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Huawei becomes the world’s second biggest smartphone seller
Apple was expected to wrest back control of the market with the release of new iPhone models in the fall. Thanks to its secondary smartphone division, Honor has registered a 150 percent in sales growth , showing that premium smartphones with flagship-like hardware specifications and lowered pricing are some ingredients that have displayed significant results for phone manufacturers. [Full Article...]
Denmark burka ban: Supporters and opponents clash as law comes into effect
Repeat offences could trigger further fines of up to 10,000 kroner or a jail sentence of up to six months. Protests against the ban were planned in Copenhagen and Aarhus late on Wednesday, with several hundred people expected to attend, some of them wearing the full-face veil. [Full Article...]
Immigration officials defend handling of family separations - Newswatch
Also called to Capitol Hill are Jennifer Higgins, the associate director of Refugees, Asylum and International Operations at US Citizenship and Immigration Services, and White, who leads the effort to return more than 2,500 children to their parents. [Full Article...]
Video Shows Foreign Cyclists In Tajikistan Before Deadly Attack
Jay Austin, of the former Boneyard Studios, left this world doing what he loved (connecting with people and cycling the world) with the person he loved (Lauren Geoghegan)", the company said in a Facebook statement. About a week ago the pair had posted on Instagram about Tajikistan being a tough place to cycle. Then on Sunday, assailants rammed a vehicle into cyclists in the countryside south of ... [Full Article...]
Bawal na! French lawmakers ban smartphones in schools
French children will have to leave their smartphones and smart devices at home or switched off when they are at school starting in September. Education Minister Jean-Michel Blanquer said the earlier law did not apply across the board and lacked teeth, while the new law moves France "into the 21st century". [Full Article...]
Nintendo Switch sales almost hit 20 million as software boosts profits
Tropical Freeze, Mario Tennis Aces and the initial batch of Nintendo LABO kits have each surpassed one million units sold worldwide, while Mario Kart 8 Deluxe surpassed the 10 million units sold mark. The company's operating profit was 30.5 billion yen ($274 million) and its revenue was 168 billion yen ($1.5 billion). Nintendo additionally announced that it has now sold 72.89 million Ninte... [Full Article...]
Digimon Survive Officially Confirmed For 2019 Western Release On Switch
Their adventure won't be easy though, as Digimon Survive's new trailer promises the game features darker themes of death and destruction-elements that haven't really been seen in Digimon since Digimon Tamers . It will be a turn-based strategy game and the story parts of it will give players many important choices to make which will affect how the story will progress and end. [Full Article...]
Mamata Banerjee says NRC will lead to bloodbath, civil war in country
An expert studying the NRC developments said that the state could turn into a tinderbox if the omitted people in certain pockets outnumber those who are included. "I asked him to amend NRC Bill or bring the new bill". Assam governor Jagdish Mukhi in Guwahati on Monday. Veteran Assam Congress leader and former chief minister Tarun Gogoi said that 40 "is a big figure" and he feared that a lo... [Full Article...]
Donald Trump offers to meet Iran without preconditions
And these words are also matched by actions. "Talks with the U.S. would have been right had the USA not withdrawn from the JCPOA and imposed sanctions on Iran", Ali Motahhari said , according to Iran's state-run IRNA news outlet. In early July, Rouhani threatened to block the Strait of Hormuz, saying that if Iran can't export oil, no other country in the region will either. Secretary of Sta... [Full Article...]
Zimbabwe : les candidats ont voté
Le président Mnangagwa, qui a voté dans sa ville natale de Kwekwe (centre), s'est félicité lundi que "la campagne ait été pacifique, tout comme le vote". M. Chamisa, âgé de 40 ans et sans grande expérience politique, a lui fait de sa jeunesse son arme principale pour séduire un électorat en quête de sang neuf. [Full Article...]
Manafort is first ex-Trump aide on trial in Russian Federation probe
Manafort, a veteran Republican political consultant, served as chairman of Trump's presidential election campaign for three months in 2016 before being forced to step down amid questions about his lobbying work in Ukraine. During his opening statement , Assistant US Attorney Uzo Asonye told the jury that Mr Manafort considered himself above the law as he funnelled tens of millions of dollars th... [Full Article...]
Trump again threatens to shut down USA government over immigration policy
The two men also share the same scepticism over free trade, although Conte's distrust of multinational agreements risks Trump's goal of eliminating all European Union customs tariffs. We had a great meeting. "I just want great border security ". President Donald Trump insisted USA sanctions on Russia will remain in place, after hailing the "great meeting" he had with Russian President Vlad... [Full Article...]
Honor Note 10 price, specifications, features, comparison
Features-wise, the phone also gets fingerprint sensor, face-unlock utility, smart beautification, gender beautification among others. The phone comes with a 6.95-inch touchscreen display with a resolution of 2220 pixels by 1080 pixels. The internal storage variants of the 6GB model are 64GB or 128GB, while the 8GB version comes with 128GB exclusively. microSD cards are also supported but in a hybr... [Full Article...]
LG Signature Edition (2018) price, specifications, features, comparison
As far as the cameras are concerned, the LG Signature Edition (2018 ) packs a 16-megapixel primary camera on the rear and a 8-megapixel front shooter for selfies. Like its predecessor, the handset will have a limited run, with the firm only making 300 units available to the public, priced at 1,999,800 won or around $1,788 Dollars. [Full Article...]
Deadly California wildfire kills 8, destroys over 650 homes
But when he returned, his family was missing and it was later discovered they were still in the home as it was destroyed by the flames. The blaze has killed two firefighters and four civilians as well as destroying 818 homes and 311 outbuildings and has damaged 165 other homes, California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection spokesman Scott McLean said. [Full Article...]
Access To 3-D Printable Gun Plans Blocked In Pennsylvania
Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson (D) is planning to file a multistate lawsuit Monday to block the Trump administration from allowing criminals and terrorists to access downloadable plans for 3D printed weapons that are untraceable and undetectable. [Full Article...]
Trois personnes meurent dans des accidents de montagne — Hautes-Alpes
Le quadragénaire aurait péri après avoir dévissé sur une centaine de mètres, ont indiqué les gendarmes, qui ont procédé dimanche après-midi à des auditions de témoins pour tenter de déterminer les causes exactes de sa chute. Il s'agit de deux femmes de 48 et 54 ans. Le guide, grièvement blessé, a été secouru par le Peloton de Gendarmerie de Haute Montagne (PGHM) de Briançon, et transporté au CHU d... [Full Article...]
Britons see Brexit turning sour, half want chance to vote again
More than half of those asked also said that they now support a second vote to choose between leaving with a deal, leaving without a deal or remaining in the European Union. The Sky poll found 78 per cent of voters thought Mrs May's government was doing a bad job of negotiating Brexit, up 23 percentage points from March. [Full Article...]
Republican Senator Rand Paul supports Trump’s Supreme Court nominee
Joe Manchin (D., W.Va.), one of three Democrats who supported Neil Gorsuch previous year for the Supreme Court. Republican strategists tell Fox News that if the West Virginia Democratic senator votes "no" on the Supreme Court nominee, he upsets voters, but if he votes 'yes, ' he upsets donors. [Full Article...]
Poutine dit être "prêt à se rendre à Washington"
Les dirigeants des Brics (Brésil, Russie, Inde, Chine et Afrique du Sud) réunis en sommet à Johannesburg ont dénoncé jeudi "les défis sans précédent" qui menacent le multilatéralisme, en réponse à la guerre commerciale lancée par les Etats-Unis. [Full Article...]