Indonesia, Australia sign deal to end spying row
Nusa Dua (Indonesia) (AFP) - Indonesia and Australia on Thursday signed an agreement aimed at drawing a line under a damaging espionage row and paving the way for the resumption of full cooperation on...
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Good morning! Here's what people will be talking about Thursday.1. The conflict in eastern Ukraine is heating up with new reports that pro-Russian rebels are moving into the southeastern Ukrainian town...
View ArticleNearly 2,600 killed in east Ukraine conflict: UN
Kiev (AFP) - The conflict in eastern Ukraine has killed nearly 2,600 people since mid-April, the United Nations said Friday in their latest report, explaining the sharp increase by fighting in densely...
View ArticleThe 10 Most Important Things In The World Right Now
It's Friday! Here's what people will be talking about. 1. NATO is holding an emergency meeting on Friday over the crisis in eastern Ukraine, estimating that more 1,000 Russian soldiers have invaded the...
View ArticleMalaysia Airlines to trim staff, routes in reform plan
Kuala Lumpur (AFP) - Malaysia Airlines will slash thousands of staff, trim routes, replace its CEO and could see future stake sales to outside investors under plans announced Friday to save it from...
View ArticleTesco issues new profit warning, slashes dividend
London (AFP) - Troubled British supermarket giant Tesco on Friday issued another profits warning and slashed its shareholder dividend by 75 percent, blaming challenging trade and high investment...
View ArticleEUROZONE INFLATION IS APPROACHING ZERO
A slew of fresh ugly economic reports out of Europe has economists speculating that the European Central Bank will soon announce a further monetary stimulus to spur growth and stoke inflation.On...
View ArticleSyria refugees top 3mn, US has no strategy 'yet'
Damascus (AFP) - The number of refugees from the conflict in Syria now tops three million, the United Nations said on Friday, as US President Barack Obama admitted he still has no strategy to tackle...
View ArticleJapan defence ministry asks for record budget
Tokyo (AFP) - Japan's defence ministry on Friday made its biggest ever budget request, as Tokyo bolsters its military amid worries over China's expanding naval reach. The ministry wants 5.05 trillion...
View ArticleSecurity Flaw In Gay Dating App Grindr Reveals Precise Location Of 90% Of Users
A security flaw has been discovered in popular gay dating app Grindr that reveals the exact location of every user with location services enabled.In a post on note site PasteBin, an anonymous user...
View ArticlePutin hails Ukraine separatists as NATO holds crisis talks
Kiev (AFP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday hailed the advances of pro-Kremlin fighters in eastern Ukraine as Western alarm spiralled over what Kiev has branded a Russian invasion.NATO...
View ArticlePolice Officer Will Not Be Charged In Killing Of Napster Executive
Los Angeles sheriff's deputy Andrew Wood will not be charged for fatally running over former Napster COO Milton Olin Jr. in his patrol car while the officer was typing a message into his computer.We...
View ArticleScottish People Are Selling Their Independence Votes On eBay (EBAY)
Police in Scotland are investigating the sale of votes for the country's Sept. 18 independence referendum on eBay after multiple votes were listed online in recent weeks, STV reports.One seller from...
View ArticleApple Has Banned Advertisers From Using Your Health Data (AAPL)
It's not long until 09.09.14, the date Apple will launch the iPhone 6 and other new products. And with less than a couple of weeks to go before the event, The Guardian has reported that Apple has...
View ArticleOne Of Samsung's Ads For The New Galaxy Note 4 Disappeared After It Was...
Three days ago, Samsung launched seven teaser ads for its new Galaxy Note 4 phablet, a large-screen phone with a pen-like "stylus" that will be launched on Sept. 3 in Berlin.Since then one of them has...
View Article10 Things In Tech You Need To Know Today (GOOG, AMZN, AAPL, NOK)
Good morning! It's a warm (78 high), sunny day in New York ahead of Labor Day weekend. There's a lot going on as we head into the weekend, so let's dig in to the news.Apple sent out invites for a press...
View ArticleFounder Of Angry Birds Company Rovio Gives Up CEO Job After Collapse In Profits
Rovio, the maker of Angry Birds, has a new CEO. Pekka Rantala succeeds founder Mikael Hed in the position.The move comes after Rovio's profits fell 52% to €26.9 million in fiscal 2013, on revenues that...
View ArticleTurkey unveils new cabinet of Erdogan allies
Ankara (AFP) - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan approved a new cabinet stacked with loyal allies just a day after he moved from premier to head of state, with former Europe minister Mevlut...
View ArticleMark Zuckerberg Is Making A Huge Move To Threaten Google's Search Business (FB)
Facebook is testing a tool that will allow its users to search for posts using keywords. Bloomberg reports that some Facebook users on the mobile app have been given the option to search for old posts...
View Article10 Things You Need To Know Before The Opening Bell (DIA, SPY, SPX, QQQ)
Good morning! Here's what you need to know:Eurozone Inflation Inches To Zero. Consumer prices inflation in the 18-country eurozone slowed to a five-year low of 0.3% in August, a slight tick down from...
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