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Analysis: New Microsoft mantra after Sinofsky – teamwork

YoopyaNov 16, 20120

(Reuters) – The sudden departure of powerful Windows boss Steven Sinofsky this week is the first step in a plan by CEO Steve Ballmer to

Egypt PM Hisham Qandil arrives for Gaza mission

YoopyaNov 16, 2012May 31, 20230

Egypt’s prime minister has arrived in Gaza to show support to Palestinians, after Israel struck at more than 130 targets overnight and militants fired 11

BP agrees to record criminal penalties for U.S. oil spill

YoopyaNov 16, 20120

(Reuters) – BP Plc will pay $4.5 billion in penalties and plead guilty to felony misconduct in the Deepwater Horizon disaster, which caused the worst

BBC crisis: Lord McAlpine ‘angry’ over abuse claim

YoopyaNov 15, 20120

Tory peer Lord McAlpine has spoken of his anger after a BBC Newsnight report led to him being wrongly implicated in child abuse allegations. The

Hamas rocket kills three in Israel, wider war looms

YoopyaNov 15, 20120

(Reuters) – Hamas fired dozens of rockets into southern Israel on Thursday, killing three people, and Israel launched numerous air strikes across the Gaza Strip,

China’s new party chief Xi gets strong mandate for action

YoopyaNov 15, 20120

(Reuters) – China’s president-in-waiting Xi Jinping won a strong mandate on Thursday to lead the world’s second-biggest economy and deal with problems ranging from corruption to economic

Scientists identify new risk gene for Alzheimer’s

YoopyaNov 15, 2012May 18, 20230

(Reuters) – Two international teams of scientists have identified a rare mutation in a gene linked with inflammation that significantly increases the risk for the

Ouattara dissolves Ivorian government over marriage law

kiemtarNov 15, 2012May 18, 20230

Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara has sacked his government in a row over a new marriage law which would make wives joint heads of the

China confirms leadership change

kiemtarNov 15, 2012November 15, 20120

Xi Jinping has been confirmed as the man chosen to lead China for the next decade. Mr Xi led the new Politburo Standing Committee onto

Anti-austerity strikes sweep Europe

YoopyaNov 14, 20120

(Reuters) – Millions of workers joined strikes across southern Europe on Wednesday to protest against spending cuts and tax hikes that trade unions say have