VIDEO: Can Greece stop its 'brain drain'?

VIDEO: Can Greece stop its 'brain drain'?


VIDEO: Can Greece stop its 'brain drain'?

Posted: 30 May 2013 10:48 PM PDT

The government in Greece says the worst of the country's debt crisis is over, but for many of the country's unemployed youth the effects are still being felt

VIDEO: Brazil-England match given go-ahead

Posted: 30 May 2013 10:28 PM PDT

England's friendly with Brazil in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday has been suspended over safety concerns at the recently renovated Maracana stadium.

VIDEO: Why US is rebalancing towards Asia

Posted: 30 May 2013 11:56 AM PDT

Diplomatic correspondent Jonathan Marcus went on board USS Freedom in Singapore to explain why the US is shifting its balance towards the Asia-Pacific region.

Oil near $94 on heels of US consumer data

Posted: 30 May 2013 10:38 PM PDT

BANGKOK (AP) — The price of oil rose slightly Friday after data showed U.S. consumer spending on the rise, a sign of confidence in prospects for the world's biggest economy.

Asian stock markets choppy after US lukewarm data

Posted: 30 May 2013 10:24 PM PDT

Passers-by watch an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Thursday, May 30, 2013. Japan's Nikkei 225 index closed down 737.43 points, or 5.15 percent, at 13,589.03 on Thursday as concerns that the Federal Reserve might start scaling back its stimulus program due to improvement in the U.S. economy sent Asian stock markets lower. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)BANGKOK (AP) — Asian stock markets were choppy Friday after lackluster U.S. economic reports raised expectations that the U.S. Federal Reserve would stick to its aggressive stimulus policies.


Swiss Disclosure Deal---'No Secrets Now'

Posted: 30 May 2013 10:51 PM PDT

Swiss bank secrecy is beginning to sound like jumbo shrimp. Now, the Swiss government has changed the law so banks can disclose account data. It is being hailed as a watershed event. See Switzerland to Allow Its Banks to Disclose Hidden Client Accounts. But is it?

Stranded rower rescued from Indian Ocean

Posted: 30 May 2013 10:59 PM PDT

Dutch adventurer rowing from Australia to Africa rescued after mid-ocean collision with passing oil tanker.

Outside Hungary's borders, a growing power base for PM Orban

Posted: 30 May 2013 10:09 PM PDT

Ethnic Hungarians attend a religious service during the annual Roman Catholic Pentecostal pilgrimage gathering in Sumuleu CiucBy Gergely Szakacs MIERCUREA-CIUC, Romania (Reuters) - A Hungarian government program to grant ethnic Hungarians abroad the right to vote has handed Prime Minister Viktor Orban an advantage that could, in a close election, keep him in power. Several million ethnic Hungarians live in neighboring Romania, Serbia and Ukraine and elsewhere, descendants of Hungarians who found themselves outside their homeland when the country's borders were redrawn at the end of World War One. ...


VIDEO: Why US is rebalancing towards Asia

Posted: 30 May 2013 11:56 AM PDT

Diplomatic correspondent Jonathan Marcus went on board USS Freedom in Singapore to explain why the US is shifting its balance towards the Asia-Pacific region.

Outside Hungary's borders, a growing power base for PM Orban

Posted: 30 May 2013 10:10 PM PDT

MIERCUREA-CIUC, Romania (Reuters) - A Hungarian government program to grant ethnic Hungarians abroad the right to vote has handed Prime Minister Viktor Orban an advantage that could, in a close election, keep him in power.

NASA Confirms That Curiosity Found An Ancient Martian Stream

Posted: 30 May 2013 10:06 PM PDT

Last year, NASA announced that the Curiosity rover had found preliminary evidence of an ancient streambed, indicating that water once flowed freely on Mars. After a few more months of study, that preliminary announcement has been confirmed - Curiosity has found the remains of an ancient stream.

Stunning Photos Of Mars From The Curiosity Rover

Posted: 30 May 2013 10:06 PM PDT

Too Many 'Wanta-preneurs' In China Can't Be A Good Thing

Posted: 30 May 2013 10:05 PM PDT

The arrival of the billionaire angel investor and the rise of the serial entrepreneur in China are trending as hot topics in the Chinese venture and techpreneur community as a new era unfolds. But don't count on it all working out.

Google Eyes Brand Advertising For Its Next $30 Billion Opportunity

Posted: 30 May 2013 10:03 PM PDT

After sewing up search advertising, Google has spent the last couple of years putting together the pieces of a plan to make display ads its next multibillion-dollar business.

Cuba says inclusion on U.S. terrorist list 'shameful'

Posted: 30 May 2013 09:23 PM PDT

Protesters take part in a protest against anti-communist Cuban activist Luis Posada Carriles in MiamiBy Jeff Franks HAVANA (Reuters) - In what has become an annual ritual, the United States on Thursday kept Cuba on its list of "state sponsors of terrorism" and Havana reacted angrily, calling it a "shameful decision" based in politics, not reality. Cuba said in a statement that the U.S. government was pandering to the Cuban exile community in Miami against its own interests and the wishes of the American people. ...


21 Quotes from Henry Ford on Business, Leadership and Life

Posted: 30 May 2013 09:26 PM PDT

I knew, before starting to write this post, what we all know about Henry Ford: founder of Ford MotorCompany, seminal proponent of mass production in the form of the assembly line, creator of the Model T and author of the tart line, "you can have it in any color you want, as long as it is black." Then one of my readers, Sagar Adhikari, shared a great Henry Ford quote in a comment he made on one of my posts.  I was intrigued, and started doing a bit of research.

Aging Chinese Face a Bleak Picture

Posted: 30 May 2013 10:56 PM PDT

China's elderly are poor, sick and depressed in alarming numbers, according to the first large-scale survey of those over 60, an immense challenge for Beijing and one of the greatest long-term vulnerabilities of the Chinese economy.

Cuba says inclusion on U.S. terrorist list 'shameful'

Posted: 30 May 2013 10:56 PM PDT

HAVANA (Reuters) - In what has become an annual ritual, the United States on Thursday kept Cuba on its list of "state sponsors of terrorism" and Havana reacted angrily, calling it a "shameful decision" based in politics, not reality.

Two FDA Officials Quarrel Over Safety Of Angiotensin Receptor Blockers

Posted: 30 May 2013 09:12 PM PDT

Two FDA officials are quarreling in public about their different views about the safety of angiotensin-receptor blockers (ARBs), according to a story by Thomas Burton in Friday's Wall Street Journal.

Brent Spiner On Why Space Telescopes And Asteroid Mining Matter For Earth's Survival

Posted: 30 May 2013 09:09 PM PDT

Planetary Resources has what they call "the most audacious mission ever", one that has caught the attention of Star Trek royalty such as Robert Picardo and Brent Spiner. It's the task of finding the natural resources that will sustain the planet for future generations: the 9,000 asteroids in near-Earth orbit, known as Near Earth Objects, or Near Earth Asteroids, to be precise. The company's goal is to develop and deploy "low cost commercial robotic spacecraft" to mine these resources (relatively) close to the Earth for precious metals. Water is the company's highest search priority, the basic natural resource envisioned as fueling the prospective in-space economy. The extraction of rare metals from asteroids, on the other hand, would add value to the Earth's GDP. The economic rationale behind all this is that a minerals-rich source of space resources will continue the sustenance of Earth's economy. Thereby increasing, it is hoped, humanity's prosperity, while creating and maintaining a viable human economic presence in space. Spiner, known to millions of loyal Trek fans around the world as Commander Data, has signed on to this noblest of missions. In the end, it's a noble mission: space exploration, asteroid mining and stopping the gradual environmental degradation of the earth's ecosystem by availing ourselves of the mineral and aquatic resources of asteroids in near-Earth orbit. Spiner was among the celebrity guests yesterday at Seattle's Museum of Flight for the launch of Planetary Resources' most recent project, the ARKYD space telescope. Planetary Resources wants to bring the awe that astronauts experience in space to the rest of us by making the ARKYD pronounced [ahrk-kid], an advanced, orbiting space telescope, available to the general public.

Who's next? Putin critics worry as Russia clampdown spreads

Who's next? Putin critics worry as Russia clampdown spreads


Who's next? Putin critics worry as Russia clampdown spreads

Posted: 30 May 2013 01:09 PM PDT

MOSCOW (Reuters) - A widening clampdown on groups and individuals critical or independent of Russian President Vladimir Putin has left his opponents asking: "Who's next?"

Start button back for Windows after backlash

Posted: 30 May 2013 01:04 PM PDT

Microsoft restores function and updates latest operating system after product proves unpopular with many computer users.

VIDEO: Commuter films Italy motorway tornado

Posted: 29 May 2013 02:37 PM PDT

A tornado has caused extensive damage in Italy, overturning lorries and damaging buildings.

36 Hours in Jackson, Miss.

Posted: 30 May 2013 10:27 AM PDT

From restaurants to writers, Mississippi's capital city offers a textured mix of old and new.
    

'Suspicious' letter sent to Obama

Posted: 30 May 2013 12:17 PM PDT

A suspicious letter sent to US President Obama is "similar" to poisoned letters mailed to the mayor of New York City this week, US officials say.

UN given roadmap to end poverty

Posted: 30 May 2013 12:01 PM PDT

A commitment to eradicate extreme poverty by 2030 is one of the key recommendations from an international panel, co-chaired by British Prime Minister David Cameron.

Radiation poses manned Mars dilemma

Posted: 30 May 2013 12:26 PM PDT

Nasa's Curiosity rover confirms what everyone has long suspected - that astronauts on a Mars mission would get a big dose of damaging radiation.

Rwandans held in Britain on genocide extradition request

Posted: 30 May 2013 12:15 PM PDT

LONDON (Reuters) - Five Rwandans accused of involvement in the genocide that killed 800,000 people in just 100 days were arrested in Britain on Thursday after an extradition request from Rwanda, London police said.

Ministers to meet to review NATO's cyber defenses

Posted: 30 May 2013 12:09 PM PDT

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - NATO defense ministers hold their first review of cyber defense next week in a sign the issue is making its way to the top of the alliance's agenda as fears grow that Western infrastructure and military secrets are vulnerable to hackers.

U.S. Pressure Rises to End Bangladesh Trade Status

Posted: 30 May 2013 11:40 AM PDT

After several deadly factory disasters in Bangladesh, Obama administration officials remain conflicted over what measures would work best to improve labor conditions there.
    


China to study possibility of joining U.S.-led trade talks

Posted: 30 May 2013 11:33 AM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - China will study the possibility of joining the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade talks, the Commerce Ministry said on Thursday, signaling its openness to the U.S.-led trade pact.

Monaco close in on striker Falcao

Posted: 30 May 2013 10:27 AM PDT

Monaco's owner says the French club are closing in on a deal for Atletico Madrid striker Radamel Falcao.

Up to $30bn 'stolen' from Sochi Olympic funds

Posted: 30 May 2013 11:38 AM PDT

Putin opponents claim Russian business people and officials have siphoned billions intended to fund 2014 Winter Games.

Obama Letter Is Similar to Threats to Bloomberg, Authorities Say

Posted: 30 May 2013 11:30 AM PDT

The authorities are investigating whether the person who sent ricin-laced letters to Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg may have also sent a letter to President Obama.
    


From Christine Quinn, a Memoir More Personal Than Political

Posted: 30 May 2013 10:38 AM PDT

Christine C. Quinn, the City Council speaker, offers a look at her transformation from middle-class Long Island daughter to front-runner for mayor of New York.
    

Colum McCann’s Radical Empathy

Posted: 30 May 2013 04:00 AM PDT

Four years after the publication of "Let the Great World Spin," Colum McCann's magnificent, cathartic 9/11 novel continues to help people cope with tragedy.
    

Resisting Conformity in Thailand

Posted: 30 May 2013 10:55 AM PDT

Thai schools are a drill sergeant's dream. Discipline and conformity rule, but some students have begun calling for the abolition of the "mechanistic" education system.
    


Father says FBI 'executed unarmed son'

Posted: 30 May 2013 12:38 PM PDT

Father of Ibragim Todashev, who died during questionning over links to alleged Boston Marathon bombers, demands probe.

Germans irked as Hollande says EU cannot dictate French reforms

Posted: 30 May 2013 11:02 AM PDT

PARIS/BERLIN (Reuters) - President Francois Hollande pledged on Thursday to carry out long overdue reforms of France's pension system and labor markets but said it was up to Paris, not the European Commission, to determine how they are implemented.

France finally coins a French word for 'French kiss'

Posted: 30 May 2013 10:47 AM PDT

Don't get too hot and bothered about recent reports that France officially has a word for "French kiss." France has indeed coined a term, "galocher," for the act -- but there's nothing official about it.

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