August2018
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US Open champ Stephens makes triumphant hardcourt start
Aug 1, 2018Reigning US Open champion Sloane Stephens began the summer hardcourt campaign ahead of defending her Flushing Meadows crown by beating Bethanie Mattek-Sands 7-5, 6-4 Tuesday at the WTA and ATP Washington Open. Third-ranked Stephens, who captured... -
Tributes flow as Aussie golfer Jarrod Lyle halts cancer treatment
Aug 1, 2018Australian golfer Jarrod Lyle has moved into palliative care and is bracing for the worst after ceasing treatment for cancer, sparking an outpouring of sadness Wednesday from fellow players. The 36-year-old former US PGA Tour stalwart... -
UN chief to discuss North Korea in Japan
Aug 1, 2018UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres is expected to discuss the North Korea crisis with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during his visit to Japan next week, a UN spokeswoman said Tuesday. Guterres will be in Tokyo for... -
10 million Dixons Carphone records containing personal data may have been accessed in a 2017 cyber attack
Aug 1, 2018Some 10 million Dixons Carphone records containing personal data may have been accessed in a 2017 cyber attack, the British electronics and mobile phone retailer said on Tuesday, boosting an earlier estimate of 1.2 million. It... -
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd posted its slowest quarterly profit growth in more than a year
Aug 1, 2018Samsung Electronics Co Ltd posted its slowest quarterly profit growth in more than a year on Tuesday as its Galaxy S9 device missed sales targets and competition heated up, casting doubt on its leadership of the... -
UPS to partner with a Los Angeles-based company to develop electric delivery truck
Aug 1, 2018United Parcel Service Inc said it would partner with a Los Angeles-based company to develop an electric medium-duty delivery truck, as the package delivery company expands its fleet of alternative-fuel vehicles. The truck, developed jointly with... -
Bitcoin fell 5 percent on Tuesday
Aug 1, 2018Bitcoin fell 5 percent on Tuesday, briefly going to a one-week low below $7,700 as investors further scaled back their holdings of digital currencies, reports Reuters. At 10:19 a.m. (1419 GMT), the world’s biggest and best-known... -
Durex recalled some batches of condoms in the United Kingdom and Ireland
Aug 1, 2018Durex, owned by Reckitt Benckiser, has recalled some batches of its “Real Feel” and “Latex Free” condoms in the United Kingdom and Ireland due to concerns they may burst. “Our tests have shown that some batches... -
The number of people dying from heatwaves likely to rise sharply by 2080
Aug 1, 2018The number of people dying from heatwaves is likely to rise sharply in some regions by 2080 if policymakers fail to take mitigating steps in climate and health policies, according to the results of a study... -
Nigeria recalled 2.4 million bottles of cough syrup containing codeine
Aug 1, 2018Nigeria has recalled 2.4 million bottles of cough syrup containing codeine after national outrage earlier this year over endemic use of opioids. Nigeria imposed a ban on the production and import of codeine cough syrup earlier...
