Sarkozy Toughens on Illegal Roma The New York Times | PARIS — President Nicolas Sarkozy has ordered the expulsion of illegal Roma and itinerant immigrants and the dismantlement of their camps in a move that has been labeled by human rights groups as xenophobic and criticized by his political opponents. | After a meeting late Wednesday, Mr. Sark...
Qaeda vows more attacks on Yemen government - tape The Star | DUBAI (Reuters) - Al Qaeda threatened in an internet audio recording on Thursday to carry out more attacks on Yemeni forces following several suspected and confirmed Qaeda strikes on the government that have killed dozens. | Four assaults on state targets have been attributed to al Qaeda's Yemen b...
5,000 contractors on Crackerjacks! Scoop Friday, 30 July 2010, 2:58 pm | Press Release: Crackerjacks | 5,000 contractors on Crackerjacks! | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | Date: 29th July 2010 | After recording the five thousandth contractor to join their website on Thursday the 29th July, Crackerj...
Farmers embrace healthy Bee campaign Scoop Friday, 30 July 2010, 2:47 pm | Press Release: Federated Farmers | MEDIA RELEASE | 30 July 2010 | Farmers embrace healthy Bee campaign | An ongoing programme that highlights the importance of bees to agriculture and offers practical ways to encourage...
Microsoft Working on iPad's Rivals Wall Street Journal By NICK WINGFIELD | Chief Executive Steve Ballmer said Microsoft Corp. needs to do better in the market for tablet computers that Apple Inc. has found success in with the iPad. | View Full Image | "We've got to make things happen" with Windows on suc...
PartyGaming, Bwin Plan Gambling Merger Wall Street Journal By SIMON ZEKARIA | LONDON—PartyGaming PLC plans to merge with Austrian sports-book operator Bwin Interactive Entertainment AG, creating the world's largest listed online-gambling business. | The new company will be owned 48.36% and 51.64% by Pa...
First, Give Away the Game Wall Street Journal By NICK WINGFIELD | More videogame companies, angling for larger audiences for big-budget online games, are making their products free to play in the hopes they can make more money by charging players for virtual goods. | Videogame makers in Asia, wh...
With Eye on Title, Padres Get Tejada The New York Times | The Nationa League West-leading San Diego Padres obtained infielder Miguel Tejada and a little more than $1 million from the Baltimore Orioles on Thursday in exchange for Wynn Pelzer, a right-hander in Class AA. | Keep up with the latest news on Th...
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Ballmer: Microsoft feels tablet 'urgency' CNN July 29, 2010: 5:25 PM ET | REDMOND, Wash. (CNNMoney.com) -- Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer said Thursday that the software giant is urgently working with its partners to ...
Outspoken British PM Embroiled in Diplomatic Rows The New York Times | Filed at 3:21 p.m. ET | LONDON (AP) -- In just a few days, new Prime Minister David Cameron has openly declared Britain is no more than the ''junior partner'' of the U.S., irrita...
Expenses depress Interactive Data The Boston Globe | YESTERDAYClose$33.71Change+$0.0452-WEEKHigh$34.00Low$22.10 | BEDFORD - Interactive Data Corp. said its second-quarter earnings fell 24 percent, largely because of an uptick in expenses related to its pending takeover by private equity firms. | The ...
Tim Kring and Nokia pose interactive tale of good vs ludicrously evil The Register | The audience are the actors in writer Tim Kring's latest adventure. In his famous creation, the TV show Heroes, people discover they have superhero powers, and go off and battle Evil. In his latest, people go and battle Evil, and discover they have...
Hoffman: TV news becomes interactive Houston Chronicle | Since you are a student of modern culture, I have a question: Why are local newscasts - all major channels - now including comments that the public makes on stories on their websites? Who cares? Is this really news? Channel 2 says, "local news come...
Digital TV: 1 million Canadians not ready CBC | With analogue TV signals to be shut down in most Canadian cities in just over a year, nearly one million Canadians aren't ready for the switch, says the CRTC. | Starting Aug. 31, 2011, Canadian television sets that rely on antennas or rabbit ears w...
PC an ultimate time wasting appliance for students? The Times Of India NEW YORK: Middle school students are champion time-wasters. And the personal computer may be the ultimate time-wasting appliance. Put the two together at home, without hovering supervision, and logic suggests that you won’t witness a miraculous educational transformation. | Still, wherever there is a low-income household unboxing the family’s v...
Justin Timberlake & Elton John Snub 'Idol' Offers Starpulse | Justin Timberlake and Elton John have turned down offers to fill Simon Cowell's vacant judging seat on TV talent contest American Idol, according to online reports. | | Cowell quit the show in May to focus on his new U.S. series The X Factor, which premieres in September, 2011. Recent reports suggested the SexyBack singer and the Roc...
