Tennis faces “very significant” integrity problems, particularly at the lower levels of the sport, caused by the sharp increase in internet betting, an independent report concluded in its interim finding …
your ads here!Month: April 2018
Will Robot Baristas Replace Traditional Cafes?
There has been a long tradition of making and drinking coffee across cultures and continents. Now, a tech company in Austin is adding to this tradition by creating robot baristas …
your ads here!HIV Discoverer Says Malawi On Track to Eradicate Virus
This year marks the 35th anniversary of the discovery of HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. Visiting Malawi this month, one of the pioneers of that research, the American scientist …
your ads here!US Pecan Growers Seek to Break Out of the Pie Shell
The humble pecan is being rebranded as more than just pie. Pecan growers and suppliers are hoping to sell U.S. consumers on the virtues of North America’s only native …
your ads here!Beijing Auto Show Highlights E-cars Designed for China
Volkswagen and Nissan have unveiled electric cars designed for China at a Beijing auto show that highlights the growing importance of Chinese buyers for a technology seen as a key …
your ads here!RFK Funeral Train Photo Exhibit: Kennedy’s Final Journey
The assassination of Robert F. Kennedy 50 years ago this June fractured the nation just two months after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. and five years after his brother John …
your ads here!China’s Lisu Aim to Save Crossbow Culture
Deep inside mountains along the China-Myanmar border, a 26-year-old ethnic Lisu villager, surnamed Zhang, sharpens his crossbow arrows to prepare for a hunt. For Zhang and many other Lisu, a …
your ads here!James Comey’s Tell-all Book Sells 600,000 Copies in First Week
Fired FBI director James Comey’s memoir that details his private meetings with U.S. President Donald Trump sold some 600,000 copies in all formats in its first week, its publisher said …
your ads here!Foy: ‘Crown’ Pay Gap Issue ‘Definitely Opened My Eyes’
Claire Foy says the controversy over her pay for the Netflix series The Crown has changed her approach to Hollywood. “It definitely opened my eyes to a lot. And I …
your ads here!EPA Proposes to Bar Use of Confidential Data in Rulemaking
The Environmental Protection Agency announced a new rule Tuesday that would stop it from relying on scientific research underpinned by confidential data in its making of regulations. EPA Administrator Scott …
your ads here!‘Handmaid’s Tale’ Returns to Television, Darker and More Chilling
“The Handmaid’s Tale” returns to television this week with its chilling portrait of a near future where women are turned into second-class citizens seeming even darker and more prescient than …
your ads here!Iceland’s Reykjavik Tops Index for Green City Getaways
Iceland’s small, snowy capital, Reykjavik, has been crowned the greenest city for travelers, with the most green space per head of 50 cities surveyed, a travel agency said Tuesday. Auckland in …
your ads here!Malaria on Rise in Crisis-hit Venezuela, WHO Says
Malaria is spreading rapidly in crisis-hit Venezuela, with more than an estimated 406,000 cases in 2017, up roughly 69 percent from a year before, the largest increase worldwide, the World Health Organization …
your ads here!Flying Taxi Start-Up Hires Designer Behind Modern Mini, Fiat 500
Lilium, a German start-up with Silicon Valley-scale ambitions to put electric “flying taxis” in the air next decade, has hired Frank Stephenson, the designer behind iconic car brands including the …
your ads here!Facebook Rules at a Glance: What’s Banned, Exactly?
Facebook has revealed for the first time just what, exactly, is banned on its service in a new Community Standards document released on Tuesday. It’s an updated version of the …
your ads here!Summer Movie Preview: Hollywood Roars Back into Action
Summer starts early this year in Hollywood with the potentially record-breaking release Thursday of Avengers: Infinity War, and the marquee Marvel superheroes couldn’t be coming at a better time. The …
your ads here!Cambridge Analytica Fights Back on Data Scandal
Cambridge Analytica unleashed its counterattack against claims that it misused data from millions of Facebook accounts, saying Tuesday it is the victim of misunderstandings and inaccurate reporting that portrays the …
your ads here!WhatsApp Raises EU Minimum Age Ahead of New Data Privacy Law
WhatsApp, the popular messaging service owned by Facebook Inc, is raising its minimum age from 13 to 16 in Europe to help it comply with new data privacy rules coming …
your ads here!To Beat Porch Thieves, Amazon Slips Packages in Car Trunks
Not content to stop at slipping packages inside customers’ front doors, Amazon.com Inc on Tuesday started a new program to deliver packages to its members’ parked cars. The world’s largest …
your ads here!Music Streaming Revenues Surge and Investors Like the Beat
Online streaming services such Spotify and Apple Music have become the recording industry’s single biggest revenue source, overtaking physical sales of CDs and digital downloads for the first time, a …
your ads here!Trump Says New NAFTA Deal Could Be Completed Quickly
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that a new NAFTA trade deal could be completed quickly, as ministers from Canada, Mexico and the United States prepared to meet later …
your ads here!Tibetan Refugees in India Protect Language and Culture
Although Migmar Tsering crossed the border into India when he was just six-years-old, he remained closely connected to his Tibetan culture and language at the school for Tibetan refugees in …
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