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    • China's bird flu outbreak cost $6.5 billion Stephanie Nebehay - Reuters - 20 hours ago
      An employee works at a poultry farm on the outskirts of Shanghai

      By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) - The H7N9 virus appears to have been brought under control in China largely due to restrictions at bird markets, but caused some $6.5 billion (4.2 billion pounds) in losses to the economy, U.N. experts said on Tuesday. Health authorities worldwide must be on the lookout to detect the …

    • Intel CEO shakes up units, creates "new devices" group Noel Randewich - Reuters - 22 hours ago
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      By Noel Randewich SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Intel Corp's new chief executive, Brian Krzanich, has launched a sweeping company reorganization and created a unit aimed at growing its market share in mobile technology. The shakeup, announced internally just days after the 30-year veteran took the helm, places most of the main …

    • EU and U.S. not coordinating on China solar dispute Daniel Bases and Doug Palmer - Reuters - 23 hours ago
      An employee cleans newly produced solar panels at a solar power plant in Hefei

      By Daniel Bases and Doug Palmer (Reuters)- NEW YORK/WASHINGTON - Europe and the United States both said on Tuesday they were not holding coordinated talks to negotiate an end to a trade dispute with China over the dumping of solar panels onto their respective markets. The European Union has until June 5 to decide whether …

    • BlackBerry shifting emphasis from smartphones to services Euan Rocha - Reuters - Tue, May 21, 2013
      A new Blackberry Z10 smartphone is displayed at a store in New York

      By Euan Rocha TORONTO (Reuters) - BlackBerry no longer owns the fast-paced, innovative smartphone world but the company, whose email-on-your-hip devices once revolutionized the industry, now aims to run it. The change in focus was hard to miss at the company's well-attended annual conference in Florida last week, even as …

    • IT firm iGate sacks CEO over undisclosed relationship Sumeet Chatterjee and Harichandan Arakali - Reuters - Tue, May 21, 2013
      Phaneesh Murthy, president and CEO of iGate, poses during the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos

      By Sumeet Chatterjee and Harichandan Arakali MUMBAI/BANGALORE (Reuters) - IT outsourcing company iGate Corp sacked Chief Executive Phaneesh Murthy after a company sexual harassment investigation revealed that he had not disclosed a relationship with a subordinate. Shares of the company fell 13 percent on the Nasdaq after …

    • NGOs denounce Malaysia hydropower meeting AFP - AFP - Tue, May 21, 2013
      The power house at the Bakun dam on Balui River west of Belaga, Sarawak state, on Borneo on September 12, 2011

      Three dozen Malaysian NGOs on Tuesday denounced the world hydroelectric industry's decision to hold a conference in a Borneo state where dam projects have uprooted forests and native peoples.

    • Science funding receives boost Press Association - Tue, May 21, 2013
      The Scottish Government will spend three million pounds in a bid to promote science to young people

      Efforts to promote science to young people will be backed with a share of £3 million, the Scottish Government has announced.

    • Hong Kong launches plan to tackle waste crisis AFP - AFP - Tue, May 21, 2013
      A landfill located in Hong Kong's new territories is pictured on March 6, 2013

      Hong Kong launched a ten-year plan to reduce waste by 40 percent per person as part of efforts to catch up with other leading Asian cities and avert a looming environmental crisis.

    • Yahoo buying Tumblr for $1.1 billion, vows not to screw it up Alexei Oreskovic and Jennifer Saba - Reuters - Tue, May 21, 2013
      Yahoo Chief Executive Marissa Mayer speaks at a news conference in New York

      By Alexei Oreskovic and Jennifer Saba SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc will buy blogging service Tumblr for $1.1 billion (721.6 million pounds) cash, giving the Internet pioneer a much-needed social media platform to reach a younger generation of users and breathe new life into its ailing brand. The deal, announced …

    • Former Nokia software team unveils its first smartphone Reuters - Mon, May 20, 2013
      Sami Pienimaki, one of the founders of Jolla company, presents the new Jolla smartphone in Helsinki

      HELSINKI (Reuters) - A group of ex-Nokia software developers unveiled its first smartphone on Monday, aiming to prove their former employer wrong by making a success of a technology dropped by the Finnish mobile phone maker. Jolla was founded by Nokia's former MeeGo software team that was shut down after the company decided …

    • AstraZeneca closes in on site for new home in Cambridge Ben Hirschler and Tom Bill - Reuters - Mon, May 20, 2013

      By Ben Hirschler and Tom Bill LONDON (Reuters) - AstraZeneca is closing in on a site for its new $500 million home in Cambridge, with a biomedical park just south of the English city the most likely site, property industry sources said. Moving research and global headquarters to Cambridge, with minimal disruption, is a …

    • Goldman Sachs to invest in Japan green energy AFP - AFP - Mon, May 20, 2013
      Solar power panels are seen outside a plant in Kyoto, Japan on July 1, 2012

      US investment banking giant Goldman Sachs said Monday it will start investing in Japanese renewable energy projects, with a reported $2.9 billion outlay over the next five years.

    • Malaysia hydropower meeting to open amid controversy Dan Martin - AFP - Mon, May 20, 2013
      A general view of the Bakun Hydroelectric Dam on the Balui River, in Malaysia's Sarawak state, on September 21, 2011

      The world hydroelectric industry's decision to meet in a Malaysian state where dams have uprooted rainforests and native peoples is drawing bitter fire from environmental and tribal groups.

    • Flax plant 'can fight infection' Press Association - Sun, May 19, 2013
      Scientists believe flax fibres could help fight bacteria in hospital bed linen

      A plant first used by prehistoric man 30,000 years BC can help fight infections, according to scientists following a four-year research project.

    • New Xbox more than a game console for Microsoft Malathi Nayak and Bill Rigby - Reuters - Sat, May 18, 2013
      Scene from new version of Halo video game "Halo 4" is previewed at the Microsoft XBox news briefing during the E3 game expo in Los Angeles

      By Malathi Nayak and Bill Rigby SAN FRANCISCO/SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp is set to make a splash this week with the eagerly awaited unveiling of its new Xbox game console, eight years after the last version, as it seeks a larger share of the $65 billion (£42.84 billion) a year global computer gaming industry. But …

     

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