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Massachusetts Senate candidates spar on surveillance programs
Reuters - 14 hours ago
By Scott Malone BOSTON (Reuters) - The candidates fighting for Massachusetts' open seat in the U.S. Senate staked out contrasting positions on recent revelations that the National Security Agency was tracking Americans' use of phones and the Internet in a debate on Tuesday. Veteran Democratic Congressman Edward Markey defended the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama, which has described the program - revealed by a recent leak from a former NSA contractor - as necessary to national security. ... More »Massachusetts Senate candidates spar on surveillance programs
Colorado wildfire snuffs over 500 homes, new blazes menace West
Reuters - 14 hours ago
By Keith Coffman and Alex Dobuzinskis DENVER/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The number of homes destroyed by a Colorado wildfire rose above 500 on Tuesday as rain dampened the flames and allowed damage assessment teams to enter charred neighborhoods, as other threatening blazes grew in Alaska and elsewhere in the West. Authorities said the so-called Black Forest Fire, which has killed at least two people and has burned in the rolling hills outside Colorado Springs for the past week, was 85 percent contained by Tuesday. ... More »Colorado wildfire snuffs over 500 homes, new blazes menace West
Google asks court to lift gag order
Press Association - 14 hours ago
Google has sharply challenged the US government's gag order on its internet surveillance programme, citing what it described as a constitutional free speech right to divulge how many requests it receives from the government for data about its customers in the name of national security. More »Google asks court to lift gag order
MALAYSIA PRESS-Lynas sees good returns from Gebeng plant-Business Times
Reuters - 14 hours ago
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Facebook touts advertising milestone
AFP - 14 hours ago
Facebook said Tuesday that more than a million businesses now advertise at the leading social network. More »Facebook touts advertising milestone
UK parliamentarians call for 'reckless' bankers to face jail
Reuters - 14 hours ago
By Matt Scuffham LONDON (Reuters) - Britain should introduce laws making it possible to jail "reckless" bankers and claw back past bonus and pension awards, an influential panel of lawmakers said on Wednesday. The Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards, set up by the government last year after Barclays was fined over the manipulation of global interest rate benchmarks, said deep lapses in standards had been commonplace and recent scandals had exposed "shocking and widespread malpractice". "Taxpayers and customers have lost out. The economy has suffered. ... More »UK parliamentarians call for 'reckless' bankers to face jail
Vodafone raises Kabel Deutschland offer after rival bid: report
Reuters - 14 hours ago
(Reuters) - Britain's Vodafone Group Plc has raised its preliminary offer to buy Germany's largest cable operator, Kabel Deutschland Holding AG, a day after U.S. media group Liberty Global Plc made a rival bid, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the bid. Bloomberg reported that Vodafone told Kabel Deutschland this week that it would be willing to pay 85 euros a share compared with its initial offer of 80 euros to 82 euros for the German company. Vodafone is said to be studying Kabel Duetschland's books before making an official offer, Bloomberg said. ... More »Vodafone raises Kabel Deutschland offer after rival bid: report
U.S. lawmakers urge careful review of American-US Airways deal
Reuters - 14 hours ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two U.S. lawmakers with antitrust oversight have urged the Obama administration to carefully review a planned merger of American Airlines and US Airways Group to ensure that it will not lead to higher prices for air travelers. US Airways announced on February 14 that it planned to buy American Airlines parent AMR Corp, which is restructuring in bankruptcy court. The airlines are looking to complete the deal by the end of September. ... More »U.S. lawmakers urge careful review of American-US Airways deal
British banking needs 'radical' overhaul: study
AFP - 14 hours ago
This picture taken on January 9, 2013 shows a view of London. Britain needs a "radical" overhaul of its scandal-hit banks, with reckless bankers facing jail and bonuses deferred for up to ten ... More »British banking needs 'radical' overhaul: study
Angelina Jolie stunt double sues News Corp over hacking
Reuters - 14 hours ago
By Jennifer Saba REUTERS - A stunt double for Oscar-winning actress Angelina Jolie has sued News Corp over allegations its British newspapers hacked her phone, the first lawsuit in the United States against ... More »Angelina Jolie stunt double sues News Corp over hacking
Kandinsky work auctioned for $21 million but misses the mark
Reuters - 14 hours ago
By Paul Casciato LONDON (Reuters) - Russian painter Wassily Kandinsky's expressionist masterpiece "Studie zu Improvisation 3, 1909" was the highlight and leading indicator for a flat Christie's London Impressionist and modern art sale on Tuesday. The painting fell short of its top estimate and a record for the artist at auction when it sold for just more than $21 million (13.4 million pounds), the world's largest auctioneers said on Tuesday. The early 20th century artist's vibrantly coloured painting of a knight on horseback was the highlight of the sale and had a top estimate of $24. ... More »Kandinsky work auctioned for $21 million but misses the mark
WikiLeaks trial focuses on whether Tweets meet evidence standards
Reuters - 14 hours ago
By Medina Roshan FORT MEADE, Maryland (Reuters) - The court-martial of the U.S. soldier accused of providing reams of classified documents to WikiLeaks in a case illustrating the challenge of keeping secrets ... More »WikiLeaks trial focuses on whether Tweets meet evidence standards
U.S. says surveillance thwarted NYSE attack, Somali funding
Reuters - 14 hours ago
By John Shiffman and Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON - U.S. intelligence officials on Tuesday identified two of the more than 50 classified cases in which they say National Security Agency eavesdropping helped thwart terrorist plots including a planned attack on the New York Stock Exchange. The other, a San Diego money laundering investigation tied to financing for a Somali militia, is among the 27 cases cited in a Reuters report Tuesday in which the U.S. government filed public notice that it used a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act warrant. ... More »U.S. says surveillance thwarted NYSE attack, Somali funding
Kenny to welcome Japanese premier
Press Association - 14 hours ago
Taoiseach Enda Kenny is to hold talks with prime minister of Japan Shinzo Abe in Dublin. More »Kenny to welcome Japanese premier
VEGOILS-Market factors to watch June 19
Reuters - 14 hours ago
KUALA LUMPUR, June 19 (Reuters) - The following factors are likely to influence Malaysian palm oil futures and other vegetable oil markets. FUNDAMENTALS * Malaysian palm oil futures rose to near three-month ... More »VEGOILS-Market factors to watch June 19
Italian court says Knox murder acquittal had inconsistencies
Reuters - 14 hours ago
By Catherine Hornby ROME (Reuters) - Italy's top court said on Tuesday it had ordered a retrial of American Amanda Knox and her ex-boyfriend in the murder of British student Meredith Kercher because their acquittals contained "shortcomings, contradictions and inconsistencies." Knox and Italian Raffaele Sollecito were initially found guilty of killing the 21-year-old Leeds University student in 2007 during what was described as a drug-fuelled sexual assault, but both were cleared on appeal in 2011. ... More »Italian court says Knox murder acquittal had inconsistencies
Applause 'social contagion': study
Press Association - 14 hours ago
When audiences burst into applause they act as if "infected" by sound, say researchers. More »Applause 'social contagion': study
Malaysia-Market factors to watch on June 19
Reuters - 14 hours ago
Following is a list of events in Malaysia as well as news company-related and market news which could have an influence on the local market. ----------------------MARKET SNAPSHOT @ 2315 GMT ------------ ... More »Malaysia-Market factors to watch on June 19
Call for overhaul of drug industry business model
Reuters - 14 hours ago
By Ben Hirschler LONDON (Reuters) - Pharmaceutical companies need to boost the benefits of drug research by working with regulators and healthcare providers to overhaul the way medicines are approved and paid for, a think-tank backed by investors says. After years of disappointing research and development (R&D) productivity, a new report backed by leading institutional investors sees "early indications of a recovery", with U.S. approvals of new drugs last year the highest since 1996. ... More »Call for overhaul of drug industry business model
Exclusive: SunGard explores $2 billion data unit sale - sources
Reuters - 15 hours ago
By Greg Roumeliotis and Soyoung Kim NEW YORK (Reuters) - SunGard Data Systems Inc, the computer software maker that was taken private in 2005 for $11.4 billion, is exploring a sale of its data managing operations that could fetch up to $2 billion, several people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. The business for sale, which offers data center space and technology infrastructure to clients looking to safeguard their data, has earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) of around $200 million, the people said. ... More »Exclusive: SunGard explores $2 billion data unit sale - sources
Guides drop God vow from Promise
Press Association - 15 hours ago
It has been a part of the Promise for over a century, but from now on girls will no longer pledge their devotion to God when they join the Guides. More »Guides drop God vow from Promise
New food labels help fight obesity
Press Association - 15 hours ago
A new front-of-pack food label that has the support of health groups and all the major supermarkets has been launched to help tackle the obesity crisis. More »New food labels help fight obesity
RBS split raised amid banks rethink
Press Association - 15 hours ago
Radical plans to split Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) into a "good" bank and a "bad" bank must be looked at immediately as part of an urgent rethink of Government plans for privatisation, according to an influential Parliamentary commission. More »RBS split raised amid banks rethink
Patient restraint data revealed
Press Association - 15 hours ago
Nearly 40,000 incidents of physical restraint on mental health patients in England were recorded in one year - with more than 3,000 in the "dangerous" face-down position - according to figures released by a charity. More »Patient restraint data revealed
Assange expects to stay in embassy
Press Association - 15 hours ago
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will not leave the Ecuadorian Embassy in London even if sex charges against him are dropped, because he fears moves are already under way to extradite him to the United States, he has revealed. More »Assange expects to stay in embassy

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