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Tuesday, July 23, 2019

Boris Johnson is expected to be named Britain's next PM

Boris Johnson is expected to be elected leader of Britain's governing Conservative Party and the next prime minister on Tuesday, tasked with following through on his "do or die" pledge to deliver Brexit in just over three months time.

Huawei's U.S. research arm slashes jobs as trade ban bites

China's Huawei Technologies laid off more than two-thirds of the 850-strong workforce at its Futurewei Technologies research arm in the United States, after being blacklisted by the government.

FTC to announce $5 billion settlement with Facebook as early as this week: sources

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is expected to announce a roughly $5 billion settlement with Facebook Inc as early as this week of its investigation into the social media company’s handling of user data, two sources briefed on the matter said on Monday.

Milky Way melded with smaller galaxy in long-ago cosmic crash

The Milky Way, home to our sun and billions of other stars, merged with another smaller galaxy in a colossal cosmic collision roughly 10 billion years ago, scientists said on Monday based on data from the Gaia space observatory.

Rise of Jantjies creates Bok selection poser for Erasmus

Just a year ago South Africa looked thin on talent at scrumhalf, a position of genuine concern heading toward the Rugby World Cup, but the emergence of Herschel Jantjies has sparked a selection poser for coach Rassie Erasmus.

'Avatar' and 'Avengers' trade compliments as 'Endgame' becomes box-office champ

Director James Cameron on Monday handed over the baton for the biggest box-office movie of all time to the makers of "Avengers: Endgame" after it ended the 10-year record of "Avatar."

Bad driving leads to $140 million drug bust in Sydney

A clumsy driver led police to a A$200 million ($140 million) drug bust in Australia after he crashed a van laden with 270 kg (600 lb) of methamphetamines into a patrol car parked outside a police station in suburban Sydney.