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REUTERS World News, May 11, 2012

Rebekah Brooks At Leveson Inquiry: Key Hacking Figure Reveals Extent Of Ties...
Huffington Post
By Kate Holton and Estelle Shirbon LONDON, May 11 (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron was among top politicians who commiserated with Rebekah Brooks when she was forced to resign in disgrace as head of Rupert Murdoch's British newspaper group over ...
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Tiger snappy about snapper after toiling at Players
Reuters
By Simon Evans | PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida (Reuters) - Tiger Woods risks missing consecutive cuts for the first time in his career unless he recovers from the two-over-par 74 he shot in the opening round of the Players Championship on Thursday.
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Amazon says Harry Potter e-books can be borrowed
Reuters
... (Reuters) - Owners of Amazon.com Inc's (AMZN.O) Kindle e-readers and tablets will be able to borrow Harry Potter e-books in a move designed to encourage more people to use the devices and sign up for the company's Prime service. Amazon, the world's ...
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Viddy gets $30 million funding, aims to stand out from competition
Baltimore Sun
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Viddy, the popular mobile video start-up, announced on Friday it has raised a hefty $30 million from institutional investors to bolster its expansion efforts in the face of stiff competition from Socialcam, ...
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Amazon says Kindle owners can lend Harry Potter e-books
Reuters
By Alistair Barr | SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) said on Thursday owners of its Kindle e-readers and tablets will be able to lend Harry Potter e-books to each other in a move aimed at encouraging more people to use the devices and ...
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Insight: America's hatred of fat hurts obesity fight
Reuters UK
By Sharon Begley | NEW YORK (Reuters) - One night when Lynn McAfee was 5 years old, her psychologically troubled mother left her at the side of a road as punishment for a now forgotten infraction. In the minutes before her mother's car returned, ...
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Viddy gets $30 million funding, aims to stand out from competition
MSN Money
By Gerry Shih SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Viddy, the popular mobilevideo start-up, announced on Friday it has raised a hefty $30 million from institutional investors to bolster its expansion efforts in the face of stiff competition from Socialcam, ...
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Syria, Egypt and Algeria - live updates
The Guardian
Reuters says FLN has won 220 out of 452 seats. 3.56pm: Syria: Government claims of a thwarted suicide bomb attack in Aleppo are already being treated with scepticism. Rime Allaf, associate fellow at the thinktank Chatham House, tweets: Yeah, right, ...
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The Guardian
George Clooney fundraiser raises nearly $15M for Barack Obama
Toronto Star
Jeff Mason Reuters More about US election» LOS ANGELES- President Barack Obama called his endorsement of same-sex marriage a “logical extension” of his vision for the country on Thursday during a glitzy campaign fundraiser at the home of movie star ...
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10 to watch at the London Olympics
Stabroek News
By Stabroek staff | 0 Comments | Sports | Friday, May 11, 2012 LONDON, (Reuters) – The world's greatest athletes descend on London in July for the 2012 Olympics. Reuters' Martyn Herman highlights 10 to watch when the Games get underway: Usain Bolt ...
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Ten to watch at the London Games
Imperial Valley Press
LONDON (Reuters) - The world's greatest athletes descend on London in July for the 2012 Olympics. Reuters' Martyn Herman highlights 10 to watch when the Games get underway: Usain Bolt (athletics) The face of the Beijing Olympics where the Jamaican ...
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Reese Witherspoon's dad sued for bigamy
DAWN.com
Actress Reese Witherspoon poses as she arrives for theworld premiere of the video “My Valentine” directed by Paul McCartney in West Hollywood, California April 13, 2012. –Reuters Photo CHICAGO: Actress Reese Witherspoon's mother has taken her father ...
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DAWN.com
JPMorgan mind-meld - Investors see Obama win - Blunt hits news jobs data ...
Politico
Reuters' Alexei Oreskovic and Olivia Oran:” Facebook Inc's record initial public offering is already oversubscribed, a source familiar with the share listing said, days after the world's largest social network embarked on a cross-country roadshow .
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Viddy nears 30M users, rakes in $30M from NEA, Goldman Sachs
Fiercemobilecontent
"For web video guys like YouTube, [Viddy is] potentially a strategic acquisition. Or the Twitters and Facebooks of the world. It could also be interesting to more content-oriented companies like some of the larger media businesses." Reuters goes on to ...
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Taking Obama, or politicians, at their word
Washington Post (blog)
(HANDOUT - REUTERS) (unless you believe as some do that Biden's move was a calculated slip of the tongue orchestrated by a Machiavellian White House). Or he had to appease the gay fundraisers working to raise money for what promises to be an expensive, ...
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The Morning Download: CIOs Seek Cloud Cover
Wall Street Journal (blog)
Either Facebook's IPO is already oversubscribed, as sources tellReuters, despite signs the company is overvalued and having trouble ramping up its mobile strategy, or else demand from institutional investors is far weaker than expected because of ...
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Tiger snappy about snapper after toiling at Players
IBNLive.com
By Simon Evans PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida (Reuters) - Tiger Woods risks missing consecutive cuts for the first time in his career unless he recovers from the two-over-par 74 he shot in the opening round of the Players Championship on Thursday.
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What the West isn't telling about Syria
Tehelka
The moment it opens its mouth, the world erupts in understandable and reflexive incredulity. Many West Asian observers and independent journalists have been arguing that the rebels who have been trying to overthrow the Syrian government since last ...
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Tehelka
Canada's working moms still earning less, doing more than dads
CBC.ca
(Fred Thornhill/Reuters) Nearly seven out of 10 part-time workers in 2009 were women, according to Statistics Canada. Many of those women are working part time because of child-care responsibilities. Among women age 25 to 44 working part time in 2009, ...
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CBC.ca
Gold 'Will Go To 3000 Dollars Per Ounce' - Rosenberg
Business Insider
Reuters reports that premiums for gold bars in Singapore edged up to $1.10 to spot London prices from $1.0 quoted on Thursday. While gold prices have had 11 consecutive years of price gains one would not know it from the lack of popular media coverage ...
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Bombardier pubblica All Aboard (Tutti a bordo), il proprio bilancio sociale ...
ITNews
Este anuncio fue transmitido por Thomson Reuters ONE. El emisor es el único responsable del contenido. MONTRÉAL, QUÉBEC - (Marketwire - 9 maggio 2012) - In data odierna, Bombardier Inc. (TSX: BBD.A)(TSX: BBD.B) ha pubblicato il proprio bilancio sociale ...
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'al-Qaeda presence in Syria'
Ynetnews
Attack site (Photo: Reuters) The blast was the largest and most deadly yet in a series of bombings targeting state security buildings since last December. Most of these have been in Aleppo and Damascus, Syria's two largest cities, which have generally ...
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Italians might be the best-dressed squad of the London 2012 Olympic Games
Primedia Broadcasting - Eyewitness News
Reuters | 11 May 2012 MILAN - Will Italians be the best-dressed squad of the London 2012 Olympic Games? The Italy team is pinning its hopes of striking gold in the style stakes on fashion guru Giorgio Armani, and his 50-piece Olympic collection.
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Mini-Rally Is Reversed
FXstreet.com
by Chuck Butler - EverBank World Markets | View company's profile Good day. And a Happy Friday to one and all! What a quick week! We have a Happy Hour planned tonight, so I can tell right from the starters blocks this morning that it's going to be a ...
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If referees were robots, Man United would be champs
Firstpost
Reuters And before you get too excited about the researchers being United supporters, then it is worth knowing that the replays were seen in super-slow motion with the benefit of doubt given to the referee as much as possible.
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Firstpost
Cisco Income Rises in Line With Forecasts
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
By QUENTIN HARDY / The New York Times John T. Chambers, chief executive of Cisco Systems, on Wednesday gave a dark outlook for theworld economy. It looks like investors in the company, which makes network equipment, agreed and started selling Cisco ...
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The Two-Way : NPR
NPR
"In a written release, sent by his attorney, it said Dr. White has been a proud FAMU Rattler for more than half a century, first as a student member of the marching band, and later as a drum major of the world-renowned Marching 100.
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The Biggest Threats Cisco Systems (Nasdaq: CSCO) Needs to Overcome
Money Morning
Cisco, the world's leading maker of networking devices that support Internet traffic, reported healthy fiscal third-quarter numbers after the close yesterday (Wednesday). Cisco posted a profit of $2.2 billion, or 40 cents a share for the quarter that ...
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MARKET TALK: Shining A Light On Universal Display 1Q
Wall Street Journal
For its part, fellow MPEL bull Sterne Agee raises its bottom-line targets and price forecast to $23 from $21.50, calling the company "one of the best, if not the best, casino-operator stories" in Macau, the world'sbiggest gambling location revenuewise ...
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Rebekah Brooks At Leveson Inquiry: Key Hacking Figure Reveals ...
By The Huffington Post News Editors
By Kate Holton and Estelle Shirbon LONDON, May 11 (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron was among top politicians who commiserated with Rebekah Brooks when she was forced to resign in disgrace as head of Rupert Murdoch's British newspaper group over a phone-hacking scandal, she ... Brooks is a former editor of the News of theWorld, which Murdoch shut in July when it emerged its journalists had hacked into the voicemail of public figures and a murdered schoolgirl.
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10 to watch at the London Olympics - Stabroek News - Guyana
By Stabroek staff
LONDON, (Reuters) – The world's greatest athletes descend on London in July for the 2012 Olympics. Reuters' Martyn Herman highlights 10 to watch when the Games get underway: Allyson Felix. Nataliya Dobrynska. Usain Bolt (athletics) ...
Stabroek News
Exclusive: China considers delay of key party congress ... - Reuters
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's ruling Communist Party is seriously considering a delay in its ... For Obama, potential good news in Indiana, less so in North Carolina ... World's rarest gorilla makes camera-trap debut Wed, May 9 2012 .... information available on Reuters.com,video, mobile, and interactive television platforms.
www.reuters.com/.../us-china-politics-idUSBRE8470XI20120...
Fears of Syrian civil war deepen; U.S. aids opposition | Reuters
UNITED NATIONS/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Security forces killed at least 10 people ... World's rarest gorilla makes camera-trap debut Wed, May 9 2012 ... Speaking to reporters in Geneva after briefing the U.N. Security Council via video link, Annan ... Despite Syria's bloodshed, the statenews agency SANA reported a "notable" ...
www.reuters.com/article/.../us-syria-idUSBRE8470O02012050...
Time lapse video of rising World Trade Center | Video |Reuters.com
April 30 - New video documents construction of One World Trade Center, which has ...
www.reuters.com/.../time-lapse-video-of-world-trade-center?...
China sturdy enough for reforms: Geithner | Reuters
BEIJING (Reuters) - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said China is strong enough to handle ... France's Sarkozy headed for election defeat |Video .... Thomson Reuters is the world's largest internationalmultimedia news agency, providing ...
www.reuters.com/.../us-china-usa-economy-idUSBRE84203F2...
Sudan rebels say take town in Darfur in new push | Reuters
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Rebels in Sudan's western Darfur region said on Tuesday they had seized control of ... One in seven thinks end ofworld is coming: poll ...
www.reuters.com/.../us-sudan-rebels-idUSBRE8471CM20120...
Greek socialist makes last-ditch attempt at government | Reuters
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek Socialist leader Evangelos Venizelos will make a last - ditch attempt to ... Green Mountain founder feeling burned by stock flap | Video ... World's rarest gorilla makes camera-trap debut Wed, May 9 2012 .... Thomson Reuters is the world's largestinternational multimedia news agency, providing ...
www.reuters.com/.../us-greece-idUSBRE8440DG20120509
Libya holds first civilian trial of alleged Gaddafi supporters | Reuters
ZAWIYAH, Libya (Reuters) - Libya began its first civilian trial of alleged supporters of Muammar Gaddafi's ... One in seven thinks end of world is coming: poll ...
www.reuters.com/.../us-libya-trial-idUSBRE84714S20120508
Embraer to rebid on Air Force's Afghan planes | Reuters
WASHINGTON/SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Aircraft maker Embraer said on Tuesday it is pressing ahead ... JPMorgan has $2 billion trading loss, reputation hit | Video ... World's rarest gorilla makes camera-trap debut Wed, May 9 2012 .... Thomson Reuters is the world's largestinternational multimedia news agency, providing ...
www.reuters.com/.../us-afghanistan-planes-idUSBRE84802D2...
Israel's Netanyahu would win early election: poll | Reuters
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would win an election if it were held now, ... One in seven thinks end ofworld is coming: poll ...
www.reuters.com/.../us-israel-election-netanyahu-idUSBRE83...
World Bank also aids developed countries: Zoellick | Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Outgoing World Bank President Robert Zoellick on Wednesday gave an impassioned defense of the institution he has run for five ...
www.reuters.com/.../us-worldbank-zoellick-idUSBRE8411MU...
Explosions in two Syrian cities kill at least three | Reuters
DAMASCUS (Reuters) - An explosion killed several people in Aleppo and two blasts hit a Damascus ... Same-sex couples should be able to marry: Obama | Video ... World's rarest gorilla makes camera-trap debut Wed, May 9 2012 ... Syria's state news agency said three people had been killed, one of them a child, and 21 ...
www.reuters.com/.../us-syria-explosion-idUSBRE84406F2012...
Trial of Ukraine's Tymoshenko adjourned until May 21 | Reuters
KHARKIV, Ukraine (Reuters) - A court in Ukraine on Saturday adjourned the tax evasion trial of former Prime ... One in seven thinks end of worldis coming: poll ...
www.reuters.com/.../us-ukraine-tymoshenko-idUSBRE83R05...
Mexico's Pena Nieto draws fire but survives debate | Reuters
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's presidential front-runner Enrique Pena Nieto was forced onto the ... JPMorgan has $2 billion trading loss, reputation hit | Video ... World's rarest gorilla makes camera-trap debut Wed, May 9 2012 .... Thomson Reuters is the world's largestinternational multimedia news agency, providing ...
www.reuters.com/.../us-mexico-debate-idUSBRE8460I820120...
Putin promises a strong Russia, opponents jailed | Reuters
MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin promised to project Russia's might on the world stage in a rallying speech on Wednesday to troops and war ...
www.reuters.com/.../us-russia-putin-idUSBRE8480HT201205...
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