Day: March 29, 2019

Garfield beach phone mystery solved after 30 years

For more than 30 years bright orange “Garfield” phones have been washing up on the French coast to the bemusement of local beach cleaners, who have finally cracked the mystery behind them. Locals had long suspected a lost shipping container was to blame for the novelty landline phones, […]

What’s the point? ‘Ashamed’ five-time world darts champion quits

Five-time world darts champion Raymond Van Barneveld quit the sport on Thursday, admitting his slumping form had left him feeling “ashamed”. The 51-year-old Dutchman announced his immediate retirement after a 7-1 loss to compatriot and world number one Michael Van Gerwen — 22 years his junior — in […]

US, Chinese negotiators resume ‘productive’ trade talks

Top negotiators from China and the United States began a fresh round of trade talks in Beijing on Friday to settle a bruising dispute that has threatened to blight the global economy. US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin were greeted by Vice Premier Liu […]

Facebook to deploy new transparency tools ahead of European elections

Facebook announced on Friday changes to the way political advertisements are handled on the social media site ahead of the upcoming European Parliament elections. “We are introducing some new tools to help us deliver on two key goals that experts have told us are important for protecting the […]

Germany adds six months to Saudi arms export ban: government

German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s coalition government Thursday extended by six months an embargo on weapons exports to Saudi Arabia, instituted last October in response to the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The ban has faced opposition from within the German government and the EU, but has the […]

Tom Hanks in talks to play Elvis Presley’s manager in Baz Luhrmann’s next

Los Angeles :  Veteran actor Tom Hanks is in negotiations to play Elvis Presley’s iconic manager Colonel Tom Parker in Baz Luhrmann’s untitled biopic on the legendary musician. The Warner Bros project is also penned by Luhrmann along with Craig Pearce. According to Variety, the director wants to cast […]

Sensex rises over 200 its; Nifty tops 11,600 mark in early trade

Mumbai : The BSE benchmark Sensex jumped over 200 points and the NSE Nifty breached the 11,600 level in early trade Friday driven by heavy buying in realty, metal and pharma stocks amid unabated foreign fund inflows and positive global cues. The 30-share index pared some ground and was […]

Swearing, boasting, joking, Trump gets back to being Trump at rally

Grand Rapids :  He swore on primetime television. He boasted. He told jokes. He made promises. And the crowd loved him. President Donald Trump was back. In his first rally since the end of special prosecutor Robert Mueller’s two-year Russia collusion probe, Trump took off the gloves to attack […]

Kashyap wants to take up coaching in future

New Delhi :  A constant presence at the coach’s chair during wife Saina Nehwal’s matches, Indian shuttler Parupalli Kashyap says he is eager to take up full time coaching once he retires from the game. But, he said retirement is the last thing he is thinking right now. A […]

BJP on tenterhooks in Telangana to retain its lone seat

Secunderabad : The BJP faces a tough challenge in retaining its lone seat in Telangana after a dismal performance in the recent assembly polls, but the saffron party has pinned its hopes on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s charisma and its leaders say they are confident of pulling off victory. […]

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