January2018
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England ponder taking a spin with Mason Crane in Sydney
Jan 2, 2018Leg-spinner Mason Crane’s experience playing in Sydney may prove the clincher to earn him a debut as England try to salvage their Ashes series with a win over Australia in Thursday’s final Test. Trailing 3-0 and... -
Jose Mourinho lashes out at ‘critical’ Scholes
Jan 2, 2018Jose Mourinho has lambasted former Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes after he criticised the manager and key players in his role as a TV pundit. Scholes singled out Paul Pogba, the club’s record signing, after his... -
Miss America Carlson named new chairperson after scandal
Jan 2, 2018Former Fox News anchor Gretchen Carlson has been named the new chairperson of the Miss America beauty pageant, becoming the first former winner to lead the organization following a scandal over lewd and sexist emails. Her... -
Shakib al Hasan all rounder top in all three formats
Jan 2, 2018Bangladeshi all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan topped all-rounder rankings in the all three formats of cricket in 2017, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announces after the rankings were updated. “Among the all-rounders, Bangladesh’s Shakib Al Hasan was... -
Automatic Peugeot Pars sedans of ICKO to be exported to Iraq
Jan 2, 2018Peugeot Pars owns a significant share of IKCO cars in Iraq’s market and Iraqi customers know this car well and are willing to buy IKCO automatic sedans. Based on this, IKCO has put sending out automatic... -
Taiwan’s court ordered a man to pay his mother almost $1 M for funding his dentistry training
Jan 2, 2018The mother signed a contract with her son in 1997, when he was 20 years old, stating he would pay her 60% of his monthly income after qualifying. Taiwan’s top court has ordered a man to... -
BP to take a one-off $1.5 billion charges in earnings as a result of new US tax rules
Jan 2, 2018BP has large operations in oil and gas production in the Gulf of Mexico and onshore shale operations as well as refineries that can process up to 746,000 barrels per day of crude oil. BP will... -
Hyundai Motor and Kia Motors flagged 4 percent sales growth in 2018
Jan 2, 2018Hyundai and smaller affiliate Kia said demand was expected to soften in the U.S. and Chinese markets as they unveiled a combined sales target of 7.55 million vehicles this year, from 7.25 million vehicles last year.... -
Niantic to launch Pokemon Go in China
Jan 2, 2018The 2016 launch of Pokemon Go and its massive popularity had left the company cash-rich, he said, and in a good position to expand. Also, he added, a recent funding round had raised $200m (£148m) from... -
China’s messaging app WeChat denied “storing chat histories”
Jan 2, 2018WeChat’s privacy policy states that it may need to retain and disclose users’ information in response to a request by the government or law enforcement. In a carefully worded riposte, China’s most popular messaging app WeChat...
