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REUTERS World News, Jan 06, 2012

Tech wrap: Samsung savors smartphone supremacy
Reuters Blogs (blog)
The South Korean firm posted 5.2 trillion won ($4.5 billion) in quarterly operating profit, beating a consensus forecast of 4.7 trillion won by analysts surveyed by Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S. Samsung, which surged past Apple as the world's top smartphone ...
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Reuters Blogs (blog)
VIDEO: Car bomb blast kills dozens in Syria; expert says to expect more of the ...
Public Radio International PRI
(Photo from Reuters video.) As the revolution in Syria continues into a new month, violence is seeming to escalate. A car bombing in Damascus that killed more than two dozen seems to indicate new tactics are being tried. Violence in Syria is on the ...
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RPT-As consumer power goes viral, company branding quakes
Reuters
* Bank of America, Verizon canceled fee plans * Katchpole launched petition over Verizon fees * She also organized against Bank of America * Social media pressure can build quickly, hurt brands By Chris Taylor Jan 5 (Reuters) - Corporate America's ...
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MUSIC: Can punk or rock push divas off the top?
Reuters UK
By Mike Collett-White | LONDON (Reuters) - Never heard of Milk Music? That may be about to change after the unsigned punk rockers from Olympia, Washington appeared on a leading music magazine's acts-to-watch list. Rising stars like Lana Del Rey, ...
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Harry Potter conjures up a Golden Tomato
Reuters India
By Bob Tourtellotte | LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - It's no Oscar, not even a Golden Globe. But in some circles in Hollywood, it's just as good, and on Friday British boy wizard Harry Potter pulled one out of his sorcerer's hat -- a Golden Tomato. ...
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Parenting in the hip-hop age of Lil Wayne, wife beaters, domestic violence and ...
Washington Post (blog)
(MIKE SEGAR - REUTERS) An otherwise ordinary weekend went awry when my daughter parroted a Lil Wayne song. Her 7-year-old arms doubled over, cutting the air as she swayed back and forth imitating hip-hop swagger in music videos. ...
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Films need substance before flash
Vancouver Sun
By Sharon Waxman, Reuters January 6, 2012 This is not the first time we've asked this question. I asked it back in 2005 in a piece in The New York Times that wondered: "Are people turning away from lacklustre movies, or turning their backs on the whole ...
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Right-Wing Media Freak Out Over New Defense Strategy
Media Matters for America
If you are unable to install flash you can download a QuickTime version of the video.Reuters: Secretary Gates Initiated Review To Cut Spending "Without Jeopardizing The Country's Strategic Interests." From Reuters: A review of US strategic interests ...
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Brent crude edges up on Iran, supply worries
Yahoo!Xtra New Zealand News
(Additional reporting by Gene Ramos and Jeffrey Kerr in New York, Alex Lawler in London and Florence Tan in Singapore; Editing by Marguerita Choy, Bob Burgdorfer and Sofina Mirza-Reid) Get the Latest videos from NZ and around the World as the news ...
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Calderon, Bargnani bring their D
London Free Press
(REUTERS/Mike Stone) Six games in, the 2011-12 campaign hasn't been overly strenuous for the Raptors. Friday's tilt with New Jersey at the ACC will kick off a seven games in nine nights slog consisting of two back-to-backs and the season's lone ...
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Dollar Advances Against Euro, Yen as More U.S. Jobs Added Than Forecast
Bloomberg
Stocks retreated, with the MSCI World Index falling 0.4 percent and the Standard & Poor's 500 Index losing 0.3 percent. The ThomsonReuters/Jefferies CRB Index of raw materials rose 0.5 percent and declined 0.3 percent. “Caution is still the theme,” ...
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Bloomberg
The LWOT: State Department establishes Bureau of Counterterrorism - by ...
Foreign Policy (blog)
Ilker Basbug, was arrested on December 6 accused of heading a terrorist organization and conspiring to overthrow the government by funding anti-government websites in 2009 (AP, BBC, Reuters). Gen. Basbug's arrest came as part of the government's ...
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Amir points finger at mystery man
SuperSport.com
Reuters reports that Khan also wrote: “The truth is finally coming out slowly but surely ... If I lost fair and square, then fair enough … but does it really take over 10 minutes from the final bell to decide who's won?" After the bout on December 10 ...
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SuperSport.com
Don't blame the iPhone 4S if your network is congested
Fortune
... I was not compelled to rush out and get one," he told Reuters. "However, the data usage numbers I am seeing make me wonder what I am missing." But as Flanagan's own study shows, it's not the iPhone 4S that is jamming the world's cellular airwaves....
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Santorum Insists West Bank Is 'Part of Israel'
New York Times (blog)
As Grace Kiser of Reuters observed after Mr. Santorum's November remarks were first reported, he “did not clarify whether he believes everyone who lives in the West Bank should be accorded all the rights and responsibilities of Israeli citizenship. ...
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What BuzzFeed's New Politics Team Is Doing Right
Mediaite
Last week, Reuters' Anthony DeRosa noted in a tweet to Smith that each image in Stopera's photosets lacked its own direct link. Smith's response? “On it.” Buzzfeed's coverage of the Presidential race is deliberately non-traditional, and likely wouldn't ...
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The Outlook for the New Year
Kashmir Watch
Manning, a US soldier, is alleged to be the person who released to WikiLeaks the “Collateral Murder” video, which, in the words of Marjorie Cohn, “depicts US forces in an Apache helicopter killing 12 unarmed civilians, including two Reuters journalists ...
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Can punk or rock push divas off the top?
Ottawa Citizen
By Mike Collett-White, Reuters January 6, 2012 (Reuters) - Never heard of Milk Music? That may be about to change after the unsigned punk rockers from Olympia, Washington appeared on a leading music magazine's acts-to-watch list. ...
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Samsung counting Q4 smartphone profits
Techwatch
Samsung posted a preliminary operating profit of $4.5 billion, which was 10% higher than the figure analysts expected, according to Reuters. That's a record number, and up almost 75% on the final quarter of 2010, quite a jump. Although the final figure ...
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Techwatch
The Two-Way : NPR
NPR
The Clorox case began last year when rival Church & Dwight Co. sued, claiming its own Arm & Hammer kitty litter products suffered damage from the Fresh Step ad, according to Reuters. The commercial features cute cats doing cute things, then cuts to two ...
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Job growth quickens; unemployment near 3-year low
Chicago Tribune
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Employment growth accelerated last month and the jobless rate dropped to a near three-year low of 8.5 percent, the strongest evidence yet the economic recovery is gaining steam. Nonfarm payrolls increased 200000 in December,...
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2012 Media Windfalls to Watch For
Huffington Post (blog)
The Associated Press and Reuters news organizations have, after public and official protests, had to dismantle the 24/7 camera surveillance they set up to watch all comings and goings at the father of the nation's compound, all part of what in the ...
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Suicide bomb kills 25 in Damascus-Syrian agency
Malaysia Star
By Erika Solomon BEIRUT (Reuters) - A suicide bomber killed about 25 people and wounded 46 in Damascus on Friday, Syria's state news agency SANA said, bringing bloodshed to the heart of the Syrian capital for the second time in two weeks. ...
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Malaysia Star
Bombs target Iraqi Shi'ites, kill at least 73
Stabroek News
By Stabroek staff | 0 Comments | World News | Friday, January 6, 2012 BAGHDAD, (Reuters) – Bomb attacks in mainly Shi'ite Muslim areas of Iraq killed at least 73 people and wounded scores on Thursday, police and hospital sources said, raising fears of ...
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Streep, Berlin filmfest's lifetime awardee
Tempo
“We are delighted to be able to award the Honorary Golden Bear to such a terrific artist and world star. Meryl Streep is a brilliant, versatile performer who moves with ease between dramatic and comedic roles,” Berlin Film Festival director Dieter ...
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Tallest suspension bridge: Mexico's Baluarte Bridge sets world record (Video)
World Records Academy
Photo: The Baluarte Bridge is officially the highest suspension bridge in theworld. The 403m (1322ft) tall cable-stayed bridge is so lofty the Eiffel Tower would easily fit under its central span. Photo: Reuters (enlarge photo) The Guinness world ...
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World Records Academy
Den Tandt: Stop your whining about CEO incomes
Montreal Gazette
By Michael Den Tandt, Postmedia News January 5, 2012 The gap between the top and bottom on pay is biggest in the United States, where average CEO remuneration is 142 times that of employees, according to Thomson Reuters ASSET4 data. ...
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Like Bush, Obama asserts prerogatives when signing laws
WHTC
US President Obama is pictured on a video camera monitor at the Pentagon near Washington. By Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) - It was New Year's Eve when President Barack Obama reluctantly signed into law the legislation he had earlier threatened ...
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US crude ends lower, but closes week up over 2 pct
Yahoo!Xtra New Zealand News
NEW YORK, Jan 6 (Reuters) - US crude oil futures ended lower for a second straight day on Friday, pressured by a stronger dollar, which trumped data showing that jobs growth quickened in December. Losses were limited as investors worried about ...
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Yahoo!Xtra New Zealand News
Comments Unmitigated good news on jobs - Reuters
By Felix Salmon
I'm not worried about an economy falling below stall speed any more — there's a world of difference between this report and the gruesome one we were initially presented with four months ago. Back then, it seemed like nothing could get ...
Felix Salmon
NewsDaily: Exclusive: West readies oil plan in case of Iran crisis
By Peg Mackey and Richard Mably
Western powers this week readied a contingency plan to tap a record volume from emergency stockpiles to replace nearly all the Gulf oil that would be lost if Iran blocks the Strait of Hormuz, industry sources and diplomats told Reuters. ... NewsDaily: Your best source for breaking news ... Tehran announced plans Friday for new military exercises in the world's most important oil shipping lane, through which some 16 million barrels of crude pass each day. Iranian officials have ...
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BRIEF-Moody's ups one & affirms one CMBS class ... - Business News
By Business News
Thomson Reuters is the world's largest international multimedia news agency, providing investing newsworld news, business news, technology news, headline news, small business newsnews alerts, personal finance, stock ...
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World welcomes 2012 with a bang | Video | Reuters.com
More Videos. Video · Party city Rio hails 2012 Sat, Dec 31 2011(01:32) .... ThomsonReuters is the world's largest international multimedia news agency, ...
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World gears up for New Year | Video | Reuters.com
Video. Wildfires rage in Chilean national park Fri, Dec 30 2011(00:59) .... Thomson Reuters is ...
www.reuters.com/video/2011/.../world-gears-up-for-new-year...
Lost world uncovered on ocean floor | Video | Reuters.com
More Videos. Video · Eco-friendly plane to fly for eco-friendly mission Fri, Dec 30 ...
www.reuters.com/.../lost-world-uncovered-on-ocean-floor?...
Iran plans new maneuvers in Hormuz Strait in February | Reuters
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran announced plans on Friday to hold new naval exercises in the Strait of Hormuz next month, the latest in a series of forceful gestures in the world'smost important oil shipping. ... Related Video. Video ... Iran's Navy Commander Habibulah Sayari points at a map during a news conference in Tehran ...
www.reuters.com/.../us-iran-hormuz-idUSTRE8040PB201201...
Fidel Castro says world marching into abyss with shale gas | Reuters
HAVANA (Reuters) - Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro said on Thursday the world was on an "inexorable march toward the abyss," which he blamed in part on ...
www.reuters.com/.../us-cuba-castro-abyss-idUSTRE80507Y20...
World's first chimeric monkeys are born | Video | Reuters.com
Thomson Reuters is the world's largest international multimedia news agency, providing investing news, world news, business news, technology news, headline ...
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Syrian activists say government armour still in cities | World | Reuters
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Opposition activists said on Wednesday armoured vehicles were still in the streets of Syrian ... You are here: Home > News > World > Article ...
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Turkey warns France of more action over genocide bill | Reuters
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey Wednesday warned France it would take further action ...Thomson Reuters is the world's largest international multimedia news ... stock market, and mutual funds information available on Reuters.com, video, mobile ...
www.reuters.com/.../us-turkey-france-idUSTRE7BR18M2011...
Egypt assures U.S. no more raids on democracy groups | Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Egyptian officials have assured the United States they will halt raids on ... Iran threatens U.S. Navy as sanctions hit economy | Video .... ThomsonReuters is the world's largest international multimedia news agency, ...
www.reuters.com/.../us-egypt-usa-idUSTRE7BT0YR2011123...
Gunpowder warehouse blast kills 17 in Myanmar: police | Reuters
YANGON (Reuters) - At least 17 people died and 80 were injured after an early morning explosion at ... World's first chimeric monkeys are born Thu, Jan 5 2012 ...
www.reuters.com/.../us-myanmar-blast-idUSTRE7BR1FC2011...
Iran plans new maneuvers in Hormuz Strait in February | Reuters
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) will hold new naval exercises in ... Fidel Castro says world marching into abyss with shale gas ... Iran's Navy Commander Habibulah Sayari points at a map during a news ... stock market, and mutual funds information available on Reuters.com, video, mobile, ...
www.reuters.com/.../us-iran-hormuz-idUSTRE8040PB201201...
Cuba to free 2900 in sweeping amnesty | Reuters
HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba will release 2900 prisoners in the coming days for humanitarian reasons in a sweeping ... Related Video. Video .... Thomson Reuters is the world's largest international multimedia news agency, providing investing ...
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Reuters World News Highlights at 1300 GMT, Jan 03
Jan 3 (Reuters) - ... Reuters World News Highlights at 1300 GMT, Jan 03. Email · print. Comments. 0 ... the first time in at least a year, traders said, as the world's ...
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