November2018
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Nissan LEAF wins its first major Australian automotive award
Nov 20, 2018The New Nissan LEAF has won its first major Australian automotive award, winning the coveted Drive.com.au Car of the Year ‘Green Innovation’ award. Nissan LEAF – the icon of Nissan Intelligent Mobility – was recognized for... -
Tumblr removed from Apple’s app store
Nov 20, 2018Tumblr has been removed from Apple’s app store because it let some users post images of child sexual abuse. The social network’s app was removed on 16 November but the reason for it being unavailable has... -
FedEx plans to add 1,000 Chanje electric delivery vans to its fleet
Nov 20, 2018FedEx Corp said on Tuesday it plans to add 1,000 Chanje electric delivery vans to its fleet of vehicles in a bid to save on fuel and cut down on pollution. The package delivery company will... -
Careem looks at raising upto $200 million from Chinese investors
Nov 20, 2018Careem, Uber’s main Middle East rival, is looking at raising between $100 million and $200 million from Chinese investors, a source with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters. Investment bank China International Capital Corporation (CICC)... -
Bitcoin tumbled as much as 10 percent on Tuesday to below $4,500
Nov 20, 2018Bitcoin tumbled as much as 10 percent on Tuesday to below $4,500, bringing the world’s best-known cryptocurrency‘s losses to 30 percent within a week as a selloff in digital currencies intensified across the board. Other cryptocurrencies... -
Taylor Swift uses music muscle to seek higher payouts for others
Nov 20, 2018Pop music titan Taylor Swift on Monday announced a new record deal with Universal Music Group that will give her greater control over her own music and could boost future payouts to artists for music played... -
Jordan MPs approve income tax bill amended after unrest
Nov 20, 2018Jordanian lawmakers on Sunday approved an IMF-backed income tax bill after amendments to a controversial draft of the proposed law that sparked a week of angry protests in summer. Thousands of Jordanians hit the streets in... -
Saudi king backs son amid furore over Khashoggi murder
Nov 20, 2018Saudi King Salman stood by the crown prince and heaped praise on the judiciary Monday, in his first public remarks since critic Jamal Khashoggi’s murder tipped the country into one of its worst crises. The public... -
NASA picks ancient Martian river delta for 2020 rover touchdown
Nov 20, 2018NASA has picked an ancient river delta as the landing site for its uncrewed Mars 2020 rover, to hunt for evidence of past life on Earth’s neighboring planet, officials said Monday. Even though the Red Planet... -
Calixto Bieito brings his ‘film noir’ to Paris Opera
Nov 19, 2018Spain’s Calixto Bieito built his reputation by shattering operatic norms, but his new production of “Simon Boccanegra” in Paris shows the restrained side of a director more known for performances featuring sex, blood and violence. “I...
