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May 11, 2012
BBC World News, May 11, 2012
ASIA News, May 11, 2012
 Bloomberg The MSCI Asia Pacific Index (MXAP) of shares fell 1 percent today and is poised for a second week of losses. Trade Failure JPMorgan Chief Executive Officer Jamie Dimon said the company lost money on synthetic credit securities after an “egregious” ... See all stories on this topic » |
| Asian Markets Fall Before China Data; Banking Stocks Slide Wall Street Journal ... otherwise we could have seen a positive start for Asian risk assetstoday," said Stan Shamu, markets strategist at IG Markets. Major banks in the region fell, with Nomura Holdings down by 3.2%, Australia andNew Zealand Banking Group falling 0.6%, ... See all stories on this topic » |
ASEAN News, May 11, 2012
 Bernama By Alan Ting KUALA LUMPUR, May 11 (Bernama) -- The national Fire Danger Rating System (FDRS) may be expanded to include otherASEAN countries in order to provide early warning on potential fire occurrences, said Natural Resources and Environment ... See all stories on this topic » |
| ASEAN plus Three Labor Ministers Meeting wraps up in Cambodia Philippine Star PHNOM PENH (Xinhua) - The 7th ASEAN Plus Three Labor Ministers Meeting wrapped up here Friday with the release of a joint statement, calling for further exchange of views on joint labor initiatives. During the two-day meeting, the labor ministers ... See all stories on this topic » |
LOS ANGELES TIMES News, May 11, 2012
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| Photograph by: Luis Sinco , Los Angeles Times/MCT Vancouver Sun LOS ANGELES — George Clooney played the suave host, chef Wolfgang Puck whipped up something for dinner and President Barack Obama and about 150 of his Hollywood donors enjoyed a few laughs at Clooney's good-humoured expense. Obama told the crowd that ... See all stories on this topic » |
ABC News, Australia, May 11, 2012
 The Australian Media Watch executive producer Lin Buckfield said yesterday one of her program's researchers was examining reports on the affair that had been carried by The Australian, ABC news, Lateline andThe Canberra Times. "If through our inquiries we decide that ... See all stories on this topic » |
| Steve Wozniak interviewed about Apple, Steve Jobs, technology Apple Insider Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak interviewed by Australia's ABC News. | Source: ABC News The engineering guru also talked about the future of technology and sees intuitive user interaction as the next step in computing. "These computers are getting more ... See all stories on this topic » |
FRANCHISE News, May 11, 2012
| Forbes Janitorial franchise Coverall is receiving a $3 million bill from a Massachusetts court this week in a lawsuit other franchisors are watching closely. At the heart of the case is a controversy over whether some franchise owners aren't franchisees at ... See all stories on this topic » |
| Growing Franchise Offers Art Playtime for Adults Fox Business What started with two stores in southern Louisiana grew to 64franchises in 16 states, thanks in part to a couple who were not quite ready for retirement. After attending a few Painting with a Twist classes, Leslie and Marvin Gay approached the owners ... See all stories on this topic » |
FASHION Models News, May 11, 2012
 Ottawa fashion scene Ottawa Citizen By Janet Wilson, The Ottawa Citizen May 11, 2012 2:02 PM Fashion model Stacey McKenzie, a former judge on Canada's Next Top Model, shown left, is attending Stepping Out! in support of Dress for Success Ottawa on May 17 at Lago Bar Grill at the Dow's ... See all stories on this topic » | |
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WIKILEAKS News, May 11, 2012
 The Tennessean On May 11, 1973, nearly two years after instigating a governmental crisis, Daniel Ellsberg, a military analyst, had all charges of espionage and theft of government documents dropped. US District Judge Matthew Byrne was scathing in his remarks about ... See all stories on this topic » |
| Fujitsu in $60m datacentre upgrade ZDNet Australia [2011] #WikiLeaks rally fires up Sydney (VID+PICS) http://t.co/Sbm4186x #Assange supporters: "We demand free speech, hands off WikiLeaks!" Shadow Comms Minister Malcolm Turnbull has indicated he may let #NBN contracts run full term. See all stories on this topic » |
UNITED NATIONS News, May 11, 2012
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| Failure to report abuse alleged against school aides Columbus Dispatch Susan E. Rice, US Ambassador to the United Nations, will give the keynote address at graduation, which begins at noon, June 10, at Ohio Stadium. The ceremony is the university's 400th commencement and Ohio State's last on the academic quarter system. See all stories on this topic » |
TORONTO STAR News, May 11, 2012
 New York Daily News (blog) BY Alexander Nazaryan In a handsome new website called The Hemingway Papers, theToronto Star has collected the columns that Ernest Hemingway wrote for that newspaper. In doing so, it sheds much-needed light on a little-known aspect of the great... See all stories on this topic » |
| DAVID COOPER/TORONTO STAR Toronto Star Star security reporter Michelle Shephard's view from Guantanamo Bay this weekend, where she was repo... PHOTOS: Super Moon in Toronto The Super Moon was seen over Toronto on Saturday evening. Rick Madonik's photos of the larger-than-u. See all stories on this topic » |
INTERNET News, May 11, 2012
 Apple Insider McCue pointed to Apple as having created an opportunity for publishers to bring design and aesthetics to the mobile Web, as the multi-touch capabilities of the iPad allow for the removal of much of the navigation controls. "When Apple introduced the ... See all stories on this topic » |
| Imogo Launches Comprehensive Cloud-Based Services Solution For Small Businesses MarketWatch (press release) The Imogo cloud-based solution can be accessed from any internetconnection on a laptop, desktop PC, smartphone, tablet or iPad or any other mobile device. Applications and data are stored on secure Imogo-hosted servers and accessed remotely through a ... See all stories on this topic » |
SHARON STONE News, May 11, 2012
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ANGELINA JOLIE News, May 11, 2012
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| Beyonce and Angelina Jolie named most powerful moms Times of India Photo/Peter Kramer) Celebrity mothers Beyonce Knowles and Angelina Jolie have been named among 2012's Most Powerful Moms in a special poll. Editors at Working Mother magazine have compiled a top 10 list of females who are leading the way in their ... See all stories on this topic » |
ARAB League News, May 11, 2012
 Washington Post In homes and cafes, Egyptians sat transfixed by a debate that stretched past 2 am It featured Amr Moussa, the 75-year-old former chief of theArab League, and Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh, 60, considered a moderate Islamist. After decades of autocratic ... See all stories on this topic » |
| Mideast Egyptian presidential candidates clash in historic televised debate Foreign Policy (blog) Former Muslim Brotherhood leader, Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh, and former Arab League head and Mubarak foreign minister, Amr Moussa, headed off in front of millions of Egyptian viewers, attacking each other over political histories and arguing over the ... See all stories on this topic » |
CARIBBEAN News, May 11, 2012
 San Francisco Chronicle (press release) ... non-human action figures (Transformers), and theme park rides (Pirates of the Caribbean, The Haunted Mansion) with no characters to build storylines around, the latest roll of the dice is on vintage games..." Universal Pictures is boasting, ... See all stories on this topic » |
REUTERS World News, May 11, 2012
 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 ... See all stories on this topic » |
| 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. See all stories on this topic » |
LIBYA News, May 11, 2012
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| Landmark Libyan poll? Ahram Online The most familiar figures in the post-Gaddafi political scene are formerGaddafi henchmen who have scented blood. Émigrés have returned toLibya and are playing a key role in the economic, social and political development of the country. See all stories on this topic » |
| Libya finance minister says to resign soon, cites "wastage" Chicago Tribune Libya last month halted a scheme to pay compensation to people who fought in last year's revolt against Muammar Gaddafi because it was riddled with corruption and paying out cash to people who did not qualify. A spokesman for the ruling National ... See all stories on this topic » |
LONDON OLYMPICS 2012 Preparations, News, May 11, 2012
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| Olympic Torch Lit in Greece, on the Way to London for Olympics Opening Yahoo! Sports Contributor Network – 9 hours ago It's purely theatrical ceremony, but it's great imagery and it is an important marker for what will be starting at the 2012 London Olympics in 78 days. With appropriate deference to the deities of ancient times, ... See all stories on this topic » |
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC News, May 11, 2012
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| Unprecedented Maya Mural Found, Contradicts 2012 "Doomsday" Myth National Geographic "The paintings we have here—we've never found them anyplace else," excavation leader William Saturno told National Geographic News. And in today's Xultún—to the untrained eye, just 6 square miles (16 square kilometers) of jungle floor—it's a wonder ... See all stories on this topic » |
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