloane Stephens crashed out of Wimbledon after losing to Donna Vekic in the first round. The world No 4, a former quarter-finalist at the All England Club, was unable to match the consistent hard-hitting by her Croatian opponent as Vekic won 6-1 6-3, eventually converting on her...

• Donna Vekic
• Sloane Stephens
• Wimbledon 2018

Magdalena Rybarikova first seed to go out at Wimbledon

Magdalena Rybarikova became the first seed of Wimbledon 2018 to lose as she was...

• Magdalena Rybarikova
• Sorana Cirstea
• Wimbledon 2018

Sweden vs Switzerland player ratings: Who stood out from the World Cup 2018 last-16 clash ...

Sweden booked their place in the World Cup quarter-finals as England’s...

• 2018 FIFA World Cup Knockout Round
• Emil Forsberg
• Sweden Vs Switzerland

Nigeria Captain's Father Kidnapped Before World Cup Tie Vs Argentina

The father of Nigeria’s captain was kidnapped just hours before the Super Eagles faced Argentina...

• Argentina v Nigeria
• Obi Mikel
• Super Eagles