July2017
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Bill Cosby to be retried on sex assault charges in November: judge
Jul 7, 2017News Hour: Entertainer Bill Cosby will be retried on charges of sexually assaulting a former employee of his alma mater in November, five months after his first trial on those charges ended in a hung jury,... -
Planet of the Apes stars talk of trilogy’s simian showdown
Jul 7, 2017News Hour: The final film in the rebooted “Planet of the Apes” series will hit cinemas next week, promising an action-packed conclusion to a trilogy that has garnered both critical acclaim and box office receipts. “War... -
LG Electronics Inc’s Q2 operating profit likely rose 14 percent from a year earlier
Jul 7, 2017News Hour: South Korea’s LG Electronics Inc said on Friday its second-quarter operating profit likely rose 14 percent from a year earlier but fell short of market expectations. LG, in a regulatory filing, estimated its April-June... -
At least 15 people are missing after huge floods swept away houses in southern Japan
Jul 7, 2017News Hour: At least 15 people are missing after huge floods swept away houses in southern Japan, tearing up roads as roiling waters surged through villages, authorities said, after unprecedented rainfall. Meteorologists warned of worse to... -
Bieber’s Brazil hotel case closed after $6,000 donation
Jul 7, 2017News Hour: A judge closed legal proceedings against Justin Bieber after he paid a fine of $6,000 for wall-tagging a historic hotel in 2013, court officials said Thursday. Judge Rudi Baldi Loewenkron made the decision after... -
Qualcomm escalated its legal battle with Apple
Jul 7, 2017News Hour: Qualcomm on Thursday escalated its legal battle with Apple, filing a patent infringement lawsuit and requesting a ban on the importation of some iPhones, claiming the unlawful and unfair use of the chipmaker’s technology.... -
Root scores hundred in first Test as England captain
Jul 7, 2017News Hour: Joe Root marked his first Test as England captain with a century against South Africa on the first day of the series opener at Lord’s on Thursday. Root swept left-arm spinner Keshav Maharaj to... -
Samsung Electronics expects profits to soar 72 percent in the Q2 to a record high
Jul 7, 2017News Hour: Samsung Electronics expects profits to soar 72 percent in the second quarter to a record high, it said on Friday, as it moves on from a recall debacle thanks to rising memory chip prices... -
South Africa’s Dean Elgar eager to get his own back on Broad
Jul 7, 2017News Hour: South Africa stand-in captain Dean Elgar is confident there will be no “scarring” on show when his side face England paceman Stuart Broad again in the first Test at Lord’s on Thursday. Broad’s Test... -
Asian markets headed into the weekend on a negative note
Jul 7, 2017News Hour: Asian markets headed into the weekend on a negative note on Friday following a sell-off on Wall Street, US jobs data coming in below par and a dive in oil prices fuelling losses across...
