Новости за 21.07.2016

TOKIO (ANP) - Het laatste bedrijf dat nog ouderwetse videorecorders maakt, het Japanse elektronicabedrijf Funai, stopt daar deze maand mee. De apparaten worden nauwelijks meer verkocht en het is steeds moeilijker aan de benodigde onderdelen te komen, aldus de Japanse zakenkrant Nikkei.

Shares of PayPal Inc. rose 5% after hours Thursday after the company reported second-quarter earnings beat revenue expectations and announced a partnership with Visa Inc . PayPal reported net income of $323 million, or 27 cents per share, up from $305 million, or 25 cents per share in the year-earlier period. PayPal reported adjusted earnings per share of 36 cents, in line with the 36 cents expected by analysts surveyed by FactSet. PayPal reported revenue of $2.65 billion, up from $2.29 billion... Читать дальше...

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LOS ANGELES, July 21 (UPI) -- Kim Kardashian admitted daughter North West "still wants things to be all about her" while discussing the 3-year-old's dynamic with son Saint West.

Charles Kinsey (pictured) is recovering in a local hospital from the gunshot wound he sustained Monday.

As the wait for Paul Pogba’s arrival goes on, Manchester United will step up its preparations for the new season with a meeting with Borussia Dortmund in Shanghai on Friday.

NEW YORK — Worn down and banged up, the Baltimore Orioles found the perfect remedy for all their ailments — a well-pitched game. Chris Tillman tied for the major league lead with his 14th win, throwing four-hit ball for seven innings and helping the depleted Orioles avert a four-game sweep at Yankee Stadium, beating New

*Hits the dance floor*

Meet sisters Aranya and Athithya from Toronto, Canada. They've been playing the Veena (a stringed instrument used to play Carnatic music) for 13 years.

Veena Thambaps

They recently uploaded a Veena version of the wildly popular Sia song "Cheap Thrills" on their page Veena Thambaps where it got about 8,000 shares in less than a week.

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The two percentage point increase in stamp duty, announced earlier this year but kept in abeyance, is likely to come into effect any day next week.

Paypal and Visa announced a partnership Thursday.

Talk show host, comedienne extraordinaire and now designer? According to Kelly Ripa, her latest venture into the world of interiors came fairly naturally to the Live! star. She...

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TORONTO, July 21 (UPI) -- A survey found one-third of Canadian students feel psychological distress -- girls twice as likely as boys -- increases that surprised researchers.

Hendrick Motorsports has 999 career top-five finishes; it can hit 1,000 Sunday in Indianapolis

“Pokémon Go,” the wildly popular augmented-reality smartphone game, expanded officially into 26 more countries this week, even as some security and religious authorities around the globe expressed alarm: Kuwait banned the app’s use at government sites, and officials warned it could put users’ personal data at risk or be used by criminals to lure victims to isolated places. The game is notable for causing people to range out into the world, walking into places where they might not normally have a reason to be... Читать дальше...

Leslie Jones has returned to Twitter after dealing with some extremely racist trolls on her personal account. The Ghostbusters star received a ton of celebrity support, and Twitter did ban the user, Breitbart’s Milo Yiannopoulos, that incited many of the racist attacks. “Welp…a bitch thought she could stay away. But who else is gonna live [...]

Media mogul Rupert Murdoch has personally taken over at Fox News as former CEO Roger Ailes has resigned from the company amid sexual harassment allegations.

While avoiding direct criticism of Sen. Ted Cruz for declining to endorse Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump at the GOP national convention, Gov. Pete Ricketts on Thursday stressed the need for Republican unity to defeat Hillary Clinton in November.

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If your go-to conversation topics revolve around work and weather, then you probably don't enjoy going to networking events.

But talking to new people doesn't have to be such a drag.

There are ways to get the conversation going without resorting to irritating clichés.

Check out these 17 icebreakers that will help ease you into an engaging conversation with people you've never met before.

'Hello.'

A smile, a name,... Читать дальше...

Shares of AT&T Inc. dropped in Thursday's extended session after the telecommunications company turned in quarterly earnings that met expectations but its revenue fell short. AT&T reported its second-quarter earnings rose to $3.41 billion, or 55 cents a share, from $3.08 billion, or 59 cents a share, a year earlier. Excluding one-time items, AT&T would have earned 72 cents a share. Revenue rose 22.7% to $40.52 billion. Analysts surveyed by FactSet had forecast earnings of 72 cents a share... Читать дальше...

Pandora Media Inc. stock fell sharply in late trading Thursday after the streaming-music service said the number of listeners declined and quarterly revenue was less than expected. Pandora said its fiscal second quarter included a net loss of $76.3 million, or 33 cents a share, on revenue of $343 million; after adjustments for stock-based compensation and other factors, the company claimed a loss of 12 cents a share. Analysts polled by FactSet expected on average for Pandora to report an adjusted... Читать дальше...

Starbucks Corp. shares declined in the extended session Thursday after the coffee chain's quarterly revenue fell short of Wall Street estimates. Starbucks shares fell 4.7% to $54.90 after hours. The company reported adjusted fiscal third-quarter earnings of 49 cents a share on revenue of $5.24 billion. Analysts surveyed by FactSet had forecast earnings of 49 cents a share on revenue of $5.34 billion. The company forecast fiscal fourth-quarter earnings between 54 cents and 55 cents a share, while analysts expect 55 cents a share. Читать дальше...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The host committee for the Democratic National Convention wants to keep its donor list under wraps until after the convention even though a state open records agency has ordered its release.

LONDON — UK authorities say they are searching for two people in the attempted abduction of a serviceman at a Royal Air Force base in eastern England. Police said Thursday that two men, one of whom had a knife, approached the serviceman while he was jogging. One of the men shouted at the serviceman and