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Apple Says Payouts From App Store Total $70 Bn

Apple said Thursday it has paid out more than $70 billion to app developers since opening its App Store in 2008, and...

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Android Creator Launches Own Smartphone

Andy Rubin, one the creators of Google’s Android software, has launched his own high-end smartphone. Mr Rubin left...

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China Replaces ‘ping-Pong Prince’ After Gambling Report

China has replaced the head coach of its women's table tennis team at the world championships in Germany following a...

International

Tennis Player Banned Over Attempts To Kiss Reporter

Tennis player Maxime Hamou’s accreditation has been revoked by the organisers of the French Open after he tried to...

Entertainment

Here’s the World’s Most Popular Engagement Ring.

Engagments are surely incomplete without the perfect ring. And when it comes to what is the perfect blend of class,...

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China ‘ping-Pong Prince’ Suspended Over Casino Suit

One of China's best known table tennis champions has been suspended as head coach of the national women's team,...

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Spotify Agrees To Fund To Settle Copyright Suits

Music streaming leader Spotify has agreed to set up a $43.45 million fund to settle a potentially costly pair of US...

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India’s Ethical Hackers Rewarded Abroad, Ignored At Home

Kanishk Sajnani did not receive so much as a thank you from a major Indian airline when he contacted them with alarming...

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Zongos Threaten To Kill Persons Involved In Same-Sex In Community

A local Islamic cleric, Mallam Abass Mahmud has supported the youth in the Muslim community of Ntonso in the Ashanti...

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Young Chinese In the Red As Easy Credit Drives Up Debt

When Wu Qi and her husband traded in their Mazda 3 for a more expensive Mercedes Benz sedan, they applied for a 200,000...

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Cracks In NDC Deepen

The suspended Western Regional Organiser of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr. Japheth Baidoe, was reportedly...

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Sisi’s Egypt Cracks Down On News Websites

Egypt's government, already accused of muzzling freedom of expression and opposition to President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi,...

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Chinese Fans Trash Blackout As Google AI Wins Again

Chinese netizens fumed Thursday over a government ban on live coverage of Google algorithm AlphaGo's battle with the...

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The ‘fidget Spinner’ That Has Spun Teachers Into A Tizzy

It was supposed to calm nerves, relieve stress and improve concentration but a new anti-fidget toy spreading fast...

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Brad Pitt Tells SRK That He Doesn’t Have the Dance Moves For B-Town

Brad Pitt told Indian actor Shah Rukh Khan that he doesn't have the moves to star in Bollywood films as he promoted his...

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Xbox Adds Netflix-Style Video Game Subscriptions

Microsoft on Wednesday launched a subscription service for Xbox, letting players pay a monthly fee for access to a...

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Chinese Tech Firm LeEco Reverses Course In US, Cuts 325 Jobs

Cash-strapped Chinese tech firm LeEco on Wednesday confirmed that it is throttling back plans to invade the US market,...

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Plane Skids Off Hong Kong Runway In Heavy Rain

A plane veered off the runway at Hong Kong International Airport today after heavy rainstorm lashed the city. The...

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‘I’d Never Make It In Bollywood,’ Says Brad Pitt

Brad Pitt told Indian actor Shah Rukh Khan that he doesn't have the moves to star in Bollywood films as he promoted his...