Sprint recently reported a net loss of around $1.6 billion and a reduction of its subscriber base by two million, which may look discouraging for the mobile service provider. However, the company may receive additional capital and expertise following its acquisition by SoftBank, a Japan-based mobile service provider. The loss was based on a quarter […]
Two Swiss trains experienced a head-on collision recently that resulted to injuries among thirty-five people. Five of the injuries were serious even as one individual remains to be accounted for by authorities. The collision occurred on a regional line close to the Granges-pres-Marnand station. The location is around fifty kilometers southwest of Bern, the capital […]
The database of Viber was hacked recently by the Syrian Electronic Army. Users of the popular messaging application were greeted by a banner indicating that the service was supposedly spying and monitoring them. The group also warned users of the service through Twitter that they should delete the application if they installed it on their […]
In one of the most impressive and violent attacks in recent history, al-Qaeda members attacked the Abu Ghraib and Taji prisons. Locals that where near the scene said that they heard loud mortar explosions and a violent gun fight inside, while aircrafts cluttered the night sky. Al-Qaeda said that the attack was a coordinated assault […]
A number of new subscribers may have signed up for the streaming service of Netflix Inc. with the release of “Arrested Development,” but shares of the company declined by four percent during after-hours trading recently. According to CFO David Wells and CEO Reed Hastings, a slight increase in membership was noted after new episodes of […]
One of the most charismatic figures in Russian politics and a real leader of the opposition in the country, Alexei Navalny was sentenced by a court this Thursday to 5 years imprisonment for theft. The move didn’t go well with opposition supporters and protests soon broke out all across Moscow with thousands taking to the […]
Former NSA employee and one of the most wanted men on the planet Edward Snowden has asked Russian authorities for temporary asylum filling in the necessary paperwork with the help of Anatoly Kucherena, a lawyer who is famous for his close ties to the Kremlin. Snowden has been stranded at the Sheremetyevo airport in Moscow […]
The Mexican government confirmed recently that Miguel Angel Trevino Morales, the leader of the Zetas drug cartel, was arrested near its border with the United States. Trevino Morales, also known as “Zeta-40,” became the leader of the group after the founder, Heriberto Lazcano, died in October 2012. The group was established by renegade members of […]
The S&P 500 closed higher for the eighth consecutive day after Citigroup (NYSE:C) reported a strong adjusted quarterly profit. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and Nasdaq also closed higher at the end of trading on Monday. However, trading volume was the lightest for the year in a full day of trading. Citigroup shares increased by […]
A press release from the Vatican said that the recently elected Pope Francis has hardened legislation against child abuse as of this Thursday within the grounds of the small state. Even though child abuse was already illegal in the Vatican city-state, the Pope strengthened legislation, making child physical or sexual abuse of any kind completely […]
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