VIDEO: Estonia's free transport proposal

VIDEO: Estonia's free transport proposal

VIDEO: Estonia's free transport proposal

Posted: 29 Apr 2012 09:54 PM PDT

In Estonia, Tallinn is to become the first European capital to offer its citizens free tickets on buses and trains.


In French election sobriety is new sign of times

Posted: 29 Apr 2012 11:13 PM PDT

PARIS (Reuters) - When Nicolas Sarkozy won the French presidency in 2007, the roaring Noughties were still in full swing and his message of "work more to earn more" was in sync with the times.

Two bombs detonate in Idlib, north Syria: state news

Posted: 29 Apr 2012 11:05 PM PDT

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syria's state news agency said two bombs had detonated on Monday in the central districts of Idlib city, near the Turkish border, and blamed what it said were terrorists.

Cloud Could Cut $12 Billion from US Government Annual Deficit: Study

Posted: 29 Apr 2012 10:36 PM PDT

It was less than two years ago the federal government began egging on its agencies to adopt a "Cloud-First" rule to IT procurement and ?Shared-First? initiative to pare down its $80-billion-a-year budget. It appears that efforts to replace on-premises systems with cloud services are actually bearing fruit.?? And, if agencies really got aggressive about cloud, ...


How You Can Use The Cloud For Rapid-Fire Innovation

Posted: 29 Apr 2012 10:19 PM PDT

Guest post written by John Dillion John Dillion is CEO of Engine Yard, a cloud-based platform as a service company. A few weeks ago I had lunch with the CIO of a Fortune 500 company. I asked him what really keeps him up at night. I was expecting to hear about the specter of catastrophic ...


Exclusive: China mulls guarantees for ships carrying Iran oil

Posted: 29 Apr 2012 10:38 PM PDT

Vessels sail past Malta-flagged Iranian crude oil supertanker BEIJING (Reuters) - China is considering sovereign guarantees for its ships to enable the world's second-biggest oil consumer to continue importing Iranian crude after new EU sanctions come into effect in July, the head of China's shipowners' association said. Tough new European Union sanctions aimed at stopping Iran's oil exports to Europe also ban EU insurers and reinsurers from covering tankers carrying Iranian crude anywhere in the world. ...

Suu Kyi's party decides to enter Myanmar's parliament

Posted: 29 Apr 2012 10:44 PM PDT

Myanmar's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi talks to reporters after a party meeting in front of the NLD party's head office in YangonYANGON (Reuters) - The party of Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi agreed on Monday to end a boycott of parliament and swear an oath to protect the constitution, said party officials, apparently ending a dispute with the government. Officials in her National League for Democracy party said they could attend from Wednesday. "As a gesture of respect to the desires of the people and in consideration of the requests made by lawmakers from democratic parties and independent lawmakers, we have decided to attend the parliament," Suu Kyi told reporters after a meeting of party leaders. ...

APNewsBreak: Myanmar oath dispute resolved

Posted: 29 Apr 2012 10:11 PM PDT

Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi says a dispute over the wording of Myanmar's legislative oath has been resolved.


Verdict delayed for Thai media site's webmaster

Posted: 29 Apr 2012 09:45 PM PDT

Chiranuch Premchaiporn, right, director of Thai newspaper website Prachatai, is greeted by an unidentified friend upon her arrival at the criminal court Monday, April 30, 2012, in Bangkok, Thailand. A Thai judge postponed a verdict that had been expected Monday for Chiranuch, the webmaster accused of failing to act quickly enough to remove Internet posts deemed insulting to Thailand's royalty. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong)A Thai judge postponed a verdict that had been expected Monday for a webmaster accused of failing to act quickly enough to remove Internet posts deemed insulting to Thailand's royalty.

Analysis: French will resist reform till things get worse

Posted: 29 Apr 2012 11:17 PM PDT

PARIS (Reuters) - "How can you govern a country which has 246 varieties of cheese?" General Charles de Gaulle famously asked.

Suu Kyi's party decides to enter Myanmar's parliament

Posted: 29 Apr 2012 10:49 PM PDT

YANGON (Reuters) - The party of Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi agreed on Monday to end a boycott of parliament and swear an oath to protect the constitution, said party officials, apparently ending a dispute with the government.

Exclusive: China mulls guarantees for ships carrying Iran oil

Posted: 29 Apr 2012 10:43 PM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - China is considering sovereign guarantees for its ships to enable the world's second-biggest oil consumer to continue importing Iranian crude after new EU sanctions come into effect in July, the head of China's shipowners' association said.

VIDEO: Greece opens migrant detention centre

Posted: 29 Apr 2012 09:58 PM PDT

Greece has opened its first purpose-built detention centre for illegal migrants.


US responds to China tensions with neighbours

Posted: 29 Apr 2012 10:13 PM PDT

Standoffs between Beijing and regional neighbours sees closer co-operation between US and Philippines.


VIDEO: Greece opens migrant detention centre

Posted: 29 Apr 2012 09:58 PM PDT

Greece has opened its first purpose-built detention centre for illegal migrants.


Is Your Diet Making You Depressed?

Posted: 29 Apr 2012 09:39 PM PDT

Based on available data, depression affects up ??to 150 million throughout the world. Yet, relatively little information is known about the impact and role of diet in the development of depressive disorders. Research has suggested that omega 3 fatty acids, b-complex vitamins, as well as olive oil may have a role in preventing the development ...


In A Hot IPO Market, Investors Can Get Badly Burned

Posted: 29 Apr 2012 09:34 PM PDT

Guest post written by Glenn Solomon Glenn Solomon is a partner with GGV Capital, a venture firm with offices in Menlo Park, Beijing and Shanghai. Tech IPOs are back in a big way. As Wall Street eagerly awaits Facebook's IPO, recent issuances such as Brightcove, ExactTarget, Vocera (in which GGV is an investor), Millennial Media ...


VIDEO: Estonia's free transport proposal

Posted: 29 Apr 2012 09:54 PM PDT

In Estonia, Tallinn is to become the first European capital to offer its citizens free tickets on buses and trains.


Suu Kyi to swear Myanmar parliament oath

Posted: 29 Apr 2012 11:12 PM PDT

Opposition leader says dispute over wording of oath of office has been solved, as UN chief addresses assembly.


Big Data Demands More Than Just Storage And Bandwidth

Posted: 29 Apr 2012 09:13 PM PDT

Guest post written by Tom Mendoza Tom Mendoza is vice chairman of NetApp. It's no secret that we have entered the age of Big Data. Each day, we create a veritable tsunami of information. And with every click, like and keystroke ? not to mention status updates, tweets, uploaded photos and shared files ? we ...


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