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Hong Kong shares climb 3.2% on China policies to boost economy
Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 ended 1.2% lower at 5052.02, following a patchy performance overnight in USA markets.
Chicago Botanic Garden’s 2nd corpse flower is blooming
Last time, the corpse flower bloomed at the United States Botanic Garden Conservatory in July 2013.
Bill Clinton blames Donald Trump
Clinton, whose lead for the Democratic presidential nomination is shrinking in a few national polls, said in an interview on NBC’s “Meet the Press” that her attorneys decided without her assistance which e-mails from the private server she used while at the State Department were business-related and would be made
Coldplay Debut New Song “Amazing Day”
Coldplay are said to be releasing a new album called A Head Full of Dreams before year’s end. Might “Amazing Day” serve as our first preview of the LP? The band debuted the ballad during their set at this weekend’s Global Citizen Festival in New York City. Watch pro-shot footage below.
Boeing Tanker Plane Makes First Flight
The KC-46, the next generation of aerial refueler, completed it first test flight Friday after months of schedule delays and cost overruns. The program will now begin in-flight tests of the airplane’s refueling equipment, Boeing said.
Halliburton, Baker Hughes market more businesses to gain regulatory approval
Oil services provider Halliburton Co and Baker Hughes Inc will sell additional businesses in connection with Halliburton’s pending acquisition of its smaller rival, the companies said in a joint statement.
BMW denies rigging diesel emissions tests after an independent test claims one
It has been nearly a week since the Environmental Protection Agency accused Volkswagen of using a “defeat device” to cheat on emissions tests.
Microsoft Lumia 750 Leaked in Adduplex Data?
We’ve heard a number of rumours about Microsoft’s upcoming phablet flagship and a lot of the supposed specs have now been reiterated by a leaked screenshot. Now, it seems that the report could be accurate, as a Spanish retailer Ecomputer.es has leaked the pricing details for the Lumia 950 and
United Kingdom to investigate wider autos industry after emissions scandal
Lawmakers would have a significant influence on whether people chose petrol or diesel engines, she added, because subsidies for diesel had greatly helped its popularity. “I think apologies don’t mean anything when something is so premeditated”, said Joe DeCarolis, of Cary, N.C., who owns a 2012 TDI Jetta Sport Wagon
IBM Opens Up Watson With Additional APIs
At the same time, IDC predicts that by 2018, half of all consumers will interact with services based on cognitive computing on a regular basis. The developers here will be allowed to try out the new techniques under supervision of IBM engineers. “Marketers can use personality data to further enrich