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We have reached 1000+ views. - Why does India want to import a misery called Wal-Mart?The so-called benefits from opening up retail FDI is illusory. The US is unhappy with Wal-Mart and the latter is looking for easier options like India. Read More... [...
- Papers condemn Franco-British row
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Poltical World Papers condemn Franco-British row Read More... ... - Calm rhetoric, Clegg urges FrenchDeputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg tells the French prime minister that steps should be taken to "calm the rhetoric" on the UK economy. Read More...
- Analysis: Could RIM's survival mean abandoning the BlackBerry?TORONTO (Reuters) - It might seem like corporate heresy but an increasing number of technology investors and experts are asking whether Research in Motion needs to ditch its BlackBerry handset business to survive. The idea that is gaining favor, albe...
- Stars prepare for Strictly final
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Tech NewS. McFly musician Harry Judd is the favourite to win this year's Strictly Come Dancing series. Read More... - Israeli changes his name to Mark ZuckerbergFacebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, meet your Israeli doppelganger: Mark Zuckerberg. Read More...
- Bias row as Wikileaks case begins
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Poltical Tech NewS. Lawyers for US Army analyst Bradley Manning, accused of leaking secrets to Wikileaks, open his military hearing by accusing the chief officer of bias. Read More... - Sprint Disabled Carrier IQ on its PhonesAs federal investigations against Carrier IQ ramp up this week, Sprint said today it will be removing the company's software from its phones. The company has come into the public eye in recent weeks as folks on the internet found evidence that its so...
- Fitch changes outlook on France
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Entertainment World Ratings agency Fitch affirms France's top-notch AAA credit rating but revises its outlook on the country to "negative". Read More... ... - Oracle's 2Q to provide snapshot of tech spendingOracle's latest quarterly results will give investors a better sense on how technology spending is holding up heading into the new year. Read More... ...
- Monkey 1 clambers ahead; Monkey 2 is out for count
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Entertainment World Our Monkeys are having divergent fortunes. One has fared better in the last two weeks, but both trail the indices and the experts overall. Read More... [... - Russia to provide additional 42 Sukhoi fighters to India
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India Poltical World With this pact, the total number of acquired or contracted aircraft by India in various stages of manufacture of the frontline Su-30 MKI fighters would increase to 272. Read More... ... - Winds force end to Occupy protest
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Poltical World A protest camp set up in Cardiff as part of a global movement against banking and big business is ended after tents are damaged in high winds. Read More... - NASA developing comet hunting space harpoon
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Science NASA wants to shoot for the stars, or at the very least, comets will do. Scientists at the Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland are currently developing a space harpoon in order to siphon samples off of wayward comets. Read More... - Report: LightSquared interferes with flight safety systems
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Science Tech NewS. Earlier this week, up-and-coming wireless service operator LightSquared was rocked by reports that government testing found that its proposed LTE service caused significant interference with three-quarters of general-purpose GPS receivers; today, the... - Worker killed by pontoon at docksOne man is killed and another seriously injured when they are crushed by a floating pontoon at the Port of Ipswich in Suffolk. Read More... ...
- Academy food put under spotlight
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Health World England's new academy schools are being asked to state their commitment to serving healthy school meals. Read More... - Facebook for Android gets new Timeline feature
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World Tech NewS. This week, Facebook started rolling out a new feature for profiles on its website. It’s called Timeline, and it presents your Facebook activity over time in a new way. Read More.. - 'January re-entry' for Mars probe
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Science Russia's space agency says its unsuccessful Mars probe, Phobos-Grunt, will probably fall back to Earth early next month. Read More...