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HOME & GARDEN 
July 6, 2017 Home in garden of Victorian Leeds villa set for approval despite neighbours’ wishes
Plans to build a house next to a Victorian ‘villa’ in an affluent part of West Leeds are set for approval, despite objections from neighbours. Leeds City Council’s South and West Plans Panel will tomorrow meet to discuss an application for a new detached house in a side garden at 38A Newlay Lane – part […]
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ELECTRONICS 
December 17, 2016 Push for US Encryption Law Falters Despite Apple Case Spotlight
After a rampage that left 14 people dead in San Bernardino, key US lawmakers pledged to seek a law requiring technology companies to give law enforcement agencies a “back door” to encrypted communications and electronic devices, such as the iPhone used by one of the shooters.Now, only months later, much of the support is gone, […]
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HOME & GARDEN 
October 22, 2016 US home sales rebounded in September despite tight supply
WASHINGTON — More Americans bought homes in September, many for the first time, despite a persistent shortage of properties for sale. The National Association of Realtors said Thursday that sales of existing homes rose 3.2 percent from August to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.47 million, the strongest pace since June. Sales rose across […]
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ELECTRONICS 
August 12, 2016 LG Electronics Posts Massive Profit Jump Despite Smartphone Sales Slump
Booming sales of home appliances and televisions helped South Korea’s LG Electronics report a surge in first-quarter profits Thursday, despite a continued slump in smartphone sales. Net income for January to March amounted to KRW 198 billion ($173.9 million or roughly Rs. 1,156 crores), up 415 percent from a year ago, the Seoul-based company said […]
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NEWS 
April 16, 2016 In Andhra and Telangana, workers continue to toil through hot hours, despite heat warnings
From auto drivers in Hyderabad to farmers in Nalgonda, many make their own provisions against the heat despite new heat action plans set up by the states. Image credit: Vivek Nemana More than 111 people have already died across Telangana and Andhra Pradesh from sunstrokes. Following last year’s devastating heat wave that claimed over 2,000 lives […]
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COMPUTERS 
April 15, 2016 Lenovo Posts Profit Gain Despite Slowing PC Sales, Smartphone Growth
Chinese technology giant Lenovo on Wednesday posted a surprise gain in net profit for the third quarter, despite slowing growth in the smartphone market and declining PC sales in the face of ailing global markets. Lenovo said net profit for the three months ended December 31 was $300 million (roughly Rs. 2,045 crores), a 19 […]
