Murdoch to be quizzed on his UK political sway San Francisco Chronicle (04-22) 05:36 PDT LONDON, United Kingdom (AP) -- He was long considered one of the most important power brokers in British politics. Now, with his influence shriveled by Britain's phone hacking scandal, media mogul Rupert Murdoch is returning to the UK ... See all stories on this topic » |
Apr 22, 2012
UNITED KINGDOM News, Apr 22, 2012
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TECHNOLOGY News, Apr 22, 2012
Groupware Technology Wins Cisco West Area Breakaway Partner of the Year Award... Seattle Post Intelligencer Cisco awards Groupware Technology the West Area Breakaway Partner of the Year award at the 2012 Cisco Partner Summit. Cisco unveiled the winners April 17th at its annual channel partner conference in San Diego, Calif. Groupware Technology, Inc. See all stories on this topic » |
PaR Systems Acquires Marine Systems Technology Ltd. in the United Kingdom Seattle Post Intelligencer PaR Systems, Inc. announces the purchase of Marine Systems TechnologyLtd., a leading expert in lightweight composites, fire protection and composite engineering, and affiliated company MST Engineering Ltd., designers and manufacturers of marine doors, ... See all stories on this topic » |
SCIENCE News, Studies, Research, Technology, Apr 22, 2012
Girls study eels in Furnace Brook, join citizen scientists who contribute ... The Journal News | LoHud.com Janis L. Dickinson, a professor and director of citizen science at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, and Rick Bonney, the lab's director of program development, describe citizen science as “public participation in organizedresearch efforts” in their ... See all stories on this topic » |
George Cowan, nuclear scientist on Manhattan Project, dies at 92 Washington Post Recognizing a need for research that cut across traditional scientificdisciplines, he was the founding president in the 1980s of the Santa Fe Institute. The institute called him “a central figure in the history of transdisciplinary science. See all stories on this topic » |
RUSSIA News, Apr 22, 2012
US hunts for exports in Russian auto parts market Reuters A top US Commerce Department official, beginning on Monday, will lead 13 auto parts and service companies on a trade mission to Moscow, Samara and St. Petersburg in search of new sales. Fender and gasket manufacturers are jointing companies that offer ... See all stories on this topic » |
Civic Groups Defending Urban Environments The Moscow Times More than half of Russia's urban population (58 percent on average) is afflicted by polluted air. In the two largest cities, Moscow and St. Petersburg, this number reaches 100 percent. According to a report published by the Natural Resources and ... See all stories on this topic » |
RECREATION, Leisure News, Apr 22, 2012
Azovstal ADR expand opportunities for leisure and health promotion SteelGuru In order to develop and improve leisure and health promotion conditions for metallurgist children, the enterprise transferred Children Recreation Center Severny to the specialized enterprise LLC Zdravitsa Plyus incorporated into Metinvest Group. See all stories on this topic » |
Military Rec: Volunteers needed for Army 10-Miler Fayetteville Observer Sign up in person at Leisure Travel Services or online at fortbraggmwr.com/sports. Registration is $15 per runner through May 30 and $20 thereafter. The top five men and top five women will have the opportunity to represent Fort Bragg at the Army ... See all stories on this topic » |
PHILOSOPHY News, Apr 22, 2012
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One in two new college graduates are jobless or underemployed San Jose Mercury News By Hope Yen AP WASHINGTON -- The college class of 2012 is in for a rude welcome to the world of work. A weak labor market already has left half of young college graduates either jobless or underemployed in positions that don't fully use their skills ... See all stories on this topic » |
OCEANIA News, Apr 22, 2012
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Rising confidence to drive takeover surge The Australian Mr Browning, who runs the firm's transaction advisory services for the Oceaniaregion, said the improvement in confidence was most likely the result of the stabilisation of Europe's immediate debt problems and the emergence of positive economic data ... See all stories on this topic » | |
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LIFESTYLE News, Apr 22, 2012
Start a salad summer romance - Lifestyle News San Francisco Luxury News When the mercury begins to soar, very few people have the urge to eat heavy meals, and as a result, many people end up either missing their meals or tend to eat foods that upset their digestion. Here are some basic tenets to follow toeat light and ... See all stories on this topic » |
Top Tips For Healthy Cholesterol Santa Monica Mirror Due to today's diet and lifestyle, many people can find themselves with high or elevated cholesterol levels. Although there are no outward symptoms of elevated cholesterol, over time it can clog up your arteries and its impact can be devastating over ... See all stories on this topic » |
LATIN AMERICA News, Apr 22, 2012
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Obama Briefed on Widening Secret Service Scandal Fox News Regional business leaders are meeting parallel to the sixth Summit of the Americas which brings together presidents and prime ministers from Canada, the Caribbean, Latin America and the US (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)AP2012 WASHINGTON – A week after an ... See all stories on this topic » |
Latin American currencies rise Business Recorder (blog) Latin American currencies gained on Friday, with the Peruvian peso hitting its strongest level in nearly 15 years, as better-than-expected data in Europe improved risk appetite across global foreign exchange markets. Peru's peso rose 0.08 percent to ... See all stories on this topic » |
INVENTIONS News, Apr 22, 2012
Inventor preps robot to cut through ice on Europa Phys.Org This week, inventor Bill Stone told attendees at NASA's Astrobiology Science Conference in Atlanta that he intends to get an autonomous robot ready to visit the icebound sea of Jupiter's moon Europa, cut through the icy crust, and explore the waters ... See all stories on this topic » | |
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INDIA Cinema News, Apr 22, 2012
Bollywood Blockbusters: 100 years of Indian cinema IBNLive.com Watch CNN-IBN's new series on Hindi cinema that celebrates some of its biggest milestones. Disclaimer: Network18 Media & Investments Limited is proposing, subject to market conditions and other considerations, an offer of its equity shares on rights ... See all stories on this topic » | |
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HOLLYWOOD News, Apr 22, 2012
Patti Perret/Warner Brothers Pictures NPR (blog) And to watch what's happened to him is to watch the way movies sell boys to girls give way to the way movies sell men to women. Actors Zac Efron, as basketball star Troy, left, and Vanessa Anne Hudgens, as the shy academic Gabriella, in High School ... See all stories on this topic » |
FINANCIAL TIMES News, Apr 22, 2012
Centrica Threatens To Pull Out Of Nuclear Plant Plan-FT Fox Business LN), the only UK company in the running to build a new generation of atomic power plants in the UK, said it could scrap its plans because of uncertainty over the government's energy policy, the Financial Times reported Sunday. See all stories on this topic » |
Argentina Seeks Joint Energy Venture With Brazil-FT Fox Business BA), the country's biggest oil and gas producer, the Financial Times reported Sunday. Julio de Vido, the planning minister who is in temporary charge of YPF, traveled to Brasilia for talks to Edision Lobao, Brazil's energy minister, and Maria das ... See all stories on this topic » |
FASHION News, Apr 22, 2012
Red-Carpet Fashion Designers, Eduardo Lucero and Jared Gold Get Together With ... San Francisco Chronicle (press release) "More fashion is produced in LA than anywhere in the US and we have a greater variety of cultural influences from around the world including Latin America and Asia, but what we also have here is the "democratization" offashion," said red-carpet ... See all stories on this topic » | |
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EARTHQUAKE News, Apr 22, 2012
TheNewsTribune.com It reinforces the idea that we live in an area that has earthquakes." While the highest magnitude of these quakes likely would be in the 6 to 6.5 range - much less than the 2010 Japan quake - they would be shallow enough to cause a lot of mayhem. See all stories on this topic » | |
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DIED, Apr 22, 2012
Charles Colson, Nixon's 'dirty tricks' man, dies at 80 Washington Post The death, after a brain hemorrhage this month, was confirmed by a family spokeswoman, Michelle Farmer. Mr. Colson was a resident of Naples, Fla., but he maintained an apartment in the Leesburg area. Mr. Colson's reputation as a “dirty tricks artist” ... See all stories on this topic » | |
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CANADA News, Apr 22, 2012
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Canada's RBC to double Mideast wealth management team: executive Reuters By Dinesh Nair | DUBAI (Reuters) - Royal Bank of Canada (RY.TO) expects to double the number of wealth management employees in its Dubai office in the near future, and is open to opportunities for acquisitions, a senior executive said on Sunday. See all stories on this topic » |
BEST Anything, Apr 22, 2012
Seattle Post Intelligencer How2Media, the producers of the television show “World's Greatest!...”, announced today that they have recently selected Barcodes West to be a part of the popular television series. How2Media, the producers of the television show “World's Greatest! See all stories on this topic » | |
How2Media Announces that Barcodes West Will be Part of its "World's Greatest ... San Francisco Chronicle (press release) How2Media, the producers of the television show "World's Greatest!...", announced today that they have recently selected Barcodes West to be a part of the popular television series. Seattle, WA, Delray Beach, FL (PRWEB) April 22, 2012 How2Media, ... See all stories on this topic » |
BAN KI-MOON News, Apr 22, 2012
UN chief calls Syria situation `precarious' Las Vegas Sun AP Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is calling the situation in Syria "highly precarious" but says he's still recommending a 300-strong UN observer force to try to help bring peace. Despite the Syrian government's agreement to cease all violence, Ban said ... See all stories on this topic » |
UN Approves 300 Member Observer Mission to Syria Voice of America (blog) The measure gives UN chief Ban Ki-moon authority to make an “assessment” on whether its safe to deploy monitors. His assessments will be based on developments in Syria that include a cessation of violence. Mr. Ban welcomed the vote and urged Syrian ... See all stories on this topic » |
ASIA Sports, Athletics News, Apr 22, 2012
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Reuters Sports Schedule at 1400 GMT on Sunday, April 22 Reuters April 22 (Reuters) - Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Sunday (times GMT): - - - - MOTOR RACING Bahrain Formula One Grand Prix MANAMA - Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel roared to his and Red Bull's first win of the season in a lively ... See all stories on this topic » |
Reuters Sports Schedule at 0600 GMT on Sunday, April 22 Reuters April 22 (Reuters) - Reuters sports schedule at 0600 GMT on Sunday (times GMT) - - - - MOTOR RACING Bahrain Formula One Grand Prix MANAMA - Formula One champion Sebastian Vettel is on pole with Britain's Lewis Hamilton alongside him for a Bahrain Grand ... See all stories on this topic » |
AFRICA News, Aug 22, 2012
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Rhino poaching threatens S. Africa's game farms Bend Bulletin Last year 125 white rhinos, like those pictured here, were poached from private farms in South Africa, a 52 percent increase over 2010. By Franz Wild / Bloomberg News JOHANNESBURG — Barry Lok grimaced as he gazed at the rotting carcass of his rhino ... See all stories on this topic » |
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