Oct
29

Labrinth, Taylor Swift top UK music charts

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affiliate marketing LONDON (Reuters) – Singer-producer Labrinth topped the British singles charts this week with the ballad “Beneath Your Beautiful” featuring Emeli Sande.It was the first No. 1 as a solo artist for the British singer. affiliate marketing Boy band JLS was new in at...
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Florida health department suspends compounding pharmacy

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affiliate marketing (Reuters) – The Florida Department of Health has temporarily suspended compounding operations at a pharmacy, the latest in a growing number of closings since a deadly meningitis outbreak caused by contaminated drugs in a Massachusetts facility.The Florida pharmacy, based in Boca Raton and called Rejuvi Pharmaceuticals,...
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Sandy Sends Oil, Gasoline Prices in Opposite Directions

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affiliate marketing It’s official: Hurricane Sandy is now the biggest tropical storm ever to hit the northeast U.S. Total damage is expected to rise into the billions and could rival the $ 15 billion of destruction caused by Hurricane Irene last August. The economic effects are already being felt, particularly in the energy sector.The...
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More than ever, Barca more than club for Catalans

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affiliate marketing BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Nearly 20 minutes into the latest clash between Spain’s most popular football teams, Barcelona‘s 98,000-seat Camp Nou stadium erupted into a deafening roar. Tens of thousands of Catalans in the city at the heart of their separatist movement chanted in unison: “Independence!”More than ever,...
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Verizon Wireless to sell Nokia’s new Lumia smartphones

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affiliate marketing HELSINKI (Reuters) – Verizon Wireless will begin selling Nokia‘s new Lumia smartphones this autumn, helping the Finnish company to fight back against Apple and Samsung in the United StatesThe Nokia Lumia 822, which will run on Microsoft‘s Windows Phone 8 software, will include an 8 megapixel camera and allow for wireless...
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Oct
28

Reports: UK police arrest Gary Glitter

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affiliate marketing LONDON (AP) — The sex abuse scandal surrounding the late BBC children’s television host Jimmy Savile widened on Sunday as police arrested former glam rock star and convicted sex offender Gary Glitter in connection with the case, British media said.Police would not directly identify the suspect arrested Sunday, but...
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Facebook More Irresistible Than Sex?

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affiliate marketing Reported by Dr. Julielynn Wong:You may want to ask your date to turn off his or her phone. A new study suggests Facebook and email trump sex in terms of sheer irresistibility. affiliate marketing The German study used smartphone-based surveys to probe the daily...
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China halts project amid protests

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Demonstrators were thought to be calling for the release of people arrested during a protest on Saturday



Plans to expand a petrochemical plant in eastern China have been shelved after days of protests.


On Friday, crowds opposed to the expansion attacked police in the city of Ningbo in Zhejiang province.


Officials from Ningbo’s city government announced on Sunday evening that work on the project would now not go ahead.


Environmental protests have become more common in China. They come ahead of a once-in-a-decade change of national leaders in Beijing.


Protesters gathered again in Ningbo on Sunday, marching on the offices of the district government. They are opposed to the expansion of the plant by a subsidiary of the China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation.


“There is very little public confidence in the government,” protester Liu Li told the Associated Press.


“Who knows if they are saying this just to make us leave and then keep on doing the project,” she added.


Violent clashes


On Saturday, police dispersed more than 1,000 protesters in Ningbo.


Witnesses described scuffles and said a few people were arrested.


Local police accused protesters of throwing stones and bricks at officers. Residents, however, said the violence came after police used tear gas and made arrests.


Local officials met demonstrators later on Saturday to hear their demands.


The huge growth in China’s economy has come at a huge environmental cost.


Many Chinese are becoming more environmentally aware and are deeply concerned about pollution, correspondents say.


BBC News – Business



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Lithuania opens 2nd round of national election

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affiliate marketing VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Voting stations have opened in the second round of Lithuania’s parliamentary elections, with the results likely to determine whether the small East European nation continues tough austerity measures in an effort to join the euro zone.Nearly half of Parliament’s 141 seats are at stake in single-mandate...
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Future of Nokia hangs on Windows Phone 8 rollout

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affiliate marketing HELSINKI (AP) — For Nokia, it comes down to this: Is Microsoft‘s new phone software going to get it back in the smartphone race, or is it going to be too late?After being the top seller of cellphones in the world for 14 years, Nokia failed to meet the challenge when Apple in 2007 introduced the dazzling iPhone that...
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