Day: September 13, 2019

Gionee to develop apps in India to support connected devices

8:58 pm September 13, 2019

New Delhi: Smartphone maker Gionee plans to develop apps in India to support mobile phone accessories and connected devices. The company on Friday launched Smart ‘Life’ watch for Rs 2,999 on Flipkart with customised apps to optimise its function. Gionee now expects to develop all apps for other devices from the scratch in the country. […]

UK teen arrested in US-led music hacking probe

8:49 pm September 13, 2019

London: British police said Friday they had arrested a 19-year-old man for stealing unreleased songs from musicians’ websites and cloud-based accounts, as part of a US-led investigation. The teenager, who was arrested in Ipswich in eastern England, is also suspected of selling the stolen music in exchange for cryptocurrency, according to a statement from the […]

Boris Johnson planning to put UK on obesity-busting diet: Report

British PM ‘cautiously optimistic’ on Brexit deal

8:45 pm September 13, 2019

London: Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Friday he was “cautiously optimistic” about striking a Brexit deal ahead of his first face-to-face talks with EU chiefs next week. Johnson is due to meet European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and the EU’s chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier in Luxembourg on Monday. Johnson’s upbeat tone on striking a […]

Sao Paulo state stops professional sports as COVID-19 rages

FIFA bans Russian fans organizer for social media posts

8:43 pm September 13, 2019

Zurich: Russian fans organizer Alexander Shprygin has been banned from soccer for two years by FIFA for posting far-right content online. FIFA said Friday its ethics committee judges found Shprygin, a former member of the Russian Football Union executive committee, guilty of discrimination. He was fined 10,000 Swiss francs ($10,125). Shprygin achieved notoriety at the […]

Greek PM accused of flaunting lockdown rules

Greece seeks early IMF debt repayment to build trust

8:40 pm September 13, 2019

Helsinki: Greece on Friday sought permission from the eurozone to repay loans to the IMF before their maturity date, a move Athens hopes will rebuild international trust in its economy. Greece’s new centre-right finance minister Christos Staikouras made his request at his first meeting with his eurozone counterparts since taking office in July. “I welcome […]