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  • Large rally places job demands on Italian government Large rally places job demands on Italian government

    Protesters marching in the tens of thousands rallied in Italy on Sunday to rail against the policies of the new coalition government. Around 100,000 protesters, led by trade unionists, converged on Rome to wave red flags and placards, urging changes to austerity measures. The union-led crowd called for the new government of centre-left Prime Minister, Enrico Letta, to focus on job ...

  • Americans happier with economic figures Americans happier with economic figures

    Americans are at their most optimistic since 2007 according to a Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan index of consumer sentiment. The preliminary index has shown optimism increased to 83.7 in May as stocks surged and real estate climbed. With record stock prices boosting household wealth and unemployment down in some areas, consumers were able to see their way through the effects of ...

  • Work starts on creation of new Dubai island Work starts on creation of new Dubai island

    Work began on Monday on the development of a man-made island in Dubai, 500 metres directly opposite the Jumeirah Beach Residence complex. To be known as Bluewaters Island, the new development will house five star hotels and resorts, al fresco dining and entertainment zones, and residential apartments and villas. The focal point of the island city, which will cost $1.6 billion, will be a 688 ...

  • Financial Times allegedly hacked by Syrians Financial Times allegedly hacked by Syrians

    Britain's Financial Times was hacked last week by a mysterious group calling itself the Syrian Electronic Army. The newspaper's technology blog was hacked to display a slogan saying: "Hacked by the Syrian Electronic Army." Several Twitter feeds run by the Financial Times were also plastered with similar slogans. The FT later said its blogs and social media accounts had been compromised ...

  • Target looks for new ideas from digital world Target looks for new ideas from digital world

    Target Corp has opened a new office base in San Francisco in order to discover technology ideas. With the second-largest US retailer trying to grow its online commerce business, a Technology Innovation Center has been set up to develop mobile commerce, which has become a particular focus of retailers because new technology allows people to use their mobile devices to shop. With a huge ...


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Three years ago, when I was writing about Pixars Finding Nemo, I pondered the fact that it was bound to happen that the award-winning computer animation studio would someday churn out a clunker. The law of averages simply demands that it will happen. However, I am now beginning to rethink that ... ...

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  • Hackers target important Saudi websites

    The Saudi Arabia state news agency has reported a coordinated attack on the country's government websites. Several government websites in Saudi Arabia came under heavy cyber attacks last week, shutting them down for a short time. The attacks have been traced to IP addresses from a number of countries. Saudi investigators found the attacks had been launched from hundreds of Internet ...

  • Effector Therapeutics raises $45 million

    Effector was founded on technology licensed from UC San Francisco. The company is developing small-molecule drugs to block protein synthesis mechanisms required for cancers caused by certain malfunctioning oncogenes. Effector will also use the protein synthesis technology later in other areas, Worland ...

  • Wall Street Turns Cautious As It Awaits Fresh Catalysts

    Trading in the major U.S. index futures suggest a cautious start by Wall Street stocks on Monday following their record run in the previous weeks. Earlier in the global trading day, armed with optimism concerning the ...

  • Eliminating neglected tropical diseases how to reach the targets

    Create synergies with other disease-specific advocates: Broadening the NTD community reach should include working with other disease-specific advocates to look at the synergies between NTDs and other diseases with high global burdens such as TB, malaria, HIV & Aids, and diarrhoea? If we can get other health advocates talking about NTDs, we stand a greater chance of increasing the pressure on ...

  • QE Halt Too Violent for Market Feds Fisher

    Federal Reserve should not go from "wild turkey" monetary policy to "cold turkey" overnight, Dallas Fed President Richard Fisher told CNBC on Monday, saying that when to dial back is the key because stopping would be "too violent for the market." Fed ...

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