JD.com, the Chinese online direct sales business led by Internet billionaire Richard Liu, has agreed to buy a 10% stake in Chinese software firm Kingdee International Software Group, Kingdee said in a statement today. - Source
According to former insiders, company records and an analysis of its websites, a secretive software company is selling fake academic degrees on a global scale.
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BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Islamic State militants said they had taken full control of the western Iraqi city of Ramadi on Sunday in the biggest defeat for the Baghdad government since last summer.
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Islamic State militants said they had taken full control of the western Iraqi city of Ramadi on Sunday in the biggest defeat for the Baghdad government since last summer.
The LG G4 this week will begin shipping to in initial markets — but a good bit of the world still has a while to go before getting its hands on the phone.
The LG G4 is coming to 180 carriers around the world on six continents. And this week it begins shipping in Hong Kong, LG announced by way of press release. After that come Turkey, Russia and Singapore.
U.S. carriers have announced their intention to carry the G4, but we’ve yet to receive any word on date or pricing.
The G4 — as you’ll recall from our comprehensive review — sports a 5.5-inch Quantum IPS display, runs Android 5.1 Lollipop and is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 processor (and, yes, includes Qualcomm’s new Quick Charge 2.0 feature). The camera has proven itself to be one of the best among current phones.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived here on Monday on the last leg of his three-nation visit during which he will hold talks with the South Korean leadership aiming to give a fillip to economic and trade cooperation. - Source
Players who were born or raised in the United States have helped Mexico becomes a stronger competitor in women’s international soccer.
There are no neo-Nazis to fight to the death, no us-or-them battle with a rival crime family. Still tonight’s finale of AMC’s Mad Men promises a quieter, but no-less-powerful ending, than, say, Breaking Bad or The Sopranos. But what’s going to happen? Would you even want to know? But here are five things to remember as you watch the last episode of this epic series. - Source
In the past, busloads of former detainees have attended a remembrance ceremony at the Granada War Relocation Center. But this year only two people who had lived there could make the trek.
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With just one exposure to electronic-cigarette (e-cigarette) vapor, participants in a study of 30 healthy subjects demonstrated a diminishment of cough reflex sensitivity. - Source
There is little reliable evidence that electronic cigarettes are effective for long-term smoking cessation, according to a new analysis of the currently available research. - Source
Certain flavorings used in electronic cigarette liquid may alter important cellular functions in lung tissue, according to new research. These changes in cell viability, cell proliferation, and calcium signaling are flavor-dependent. Coupling these results with chemicals identified in each flavor could prove useful in identifying flavors or chemical constituents that produce adverse effects in users. - Source
Unlike standard cigarettes, the components of electronic cigarettes are not regulated and standardized, thus they vary widely between products. The characteristics of these e-cigarette elements, including their delivery systems, combustion apparatuses, and the composition of the nicotine solutions they contain may affect the levels of potentially hazardous substances in the vapor they produce, according to a new study. - Source
