Archive du mois : avril 2018

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Bidding for Indian cricket rights nears a billion bucks

The bidding for the television and digital rights to broadcast Indian cricket from 2018 to 2023 is closing in on the billion-dollar mark, and the e-auction will enter a third day and resume at 11am IST on Thursday. The bid value had reached INR 6032.50 crore (USD 925 million approx) by 6pm on Wednesday -…

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Zucker: So süß, so gefährlich

Zu viel Fett im Essen ist schlecht, zu viel Salz ist auch nicht gut, selbst Kaffee geriet gerade erst wieder in Verdacht, krebserregend zu sein. Nun steht also wieder der böse Zucker am Pranger. Zwar gilt für die süßen weißen Kristalle wie für alles andere auch: Die Dosis macht das Gift. Nur ist es im…

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Boris Johnson beneath fire for ‘misleading public’ by asserting scientists had been effective novichok came from Russia

Boris Johnson has been accused of misleading the public by wrongly claiming Porton Down experts had identified Russia as the source of the nerve agent used in the Salisbury poisoning. The foreign secretary came under pressure as it emerged the Foreign Office also deleted a tweet stating that scientists had concluded the novichok used in…

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Tariffs on appliances, electronics would hit customers within the pockets: US outlets

U.S. retailers warn that tariffs proposed by President Donald Trump on Chinese imports would raise prices for American consumers on many products. Trump’s list includes more than 1,300 goods, such as flat-screen televisions, appliances and everyday consumer products. Clothing and shoes are not targeted. Industry experts fear retailers that sell consumer electronics would be most…

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Victims’ relatives quiz accountability over Kunduz air raids

Distraught relatives of children killed in a government air raid targeting Taliban fighters in Afghanistan’s Kunduz province have rejected official claims that no civilians were killed in the attack as « dishonest ». A religious school in the Dasht-e-Archi district of the northern province was hit late on Monday. The Afghan government said the raids targeted a…