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Supply glut pushing oil prices lower
An oversupply of oil from new sources across North America is keeping crude prices depressed, the International Energy Agency said in a report Tuesday. Continue reading
U.N. watchdog, EU’s Ashton to press Iran in nuclear dispute
By Fredrik Dahl and Parisa Hafezi VIENNA/ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Iran faces international pressure in two separate meetings over its nuclear program on Wednesday, but with the Islamic state focused more on a June presidential election no breakthrough is expected in the dispute. In Vienna, the U.N. nuclear agency will once again urge Iran to stop stonewalling its investigation into suspected atomic bomb research by Tehran, which denies any intent to make such weapons Continue reading
Ceop Saves ‘More Kids Than Ever’ From Abuse
A leading child protection agency says there is no room for complacency due to the growing threat from the internet. Continue reading
R/GA Honored As Interactive Agency of the Year at One Show Interactive
NEW YORK, May 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — R/GA, The Agency for the Digital Age®, is pleased to announce that is has been named Interactive Agency of the Year at the 2013 One Show Interactive Awards. Continue reading
Speed traders eyed after Twitter hack attack: regulator
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The phony tweet from the Associated Press' hacked Twitter account, which sparked a short-lived panic in the stock market a week ago by saying that President Barack Obama was injured in two explosions at the White House, underscored the need to look at regulating automated trading, the top U.S. Continue reading
Algerian president in France for medical tests after minor stroke
By Lamine Chikhi ALGIERS (Reuters) – Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has been transferred to France for further medical tests after suffering a minor stroke on Saturday, Algeria's official news agency said. The APS agency said late on Saturday that Bouteflika, 76, was in Paris at the recommendation of his doctors. He was hospitalized after a minor stroke, according to an earlier state press agency report that quoted the prime minister as saying his condition was “not serious. Continue reading
Car maker Hyundai apologizes for commercial showing attempted suicide
South Korean car maker Hyundai apologized Thursday for a U.K. advertisement that depicts a man trying to commit suicide in his garage but failing because of his zero-emission car.The ad, apparently designed for circulation on the Internet, was created by advertising agency Innocean and came to attention when it was featured in a review in the media section of The Guardian newspaper.It shows an act… Continue reading
China says new bird flu cases found in central China
BEIJING (Reuters) – Two people in the central Chinese province of Henan have been infected by a new strain of avian influenza, the first cases found in the region and bringing the total number nationwide to 51, Xinhua state news agency said on Sunday. One of the victims, a 34-year old man in the city of Kaifeng, is now critically ill in hospital, while the other, a 65-year old farmer from Zhoukou, is stable. The two cases do not appear to be connected. Continue reading
