A majority of the major European fashion brands fail to publish details of their suppliers, with campaigners saying it "stretches credibility" they are not aware that child laborers in Bangladesh are working in sweatshops over 60 hours a week by the age of 14, Sputnik has been told.
Scientists measured and analyzed particle trails produced by a goggle-wearing parrot's test flights, and showed that previous computer models of wing movement aren't as accurate as they once thought.
BP is shipping US crude oil to customers across Asia, pioneering a complex operation.
Constitutional Court Chairman Valery Zorkin has proposed a law that would suspend the execution of any rulings by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) before cases in question pass all court instances in Russia.
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Police are trying to trace the suspect.
Fitbit Inc. shares climbed 3% Wednesday after the company announced that it has acquired some assets of smartwatch maker Pebble. Fitbit said it acquired key personnel and intellectual property from Pebble, but it did not acquire the company's hardware products. The acquisition will give Fitbit faster delivery of new products and speed up the development of third-party applications and other features for Fitbit Group Health customers, the company said. The transaction was completed on December 6. Читать дальше...
QC at the Supreme Court questions PM’s ability to overturn constitutional principles
SEOUL, Dec. 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korean girl group Apink will drop a special album, "Dear," next week, the band's management agency said. The highly anticipated album set to be released on Dec. 15 includes the lead song "Star's Star" and freshly arr
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President-elect Donald Trump ran on a platform of restoring glory to American manufacturing, but since winning, he's shown that he doesn't know much about how stuff gets made in the 21st century.
For example, during the campaign he attacked Ford for shifting small-car manufacturing to Mexico (where, by the way, Ford has operated plants since the 1960s) and later took credit on Twitter for preventing Ford from relocating an entire Kentucky factory south of the border... Читать дальше...
Pakistani army has recovered 21 bodies from the Pakistan International Airlines plane crash site.
SEOUL, Dec. 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korean boy group BIGBANG is releasing a new album before its member T.O.P joins the military in February, said the boy band's agency. The group's third LP "MADE FULL ALBUM" will be released on Monday, according to Y
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BRUSSELS, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- The European Commission fined JPMorgan Chase, HSBC and Credit Agricole $520 million for colluding to manipulate a benchmark euro interest rate.
GENEVA — Switzerland has achieved “good results” in fighting money laundering and terrorism financing, but should strengthen its compliance controls, boost scrutiny on the use of cash and share information more with foreign authorities, a leading watchdog said Wednesday.
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Indian PM Narendra Modi’s sudden demonetization has not just hit the locals but all diplomatic missions as well. The discomfort being felt by envoys burst open when the Russian Ambassador sought the intervention of the Indian Ministry of External Affairs.
Needing to keep a clean sheet in order to avoid the game becoming a must-win affair, Al Hain-Cole is backing Puel's men to keep things tight against the Camels
UPS CEO David Abney also says small and mid-size businesses in the U.S. feel overburdened by regulations.
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Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster gave a presentation on Apple's future at Business Insider's IGNITION conference on Wednesday.
His presentation, titled 'The Fortress,' addressed the widespread impressions that Apple may be missing out on future technologies like automotive and AR.
Munster addressed Apple's services business, or the company's bid to compete more directly with companies like Google and Microsoft for online services.
He also covered the future for Apple's hobbies... Читать дальше...
The first teaser trailer for Spider-Man: Homecoming just debuted! In the mini-teaser, we see Spider-Man (Tom Holland) getting a gift from Tony Stark (Robert Downey, Jr.) – presumably, his Web Wings, which can be briefly seen in the clip. We also see Jon Favreau in the teaser, who plays the role of Happy Hogan in [...]
Deal aims to boost fitness-tracker maker’s push into healthcare industry
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HOUSTON, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- The Miz was forced to defend his Intercontinental Championship on Smackdown Live Tuesday against a still reeling Dean Ambrose.
New rules don’t leave room for much confusion about the “alt-right.”
Two of the standard-bearers for style and ethics across the news industry sent a message to journalists everywhere last week: When reporting about the group that’s dubbed itself “the alternative right,” make it clear that their movement isn’t simply a hip new twist on conservatism — and that, in fact, its racist beliefs and goals demand comparisons to America’s most infamous kind of hate groups.
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No one can predict how the future will shake out, but we can make some educated guesses.
Global design and strategy firm frog has released its 2017 forecasts for the technologies that will define the upcoming year. Last year, the firm correctly predicted that virtual reality would explode in popularity and that sensors in things like appliances and thermometers would continue to shrink in size.
Get ready to step into the future.
Buildings will harness the powers of nature. Читать дальше...