By Eric Auchard and Sijia Jiang LONDON/HONG KONG (Reuters) – China’s Huawei [HWT.UL] has unveiled a new line of smartphones that match or even improve on key features offered by Apple or Samsung while undercutting their rivals on price. Huawei aims to distinguish itself through technological advances that will put it on a level playing […]
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(Reuters) – Australia opener David Warner has fired a salvo ahead of the Ashes against England, likening the series to a “war” and saying the hosts would work up some “hatred” for their opponents to get in the right frame of mind. Warner also said he did not regret comments he made during the first […]
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(Reuters) – Pat Perez burnished his late bloomer credentials by cruising to a four-stroke win at the CIMB Classic in Malaysia on Sunday and grabbing his second PGA Tour victory in a year. American Perez teed off with a four-shot lead at TPC Kuala Lumpur and a three-under 69 was more than enough for the […]
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MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Inside centre Karmichael Hunt has been recalled to the Wallabies’ 34-man squad for the final Bledisloe Cup test against the All Blacks in Brisbane next week. The dual code international missed the entire Rugby Championship due to an ankle injury but proved his fitness for Brisbane City in the domestic National Rugby […]
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By Matthias Blamont VAL-DE-REUIL, France (Reuters) – Sanofi on Thursday expressed confidence in the growth of its influenza vaccines after committing to invest 170 million euros to expand its manufacturing facility at Val-de-Reuil in north-western France. The new facility will allow Sanofi Pasteur, the group’s vaccines arm, to expand the supply of VaxigripTetra, its newest […]
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CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – South Africa captain Warren Whiteley was ruled out of their end-of-year tour of Europe on Thursday after doctors said his groin injury would take two more months to heal. Eben Etzebeth will lead the Springboks in his absence in tests against Ireland, France, Italy and Wales in November and December, SA […]
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(Reuters) – Conditions are favoring the likelihood of the La Niña weather pattern, which can cause floods and droughts, during the Northern Hemisphere’s fall and winter, a U.S. government weather forecaster said on Thursday. The National Weather Service’s Climate Prediction Center said in a monthly forecast that the chances of La Niña were at 55 […]
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By James Regan SYDNEY (Reuters) – The Netherlands claimed a seventh World Solar Challenge title on Thursday after its solar-powered car drove the length of Australia in a little over 37 hours. The challenge began on Oct. 8 with 42 cars powered only by the sun racing from Australia’s tropical north to its southern shores, […]
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By Tom Westbrook SYDNEY (Reuters) – A hacker stole non-classified information about Australia’s Joint Strike Fighter program and other military hardware last year after breaching the network of a defense contractor, the defense industry minister said on Thursday. About 30 gigabytes of data was stolen in the cyber attack, including details of the Joint Strike […]
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By Nick Mulvenney SYDNEY (Reuters) – Tim Cahill scored an extra-time winner to keep Australia’s World Cup hopes alive with a 2-1 win in the Asian qualifying playoff on Tuesday which dashed war-torn Syria’s fairytale bid to reach the finals for the first time. Syria fought right until the end of the 120-minute match and […]
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MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Former world number one and new mum Serena Williams is targeting a return to Melbourne Park next year to defend her Australian Open title, tournament director Craig Tiley said on Tuesday. Williams, who won her 23rd grand slam title when pregnant at the 2017 tournament in January, gave birth to daughter Alexis […]
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By Benjamin Cooper SYDNEY (Reuters) – The World Solar Challenge began on Sunday with 42 solar cars crossing Australia’s tropical north to its southern shores, a grueling 3,000 km (1,864 mile) race through the outback. The race from the northern city of Darwin to the southern city of Adelaide is expected to take a week […]
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