New York, United States | AFP | Thomson Reuters announced a new “streamlining” plan on Tuesday to cut an estimated 2,000 jobs at the financial information group as it reported flat revenues and a drop in profits. “Our core subscription businesses are moving in the right direction, our cost controls …
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San Francisco, United States | AFP | Instagram on Tuesday said it will start testing features that let smartphone or tablet users easily buy items they find on the popular photo and video sharing service. The test slated to begin next week in the US will be tailored for Instagram …
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Khartoum, Sudan | AFP | President Barack Obama has extended US sanctions on Sudan for another year, saying Khartoum’s policies remained an “extraordinary threat” to the national security of the United States. Sudan has been subject to a US trade embargo since 1997 for its alleged support for Islamist groups. …
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Washington, United States | AFP | The White House announced plans Monday for the transfer of power, online power that is — in the form of Twitter and other social media accounts with millions of followers. “The handle @POTUS will be made available to the 45th President of the United …
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San Francisco, United States | AFP | The tablet market shrank in the recently-ended quarter, as shipments of bargain-priced computers with detachable screens hit a record high, according to market analysis firm International Data Corporation. Tablet makers shipped 43 million units in the quarter, down 14.7 percent from the number …
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Washington, United States | AFP | The White House on Monday opted for caution in reacting to FBI Director James Comey’s bombshell decision to announce further investigation of Hillary Clinton’s email days before the 2016 presidential election. Spokesman Josh Earnest said he would “neither defend nor criticize” Comey, who has …
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Washington, United States | AFP | History will remember Barack Obama as America’s first black president. But his eight years in office have throroughly shaken up America’s role in the world and the political spectrum at home. “How’s that hopey-changey stuff working out for ya?” sneered Sarah Palin, the defeated …
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Los Angeles, United States | AFP | Electric carmaker Tesla has diversified into the alternative energy business, on Friday unveiling solar roofs for environmentally friendly homes. “Global warming is a serious crisis and we need to do something about that,” company founder Elon Musk said during a news conference at …
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Daytona Beach, United States | AFP | US presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton declared Saturday that the FBI’s decision to announce a renewed probe into her use of email just ahead of voting was “unprecedented” and “deeply troubling.” “It’s pretty strange to put something like that out with such little information …
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Los Angeles, United States | AFP | Sex, drugs and death are the star attractions of the November 8 elections in California, there being little doubt that Hillary Clinton will carry the heavily Democratic state. Should actors in porno movies be required to wear condoms? Abolish the death penalty or …
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