
Apple stocks declined by over 5 percent after sales of the iPhone did not meet expectations of analysts. Sales of the iPhone in first quarter of the 2014 fiscal year reached 51 million units, which was lower than the 55 million-unit estimate of analysts. Despite this, sales were higher than the 47.8 million unit sales […]
Wednesday January 29 2014, 2:35 AM EDT | Posted in
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After violent protests continued Wednesday, both protesters and police forces agreed to a cease-fire after opposition leaders and President Victor Yanukovich agreed to a second round of negotiations. After the three hours of negotiations held Wednesday showed no real progress, opposition leaders said that violence will only continue to grow if Mr Yanukovich doesn’t make […]
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During a recently-published interview, former NSA contractor Edward Snowden said it was absurd that he worked as a spy for Russia when he stole classified documents about the surveillance programs of the United States. He said he did not receive any assistance from anyone and he acted alone and unambiguously. He said the accusations were […]
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Sergei Lavrov, Russia’s Foreign Minister has criticized the series of violent protests in Ukraine’s capital city Kyiv. He noted that the situation is becoming harder and harder to keep under control and has compared the riots to pogroms. During the third consecutive day of protests initiated by highly criticized legislation that restricts the very right […]
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Four potential female terrorists including Ruzanna Ibragimova, a “white widow,” are currently the subject of a hunt by Russian security agents and US counterterrorism operatives. The wife of the jihadist killed by security forces in Russia and is believed to be travelling to Sochi from Dagestan. Photos and a bulletin were distributed by the Sochi […]
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A report from Oxfam revealed that the eighty-five richest persons in the world have enough wealth equal to the wealth of half of the poorest people in the world. The report was published prior to the World Economic Forum that will be held in Davos, Switzerland. According to Oxfam executive director Winnie Byanyima, the increasing […]
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In another chapter in what is becoming a public image nightmare for the tourism board of India, a German teen has been allegedly raped by a Indian passenger that was sharing a train cabin. Tamil Nadu police officers arrested the 22-year-old Chandan Kumar who is accused of raping an 18-year-old German tourist according to local […]
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Around $61 billion was offered by Charter Communications in its bid to acquire Time Warner Cable that would combine two of the biggest cable companies in the US. The offer included $37 billion in stock and cash while the reset would assume the debt of TWC. However, the offer was rejected by the board of […]
Thursday January 16 2014, 4:55 AM EDT | Posted in
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Dennis Rodman Issues Apology For Not Being Able To Help Bae Although it was not his fault, Dennis Rodman said that he was sorry that he could not do anything for Kenneth Bae during his latest visit to North Korea recently. The former NBA star said he wanted to do a lot of good things […]
Wednesday January 15 2014, 2:53 AM EDT | Posted in
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French president Francois Hollande disregarded accusation that he had an affair with a popular French actress, however, he did disclose that he and his wife are going through a rough patch. Hollande, the socialist president of France who has suffered a huge drop in popularity after being unable to clearly map out a plan to […]
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