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News Review - July ‎27, ‎2012

 

News Review - ‎July ‎27, ‎2012



News Review: Facebook's stock tumbles after 1st public quarter | Facebook loses more Wall St. friends | A fire rages in Brooklyn | First world records at Olympics | Milosevic Ex-Ally Set to Lead Serbia | Asia Hardest Hit by Viral Hepatitis | Cyberattacks Are Up, National Security Chief Says | Samsung Tops Nokia Again as World's Biggest Mobile Phone Seller - Bloomberg | White House makes clear: No push for new gun laws | Colo. massacre casts ugly scar on Batman mythology - U.S. News & World Report | Aging AIDS epidemic raises new health questions | UK's Cameron to press Russia's Putin over Syria, trade as they watch Olympic ... - Washington Post | Obama most followed world leader on Twitter, study says - CBS News

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"The American people have to be inspired to lead again. They need to be reminded that the US is not just any other country: we are exceptional in the clarity of our conviction that free markets and free peoples hold the key to the future, and in our willingness to act on those beliefs" writes Condoleezza Rice in the FT. Here's her opinion piece: http://on.ft.com/P3MW3i

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End of the line for Bo Xilai?

‎Today, ‎July ‎27, ‎2012, ‏‎33 minutes ago | (author unknown)Go to full article
What wife's murder charge means for China's Bo Xilai

Egypt president meets Hamas PM

‎Today, ‎July ‎27, ‎2012, ‏‎36 minutes ago | (author unknown)Go to full article
Egypt's President Mohammed Mursi discusses "solutions" to the blockade of Gaza at talks with the head of the Hamas-led government, Ismail Haniya.

Six sent to prison for UK insider dealing ring

‎Today, ‎July ‎27, ‎2012, ‏‎37 minutes ago | (author unknown)Go to full article
LONDON (Reuters) - Six members of an illegal UK trading ring were sent to prison on Friday for what the judge described as a deliberate, planned and dishonest insider share dealing. The four-and-a-half month trial cost the Financial Services Authority 5 million pounds, its longest and most complex prosecution to date in its "credible deterrence" crack down on market abuses. "You knew precisely what you were doing," Judge Jeffrey Pegden told Southwark Crown Court in London, adding an element of deterrence was included in the prison terms due to the time-consuming nature of such cases. ...

ECB-driven rally runs out of steam in Europe

‎Today, ‎July ‎27, ‎2012, ‏‎40 minutes ago | (author unknown)Go to full article
A woman walks in front of the electronic stock board of a securities firm showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index gained 118.61 points to 8561.71 in Tokyo, Friday, July 27, 2012. Asian stocks charged higher Friday after the European Central Bank's chief vowed to save the euro currency union from the continent's debt crisis and Samsung Electronics reported another record quarterly profit. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)European markets stabilized Friday after the previous day's rally, which had been driven by the European Central Bank chief's pledge to do whatever it takes to save the euro currency union.

Bodies Built for Gold

‎Today, ‎July ‎27, ‎2012, ‏‎41 minutes ago | (author unknown)Go to full article
With high-level training now ubiquitous, an extraordinary physical advantage, such as Missy Franklin's 76-inch wing span, is increasingly necessary to win it all.
7:12 AM 7/27/2012

First world records at Olympics

‎Today, ‎July ‎27, ‎2012, ‏‎9 minutes ago | (author unknown)Go to full article
London 2012 has seen its first world records broken as the South Korean archery team set two landmarks at Lord's.

Bodies Built for Gold

‎Today, ‎July ‎27, ‎2012, ‏‎17 minutes ago | (author unknown)Go to full article
With high-level training now ubiquitous, an extraordinary physical advantage, such as Missy Franklin's 76-inch wing span, is increasingly necessary to win it all.

Milosevic Ex-Ally Set to Lead Serbia

‎Today, ‎July ‎27, ‎2012, ‏‎28 minutes ago | (author unknown)Go to full article
Ivica Dacic, a wartime spokesman for late Serbian strongman Slobodan Milosevic was poised to become prime minister of the Balkan nation Thursday.

What's China Blogging About?

‎Today, ‎July ‎27, ‎2012, ‏‎32 minutes ago | (author unknown)Go to full article
The WSJ's Li Yuan explains why the announcement of formal charges against the wife of fallen politician Bo Xilai is causing a flurry of online activity. Also, for some in China, counting Olympic medals is less important than counting pennies.

Annan pushing Syria mediation despite being "scapegoat": source

‎Today, ‎July ‎27, ‎2012, ‏‎34 minutes ago | (author unknown)Go to full article
GENEVA (Reuters) - International mediator Kofi Annan is still trying to forge a political solution to the Syria crisis despite being made a scapegoat for the failure of the two sides to agree, a source close to the mediation effort said on Friday. Annan and U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon were meeting in London on Friday to discuss the future of mediation efforts and the U.N. observer mission, and the Syria "Action Group" may meet again soon, but not at ministerial level, the source said. The source described the latest veto of a U.N. ...

Samsung Revs Up Its Smartphone Engine

‎Today, ‎July ‎27, ‎2012, ‏‎40 minutes ago | (author unknown)Go to full article
Samsung extends its dominance of the smartphone market over Apple, taking advantage of the wait before the next iPhone is released. The DJN's Yun-Hee Kim has the details.

Opening ceremony London 2012 to wow with memorable show - Christian Science Monitor

‎Today, ‎July ‎27, ‎2012, ‏‎1 hour ago | (author unknown)Go to full article

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Opening ceremony London 2012 to wow with memorable show
Christian Science Monitor
By John Leicester, AP / July 27, 2012 Fireworks explode over the Olympic Stadium during a rehearsal for the opening ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, on July 25, in London. The world city that needs no introduction but could do with an ...
London Olympics opening ceremony hours awayBBC News
All eyes on London and spectacular Games openingReuters
London 2012 Olympics: how Fleet Street captured Britain's Games spiritTelegraph.co.uk
The Guardian (blog) -The News International -The Press Association
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IHT Rendezvous: The Olympics Blog

‎Today, ‎July ‎27, ‎2012, ‏‎3 hours ago | By THE INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNEGo to full article
Follow the Olympics blog for round the clock, on the ground coverage, including live blogging of Friday's opening ceremonies. Join the Global Olympics conversation»


On world stage, Olympic culture clashes inevitable

‎Today, ‎July ‎27, ‎2012, ‏‎4 hours ago | By NICOLE WINFIELDGo to full article
LONDON (AP) -- In a way it was inevitable, given the size and scope of the event that is taking place in this most multicultural of capitals....

Asia Hardest Hit by Viral Hepatitis

‎Today, ‎July ‎27, ‎2012, ‏‎4 hours ago | (author unknown)Go to full article
Nearly 70% of people infected with viral hepatitis live in the Asia. The co-founders of Coalition to Eradicate Viral Hepatitis in Asia Pacific, Charles Gore and professor Joseph Sung, talks to the WSJ about ways to fight the disease.

On World Stage, Olympic Culture Clashes Inevitable - ABC News

‎Today, ‎July ‎27, ‎2012, ‏‎4 hours ago | (author unknown)Go to full article

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On World Stage, Olympic Culture Clashes Inevitable
ABC News
In a way it was inevitable, given the size and scope of the event that is taking place in this most multicultural of capitals. But the Olympic-sized political gaffes and cultural goofs already registered before the games officially open Friday have ...

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Olympic Games’ Social Legacy Awaits Score

‎Today, ‎July ‎27, ‎2012, ‏‎4 hours ago | By KATRIN BENNHOLD and STEPHEN CASTLEGo to full article
Teenagers from ethnically diverse districts in London helped persuade the Olympic Committee that their generation needed the Games, but seven years later, it is unclear how impressive the legacy will be.


Cyberattacks Are Up, National Security Chief Says

‎Today, ‎July ‎27, ‎2012, ‏‎5 hours ago | By DAVID E. SANGER and ERIC SCHMITTGo to full article
Gen. Keith B. Alexander of the National Security Agency said that the nation was not fully prepared for the attacks on electricity grids, water supplies and other targets.


World in Focus - San Francisco Chronicle

‎Today, ‎July ‎27, ‎2012, ‏‎6 hours ago | (author unknown)Go to full article

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World in Focus
San Francisco Chronicle
Urmila Gayari, a Bodo woman affected by ethnic violence, holds her two-year-old son at a relief camp at Bijni in Chirang District, Assam, India, Thursday, July 26, 2012. Indian authorities rushed more troops to the remote northeastern state Assam on ...

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'Tremendous Honor:' Opening Ceremony Dancer To Perform For The World - NPR (blog)

‎Today, ‎July ‎27, ‎2012, ‏‎6 hours ago | (author unknown)Go to full article

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'Tremendous Honor:' Opening Ceremony Dancer To Perform For The World
NPR (blog)
by Tom Goldman Sasha Freachem (right) will be performing in an urban street dance during the Opening Ceremony for the Olympics Friday. The London Summer Olympics officially begin today with the Opening Ceremony. Oscar-winning director Danny Boyle of ...
On US Olympic team, it's golden age for women athletes, who outnumber men for ...New York Daily News
Wise: Britain, and the Olympic SpiritWashington Post (blog)
Stadium in sight for Olympic torchThe Press Association
CNN International -Salt Lake Tribune -BBC News
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Lyovikha Journal: Siberian Village Shaken by Gruesome Mystery

‎Today, ‎July ‎27, ‎2012, ‏‎6 hours ago | By ELLEN BARRYGo to full article
The discovery of 248 fetuses in a wooded area of a Siberian village is the area’s latest representation of death and abandonment.


Karzai Proposes Corruption Reforms

‎Today, ‎July ‎27, ‎2012, ‏‎6 hours ago | By ALISSA J. RUBINGo to full article
Many provisions in the decree by President Hamid Karzai are vague, leaving unclear the timetable for compliance and how some of the measures would be financed.


Thousands attend Olympic concert

‎Today, ‎July ‎27, ‎2012, ‏‎7 hours ago | (author unknown)Go to full article
July 27 - Olympic fever torches Hyde Park as thousands turn out for a special concert. Julie Noce reports.

Arab American Literature | Morocco World News

‎Today, ‎July ‎27, ‎2012, ‏‎7 hours ago | abennisGo to full article
Morocco World News. Casablanca, July 27, 2012. Arab American literature has developed over a century. The importance of this type of literature, I believe, lies in the very glaring fact that Arabs' experience has been at the ...

Two World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria scenarios detailed with screenshots - Examiner.com

‎Yesterday, ‎July ‎26, ‎2012, ‏‎11:51:40 PM | (author unknown)Go to full article

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Two World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria scenarios detailed with screenshots
Examiner.com
After announcing the release date for World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria yesterday, Blizzard Entertainment detailed two of the new scenarios that are being introduced with the expansion. Scenarios are a new feature being introduced with Mists of ...
World Of Warcraft: Mists Of Pandaria Launching September 25Inside Mac Games
World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria lands September 25TG Daily
World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria To Be Released in SeptemberPCWorld
EON: Enhanced Online News (press release) -Clarksville Online -Macgasm
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Samsung Tops Nokia Again as World's Biggest Mobile Phone Seller - Bloomberg

‎Yesterday, ‎July ‎26, ‎2012, ‏‎11:36:43 PM | (author unknown)Go to full article

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Samsung Tops Nokia Again as World's Biggest Mobile Phone Seller
Bloomberg
Samsung Electronics Co. (005930) topped Nokia Oyj (NOK1V) as the world's biggest seller of mobile phones for the second straight quarter, according to an industry study. Samsung shipped 93 million phones in the three months ended June 30, a 26 percent ...
Galaxy Phones Drive Samsung to Record Profit AgainTIME
Samsung reports record profitsBelfast Telegraph

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The Lede Blog: Iranian Scientist Claims U.S. Cyberattack Was ... Loud

‎Yesterday, ‎July ‎26, ‎2012, ‏‎10:15:08 PM | By WILLIAM J. BROADGo to full article
A scientist with Iran's atomic energy agency said the United States used "Thunderstruck" by AC/DC in an attack on the program's computers.


Poll: Few think Romney's faith resembles their own

‎Yesterday, ‎July ‎26, ‎2012, ‏‎8:59:42 PM | By JENNIFER AGIESTAGo to full article
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Most of America doesn't relate to Mitt Romney's religion but that may not matter in his race against President Barack Obama....

White House makes clear: No push for new gun laws

‎Yesterday, ‎July ‎26, ‎2012, ‏‎8:59:33 PM | By BEN FELLERGo to full article
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama will not push for stricter gun laws this election year, the White House said Thursday, one day after his impassioned remarks about the need to keep assault weapons off the streets suggested he may plunge into that political fight and challenge Congress to act....

Cuba broadens economic reforms, plans new measures - Reuters

‎Yesterday, ‎July ‎26, ‎2012, ‏‎8:10:19 PM | (author unknown)Go to full article

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Cuba broadens economic reforms, plans new measures
Reuters
* Some state companies to be granted greater autonomy * All Cubans to pay income and property taxes * New cooperatives to divide profits as members see fit By Marc Frank HAVANA, July 26 (Reuters) - Cuba adopted a new tax code this week and said it ...
Raul Castro reiterates willingness to sit down with US as Cuba marks ...Washington Post
Raul Castro: Cuba willing to sit down with USNewsday
Cuban President Raul Castro 'willing to talk to US'BBC News

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Facebook loses more Wall St. friends

‎Yesterday, ‎July ‎26, ‎2012, ‏‎7:59:00 PM | (author unknown)Go to full article
July 26 - Facebook's first quarterly report as a publicly traded company earned it few friends among shareholders even as it posted double-digit user growth. Conway G. Gittens reports.

Facebook's stock tumbles after 1st public quarter

‎Yesterday, ‎July ‎26, ‎2012, ‏‎7:25:59 PM | By BARBARA ORTUTAYGo to full article
NEW YORK (AP) -- Facebook's first earnings report as a public company had solid numbers, but in the end it landed with a thud - much like its rocky initial public offering two months ago....

Report shows US drought rapidly intensifying

‎Yesterday, ‎July ‎26, ‎2012, ‏‎6:50:21 PM | By JIM SUHRGo to full article
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- The widest drought to grip the United States in decades is getting worse with no signs of abating, a new report warned Thursday, as state officials urged conservation and more ranchers considered selling cattle....

Facebook fumbles first earnings

‎Yesterday, ‎July ‎26, ‎2012, ‏‎6:47:00 PM | (author unknown)Go to full article
July 26 - Summary of business headlines: Slower revenue growth for Facebook; Amazon and Starbucks warn; Consumer products companies show strength; Markets reassured by euro zone central bank chief; U.S. initial jobless claims fall near four-year low. Bobbi Rebell reports.

Keeping Cool in Paris

‎Yesterday, ‎July ‎26, ‎2012, ‏‎6:22:00 PM | (author unknown)Go to full article
July 26 - Summer arrives in the French capital as temperatures soar, leaving tourists and locals to bathe in fountains in front of the Eiffel Tower. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

Chick-fil-A sandwiches become a political symbol

‎Yesterday, ‎July ‎26, ‎2012, ‏‎4:38:20 PM | By BILL BARROWGo to full article
ATLANTA (AP) -- All of a sudden, biting into a fried chicken sandwich has become a political statement....

A New Tool for Writing: The Eyes

‎Yesterday, ‎July ‎26, ‎2012, ‏‎4:30:47 PM | (author unknown)Go to full article
French researchers have found a way to train people to write with their eyes in cursive script on a computer monitor, in an advance that could help people who can't move their arms or hands to communicate. Robert Lee Hotz has details on The News Hub. Photo: Charlotte Gonzalez for The Wall Street Journal.

A Royal match

‎Yesterday, ‎July ‎26, ‎2012, ‏‎4:25:00 PM | (author unknown)Go to full article
July 26 - The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry visit Bacons College in Rotherhithe to launch sports coaching program. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

A fire rages in Brooklyn

‎Yesterday, ‎July ‎26, ‎2012, ‏‎3:59:00 PM | (author unknown)Go to full article
July 26 - Firefighters are hurt while battling a massive fire at a Brooklyn apartment building. Deborah Lutterbeck reports.

Colo. massacre casts ugly scar on Batman mythology

‎Yesterday, ‎July ‎26, ‎2012, ‏‎3:56:36 PM | By DERRIK J. LANGGo to full article
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Bat-fan and comic-book historian Arlen Schumer is worried. He fears the mass shooting at a midnight screening of "The Dark Knight Rises" in Aurora, Colo., will forever be associated with the legend of Batman....

Obama: Hey Romney, Europe and I go way back - ABC News

‎Yesterday, ‎July ‎26, ‎2012, ‏‎3:55:52 PM | (author unknown)Go to full article

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Obama: Hey Romney, Europe and I go way back
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Dear Britain: The White House wants you know that even if Mitt Romney may harbor doubts about your ability to pull off the Olympics, President Barack Obama "has the utmost confidence" in you. In fact, the Obama administration would also like Israel and ...
Mogul's Latest Foray Courts Jews for the GOPNew York Times
In Israel-Iran Conflict, Don't Rely on RomneyBloomberg
Israelis likely to take Romney visit with a grain of saltLos Angeles Times
Newsday -Jewish Telegraphic Agency -Fox News
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Colo. massacre casts ugly scar on Batman mythology - U.S. News & World Report

‎Yesterday, ‎July ‎26, ‎2012, ‏‎3:55:16 PM | (author unknown)Go to full article









Colo. massacre casts ugly scar on Batman mythology
U.S. News & World Report
"He tries to show the world it's as ugly as he is — and he's always been doing that to make himself feel bigger in the world. That could appeal to individuals who want the world to fit around them. For the majority of fans, they don't have that ...

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Aging AIDS epidemic raises new health questions

‎Yesterday, ‎July ‎26, ‎2012, ‏‎3:49:58 PM | By LAURAN NEERGAARDGo to full article
WASHINGTON (AP) -- AIDS is graying. By the end of the decade, the government estimates, more than half of Americans living with HIV will be over 50. Even in developing countries, more people with the AIDS virus are surviving to middle age and beyond....

A Look Back: London's Other Two Olympics

‎Yesterday, ‎July ‎26, ‎2012, ‏‎1:49:47 PM | (author unknown)Go to full article
The Olympics may have been just another event in London in 1908 and 1948, but 64 years later London will become the first city to host the modern games three times. WSJ's Dipti Kapadia takes a look back at London's past Olympics.

UK's Cameron to press Russia's Putin over Syria, trade as they watch Olympic ... - Washington Post

‎Yesterday, ‎July ‎26, ‎2012, ‏‎12:10:53 PM | Mike NovaGo to full article
UK's Cameron to press Russia's Putin over Syria, trade as they watch Olympic ... - Washington Post:

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UK's Cameron to press Russia's Putin over Syria, trade as they watch Olympic ...
Washington Post
LONDON — Prime Minister David Cameron says he plans to hold talks with Russia President Vladimir Putin next week at an Olympic judo match. Cameron confirmed Thursday that Putin would attend the Olympics — despite earlier doubts over whether he ...
Putin Lauds Russian Aerospace DefensesRIA Novosti
Putin pushes nuclear, space defense reformRT

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Russia says demands that Assad quit prolong Syrian conflict

‎Yesterday, ‎July ‎26, ‎2012, ‏‎11:33:41 AM | Mike NovaGo to full article
Russia says demands that Assad quit prolong Syrian conflict: MOSCOW (Reuters) - Demands that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad quit power are blocking efforts to end the 16-month-old conflict, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warned on Thursday. Lavrov said such calls - made by the United States, several European and Arab governments and Turkey - were fanning the flames of violence and reiterated Moscow's claim that support for Syrian rebel groups was tantamount to backing terrorism. "We propose things that would allow for an immediate ceasefire, but the other side says, 'No, either the regime capitulates or we will continue to back ... ...

DEA launches raid on sellers of designer drugs

‎Yesterday, ‎July ‎26, ‎2012, ‏‎11:33:11 AM | Mike NovaGo to full article
DEA launches raid on sellers of designer drugs: The Drug Enforcement Administration is leading a national crackdown against manufacturers, distributors and vendors of synthetic designer drugs.

Huge Dominican gold mine 'essentially' finished

‎Yesterday, ‎July ‎26, ‎2012, ‏‎11:32:31 AM | Mike NovaGo to full article
Huge Dominican gold mine 'essentially' finished: The CEO of the world's largest gold company says production will start in August at the huge Pueblo Viejo mine in the Dominican Republic.

App gives autistic children a voice

‎Yesterday, ‎July ‎26, ‎2012, ‏‎11:28:50 AM | Mike NovaGo to full article
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Obama most followed world leader on Twitter, study says - CBS News

‎Yesterday, ‎July ‎26, ‎2012, ‏‎10:49:45 AM | (author unknown)Go to full article

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Obama most followed world leader on Twitter, study says
CBS News
But the rise in so-called "Twiplomacy" resembles something of an echo chamber, according to an analysis of 264 government accounts in 125 countries that the PR firm Burson-Marsteller describes as the first-ever global study of world leaders on Twitter.
'Twiplomacy' Study Says Majority of World Leaders Use TwitterTIME
Study finds world leaders take to Twitter, but new 'Twiplomacy' has its limitsNewser
@BarackObama = most-followed world leader on Twitter: studyGlobalPost

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