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Oct 14, 2011

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Timeline: Myanmar's reforms under civilian government
Reuters
(Reuters) - Myanmar freed about 200 political prisoners, including several prominent dissidents, this week as one of the world's most reclusive states begins to open up after half a century of iron-fisted rule. The release follows a series of reforms ...
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Foreign language Oscar brings 63 entrants
Reuters
Director Agnieszka Holland of the film ''In Darkness'' poses during the 36th Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto, September 12, 2011. (Reuters) - Oscar organizers Thursday said they received entrants from 63 countries for this year's foreign ...
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PRESS DIGEST - CANADA - Oct 14
Reuters
Oct 14 (Reuters) - The following are top stories from selected Canadian newspapers.Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. -- Thomas Mulcair has launched an underdog bid to transform the New Democratic Party into ...
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UN urges world to protect civilians in Syria
WAMC
By Khaled Yacoub Oweis AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian forces shot dead at least six people protesting against President Bashar al-Assad on Friday, activists said, and the United Nations called for international protection for civilians from a crackdown it ...
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PRESS DIGEST - Wall Street Journal - Oct 14
Reuters
Oct 14 (Reuters) - The following were the top stories in The Wall Street Journal on Friday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. * A major investor in Solyndra was instrumental in helping the firm compete for a ...
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One room is home to many in 'City of Dreams' Mumbai. Full Article | Slideshow
Reuters India
Visit Reuters India on your mobile device. Full Coverage Migrants survive in meagre living spaces in Mumbai. Slideshow Rahmat, a 29-year-old migrant welder, sleeps with other migrant workers inside his one room dwelling in a residential area in Mumbai ...
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Madonna and Lourdes at the Vanity Fair Oscars party. Photo: Reuters
Irish Independent
By the age of 12, she had starred in the music video for 'Celebration' -- this time recreating her mum's famous 1984 performance of 'Like a Virgin' in a wedding frock -- and joined Madonna on stage during her Sticky & Sweet world tour. ...
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Irish Independent
Banderas back with Almodovar for 'Skin I Live In'
Reuters India
Visit Reuters India on your mobile device. Full Coverage Migrants survive in meagre living spaces in Mumbai. Slideshow Spanish actor Antonio Banderas gestures next to cats during a photocall to promote his animated film ''Puss In Boots'' in Moscow ...
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'Bam Bam' in the spotlight
Sydney Morning Herald
David Pocock, centre, fights for the ball against South Africa during his supreme performance in the World Cup quarter-final. Photo: Reuters He is the man from rural Zimbabwe who grew up dreaming of playing for the Springboks and whose family fled the...
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Monster Mash: Ai Weiwei tops power list; stolen paintings tossed?
Los Angeles Times
Influential: Ai Weiwei has taken the top spot in the annual art-world power list from the magazine ArtReview. (Reuters) Rubbish: A suspect in the theft of paintings by such artists as Picasso and Matisse from the Paris Museum of Modern Art claims that ...
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Los Angeles Times
Filipinos in New Zealand feel local wrath after oil spill
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REUTERS It leaked oil into the water and beaches in the area in what authorities called the “most significant maritime environmental disaster" in the area in decades. According to a Reuters report on Thursday, more than 80 of the 1368 containers it had ...
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Hasselhoff: The Game?
gamezine.co.uk
... Hoff' Hasselhoff has announced his intention to develop his own videogame. The perennially-permed American Idol judge, who is currently promoting EA's upcoming racer Burnout Crash, told Reuters he wants to make his mark on the world of gaming. ...
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A BlackBerry Blame Game
Portfolio.com
by Reuters Oct 13 2011 Research In Motion is getting BlackBerry service restored around the world, but that might not be enough to lift its troubled business. A hefty bill to compensate customers could well land at RIM's door. ...
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Portfolio.com
Deals of the Day: Unilever Makes Emerging Markets Push
Wall Street Journal (blog)
[WSJ] Icahn alert: Billionaire investor Carl Icahn reported a 9.8 percent stake in NavistarInternational on Thursday and said the truck and engine maker's shares have been undervalued. [Reuters] Google's gains: The Internet search giant posted a 26% ...
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UN urges world to protect civilians in Syria
Reuters
By Khaled Yacoub Oweis AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian forces shot dead at least six people protesting against President Bashar al-Assad on Friday, activists said, and the United Nations called for international protection for civilians from a crackdown it ...
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NETGEM : P&TLuxembourg upgrades to IPTV 2.0 with Netgem
TMC Net
(Thomson Reuters ONE (English) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Neuilly-sur-Seine- October 13, 2011 - Netgem, a leader in connected home technologies and solutions, today announced that it has been selected by P&TLuxembourg, Luxembourg's leading telecom ...
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Apple's iPhone 4S Hits Stores
Wall Street Journal
Courtesy of Reuters. In Japan, the iPhone 4S became the first iPhone to be sold by multiple mobile carriers. Ever since the iPhone debuted in Japan in 2008, Softbank Corp. had been the only carrier of the handset, until Friday, when rival carrier KDDI ...
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Here's a $35000 Chocolate Pudding From a British Hotel
Eater National (blog)
According to Reuters, the chocolate pudding — made from high-end chocolate, gold, caviar, and, why not, a two-carat diamond — aims to be the world's most expensive dessert. It's also served in an edible replica of a Faberge egg. ...
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Eater National (blog)
Occupy Wall Street Haters: Karl Rove, Soros Conspiracy Theorists, 99%ers, And More
Gothamist
Karl Rove has mocked protesters, the Tea Party has attacked them, NYPD spokesmen have given smug statements about them, certainReuters journalists have written conspiratorial essays about the protests imaginary connection to billionaire George Soros, ...
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Gothamist
Prospects for Egypt's Economy
Council on Foreign Relations (blog)
by Isobel Coleman Egypt's Finance Minister Hazem el Beblawi speaks to members of the media during a meeting of Gulf and Arab Finance Ministers in Abu Dhabi in September (Jumana El-Heloueh/Courtesy Reuters). In a blow to the transitional government, ...
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Fabio Capello has to make big decision over Wayne Rooney for Euro 2012
The Guardian
Photograph: Darren Staples/Reuters Fabio Capello has been forced to consider leaving Wayne Rooney out of his squad for Euro 2012 after Uefa's control and disciplinary body handed the England striker a three-match ban that will rule him out of the group ...
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The Guardian
Apple iPhone 4S release: live
Telegraph.co.uk
I think a lot of people are going to buy the iPhone 4S because it was the last iPhone Steve worked on, Wil Batterham, 15, told Reuters outside the central Sydney store. People are saying it was named after him, like iPhone 4S, for Steve. ...
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Fox Turns Its Sights On SunPower
Media Matters for America
Reuters reported in June: SunPower, the most popular solar panel company in California, which is the clear solar leader in the US, was recently awarded the Guinness Book of World Records Award for providing "the most efficient commercially available ...
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China: Sept. Inflation Report & What's Next for Yuan, China Currency Bill
International Business Times
Cooling price pressures would also assure investors already unnerved by Europe's debt crisis that the world's No. 2 economy has scope to slightly relax monetary conditions to support growth if need be. Twenty one economists polled by Reuters showed a ...
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Hilary Swank and Ramzan Kadyrov: Top 7 Stars and Dictators
The Periscope Post
The party was, according to The Wrap (and quoted on Reuters), launching a “residential and commercial complex” in the capital of Chechnya, Grozny City, which is perhaps why Swank claims that Kadyrov's birthday wasn't mentioned on the invite. ...
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The Periscope Post
Netflix Adds CW Dramas to Instant Watch
SYS-CON Media (press release) (blog)
... at Reuters.com Syndicated stories and blog feeds, all rights reserved by the author. Shelly Palmer is the host of NBC Universal's Live Digital with Shelly Palmer, a weekly half-hour television show about living and working in a digital world. ...
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SYS-CON Media (press release) (blog)
The Oil and the Glory: The Weekly Wrap: Oct. 14, 2011
Foreign Policy (blog)
It is the thrust of this piece by Reuters' Melissa Akin, addressing Russia's gas supply. And this piece by the Australian's Paul Garvey, talking about Australian liquefied natural gas. The articles suggest that in Russia's case, there may be foolhardy ...
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Foreign Policy (blog)
Former Motorola CEO Robert Galvin Passes Away at Age of 89
TMC Net
He put an extraordinary emphasis on innovation," Brown told Reuters (News - Alert). His list of accomplishments bears out his remarkable talents in multiple aspects of technology and process innovation. Highlights include: --1960: Motorola introduced ...
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DALET : and Harris Provide Integrated Production for Broadcast News
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Dalet is traded on the NYSE-EURONEXT stock exchange (Eurolist C): ISIN: FR0011026749, Bloomberg DLT:FP, Reuters: DALE.PA. Dalet is a registered trademark of Dalet Digital Media Systems. All other trademarks and products mentioned herein belong to their ...
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Fed's Kocherlakota: As Economy Recovers, FOMC Should Reduce Monetary Accommodation
Wall Street Journal (blog)
We should all be at the mercy of “video” game – high speed computer trend analysis. Reminds me of the video of the Apache shooting at the Reuters journalist, our technology has enabled manipulation and separation, of the realities, by means of avideo ...
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What kind of entrepreneur are you?
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GCC calls for Arab League meeting on Syria
The Daily Star
A Syrian demonstrator in London told Reuters earlier this month that he had been called by the Syrian Embassy in June and warned over his protesting. The Foreign Office previously called in Khiyami over similar allegations in June and France has said ...
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Tebow-mania takes hold
Pro Football Weekly
According to a Reuters story from earlier this year, a study by the Peak Performance Project showed that more than half of the hamstring injuries in the NFL over a 10-year period occurred during training camp or the preseason. With the lockout cutting ...
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Angry Bok fans phone ref - but get wrong number
Otago Daily Times
"He will be punished, but that's up to the [International Rugby Board],'' Watson said. "I do not believe we will see him in any Rugby World Cup again.'' Referee Bryce Lawrence with Springboks captain John Smit , not his greatest fan . REUTERS /
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Otago Daily Times
Video: Obama speaks against 'dangerous and reckless' Iran
msnbc.com
On Wednesday, a diplomat told Reuters that the United States and Saudi Arabia were considering taking the matter to the United Nations Security Council. House Speaker John Boehner told reporters that the plot was "a very serious breach of international ...
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Beyonce Dresses to Prove Baby Bump is Real
International Business Times
The speculations have gone up to the level of trigerring up theories that while Beyonce is sporting a fake baby bump, a surrogate mother is actually carrying her baby. ( Photo : Reuters / Danny Moloshok ) < br > Singer Beyonce places her hand.
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International Business Times
Keith Urban takes flight with Phoenix, Faith and family
International Business Times
Keith Urban is in the middle of his Get Closer 2011 World Tour, but that didn't stop him from taking a most unusual step for a country singer -- launching a new fragrance for men, Phoenix by Keith Urban. The singer took some time to talk to Reuters ...
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International Business Times
Harry Potter studio to open for public tour
Pakistan Daily Times
We spent years here in the damp and cold, and now I see these beautiful studios, with roofs.” Felton says he hopes to return one day to shoot a new film here. “And if the work dries up,” he said, “we can always come back and be tour guides.” reuters.
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The Two-Way : NPR
NPR
Reuters and Al Arabiya report the GCC issued a statement with the announcement. They said the meeting be should held at foreign ministers' level and discuss the humanitarian situation in Syria, and study ways "to stop the bloodshed and machine of...
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Rich world economic malaise to endure into 2012: Reuters poll
By The Huffington Post News Editors
By Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) - Stagnation is probably the best many of the world'sbiggest developed economies can hope for over the next year, with several facing a significant chance of recession, Reuters polls of around 350 economists ... to endure into 2012: Reuters poll. Reuters Andy Bruce First Posted: 10/13/11 11:58 AM ET Updated: 10/13/11 12:01 PM ET. React. Inspiring Greedy Typical Scary Outrageous Amazing Innovative Infuriating. Read more. , Business News ...
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NewsDaily: Investor group to vote against Murdochs at NewsCorp ...
... minister's voice mail: sources. , Sep. 22, 2011 (Reuters) — Rupert Murdoch's News of the World hacked extensively into the voice mail of a minister in Britain's former Labour government, according to three people familiar with the matter. ...
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Rich world economic malaise to endure into 2012: Reuters poll ...
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LONDON (Reuters) - Stagnation is probably the best many of the world's biggest developed economies can hope for over the next year, with several facing a significant chance of recession, Reuters polls of around 350 economists showed on ...
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On George Soros, Occupy Wall Street, and Reuters | Felix Salmon
By Felix Salmon
Today's Reuters story about the connection between Soros and OWS has elicited a lot of derision around the blogosphere. ... There's the idea that Rush Limbaugh is a good place to look if you want someone to “sum up the speculation” and provide the newshook for the entire story. The idea that the Council on Foreign Relations is a “liberal cause”. The idea that the ..... The world would be a much better place if there were more people like you. Posted by robertwaldmann | Report as ...
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World intrigued by Occupy Wall Street movement | Reuters
LONDON (Reuters) - Tahrir Square in Cairo, Green Square in Tripoli, Syntagma ...Rihanna's "inappropriate" outfit halts music video Tue, Sep 27 2011 ... chosen by people in the Arab world," Iran's student news agency ISNA quoted senior ...
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Sports World: 2011 Rugby World Cup | Video | Reuters.com
Oct. 7 - The seventh edition of the Rugby World Cup is being played in New Zealand. Reuters correspondents Julian Linden and Larry Fine ...
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World's most powerful telescope is operational | Video | Reuters.com
OCT 4 - A radio telescope complex high in the Chilean desert is theworld's most ... Thomson Reuters is the world's largest ...
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Iraq offers options for US troops to stay beyond 2011 - Reuters
Maliki told Reuters that U.S. troops could be attached to the existing U.S. embassy ... More Videos. Video · Wave of violence in Iraq as U ...
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Key victory for anti-Gaddafi forces | Video | Reuters.com
Video: Video Gallery ... Andrew Raven, Reuters. .... Thomson Reutersis the world's largest international multimedia news agency ...
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