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Samsung phone ban case set to be heard in court in December
Apple's legal motion to have some Samsung mobile phones banned in the US will now be heard in court on December 6th. A US jury...
Catalonia asks for 5 billion-euro bailout from Spanish government
Spanish region of Catalonia has asked for a bailout of 5 billion euros ($6.3 billion) from the central government. This summer, an 18 billion-euro public...
German government criticizes call for Greek eurozone exit
German government has criticized leading conservative politician Alexander Dobrindt for suggesting that Greece will have to leave the eurozone. Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle said "bullying"...
Togo women in sex strike to force President Faure Gnassingbe’s resignation
Women in Togo have been urged to abstain from sex for a week from Monday to push their demand for reform and President Faure...
Mitt Romney accuses Barack Obama’s campaign of seeking to divide America
Mitt Romney has accused his rival President Barack Obama of running a campaign built on "anger and divisiveness". Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney said the...
Samsung shares plunge after US jury orders $1BN in damages
Samsung Electronics shares have suffered their biggest fall in a single day in almost four years, after a US jury found the technology giant...
Unicredit in Iran sanctions probe
Italian bank Unicredit has confirmed it is co-operating with a US investigation into a possible breach of sanctions. The bank is thought to have broken...
Samsung will appeal in Apple case in US
Samsung announces it will appeal against the US court ruling that the firm stole designs from Apple to make smartphones and computer tablets. The jury...
France piles pressure on Greece to pass reforms demanded by international creditors
French President Francois Hollande has urged Greece to prove it can pass reforms demanded by international creditors, after talks with PM Antonis Samaras. Greek PM...
Antonis Samaras and Francois Hollande to hold key Paris talk on Greece bailout
Greece’s Prime Minister Antonis Samaras is expected to repeat his plea for more time to implement reforms when he meets French President Francois Hollande. The...
Samsung has to pay $1 billion in damages to Apple, a US court rules
A US court has ruled that Samsung should pay Apple $1.05 billion in damages in an intellectual property lawsuit. It said several of Samsung's devices...
Nguyen Duc Kien’s arrest in Vietnam triggers Asia Commercial Bank run
Depositors in Vietnam have withdrawn hundreds of millions of dollars from Asia Commercial Bank, one of the country's largest banks, after the arrest of...
Electoral College computer model predicts loss for Barack Obama and the Democratic Party
A model which has foretold the correct results of the Electoral College selections in U.S. Presidential elections since 1980, has predicted a loss for...
Eurozone is heading for new recession, shows Markit Flash PMI
A closely-watched survey suggests that the eurozone's economy is set to contract by 0.5%-0.6% in the July to September quarter, tipping it into its...
Angela Merkel and Francois Hollande in Greece extension talks
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande are set to hold talks in Berlin on whether to give Greece more time to...
Greece asks for more time to implement tough spending cuts and reforms
Greek Prime Minister, Antonis Samaras, has called for more time to implement tough spending cuts and reforms, ahead of talks on its bailout. Antonis Samaras...
Mitt Romney calls on Todd Akin to withdraw from Senate race
Republican Mitt Romney has called on embattled congressman Todd Akin to withdraw from the race for a Senate seat in Missouri. Todd Akin has sparked...
Nike unveils LeBron X sneakers, their most expensive ever, and stops midnight launches
Nike is launching their most expensive shoes ever this fall but put a halt to their famous midnight launches. At $315 the LeBron X's will...
Best Buy rocked by profit plunge
Best Buy’s net profits plunged to just $12 million on revenues of $10.6 billion in the second quarter. Profits were $150 million in the same...
George Soros invests in Manchester United football club
Billionaire George Soros has bought a stake in Manchester United football club, a US regulatory filing showed. George Soros' investment fund bought about 3.1 million...
Meles Zenawi, Ethiopia’s prime minister, dies aged 57
Meles Zenawi, Ethiopia’s prime minister, has died at the age of 57, state media say, after weeks of illness. Meles Zenawi died in a hospital...
Apple becomes the most valuable firm of all time with a $623 billion market value
Apple, the world's most valuable firm, is now the most valuable company of all time, with a market value of approximately $623 billion. Apple has...
Austrian Freedom Party condamned for anti-Semitic cartoon posted by Heinz-Christian Strache
Far-right Austrian politician Heinz-Christian Strache has caused anger after posting a cartoon on Facebook, likened to anti-Semitic Nazi propaganda. Heinz-Christian Strache posted a caricature of...
Congressman Todd Akin’s rape remark sparks outrage in US
A row has erupted in the US after Congressman Todd Akin said women's bodies were naturally able to prevent pregnancy in the case of...
Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance 2012: 1928 Mercedes Benz wins Best of Show
Considered the most prestigious event of its kind, Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance ("a competition of elegance") is the conclusion of a week long festival...
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