Sampad Yadav, who sells electrical goods in a shop in the business hub of Gurugram on the outskirts of New Delhi, says Chinese goods such as LED lamps are popular …
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In Philippines, Devotees Re-Enact Good Friday Crucifixions
Filipino Roman Catholic devotees, including a woman, were nailed to wooden crosses in a gory Good Friday re-enactment of Jesus Christ’s sufferings that was watched by thousands of spectators but …
your ads here!Vietnam Stands to See Modest Wins if China, U.S. Start Trade War
A wider Sino-U.S. trade dispute would help export-reliant Vietnam compete against Chinese companies but put the country at risk of any global fallout, analysts say. The numerous exporters in Vietnam …
your ads here!Italian Market Offers Array of Items to Help Celebrate Easter
Easter, also known as Resurrection Sunday, commemorates Jesus’ resurrection, three days after his crucifixion. It’s preceded by Lent, 40 days of fasting, prayer and repentance. While Easter is a solemn …
your ads here!Rivers and Tides Can Provide Affordable Power
While wind turbines and solar cells generate power only when there is wind and sun, most rivers always flow and most ocean shores always experience tidal currents. At a recent …
your ads here!Despite Setbacks, Automakers Move Forward with Electric and Self-Driving Cars
A recent fatality involving one of Uber’s self-driving cars may have created uncertainty and doubt regarding the future of autonomous vehicles, but it’s not stopping automakers who say autonomous and …
your ads here!Tech Giants Tackle Online Wildlife Trafficking
A new coalition of tech giants and conservationists is looking to drastically reduce the amount of wild, and often endangered, animals that are trafficked via online services. As Veronica Balderas …
your ads here!Cosby Judge Won’t Step Aside as Attorneys Target Accuser
The judge in Bill Cosby’s retrial rejected demands Thursday from the comedian’s attorneys to step aside during a hearing in which they made clear they plan to attack his accuser …
your ads here!Social Media Use in Tween Girls Tied to Well-Being in Teen Years
Girls who spend the most time on social media at age 10 may be unhappier in their early teens than peers who use social media less during the tween years, …
your ads here!Under Armour: 150 Million Fitness App Accounts Breached
Under Armour Inc. said Thursday that data from 150 million MyFitnessPal diet and fitness app accounts were compromised in February, in one of the biggest hacks in history, sending shares …
your ads here!Facebook’s Zuckerberg Disavows Memo Saying All User Growth Is Good
A Facebook Inc. executive said in an internal memo in 2016 that the social media company needed to pursue adding users above all else, BuzzFeed News reported Thursday, prompting disavowals from …
your ads here!UN: US on Track to Meet Climate Accord Targets
The United States is on track to meet the targets of the Paris climate agreement despite President Donald Trump’s plan to withdraw from the accord, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said …
your ads here!Judge Orders Coffee Sellers in California to Put Cancer Warning on Products
A Los Angeles judge Thursday ordered coffee companies to abide by California state law and put cancer warning labels on their products. A nonprofit group called the Council for Education …
your ads here!Ads Pulled from Ingraham Show After She Mocked Parkland Survivor
At least three companies said Thursday they were pulling advertisements from a Fox News show hosted by conservative pundit Laura Ingraham, heeding a call from a teenage survivor of the …
your ads here!NASA Intensifying Search for Planets Orbiting Stars Beyond Solar System
The search for worlds circling star far beyond our solar system will intensify in the coming weeks with NASA’s launch of a spacecraft scientists hope will enlarge the known catalog …
your ads here!Lohan Fails to Convince Court Her Image Is in Video Game
It looks like “Game Over” for actress Lindsay Lohan in her state court fight against a software company for using what she claims is a likeness of her in a …
your ads here!Plaque Honoring Jefferson Davis Removed at Kentucky Capitol
Kentucky has altered a statue of Jefferson Davis in the state Capitol, removing a plaque that declared the only president of the Confederacy to be a patriot and a hero. …
your ads here!Researchers Study Old Wooden Ship Remains on Florida Beach
A 48-foot section of an old sailing ship has washed ashore on a Florida beach, thrilling researchers who are rushing to study it before it’s reclaimed by the sea. The …
your ads here!Chinese Pill Factories Fuel Opioid Crisis in America’s Heartland
On a freezing January night, Bailey Henke, 18, of Grand Forks, N.D. died in yet another tragic case of opioid overdose in America. Authorities later traced the pill he swallowed …
your ads here!Happiness Class Attracts Record Attendance at Ivy League University
The pursuit of happiness is among the unalienable rights listed in the U.S. Declaration of Independence and so it is no wonder that the study of that elusive treasure makes …
your ads here!Distant Galaxy Baffles Astronomers With Its Lack of Dark Matter
It’s a double cosmic conundrum: Lots of stuff that was already invisible has gone missing. Astronomers have found a distant galaxy where there is no dark matter. Dark matter is …
your ads here!The 5 Other Accusers Chosen to Testify at Cosby’s Retrial
Prosecutors have selected the five additional accusers they plan to call to the witness stand at Bill Cosby’s April 2 sexual assault retrial. The accusers, including model Janice Dickinson, were …
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