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BEIJING (Reuters) - Apple's  online book and film services have gone dark in China, after Beijing introduced regulations in March imposing strict curbs on online publishing, particularly for foreign firms.

Attempts by Reuters to access Apple's iBooks Store and iTunes Movies services were met with a message in Chinese saying they were "unusable".

The services were closed by Apple at the demand of China's media regulator, the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio... Читать дальше...

PALMYRA, Syria - Combined photo shows the Arch of Triumph in the ruins of Palmyra, a world heritage site in central S...

♫ I only wanted to see you, laughing in the purple rain♫

Frankrijk is in de beeldvorming nog vaak wijnland nummer één, maar in werkelijkheid wordt het links en rechts ingehaald door de buurlanden Spanje en Italië. Dat sinds kort ook China in het rijtje van wijnlanden is opgenomen en zelfs als serieuze uitdager van de Franse hegemonie wordt gezien, zou tot voor kort niemand hebben durven voorspellen.

By Alan Eskew, The Sports Xchange
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Edinson Volquez made great pitches, while Alex Gordon made a spectacular catch.

By Jeff Wallner, The Sports Xchange
CINCINNATI -- Three years ago, Jake Arrieta was sent to the minor leagues after allowing five runs and walking five in four innings.

Met een uitverkocht concert in de Heineken Music Hall bereikt Miss Montreal (Sanne Hans, 31) vrijdag de voorlopige piek van haar carrière. Ze is niet eens nerveus. ,,Ik ben eigenlijk gewoon fucking trots op mezelf.''

The Cubs’ Jake Arrieta overcame early sloppiness and bore down at the end, shutting down the Cincinnati Reds in a rout that amazed everyone except him.

Because “scherenschnitte” is just too damn easy.

Do you like seeing children endure tremendous anxiety?

Srinath Mahankali, 11, onstage before correctly spelling "sphenogram" during the semifinals of the 2015 Scripps National Spelling Bee.

Andrew Harnik / AP

Question their life choices?

Sophia Han, 14, of Tianjin, China, thinks about how to spell her word "vermicide" during the 2015 Scripps National Spelling Bee. Читать дальше...

SAN DIEGO - After losing six of eight games, the Pittsburgh Pirates needed a game like they got from Gerrit Cole on Thursday night.

South32 rose 2.05% on the JSE on Thursday following the release of its production update, which showed that the strategic review it undertook on its SA manganese operations had been completed.

The Xolobeni Mineral Sands Project envisaged by Australia’s Mineral Commodities has divided the local community.

Shares in Stefanutti Stocks rose 4.88% on Thursday after the construction group reported that its earnings in the year to February had been dented by deteriorating market conditions.

The National Union of Mineworkers has thrown its weight behind the ownership element of SA’s revised Mining Charter.

Telecoms firm MTN feels the impact of its protracted dispute with the Nigerian authorities.

Clicks has set aside R455m to spend on store expansion and information technology this financial year.

Anglo American tumbled as much as 8.26% on the JSE on Thursday following news that production across most commodities had declined in the March quarter year on year.

Prosecutors say Zarah Hector was bludgeoned to death because she owed one of her alleged killers "a lot of money".

Now that funding, or lack of funding, for our universities is back in the news, perhaps it is time to take a rational look at some of the facts.

SmartThings

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SmartThings, Samsung’s smart home subsidiary, has had a large number of complaints about glitches with its smart home hub posted on its community message board and Reddit in recent weeks.

Users called the system “fatally flawed,” and reported that their devices randomly disconnect from the system or turn on or off without command. One user... Читать дальше...

By Dave Lozo, The Sports Xchange
NEW YORK -- The Pittsburgh Penguins are in a familiar position against the New York Rangers.

A year ago UCLA began its spring football camp with all its skill position players back on offense, save for a fuzzy-faced freshman quarterback.

A federal judge has ruled that a nonprofit backed by conservative billionaires David and Charles Koch does not have to reveal its donors to Atty. Gen. Kamala Harris in a case that pitted state law governing charities against 1st Amendment rights.

By Greg Auman, The Sports Xchange
TAMPA, Fla. -- For 58 minutes, a scoreless tie persisted at Amalie Arena.