Facebook provokes ire on privacy, again |
- Facebook provokes ire on privacy, again
- VIDEO: Napoleon's Kremlin letter sold
- Chinese bus driver jailed in Singapore over strike
- Clinton sees NATO deal on Turkey Patriot missiles
- Russia urges North Korea not to launch rocket
- Irish unions under scrutiny as pay talks start
- Avatar's Cameron tips Hobbit to spark film tech revolution
- VIDEO: China road-island home bulldozed
- VIDEO: Music at -30: The world's coldest gig
- VIDEO: Huge traffic jam traps Russian drivers
- VIDEO: Hurricane Sandy boosts car sales
- VIDEO: Shop sued for students' photocopies
- Two die in Japan lift accidents
- Clashes as 10,000 workers join Bangladesh fire protest
- Bank Negara has no power to return money frozen due to money laundering
- Cathay probes 'coffee threat' on Thaksin's daughter
- Russia urges North Korea not to launch rocket
- Egypt's top court shuts down, blames Islamist protesters
- Robot buddy to keep Japan astronaut company
- Microsoft Surface Pro to start at $899
| Facebook provokes ire on privacy, again Posted: 03 Dec 2012 01:24 AM PST Facebook has run into a fresh attack from privacy activists after the huge social network modified policies on how it manages users' data.
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| VIDEO: Napoleon's Kremlin letter sold Posted: 03 Dec 2012 01:12 AM PST A letter written by Napoleon in 1812 promising to blow up the Kremlin has been sold at auction for more than 150,000 euros.
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| Chinese bus driver jailed in Singapore over strike Posted: 03 Dec 2012 12:36 AM PST A mainland Chinese bus driver involved in Singapore's first industrial strike in 26 years was jailed for six weeks Monday after he pleaded guilty, state prosecutors said.
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| Clinton sees NATO deal on Turkey Patriot missiles Posted: 02 Dec 2012 11:45 PM PST PRAGUE (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton hopes NATO allies will reach a deal this week on stationing Patriot missiles in Turkey to defend against possible Syrian attacks, senior U.S. officials said. 
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| Russia urges North Korea not to launch rocket Posted: 02 Dec 2012 11:24 PM PST MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia urged North Korea on Monday not to go ahead with a plan for its second rocket launch of 2012, saying the launch would violate restrictions imposed by the U.N. Security Council. 
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| Irish unions under scrutiny as pay talks start Posted: 02 Dec 2012 11:01 PM PST DUBLIN (Reuters) - Irish trade unions' cooperation with a string of unpopular governments, most of them centre-right, has helped Ireland avoid the destabilising protests seen in other bailed out countries. 
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| Avatar's Cameron tips Hobbit to spark film tech revolution Posted: 03 Dec 2012 12:22 AM PST Oscar-winning director James Cameron on Wednesday predicted Peter Jackson's "The Hobbit" would do for high-definition film-making what his own hit "Avatar" did for 3D movies.
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| VIDEO: China road-island home bulldozed Posted: 02 Dec 2012 02:46 PM PST A five-storey home marooned in the middle of a new road in China has been demolished.
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| VIDEO: Music at -30: The world's coldest gig Posted: 02 Dec 2012 11:10 PM PST Charlie Simpson, the lead singer in Fightstar, has earned a place in the record books by playing a concert in one of the coldest populated places on Earth.
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| VIDEO: Huge traffic jam traps Russian drivers Posted: 02 Dec 2012 02:36 PM PST Heavy snowfall has created a huge traffic jam on a major motorway in Russia, trapping thousands of vehicles.
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| VIDEO: Hurricane Sandy boosts car sales Posted: 02 Dec 2012 11:29 PM PST In the US, the devastation wrought by Hurricane Sandy has pushed up demand for new cars as those affected head to showrooms to replace their flooded cars.
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| VIDEO: Shop sued for students' photocopies Posted: 02 Dec 2012 09:36 PM PST A small photocopying shop in Delhi is being sued for copyright infringement, for copying academic textbooks for students.
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| Two die in Japan lift accidents Posted: 02 Dec 2012 11:47 PM PST Two people died Monday after separate lift incidents in Japan, with a restaurant worker trapped in a dumb waiter and an office worker caught half-way through the doors when an elevator suddenly dropped.
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| Clashes as 10,000 workers join Bangladesh fire protest Posted: 02 Dec 2012 11:39 PM PST Bangladeshi garment workers clashed with police on Monday as some 10,000 protested over the deaths of 110 people in the country's worst clothing factory fire, with demonstrations entering a second week.
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| Bank Negara has no power to return money frozen due to money laundering Posted: 02 Dec 2012 11:35 PM PST Bank Negara (Bank Negara) Malaysia has no authority to defreeze accounts which are frozen due to investments in illegal schemes.
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| Cathay probes 'coffee threat' on Thaksin's daughter Posted: 02 Dec 2012 11:32 PM PST Cathay Pacific is probing reports a flight attendant threatened to throw coffee at ousted Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra's daughter, after calling the politician an "enemy", the airline said Monday.
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| Russia urges North Korea not to launch rocket Posted: 02 Dec 2012 10:50 PM PST MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia urged North Korea on Monday not to go ahead with a plan for its second rocket launch of 2012, saying the launch would violate restrictions imposed by the U.N. Security Council. 
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| Egypt's top court shuts down, blames Islamist protesters Posted: 02 Dec 2012 10:38 PM PST CAIRO (Reuters) - Protests by Islamists allied to President Mohamed Mursi forced Egypt's highest court to adjourn its work indefinitely on Sunday, intensifying a conflict between some of the country's top judges and the head of state. 
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| Robot buddy to keep Japan astronaut company Posted: 02 Dec 2012 11:19 PM PST A small humanoid robot that can talk will be sent into space to provide conversational company for a Japanese astronaut on a six-month mission, according to new plans.
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| Microsoft Surface Pro to start at $899 Posted: 02 Dec 2012 11:12 PM PST Microsoft announced Thursday that its Surface Pro, a version of its new tablet aimed at business users, would be available in January starting at $899 for US customers.
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