Verizon tops subscriber estimates and gears up for the 5G battle

Advertising Age | 2019-08-01

Verizon Communications Inc. exceeded Wall Street estimates for profit and subscriber growth in the second quarter, easing investor concerns as the company begins the costly process of launching 5G wireless services. Total wireless subscribers rose by 451,000, which includes 245,000 new phone...

Apple's best June quarter, but iPhone revenue remains weak

The Economic Times | 2019-08-01

Profit in the third quarter to June fell 13% from the year-ago period to $10 billion while overall revenues increased 1% to a better-than-forecast $53.8 billion. ......

Technology News

Nissan to fix suspensions on about 200K Altima midsize cars

The News Tribune | 2019-08-01

Nissan will do a "service campaign" to fix nearly 200,000 Altima midsize cars because a suspension part can come loose from the frame due to corrosion. The campaign falls short ......

BMW profits drop on higher costs, spending for new tech

Wtop | 2019-08-01

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Luxury automaker BMW said Thursday that net profit fell 29% to 1.48 billion euros ($1.63 billion) in the second quarter from a year earlier, as profits were reduced by higher spending on revamping factories and on new technologies such as battery-only cars and...

Business News

Bangladesh struggles with worst dengue fever outbreak

Deccan Herald | 2019-08-01

At least 14 people have died and more than 17,000 have come down with the virus so far this year, according to official figures, making it the deadliest year since the first recorded epidemic in 2000. More than 1,400 people have been diagnosed with dengue...

Cervical cancer patients under stress ‘face higher risk of death’

Belfast Telegraph | 2019-08-01

Emotional stress could see cervical cancer patients face a higher risk of cancer-specific death, according to a study. Donghao Lu, of Sweden’s Karolinska Institute and a joint author of the report which is published in the Cancer Research journal, said there is growing evidence to suggest that...

Health News

Murray closer than he thought to singles tennis return

RTE | 2019-07-30

Three-time grand slam winner Andy Murray said his singles return may be closer than he originally thought. The 32-year-old has so far been restricted to doubles action since returning to the game following his hip resurfacing operation in...

Basilashvili battles back to stun Zverev in Hamburg

AOL | 2019-07-27

Nikoloz Basilashvili gave Alexander Zverev a taste of his own medicine as he fought back from the brink of defeat to stun the home favourite at the German Tennis Championships. Zverev, the second seed, had rallied from a set and a break down to prevail in his quarter-final clash with Filip...

Arsenal breaks transfer record to sign Pepe from Lille

Artesia Daily Press | 2019-08-01

LONDON (AP) — Arsenal has broken its transfer record to sign winger Nicolas Pepe from Lille as the London club tries to return to the Champions League. The 24-year-old Ivory Coast international is moving to the Premier League in a transfer deal worth a...

Charley Hull shaken but undeterred after 67 at Women’s British Open | Ewan Murray

The Guardian | 2019-08-01

Hull showed Rory McIlroy how to tee off at a home major on her way to a serene first-round rise up the leaderboard This great summer of golf homecomings has led to nervous times. Rory McIlroy said his hands trembled when gripping a club after the ovation he received on the 1st tee at the Open...

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Mayor of Mogadishu dies as result of al-Shabaab attack

The Guardian | 2019-08-01

Abdirahman Omar Osman was naturalised Briton who had been London Labour councillor The mayor of Mogadishu has died after being badly wounded in an al-Shabaab...

Hong Kong lawmaker Eddie Chu says he received death threats from triads following earlier row ...

A localist lawmaker in Hong Kong says he has received death threats from triads after accusations he desecrated the graves of his rival legislator Junius Ho...

Where are 'burqa bans' in Europe?

Deutsche Welle | 2019-08-01

After a bitter legal fight, the Netherlands has put a limited burka ban into force. DW takes a look at European countries that have had similar restrictions for...

Drug suspects trapped in container call Antwerp police for help

The Guardian | 2019-08-01

Two men got locked in a metal container full of cocaine on the hottest day on record Two suspected drug traffickers were forced to call the police on themselves...

Damascus says Israeli rocket hits south Syria

Middle East Online | 2019-08-01

DAMASCUS - An Israeli rocket hit southern Syria on Thursday, without causing any casualties, Syrian state media said. The rocket fell in the Tel Bariqa area in...

Murder investigation launched after mother who fled to UK as refugee disappears

The Independent | 2019-08-01

A young mother is missing and presumed dead just months after she fled to the UK as a refugee, police have said. Hadeer Jamil Alonazi arrived in Britain...

Gargash: UAE-Saudi ties stronger than ever before

Middle East Online | 2019-08-01

ABU DHABI - UAE’s State Minister for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash said Wednesday that the Emirati-Saudi ties are stronger and deeper than ever before, slamming...

Open Minds Worldwide

Creators Syndicate | 2019-07-31

Freedom of Assembly Under Fire

Do law-abiding American citizens still have the right to gather peacefully to discuss their ideas...

Creators Syndicate | 2019-07-30

Always -- and Especially Now -- the Jews!

Aha! A topic — and these don't come easily these days — with Donald Trump nowhere near...