Insight - Whatever happened to France's voice in Europe?

Insight - Whatever happened to France's voice in Europe?

Insight - Whatever happened to France's voice in Europe?

Posted: 24 Apr 2013 12:42 AM PDT

BRUSSELS/PARIS (Reuters) - A few hours after midnight one Sunday last month, as negotiations over a rescue for Cyprus dragged into a second day, French Finance Minister Pierre Moscovici fell asleep.
    

WHO says new bird strain is "one of most lethal" flu viruses

Posted: 24 Apr 2013 12:20 AM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - A new strain of bird flu that has killed 22 people in China is "one of the most lethal" of its kind and is more easily transmissible to humans than an earlier strain that has killed hundreds around the world since 2003, a top World Health Organization (WHO) official said on Wednesday.
    

Insight- Whatever happened to France's voice in Europe?

Posted: 24 Apr 2013 12:07 AM PDT

BRUSSELS/PARIS (Reuters) - A few hours after midnight one Sunday last month, as negotiations over a rescue for Cyprus dragged into a second day, French Finance Minister Pierre Moscovici fell asleep.
    

Insight - Ageing deepens debt-laden Europe's economic woes

Posted: 24 Apr 2013 12:00 AM PDT

RIGA/LISBON (Reuters) - Long after the debt crisis is over, Europe will be grappling with an even more serious problem - how to pay for growing numbers of old people.
    

China plans second, larger aircraft carrier: state media

Posted: 24 Apr 2013 12:43 AM PDT

China is planning a second and larger aircraft carrier, a top naval officer said according to state media Wednesday, after its first carrier was commissioned last year as part of a military buildup.

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Unrest in China's Xinjiang kills 21 people

Posted: 24 Apr 2013 12:30 AM PDT

Twenty-one people, including police officers and social workers, were killed in violent clashes in China's ethnically-divided western region of Xinjiang, a local official said Wednesday.

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To forget or not to forget

Posted: 24 Apr 2013 12:32 AM PDT

Still remember Zulkifli Noordin and Mat Taib? Unless you really have no idea who these people are, you shouldn't have forgotten them.

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Australian police arrest senior member of LulzSec hacking group

Posted: 23 Apr 2013 10:42 PM PDT

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian Federal Police have arrested the self-proclaimed leader of the international hacking group LulzSec, the collective that claimed responsibility for infiltrating and shutting down the CIA website.
    

Garment factory building collapses in Bangladesh, 25 dead - TV

Posted: 23 Apr 2013 10:13 PM PDT

DHAKA (Reuters) - An eight-storey block housing garment factories and a shopping centre collapsed on the outskirts of the Bangladeshi capital on Wednesday, killing at least 25 people and injuring more than 500, the Ntv television news channel reported.
    

Biden, law enforcement to attend Boston memorial for slain officer

Posted: 23 Apr 2013 10:05 PM PDT

BOSTON (Reuters) - Thousands of law enforcement agents from around the country plan to attend a memorial on Wednesday for a campus police officer who authorities say was slain by the accused Boston Marathon bombers, and Vice President Joe Biden is slated to speak at the ceremony.
    

Are Chinese voters still fearful of PAS?

Posted: 23 Apr 2013 10:18 PM PDT

MCA advertised aggressively on newspapers targeting specifically DAP and PAS.

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Greenpeace activists board Australian coal ship in reef protest

Posted: 23 Apr 2013 09:35 PM PDT

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Six Greenpeace activists boarded a coal ship bound for South Korea near Australia's Great Barrier Reef on Wednesday, protesting against the expansion of the rich Australian coal industry and its impact on the World Heritage site.
    

Fingerprint sensor causing iPhone delays: rumor

Posted: 23 Apr 2013 09:10 PM PDT

The latest rumors support earlier reports that the next generation of Apple's all-conquering smartphone will feature biometric technology. However, sources suggest that integrating the necessary sensors is causing problems.

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Siena's Cathedral opens its rooftop to tourists

Posted: 23 Apr 2013 09:06 PM PDT

Siena's Cathedral opens its rooftop to tourists, offering breathtaking vistas on the Italian city for those courageous enough to ascend the steep spiral staircase. Copyright (AFP RELAXNEWS/ AFPTV), 2013.

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Explosion rocks BN campaign in Jawi

Posted: 23 Apr 2013 08:42 PM PDT

An election campaign talk attended by about 3,000 people today was marred by an explosion at the Nibong Tebal Barisan Nasional (BN) operations centre in Jawi, seriously injuring a security guard, and causing panic among the people.

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Glittering Sydney launch for Samsung S4

Posted: 23 Apr 2013 08:40 PM PDT

The sails of one of the world's most iconic buildings, the Sydney Opera House, were lit up with images shot by ordinary Australians Tuesday for the glitzy "blue-carpet" launch of Samsung's new phone.

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Google Glass may take photos with just a wink

Posted: 23 Apr 2013 08:22 PM PDT

A number of gesture commands have been uncovered in Google Glass app source code as the company's executive chairman claims a consumer version of the device won't be ready before 2014.

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Hadi reiterates PAS' stand: PM post for Muslims only

Posted: 23 Apr 2013 09:02 PM PDT

PAS President Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang has reiterated the party's stand that only Muslims can be the prime minister of this country.

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VIDEO: Cuba's Ladies in White collect prize

Posted: 23 Apr 2013 08:41 PM PDT

Members of the Cuban opposition group Ladies in White have collected the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought in Brussels.

Malaysian election violence spikes: police

Posted: 23 Apr 2013 08:22 PM PDT

Hundreds of cases of Malaysian election violence have been reported since campaigning for tightly contested May 5 polls got under way at the weekend, police were quoted saying on Wednesday.

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