Wilson to be highest-paid NFL star with ...
Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson is to become the highest-paid player in the NFL after agreeing on a four-year contract extension worth 140 million U.S. dollars, reports said Tuesday. Wils
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Wilson to be highest-paid NFL star with ...
Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson is to become the highest-paid player in the NFL after agreeing on a four-year contract extension worth 140 million U.S. dollars, reports said Tuesday. Wils
Multi-million-euro donations pledged to ...
Donations of multi-million euros have been pledged to rebuild the 850-year-old Gothic building Notre Dame Cathedral which was engulfed by a major fire on Monday. The devastating blaze has been put o
Netflix added 9.6M subscribers in Q1, wi...
Netflix just released its earnings letter for the first quarter of 2019. The company says it saw growth of 9.6 million paying subscribers, up 16 percent year-over-year.That’s significantly ahea
Volkswagen plans to make over 11 million...
CHANGCHUN, April 17 (Xinhua) -- Volkswagen plans to produce 11.6 million electric cars in China by 2028, according to a statement released by Volkswagen Group China on Monday. Volkswagen will coopera
"P Storm" continues leading daily China ...
BEIJING, April 17 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong action thriller "P Storm" Tuesday continued leading the daily box office by grossing 17.10 million yuan (2.55 million U.S. dollars) on the Chinese mainland, da
Netflix reports biggest subscriber incre...
Netflix is booming but investors worry about its forecasts as Walt Disney and Apple prepare to escalate the video streaming wars.
Australian Tax Office makes 13 million U...
SYDNEY, April 18 (Xinhua) -- Illegal tobacco worth more than 13 million U.S. dollars has been seized and destroyed in Australia following raids by the country's tax office (ATO), authorities revealed
Israel launches 50-mln-USD plan to encou...
JERUSALEM, April 17 (Xinhua) -- Israel has launched a plan to encourage entrepreneurship in the northern and southern peripheral regions at a cost of 180 million new shekels (50 million U.S. dollars)
Alsid raises $14.7 million to secure you...
French startup Alsid has raised a $14.7 million funding round (€13 million). The company is working on a security solution to protect your Microsoft Active Directory installation and make sure a hacke
Shared electric scooter rides accounted ...
Shared electric scooters are close to overtaking bike-sharing, according to the National Association of City Transportation Officials. In 2018, of the 84 million micromobility trips taken, 38.5 millio
Bankin’ raises $22.6 million for its fin...
French startup Bankin’ is raising a new $22.6 million funding round (€20 million). The company has managed to attract 2.9 million users in France and wants to become the only app you need to manage yo
China invests heavily in Tibet's relics ...
LHASA, April 18 (Xinhua) -- China spent over 500 million yuan (74.6 million U.S. dollars) on protection of cultural relics and historical sites in Tibet Autonomous Region last year, a local official
"P Storm" continues leading daily China ...
BEIJING, April 18 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong action thriller "P Storm" was the highest grossing film on the Chinese mainland market Wednesday, according to China Movie Data Information Network Thursday. T
Australian opposition pledges over 82 ml...
CANBERRA, April 18 (Xinhua) -- Australia's opposition leader has promised to invest 115 million Australian dollars (82.48 million U.S. dollars) in resolving indigenous health issues if he wins May's
BEIJING, April 18 (Xinhua) -- Box office figures of the top-grossing films on the Chinese mainland market on April 17 were as follows: Title Daily Gross P Storm 15.58 million yuan Andhadhun 8.59 mill
Former provincial political advisor gets...
NANJING, April 18 (Xinhua) -- Ai Wenli, a former Chinese provincial political advisor, was sentenced to eight years in prison Thursday for taking bribes worth over 64.78 million yuan (9.66 million U.
Chicago draws record 57.7 million touris...
CHICAGO, April 18 (Xinhua) -- Chicago welcomed over 57.7 million visitors to the third biggest U.S. city in 2018, generating more than 16 billion dollars in overall tourism expenditures, according to
Laos eyes increased exports to China
VIENTIANE, April 19 (Xinhua) -- Lao exports to China are expected to increase to 1,510 million U.S. dollars in 2019, while imports will decline to 985 million U.S. dollars, according to the latest pr
Index Ventures, Stripe back bookkeeping ...
Five years after Dropbox acquired their startup Zulip, Waseem Daher, Jeff Arnold and Jessica McKellar have gained traction for their third business together: Pilot.Pilot helps startups and small busi
Who makes the most money in NFL before R...
As Russell Wilson reached his four-year, 140-million-U.S.-dollar contract extension with the Seattle Seahawks on Tuesday, the two sides set a new record for annual salary (35 million U.S. dollars) in