November2017
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Amazon scraps bundled video service
Nov 16, 2017Amazon has scrapped plans to launch an online streaming service bundling popular U.S. broadcast and cable networks because it believes it cannot make enough money on such a service, people familiar with the matter told Reuters.... -
Rise in broadcasting income lifts Manchester United revenue
Nov 16, 2017English soccer club Manchester United (MANU.N) posted a 17 percent rise in first-quarter revenue, helped by strong growth in broadcasting income as the team returned to the UEFA Champions League this season after a one-year absence.... -
Serena Williams set to tie the knot in New Orleans
Nov 16, 2017Tennis superstar Serena Williams is used to hoisting trophies, but on Thursday, it looks like she’ll be carrying a wedding bouquet. Music royalty Beyonce and Jay Z, along with actress Eva Longoria are among the A-listers... -
Da Vinci painting sells for $450mn in NY
Nov 16, 2017A 500-year-old work of art depicting Jesus Christ, believed to be the work of Renaissance master Leonardo da Vinci, sold in New York on Wednesday for $450.3 million setting a new art auction record, Christie’s said.... -
Steyn takes wicket on quiet comeback
Nov 16, 2017South African fast bowler Dale Steyn wasn’t looking for anything spectacular in his comeback to professional cricket, and he duly delivered three largely uneventful overs in a domestic Twenty20 match on Wednesday. More than a year... -
ADB to give Bangladesh $260m for infrastructure development
Nov 16, 2017The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide US$260 million to Bangladesh for sustaining and increasing its investments in infrastructures, particularly financing public-private partnership (PPP) projects as well as renewable energy interventions. “Like earlier, the ADB fund... -
‘Dual suspension’ proposal still best for North Korea,China says
Nov 16, 2017China said on Thursday a “dual suspension” proposal to handle North Korea was still the best option, after U.S. President Donald Trump said he and Chinese President Xi Jinping had rejected a “freeze for freeze” agreement.... -
Human Rights Watch accuses Myanmar military of widespread rape
Nov 16, 2017Mattel Inc has rebuffed Hasbro Inc’s latest takeover approach, people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday, casting uncertainty over the potential combination of the world’s two largest toy companies Mattel’s rebuttal indicates that Margaret Georgiadis,... -
Zimbabwe’s Mugabe resisting army pressure to quit
Nov 16, 2017President Robert Mugabe is insisting he remains Zimbabwe’s only legitimate ruler, an intelligence source said on Thursday, and is resisting mediation by a Catholic priest to allow the 93-year-old former guerrilla a graceful exit after a... -
Lebanon’s Hariri to fly to Paris within 48 hours
Nov 16, 2017Lebanon’s Saad al-Hariri is expected to leave Saudi Arabia for France within 48 hours, before flying home to Beirut to officially submit his resignation as Lebanese prime minister, a source close to Hariri told Reuters on...
