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Large rally places job demands on Italian government
Protesters marching in the tens of thousands rallied in Italy on Sunday to rail against the policies of the new coalition government. Around 100,000 protesters, led by trade unionists, converged on Rome to wave red flags and placards, urging changes to austerity measures. The union-led crowd called for the new government of centre-left Prime Minister, Enrico Letta, to focus on job ...
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Americans happier with economic figures
Americans are at their most optimistic since 2007 according to a Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan index of consumer sentiment. The preliminary index has shown optimism increased to 83.7 in May as stocks surged and real estate climbed. With record stock prices boosting household wealth and unemployment down in some areas, consumers were able to see their way through the effects of ...
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Work starts on creation of new Dubai island
Work began on Monday on the development of a man-made island in Dubai, 500 metres directly opposite the Jumeirah Beach Residence complex. To be known as Bluewaters Island, the new development will house five star hotels and resorts, al fresco dining and entertainment zones, and residential apartments and villas. The focal point of the island city, which will cost $1.6 billion, will be a 688 ...
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Financial Times allegedly hacked by Syrians
Britain's Financial Times was hacked last week by a mysterious group calling itself the Syrian Electronic Army. The newspaper's technology blog was hacked to display a slogan saying: "Hacked by the Syrian Electronic Army." Several Twitter feeds run by the Financial Times were also plastered with similar slogans. The FT later said its blogs and social media accounts had been compromised ...
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Target looks for new ideas from digital world
Target Corp has opened a new office base in San Francisco in order to discover technology ideas. With the second-largest US retailer trying to grow its online commerce business, a Technology Innovation Center has been set up to develop mobile commerce, which has become a particular focus of retailers because new technology allows people to use their mobile devices to shop. With a huge ...
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Movie Review
Cul-de-sac [Blu-Ray]
Although Cul-de-sac was Roman Polanskis third film, it was the one he had most wanted to make since leaving Poland after his first feature Knife in the Water (1962) and it remains to this day one of his favorites. Again co-written with Gerard Brach, with whom Polanski had worke ... ...
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Hackers target important Saudi websites
The Saudi Arabia state news agency has reported a coordinated attack on the country's government websites. Several government websites in Saudi Arabia came under heavy cyber attacks last week, shutting them down for a short time. The attacks have been traced to IP addresses from a number of countries. Saudi investigators found the attacks had been launched from hundreds of Internet ...
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India and China have more mutual interest than differences
In wake of Chinese Premier Li's visit to India, Ambassador of India in China Jaishankar during a press conference said that India is a priority in China's agenda of global development. Jai Shankar said that the present visit of the Chinese Premier Li to India is significant because it is his first visit to India. " India surely is a priority in China's agenda today on global development. This ...
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Nepali-Canadian first to climb Everest without prosthetic limbs
In a bid to prove to the world that "disability was not inability", Sudharshan Gautam, a Nepali-Canadian citizen, became the first amputee to climb Mount Everest without the help of prosthetic limbs, officials said Monday. "We received information that Gautam, who has no hands, climbed Mount Everest," Dipendra Paudel, an official at Nepal's mountain department under the ministry of tourism and ...
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Chinese hackers resume cyber attacks on U.S. companies government agencies
Chinese hackers have resumed attacks on America three months after hackers, who worked for a cyber unit of China's People's Liberation Army, went silent amid evidence that they had stolen data from scores of American companies and government agencies. The hackers appear to have resumed their attacks using different techniques, according to computer industry security experts and American ...
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Akon ordered to pay child support
A court judge has ordered Akon to shell out 5,000 dollars a month in child support for his two kids. The 'Smack That' hit maker had filed a paternity case against Rozina Negusei in September 2012, as he wanted the court to establish custody, child support and legally recognize him as the father of their two sons, TMZ.com reported. After the singing sensation listed his income as 40,708 dollars ...
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Nothing will ever completely replace playing the game I love, however I feel like I'm starting a new adventure and I'm genuinely excited about what lies ahead. I'm fortunate to have been given many opportunities throughout my career and now I feel it's my time to give back.
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The Hawaii Prince Hotel
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