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Oneplus Avengers Edition comes to India

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The highly looked-forward to OnePlus 6 Marvel Avengers Limited Edition smartphone has made its debut in India. The OnePlus 6 Marvel Avengers has a customed 3D carbon fiber textured back that is seated just below the Corning Gorilla Glass 5. Fans of the Avengers superhero brand will be pleased to find a Avengers exclusive gold logo in this package. The custom treatment angle is one reason the OnePlus 6 Marvel Avengers Limited Edition stands out against other OnePlus 6 variants. There is a gold-coloured Alert Slider that one will find apart from the the carbon fibre back,a Avengers gold logo and a color-matched mute switch. The OnePlus 6 Marvel Avengers Limited Edition is priced at INR 44,999. This OnePlus 6 edition has configurations of 8 GB RAM and a 256 GB storage capacity and will hit the markets in India as an Amazon-exclusive On  May 29 . The the OnePlus 6 Marvel Avengers Limited Edition's specification are not different from the regular OnePlus 6. This Nano dual-sim sm...
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                    USAIN BOLT: THE LEGEND LEAVES HIS STAMP ON THE TRACKS “I don’t need to prove anything else,” Bolt said. “What else can I do to prove to the world I am the greatest?” Yes, true. Winning in all the disciplines he took part in three Olympics in a row will be a feat unmatched in sporting history. After winning the 200 meters sprint, he has just one last medal to add to his flawless career - the 4X100 relay, which baring unforeseen circumstances Jamaica will win.The 200 meters win at Rio was his 8th medal and he completed the race in 19.79 secs, which wasn't great by his standards but well ahead of  Andre De Grasse (20.02) of Canada and surprise bronze medalist Christophe Lemaitre (20.12) of France. This will probably be the last we will see of this all-time great athlete and his trademark gestures of forefinger pointed towards the heavens and wide arms coming together to his lips. Whether he will be availab...
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    NIA ALI'S SON, TITUS, WINS "GOLD MEDAL" FOR CUTENESS AT THE RIO GAMES                                                                        If there was a medal for cuteness at the Rio 2016 Olympics, US hurdler, Nia Ali's 15-month old son, Titus, would have bagged it for sure. The toddler ran on the field to hug his mother after she won the won the silver for the women's 100-meter hurdle. He even made an attempt at dashing down the tracks egged on by his gorgeous mom. Many were not aware that the 27-year old Nia Ali, a Philadelphia native, had a son. Sports didn't deter Nia from playing the role of a perfect mom. "Titus comes to the track with me (at Philly). I coach long jump and he will try to do the drills with the runners" said  Nia. In this, she got splendid support from 40...
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                                  U.S. GIRLS BAG ALL 3 MEDALS IN 100 METERS HURDLES                                                                       Brianna Rollins, Nia Ali and Kristi Castlin created history when they bagged the gold, silver and bronze medals at the Rio 2016 Olympics last night. Despite registering six of the top ten fastest times in the world last year, USA were not able to bag a medal in the 2015 Beijing World Championships of Athletics. Girls from Jamaica, Germany and Belarus took the medals then. So, it was a strong comeback for the girls at Rio 2016. Rollins crossed the line in 12.48 secs while Nia Ali did it in 12.59. Castlin finished third with a timing of 12.63 secs, but it was a photo-fini...
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                                  CHINA: THE GREAT STOCK MARKET CRASH As if the Greek crisis was not enough to rattle the financial markets. Volatile Wednesday saw the Shanghai Composite Index tumble 3% on opening and then recover what it had lost in a couple of hours before crashing again by as much as 8%. The Shanghai Index has shed a scary 32% from its June 12 high wiping out $3 trillion of investors' wealth. The tech-heavy Shenzen Index which is likened to the US's Nasdaq lost a mind-boggling 40% in the same period. More than 50% of China's traded companies on the stock exchanges halted trading activities as shares witnessed wild see-saw movements on the bourses. The Chinese Government is on a war-footing to avert a further collapse and somehow shore up share prices.The Government-run China's Securities Finance Corporation (CSF) has pledged to lend billions to major brokerage houses to buy m...
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                                              JURASSIC WORLD ROARS IN CHINA Jurassic World has so far raked in $1.388 billion worldwide careening it among the top 5 grossing movies of all time alongside names like Avataar and Titanic.  In China alone it has crossed the $200 million mark making it the highest-grossing market country- wise outside the United States. The monster hit grossed nearly $38 million in the week June 22 -  28 and took its cumulative collection figures to $202 million after 19 days of screening there.  But figures for the July opening week showed a drop of 60% thanks to a local release titled  "Monk Comes Down The Mountain" that opened to a very strong $37.5 million collection during the  same period. But despite such hiccups JW's Chinese collection managed to reach a mind-boggling $225  million as per latest est...
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                            Zarina Diyas: The Kazakh tennis queen From 352nd in 2012 and 264th a year and a half ago to 32nd currently. 21-year old Zarina Diyas  has come a long way. In a country where the fairer sex are not at all involved with the sport, Kazakhstan-born Diyas has made a mark for herself in the world of tennis. She gave Maria Sharapova a run for her money in the 4th round at Wimbledon with her blistering ground strokes and incredible court coverage before going down fighting 4-6, 4-6 to the World No.4.The Kazakh girl under the tutelage of Chinese Olympic team coach,Alan Ma,has shown an amazing penchant for flat ground strokes and hitting on the rise, qualities that came to the fore when she disposed off Andrea Petkovic of Germany (ranked 14th currently) in the 3rd round of the Wimbledon. While representing her country Kazakhstan in the Federation Cup, she has won 5 of the 7 matches ...