SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Chinese organizers on Wednesday canceled a fan event on the eve of a National Basketball Association (NBA) exhibition game in Shanghai, the latest fallout in a growing dispute over a tweet by a team official supporting the recent protests in Hong Kong. Chinese sponsors and partners have been cutting ties with the…
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption A huge wildfire killed 86 people in Paradise, California, last year Power is set to be cut off for around 800,000 homes, business and other locations in Northern California, in an attempt to prevent wildfires.Large swathes of the San Francisco Bay Area - though not the city of San…
Rip later, tear later — For some reason, id Software is also delaying this year's port of 1997's Doom 64. Sam Machkovech - Oct 8, 2019 8:47 pm UTC Doom Eternal—the highly anticipated sequel to the hell-shooter series' 2016 reboot—has left our list of most anticipated games of 2019. On Tuesday morning, game publisher Bethesda…
FILE PHOTO: The Johnson and Johnson logo is seen at an office building in Singapore January 17, 2018. REUTERS/Thomas White(Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson must pay $8 billion in punitive damages to a man who previously won $680,000 over his claims that it failed to warn that young men using its antipsychotic drug Risperdal could…
Image copyright South Park / Comedy Central Image caption Randy (left, with moustache) making toys in a Chinese prison The makers of US TV comedy South Park have issued a mock apology to China after the show was made largely unavailable in the country.In a recent episode, the character Randy is subjected to forced labour…
yikes! — The Chevrolet Malibu, Honda Accord, Tesla Model 3, and Toyota Camry were all tested. Jonathan M. Gitlin - Oct 7, 2019 8:55 pm UTC Not only is the problem of cars killing pedestrians not going away, but the annual death toll over the last decade has actually increased by 35%. The proliferation of…
The GM logo is pictured at the General Motors Assembly Plant in Ramos Arizpe, state of Coahuila, Mexico October 7, 2019. REUTERS/Daniel Becerril(Reuters) - General Motors Co (GM.N) said Monday it is temporarily laying off another 415 workers in Mexico as a strike by 48,000 U.S. hourly workers enters its fourth week. GM said it…
Image copyright AFP Image caption The US will not be involved in the operation, the White House said The US will play no role in an imminent Turkish military operation against US-backed Kurdish forces in north-eastern Syria, the White House says. Turkey would become responsible for all Islamic State group prisoners in the area, the…
Sequel: Neo Dog Walker? — Arguably the best reason to try the new $5/mo Apple Arcade; great on Switch, PC, too. Sam Machkovech - Oct 6, 2019 7:00 pm UTC Enlarge / Yes, this passenger pukes in your cab's backseat. It's both the least and most of your concerns as a near-future gig-economy driver in…
(Reuters) - Four people were killed and five wounded in a Kansas City area bar early on Sunday when one or two suspects opened fire, and police were hunting for the shooters, local authorities said. Authorities believe the suspects had been involved in a dispute at Tequila KC Bar, a private club, earlier in the…
