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Rugby Can Rival Football In China, Says Chief

Rugby can grow from a niche sport to be as big as football in China and eventually rival the cash-rich Chinese Super...

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Lyft Filling Tank With Cash As Value Revs

A fruitful funding round has bumped Lyft's value to $7.5 billion, as the ride-hailing company drives to gain ground on...

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Chinese Students Imbibe Secrets of Burgundy Winemaking

Chen Yanfen swirls a glass of Burgundy wine, noting its ruby red robe and fruity bouquet before taking her first sip....

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AOL Plus Yahoo To Equal New ‘Oath’

AOL and Yahoo will be combined into a unit called "Oath" after telecom titan Verizon buys the pioneering internet firm,...

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Oath Is New Name For AOL-Yahoo Combined Company

Verizon plans to combine AOL and Yahoo into a new company called Oath, after completing the acquisition of Yahoo. AOL...

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Lyft Rollsout ‘fixed Route’ Carpool Service To Take On Busses

Forget Uber, Lyft has its sights set on a new competitor – buses. The ride-hailing app is introducing a pilot program...

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The Illegal Deliveryman Who Became One of China’s Richest Men

From making illegal cross-border deliveries to China in a minivan to buying a fleet of Boeing aircraft, the boss of SF...

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China’s Xi Calls For Peace In Meeting With Netanyahu

Chinese President Xi Jinping called Tuesday for peace between Israel and an independent Palestine "as soon as possible"...

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Bill Gates Again World’s Richest Man; Trump Slips

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates once again topped the Forbes magazine list of the world's more than 2,000 billionaires,...

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From Slick City To Hip Hong Kong

Soulless supermalls housing luxury labels, traditional suit tailors, and markets full of cheap designer knock-offs,...

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Yahoo Names Post-Spinoff Management Team

Yahoo said Monday that board member and former internet executive Thomas McInerney would lead the business that remains...

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Jackie Chan Says Foreign ‘pressure’ Good For Chinese Films

Action star Jackie Chan said opening up China's heavily-restricted film market to more foreign works would put positive...

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Uber Skids Have Lyft Steering For Passing Lane

As Uber's gets dented by controversies, on-demand ride rival Lyft is accelerating expansion and out to pick up converts...

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Snap To Price Long-Awaited IPO On Wednesday Amid Signs of Brisk Demand

Snap Inc, owner of popular messaging app Snapchat, will price its initial public offering after the U. S. stock market...

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Snap Lowers Valuation Expectations In Highly Awaited IPO

Snap Inc (SNAP. N), owner of the popular messaging app Snapchat, set a lower-than-expected valuation range on Thursday,...

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Snapchat Owner Prices IPO, Seeks More Than $2 Bn

Snapchat's corporate parent seeks to raise more than $2 billion for the fast-growing social media group in the tech...

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Yahoo Notifies Users of Sophisticated Breach Methods

Yahoo said Wednesday it was notifying some users that hackers may have been able to use a maneuver to break into their...

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Chinese Superclub Evergrande To End Foreign Signings

Chinese champions Guangzhou Evergrande have announced plans to field a Chinese-only squad by 2020, official media said...

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Snapchat Owner Worth Up To $25bn Despite Making Losses

Snap, owner of the Snapchat messaging app popular with teenagers, is to sell its shares on the US stock market. The...