Thursday, February 10, 2011

Steve Jobs working on new iPad while on leave: Report

Steve Jobs working on new iPad while on leave: Report

Steve Jobs working on new iPad while on leave: Report

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Apple chief Steve Jobs may be on medical leave, but he is still closely involved in the company's strategic decisions and is working on the next version of the iPad tablet, a media report said.


Raymond Davis sent to Lahore jail for 14 days

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US official Raymond Davis, arrested after he shot and killed two Pakistani men he claimed were trying to rob him, was on Friday remanded to judicial custody for 14 days by a local court in Lahore.


Tahrir square listened to Mubarak with shock, horror

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Hours before the president's speech, through dark, downtown streets, groups of young men and women stepped over the rocks of recent battles and walked toward the lights in Tahrir Square.


Obama sharply questions Mubarak pledge

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Bristling with impatience, President Barack Obama on Thursday openly and sharply questioned whether Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's pledge to shift power to his vice president is an "immediate, meaningful or sufficient" sign of reform for a country in upheaval.


Former CIA agent tells a horror story

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In many ways, the personal injury lawsuit looked routine: In late 2001, a government employee and his family sued the agency he worked for, saying it had placed them in a mold-contaminated home that made them sick and required nearly all their possessions to be destroyed.


This too helped Huffington Post to sell for $ 315 mn

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The Huffington Post has hired veteran journalists to beef up its news coverage. But a significant chunk of its readers come instead for articles like one published this week: "Chelsy Davy & Prince Harry: So Happy Together?"


Egypt unrest: Mubarak refuses to step down, huge Friday protest planned

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Mubarak's speech - President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt told the Egyptian people Thursday that he would delegate more authority to his vice president, Omar Suleiman, but that he would not resign from his post.


Egyptian minister denies Mubarak will step down

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State TV says Egypt's information minister has denied that President Hosni Mubarak will step down. The comment by Anas el-Fiqqi, in a written scroll on state television, comes ahead of an address by Mubarak to the nation. Announcements by the military that the demands of protesters calling for his immediate ouster would be met raised their expectations he would announce his resignation.


Egypt army takes new role; President Hosni Mubarak to speak

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Mubarak to step down? President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt prepared to address the nation on Thursday, with government officials indicating that they expected him to step aside, and Egypt's military announcing that it is intervening in state affairs in an attempt to stop a three-week-old uprising.


Egypt army signals steps to take power

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Egypt's armed forces on Thursday announced that they had begun to take "necessary measures to protect the nation and support the legitimate demands of the people," a step that suggested the military intends to take a commanding role in administrating the strife-torn nation.


Plane crashes at Ireland's Cork airport: official

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A commuter plane carrying 10 passengers and two crew members crashed in flames at Cork airport in Ireland today, although no details of casualties were available, aviation officials said.


Ready to die for Revolution 2.0, says Google executive

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"It is no longer the time to negotiate" with the Egyptian government, said Google executive Wael Ghonim, one of the principal organisers of the massive anti-Hosni Mubarak protests for which he is "ready to die". Ghonim described the huge protests against President Mubarak, who has ruled Egypt for nearly 30 years, as an "Internet revolution".


Kate-William wedding 'not to be aired in 3D'

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Prince William and his girlfriend Kate Middleton's marriage, considered as the wedding of the century, will not be aired live in 3D because of space constraints, Britain's Royal Palace has said.


The group of 15 who led Egypt's protests

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Egypt unrest: They were born roughly around the time that President Hosni Mubarak first came to power, most earned degrees from their country's top universities and all have spent their adult lives bridling at the restrictions of the Egyptian police state — some undergoing repeated arrests and torture for the cause.


Footage said to show American at centre of diplomatic row

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A Pakistani television channel has aired footage purportedly showing an American detained for fatally shooting two Pakistanis. The Dunya News video, apparently taken soon after the January 27 shootout, shows the American pleading with police to find his passport and saying he's a consultant for the US Consulate General in Lahore.


Canadian Sikhs angry as Quebec Assembly bans the kirpan

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The legislative assembly of Canada's French-speaking Quebec province Wednesday passed a unanimous motion banning the kirpan from its premises. All 113 members of the assembly, including Premier (chief minister) Jean Charest, voted in favour of the ban on the Sikh symbol.


Experts warn of another ash volcano in Iceland

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Experts warn of another ash volcano in Iceland - Scientists have warned of the eruption of yet another volcano in Iceland, more devastating than last year's eruption which spew out blanket of dust and ash, disrupting air traffic in western and northern Europe.


Cosmetic injection in buttocks kills woman in US

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A woman travelling to US from London died in a hotel near Philadelphia International Airport after receiving cosmetic injections in her buttocks. 20-year-old Claudia Seye Aderotimi died at a hospital on Monday after suffering from chest pains and breathing trouble. Police questioned a New Jersey woman who they believe acted as a coordinator of buttocks and hip enlargements for the victim and another woman.


Pakistan test-fires missile with nuclear capability

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Pakistan test fired nuclear-capable Hatf-7 cruise missile with a range of 600 kilometers that can hit targets in India on Thursday. The test of the indigenously developed missile was "part of a process of validating the system," said a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations.


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