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Myth Of Positive Health Impact Of Moderate Drinking Debunked In New Study

Myth Of Positive Health Impact Of Moderate Drinking Debunked In New Study
Earlier studies which had given rise to the notion that one or two drinks a day might protect against stroke have been negated in the results of a major genetic study which has also claimed a very...

10 Steps To Reduce Cancer Risk Suggested By Global Experts In A Cancer Prevention Report

10 Steps To Reduce Cancer Risk Suggested By Global Experts In A Cancer Prevention Report
The vital relationship between cancer diagnoses and diet, physical activity and weight were confirmed in a new study that examined the lifestyle factors that could prevent cancer. The study was...

Child Health Fears In UK Gives Rise To Calls For Ban On Coca-Cola's Christmas Truck Tour

Child Health Fears In UK Gives Rise To Calls For Ban On Coca-Cola's Christmas Truck Tour
Sugar allegedly plays an important role in rotting of teeth in children and their obesity, according to the NHS in the UK, and this is the reason that the UK health agency has appealed to local...
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Billions Of Whatsapp Using Phones Whatsapp Exposed To Malicious Spyware; Firm Suggests Upgrading

Alibaba Beats Slowdown In China; Beats Estimates For Sales And Earnings

Trump Executive Order Blacklists Huawei

Walmart Considering Talking Is UK Arm Asda Public

Japanese Investment In US Feels ‘Unwelcome’ Due To Trump’s Auto Tariff Threat, Says Toyota

Mexico Close To Striking Deal With Us On Tariffs On Steel & Aluminum

Ban On Huawei Could Be Scaled Back By US To Serve Current Customers: Reuters

Pinterest Q1 Earnings Disappoints Investors, Stock S Fall 19%

Johnson & Johnson, Siemens, GE, Philips Being Probed By FBI In Brazilian Corruption Case: Reuters

Amazon Invests In British Food App Deliveroo, Rivals Uber Eats

$2 Billion Award In Roundup Trial Against Bayer In US, Shares Fall

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Dark Factories for a Brighter Future!

Dark Factories for a Brighter Future!

Innovation

What Are Dark Factories? In case you never heard the term “dark factories” before, then you need to know that this is attracting a lot of people. The term dark factory is based on the event that you have programmed robots or machines working for you on a 24/7 uninterrupted production. So, there won’t be any delays, no labor disputes, not heating or lighting bills, noting. There will only be...
Ban On Huawei Could Be Scaled Back By US To Serve Current Customers: Reuters

Ban On Huawei Could Be Scaled Back By US To Serve Current Customers: Reuters

Companies

The restrictions on the Chinese tech company Huawei imposed because of the black listing of the company by the US Commerce Department earlier this week can be scaled back to an extent because the blacklisting can make it impossible for the company to service the existing customers.   According to a report from Reuters, a spokeswoman for the US Commerce Department said that a temporary...
Japanese Investment In US Feels ‘Unwelcome’ Due To Trump’s Auto Tariff Threat, Says Toyota

Japanese Investment In US Feels ‘Unwelcome’ Due To Trump’s Auto Tariff Threat, Says Toyota

Companies

The strategy of international trade war that is being followed by the administration of the United States President Donald Trump was a “major setback” for American consumers, opined Japan’s largest auto maker Toyota Motor. It also said that the moves also make the company feel that the investments that are being made by the company in the US are “not welcomed” and that there is little value of...
Amazon Invests In British Food App Deliveroo, Rivals Uber Eats

Amazon Invests In British Food App Deliveroo, Rivals Uber Eats

Companies

Amazon is taking on Uber east globally through leading a $575 million fundraising and taking up a stake in the British online food delivery company Deliveroo as the race for gaining a dominant position in the market for takeaway meals heats up.   There were ripples through the sector over the news of one of Europe's fastest growing tech companies being targeted as an investment...
Johnson & Johnson, Siemens, GE, Philips Being Probed By FBI In Brazilian Corruption Case: Reuters

Johnson & Johnson, Siemens, GE, Philips Being Probed By FBI In Brazilian Corruption Case: Reuters

Companies

According to claims made in a Reuters report, allegations of kickback payments related to a scheme of medical equipment sales in Brazil by corporate giants Johnson & Johnson, Siemens, General Electric and Philips is being investigated by the FBI.   The report claims, based on information from two Brazilian investigators, that the suspected corporate giants arranged for illegally...
Pinterest Q1 Earnings Disappoints Investors, Stock S Fall 19%

Pinterest Q1 Earnings Disappoints Investors, Stock S Fall 19%

Companies

The first ever earnings report delivered by the tech company Pinterest since its listing in the stock exchange in the United States delivered a blow to the tech market which had kicked off the year on bullish note. The stock price of the company had increased significantly in the last one month since it went public, but saw a drop of as much as 19 per cent following numbers well below of what...
Software Update On Its 737 Max Aircrafts Is Complete, Says Boeing

Software Update On Its 737 Max Aircrafts Is Complete, Says Boeing

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The much expected software update for the 737 Max aircrafts has been completed by Boeing, the company announced on Thursday. The entire aviation industry had been expecting this upgrade following the grounding of all of the 737Max aircrafts throughout the world after two deadly crashes involving the same model in less than five months.     The software update is to fix a glitch...
Trump Executive Order Blacklists Huawei

Trump Executive Order Blacklists Huawei

Companies

American telecom companies have now been banned from using telecom equipment form foreign companies that could be a threat to national security after the signing of an executive order by United States President Donald Trump even as the trade war between the US and China is escalating with new increased tariffs form both sides.   The Chinese company Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd and its...
Mexico Close To Striking Deal With Us On Tariffs On Steel & Aluminum

Mexico Close To Striking Deal With Us On Tariffs On Steel & Aluminum

Markets

According to news reports quoting a senior Mexican official, an agreement with the United States over steel and aluminum tariffs without quotas is soon to be reached. Mexico also hopes that a similar agreement is reached by Canada before completing it.   A deal to remove the so-called Section 232 tariffs was "very close", Jesus Seade, Mexican deputy foreign minister for North America, told...
Walmart Considering Talking Is UK Arm Asda Public

Walmart Considering Talking Is UK Arm Asda Public

Companies

After the anti competition regulators in the United Kingdom turned down an attempt for the combination of British supermarket arm Walmart, the world's biggest retailer – Asda, with rival Sainsbury's, last month, the US retailer now plans to take the British subsidiary public into the stock market, Walmart said.   "While we are not rushing into anything, I want you to know that we are...
Alibaba Beats Slowdown In China; Beats Estimates For Sales And Earnings

Alibaba Beats Slowdown In China; Beats Estimates For Sales And Earnings

Companies

The slowing down of the Chinese economy was offset by the Chinese tech and e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd in terms of sales and earnings driven by an overhauling of its shopping recommendations.   In the three months ended in March, the company revenues reported was 1.8% more than the estimates at 93.5 billion yuan ($13.6 billion). The company also topped projections for 6.5...
$2 Billion Award In Roundup Trial Against Bayer In US, Shares Fall

$2 Billion Award In Roundup Trial Against Bayer In US, Shares Fall

Markets

Upholding the allegations against Bauer’s Roundup weed killer being a cause of cancer, the largest U.S. jury verdict against the company – over $2 billion to a California couple was awarded by a jury, which sent the shares of company dropping by as much as 5 per cent.   That threatened the stock to touch its lowest level in almost seven years. The fall happened despite the high chance of...

World

Cyberterrorism: the electronic banking system at risk

Cyberterrorism: the electronic banking system at risk
Once hailed for the increased financial security it would provide, the digital revolution is now showing its dark side, with a new and potent form of digital threat. Across the world, increases in...

New Draft Law In China For IP Right Protection & Banning Forced Tech Transfer

New Draft Law In China For IP Right Protection & Banning Forced Tech Transfer
China is set to address one of the key demands on trade by the United States – which was one of the reasons for the trade war, by accelerating a lawmaking process that would draft a new legislation...

Trade War Main Risk In Next 6 Months For Asian Businesses: New Survey

Trade War Main Risk In Next 6 Months For Asian Businesses: New Survey
A Thomson Reuters/INSEAD survey noted a very cautious optimism within Asian companies for the last quarter of the current year as they closely watch the outcome of the trade negotiations between the...

South Korea Trying To Insulate Itself From US-China Trade War

South Korea Trying To Insulate Itself From US-China Trade War
Despite the temporary 90 day truce, the ongoing trade war between the United States and China has created a sense of uneasiness and uncertainty among Asian nations.     South Korea is one...

Study Blames Global Warming For Vanishing Snow In Switzerland

Study Blames Global Warming For Vanishing Snow In Switzerland
According to a report from the University of Geneva which was based on a study that made use of a new tool called the Swiss Data Cube that global warming could probably be the reason for the...

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Huawei Related Gov. Meeting Information Leak End In Sacking Of UK Defense Secretary

Huawei Related Gov. Meeting Information Leak End In Sacking Of UK Defense Secretary
Based on the findings of an incident of leak of information of issues discussed during a high-level government meeting over the issues of the Chinese telecom equipment manufacturer Huawei, the United...

Elon Musk And SEC In New Agreement About Discussion Of Tesla’s Finances

Elon Musk And SEC In New Agreement About Discussion Of Tesla’s Finances
An amended filing in U.S. District Court of the Southern District of New York shows that an agreement over his use of twitter has been reached between Tesla CEO Elon Musk and the Securities and...

Japan Prosecutors Arrest Carlos Ghosn Again

Japan Prosecutors Arrest Carlos Ghosn Again
It was less than a month that former Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn, who has been arrested again, had been granted bail. Ghosn was arrested from his home in Tokyo on early Thursday morning over fresh...

Saudis Hacked Phone Of Amazon CEO Bezos To Access Private Data

Saudis Hacked Phone Of Amazon CEO Bezos To Access Private Data
According to the claims of an investigator, the phone of Amazon chief executive Jeff Bezos, the richest man in the world, was hacked by Saudi Arabia to access some of the personal dtat of Bezos....

People With Depression Likely To Fall Into A Crippling Debt Issue: UK Study

People With Depression Likely To Fall Into A Crippling Debt Issue: UK Study
A recent analysis in the United Kingdom has suggested that those individuals who have a mental health condition are more likely to fall in a debt related problem three and a half time more than those...

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