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REUTERS World News, Sep 28, 2011


Gucci houses luxury's history in new museum
Reuters
By Antonella Ciancio FLORENCE (Reuters) - Global luxury brand Gucci opened its first museum in a Florentine palazzo this week, 90 years after its founder started a family leather goods business inspired by English aristocrats. ...
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Price of new Amazon tablet could be big attraction
Reuters
By Alistair Barr Sept 27 (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) is expected to launch its long-awaited tablet computer on Wednesday, sporting a low-enough price to give Apple Inc's (AAPL.O) iPad some serious competition for the first time. ...
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PRESS DIGEST - New York Times business news - Sept 28
Reuters
Sept 28 (Reuters) - The following were the top stories on The New York Times business pages on Wednesday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. * The cost of health insurance this year rose more steeply than in ...
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British envoy says Syria tries to hide truth
Reuters
BEIRUT, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Britain's ambassador to Damascus said Syrian authorities will stop at nothing to hold on to power and are trying to hide from the world the killing, arrest and abuse of mostly peaceful protesters against President Bashar ...
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Anna Faris answers film question 'What's Your Number?'
Reuters India
By Zorianna Kit LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actress Anna Faris has been tickling the funny bones of audiences in films such as "The House Bunny" and on TV shows like "Friends" since the late 1990s. She has also shown versatility in movies like "Brokeback ...
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Reuters India
Morning Take-Out
New York Times
Pilots Appeal to Court to Stall Airline Merger | United Airlines pilots have moved to stall a deal with Continental Airlines, filing a suit in district court in which they say the merger is moving too swiftly, Reuters reports. ...
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Why Angry Birds, Uncharted and Dead Island Games Can Become Good Movies
Forbes
I've been covering the video game space for almost 20 years for outlets like The Washington Post, Reuters, CNET, AOL, Wired Magazine, Yahoo!, Entertainment Weekly, NBC, Variety, Maxim, and Rosebud Magazine. I serve as EIC of Gamerlive.tv and co-founder ...
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Prosecutor Claims Jackson's Doctor Killed Him
Wall Street Journal
(Video: Reuters) LOS ANGELES—A prosecutor opened the manslaughter trial of Michael Jackson's physician Tuesday by telling jurors that Conrad Murray killed the pop singer by recklessly pumping him full of lethal levels of surgical anesthetics, ...
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FAQ: Which Social Networks Fight for Your Rights?
PCWorld
(Image: Reuters) But some will put up more of a fight than others. Twitter has an excellent record of being forthright with users regarding content removal, promising to make good-faith efforts to contact affected users with instructions for responding ...
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Topless Rihanna shocks Northern Ireland farmer
Beaumont Enterprise
Each year, the German media company 'Hubert Burda Media', honours celebrities from the world of entertainment, literature, sport and politics. REUTERS/Alex Grimm (GERMANY) Singer Rihanna poses before a benefit for UNICEF and the Sarah Ferguson...
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World Soccer Daily: 10 stories you need to read, September 27th
World Soccer
“Today, a Bucharest court decided to arrest Vasile Avram for bribe-taking and Sorin-Ioan Terbea for giving bribes for 29 days,” Livia Saplacan, spokeswoman for the national anti-corruption prosecuting office (DNA) told Reuters. ...
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Zuckerberg lays down the law: One timeline to rule them all
Washington Post (blog)
(ROBERT GALBRAITH - REUTERS) Facebook's relentlessly-hyped, celebrity-studded f8 developer conference is starting to rival Apple's developer conferences for its ability to shape the Internet zeitgeist. This year's event brought the boldest proclamation ...
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George Clinkscale memorialized at University of Tulsa's Sharp Memorial Chapel
Tulsa World (blog)
Wyke also has freelanced for many other major editorial publications and news organizations including Time, Newsweek, Business Week, Sports Illustrated, The New York Times, Washington Post, Dallas Morning News, Los Angeles Times, Reuters and the ...
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Tulsa World (blog)
Deals of the Day: Can Buffett Light a Fire Under Berkshire's Stock?
Wall Street Journal (blog)
[Reuters] VW: Volkswagen's bid to build a European truck empire to challenge rivals Volvo and Daimler came a step closer after the European Commission gave approval to its proposed takeover of MAN. [FT.com] Transatlantic Holdings: The firm entered into ...
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WatchMojo Picked as Digital Media Company to Watch by Marketing Mag
PR Web (press release)
In addition to its own catalog, WatchMojo also offers content from Fox, CBC, National Geographic, Reuters and others through partnerships; however, the core asset of the company remains its own catalog of seven thousand videos and its ability to create ...
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PR Web (press release)
Saudi Woman Faces Flogging For Driving
International Business Times
Reportedly, her detention dissuaded other women from challenging the driving ban. Saudi Arabia is reportedly the only country in the world that bans women - both citizens and foreigners - from driving. ( Photo : Reuters) < br > Saudi - Women - Driving ...
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International Business Times
Jessica Chastain: Ascent of a woman
The Guardian
Photograph: Mario Anzuoni/Reuters There's nothing we like better than an overnight success story, but Jessica Chastain's feels just too good to be true. A perfect storm of Chastain movies, swelled by critical adulation, is currently heading for our ...
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The Guardian
Something Foul in Cairo
Council on Foreign Relations (blog)
by Ed Husain Head of Egypt's ruling military council Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi in Cairo September 13, 2011 (Amr Nabil/Courtesy Reuters). This week, Egypt's SCAF announced that parliamentary elections will now begin on November 28. ...
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Council on Foreign Relations (blog)
Debt crisis: as it happened - September 27, 2011
Telegraph.co.uk
Via Reuters: There have been media reports about a potential involvement of the EIB in a special purpose vehicle in connection with the EFSF for the purpose of bailouts. The EIB has not been approached and has no plans to be involved in this. ...
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Telegraph.co.uk
Summary of the American and International Press on the Libyan Revolution ...
Tripoli Post
A former rebel commander said that an elder belonging to Colonel Al Qathafi's tribe had reached out to negotiate a cease-fire in Sirte, Reuters reported. The commander, Touhami Zayani, was quoted as saying that he had agreed to allow families from the ...
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Beijing Blames Subway Crash on Signal Problems
Wall Street Journal
(Video: Reuters) A Casco spokeswoman said in an email Tuesday that initial signs pointed to a wider power outage rather than a signal failure as the cause of Shanghai's incident, but said investigations continue. Alstom and Casco in separate statements ...
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China's Renren acquires online video site 56.com
Reuters India
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Chinese social networking site Renren Inc said it would acquire online video sharing site 56.com for $80 million. "The acquisition of 56.com will help Renren further meet user needs of recording and sharing their lives through ...
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Best Buy Redefines Value for Upcoming Holiday Shopping Season
MarketWatch (press release)
You will be required to sign an agreement in store. For details, see web site or Customer Service Specialist. We reserve the right to refuse any trade-in for any reason. This announcement is distributed by Thomson Reuters on behalf of Thomson Reuters ...
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Bradley Manning and Julian Assange Both Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
Death and Taxes
The killing of two Reuters journalists and other civilians by a US helicopter gunship in Iraq. - That the Obama administration worked with top Republicans to kill off a probe into Bush era torture. US interests at the inquiry into the Iraq war. ...
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Current TV
A.V. Club Chicago
And that's precisely the image its founders were hoping to avoid when it first started—a time when, as pointed out by Reuters in this assessment of the channel's troubles, it strove to avoid being “Gore TV,” even if that meant squandering some of the ...
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A.V. Club Chicago
Nokia N9 starts shipping; US customers out of luck
CNET (blog)
In an interview with Reuters last year, a Nokia representative had said that the company's flagship "N-series devices will be based on MeeGo" for the foreseeable future. That plan was a boon for MeeGo, which is backed by a few companies, ...
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CNET (blog)
Trader Tells BBC "I Dream Of Another Recession" Every Night, Denies Being A ...
Gothamist
At Reuters, Felix Salmon thinks Rastani could be a trader AND a Yes Man: Independent traders are, well, independent — and you don't need to spend very much time hanging around the comments section (or even many of the posts) at Zero Hedge to discern a ...
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Gothamist
Volkswagen gains EU green light for MAN SE acquisition
INAUTONEWS
(Reporting by Foo Yun Chee) - Reuters Moreover, the vast majority of competitors and customers confirmed to the Commission that there have been no substantial changes in the heavy truck or bus markets since the Commission authorised a merger between ...
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INAUTONEWS
"Better late than never" - Polanski gets his award
Reuters UK
By Silke Koltrowitz ZURICH (Reuters) - "Better late than never" was how director Roman Polanski summed up his feelings on Tuesday as he received an award from the Zurich film festival two years after being arrested on his way to pick up the prize. ...
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Dorothy's ruby red slippers could sell for $3 million
Newsday (subscription)
16, according to Reuters. The auction by California's Profiles in History auction house will be a Hollywood memorabilia sale, and the red heels are expected to go for up to $3 million. “This is the most important film prop in the world. ...
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Newsday (subscription)
Hot off the Press: Lady Gaga's Paris Fashion Week Plans, Gwen Stefani's ...
RollingStone.com (blog)
Of the iconic footwear, Maddalena told Reuters: "This is the most important film prop in the world. There is nothing more famous. They are one of the greatest pieces of pop culture in existence." gwen stefani target model children.
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RollingStone.com (blog)
Is Alessio Rastani a Yes Man? | Felix Salmon - Reuters
By Felix Salmon
Remember that the authors at Zero Hedge call themselves Tyler Durden, after the anarcho-nihilist character in Fight Club who wants to blow up the world. It's a common misconception that all traders are die-hard capitalists. But in fact many of ...
Felix Salmon
Zynga herding its users like sheep from game to game: data - Reuters
By Liana B. Baker
Social games company Zynga is adept at converting its former players to its new games, just as smoothly as some of the top video game franchises like Call of Duty, according to a new 21-page report by the game tracking service and social network Raptr. ...Gamers are playing hardcore games on consoles and PCs like Call of Duty and World of Warcraft for longer periods of time, but for fewer sessions. This data released on Tuesday does not come from a stodgy research firm or an ...
MediaFile
Pakistan army top brass meets amid U.S. tensions | Reuters
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's powerful army chief General Ashfaq Kayani met with... World ». Pakistani Army Chief Ashfaq Parvez Kayani (R) attends an ...
www.reuters.com/.../us-pakistan-usa-army-idUSTRE78O0PG2...
Pakistan seeks diplomatic support in row with U.S. | Reuters
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistani officials have been meeting with ambassadors and other foreign ... World stocks rebound on euro bailout hope | Video ...
www.reuters.com/.../us-pakistan-usa-idUSTRE78P0GI201109...
World Bank boosts Horn of Africa aid to $1.88 bln | Top News | Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The World Bank said on Saturday it was more than ...Kenya's Prime Minister Raila Odinga speaks during a news conference on the ... stock market, and mutual funds information available on Reuters.com, video, ...
af.reuters.com/article/topNews/idAFJOE78O01M20110925
Americans believe world is warming: Reuters/Ipsos - Yahoo! News
Read 'More Americans believe world is warming: Reuters/Ipsos' on Yahoo! News . WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More Americans than last year believe the world is ...
news.yahoo.com/more-americans-believe-world-warming-reut...
African lions can still rise: IMF/World Bank | Top News | Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A global downturn may tone down the roar of Africa's ... Even as World Bank President Robert Zoellick warned of a "darkening outlook" ... stock market, and mutual funds information available on Reuters.com, video, ...
af.reuters.com/article/topNews/idAFJOE78M0HW20110923
UPDATE 1-Reuters/Ipsos: More Americans believe world is warming ...
UPDATE 1-Reuters/Ipsos: More Americans believe world is warming ...WASHINGTON, Sept 15 (Reuters) - More Americans than last year believe the world is warming and ... Thomson Reuters is the world's largest international multimedianews ... stock market, and mutual funds information available on Reuters.com, video,...
af.reuters.com/article/.../idAFS1E78E1TF20110915
Mexico president hints legalizing drugs may be needed ... - Reuters
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Mexican President Felipe Calderon on Monday ... News by Country ... And our neighbour is the largest consumer of drugs in the world. ... stock market, and mutual funds information available on Reuters.com, video, ...
af.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idAFTRE78J0KL20110920
Russia's finance chief rebels over Putin plan | World | Reuters
MOSCOW/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Russia's finance minister rebelled on Sunday against Vladimir Putin's plan ... You are here: Home > News > World > Article ...
af.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idAFTRE78N0RV20110925
Dailymotion to distribute Reuters videos | Broadband TV News
Video file sharing site Dailymotion and news agency Reuters have signed an ... in theworld and is the first European subscriber to the Reuters Live Stream, ...
www.broadbandtvnews.com/.../dailymotion-to-distribute-reute...
Iraq to buy US warplanes worth $3 billion - World news - Mideast/N ...
... $3 billion. Country has found itself flush with cash, reaping windfall profits as world oil prices remain above projections ... Jump to video Robotic trucks test out the road.video. x ... (Ako Rasheed / Reuters) Share Back to slideshow navigation ...
www.msnbc.msn.com/id/.../ns/world_news-mideast_n_africa/
Gaddafi loyalists put up tough fight in Sirte | Reuters
SIRTE, Libya (Reuters) - Intense sniper and artillery fire from forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi ... First Boeing Dreamliner arrives in fortress | Video .... Thomson Reuters is the world's largest international multimedia news agency, providing ...
www.reuters.com/article/.../us-libya-idUSTRE7810I82011092...
After 3 years, Boeing Dreamliner becomes reality | Reuters
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Boeing's long-awaited dream machine became a ... 100 futures down 0.2 percent at 4:47 a.m. EDT. | Video · » More Business News ... ANA, theworld's ninth largest airline by revenues, plans to coax the airplane into ...
www.reuters.com/.../us-boeing-idUSTRE78O20D20110925
Singapore scientists create world's smallest gear | Video |Reuters.com
This, according the Guinness Book of World Records, is the world'ssmallest gear . .... Thomson Reuters is the world's largest ...
www.reuters.com/.../singapore-scientists-create-worlds-small?...
05:10 CET (Reuters) PepsiCo partnership to boost
NewsWires | euronews : International and European news all available as video on demand. ... 02:00 CET (Reuters) Chile's capital hit with widespread power outage ...23:49 CET (Reuters) World Bank boosts Horn of Africa aid to $1.88 billion ... euronews provides breaking news articles from Reuters as a service to its ...
www.euronews.net/.../1120185-pepsico-partnership-to-boost-e...
Reuters World News Highlights at 1000 GMT, Sept 23 - Silobreaker
Reuters World News Highlights at 1000 GMT, Sept 23. ... SHANGHAI, Sept 23 (Reuters) - Shanghai copper futures fell by the daily downward limit of 6 .... Reutersprecious metals poll [Published Jul 22 2011 by Reuters Video: Business] ...
www.silobreaker.com/reuters-world-news-highlights-at-1000-...
Amanda Knox is a she-devil, Italian court told | Reuters
PERUGIA, Italy (Reuters) - Amanda Knox is at heart a she-devil who loved to play ...Rihanna's "inappropriate" outfit haults music video Tue, Sep 27 2011 .... ThomsonReuters is the world's largest international multimedia news agency, ...
www.reuters.com/.../us-italy-knox-idUSTRE78P27Y2011092...
Syria forces storm refuge for army defectors | World | Reuters
AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian forces backed by tanks and helicopters stormed into the central town of Rastan on ... You are here: Home > News > World > Article ...
af.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idAFTRE78Q0LP20110927

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