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Asia: Thai justice minister questions latest court case threatening PM

YoopyaMar 19, 2014September 16, 20230

(Reuters) – Thailand’s justice minister on Wednesday questioned the validity of a court case that could lead to the scrapping of a February 2 election

Africa: Zimbabwe caps salaries for “fat cat” state executives

YoopyaMar 19, 2014September 16, 20230

(Reuters) – President Robert Mugabe’s government has slashed pay and perks for managers of Zimbabwe’s state-owned firms, in a bid to ease public anger over

Technology: Google takes consumers’ wrists to next frontier with Android watch

YoopyaMar 19, 2014September 16, 20230

(Reuters) – Voice-controlled smartwatches that track heart rates and connect to phones and tablets will debut later this year as Google Inc partners with electronics,

Music: Judge orders singer Chris Brown to stay in jail

YoopyaMar 18, 2014September 16, 20230

(Reuters) – A Los Angeles judge on Monday ordered R&B singer Chris Brown to remain in jail at least until a probation violation hearing next

Economy: Janet Yellen’s moment

YoopyaMar 18, 2014September 16, 20230

When Janet Yellen chairs her first meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee Tuesday and Wednesday, she will be presented with a once-in-a-generation opportunity that

Music: Dvbbs, Borgeous and Tinie Tempah collaboration tops UK music charts

YoopyaMar 18, 2014September 16, 20230

(Reuters) – Canadian duo Dvbbs and Miami DJ Borgeous topped the British singles chart for the first time on Sunday, after their track Tsunami (Jump)

USA: Another Bush run for the White House? Jeb may be up for it

YoopyaMar 18, 2014September 16, 20230

(Reuters) – By all appearances, former Florida governor Jeb Bush is a man on a mission. His itinerary for the next several weeks includes stops

Europe: Defiant Putin signs treaty making Crimea part of Russia

YoopyaMar 18, 2014September 16, 20230

(Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin, defying Ukrainian protests and Western sanctions, on Tuesday signed a treaty making Crimea part Russia but said he did

Technology: Mt. Gox updates website, allows customers to check bitcoin balances

YoopyaMar 18, 2014September 16, 20230

(Reuters) – Mt. Gox, a leading bitcoin exchange that late last month filed for bankruptcy protection, updated its website on Tuesday to allow customers to

Business: Five months later, jurors face tough task in Madoff aides’ trial

YoopyaMar 17, 2014September 16, 20230

(Reuters) – Like Bernard Madoff’s Ponzi scheme itself, the trial of five of his former aides has been virtually unprecedented in its scope. A federal