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Betty Nguyen leaves CNN, joins CBS

Determined not to cry, Betty Nguyen said her good-byes to her CNN co-workers and colleagues Sunday morning.  Co-anchor T.J. Holmes, calling-in from his Caribbean honeymoon, delivered an impassioned plea, “Please stay!” to which Nguyen, valiantly fighting back tears, responded, “I love you… I will always be here in spirit.” Nguyen leaves a distinguished CNN...
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HSBC Data of 24,000 potential tax evaders leaked

HSBC Data of 24,000 potential tax evaders leaked

A former IT employee of HSBC’s Swiss division, has stolen 24,000 customer accounts, potentially exposing the customers to potential prosecution of tax in their home countries. Switzerland banks have one of the highest levels of secrecy in the world and this breach will cause many who had “hidden” accounts in Switzerland to panic. Switzerland’s...
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Toyota Woes Bring Hope for Ford Focus

Reporting a surge in first quarter sales and higher-than-expected earnings, Ford Europe unveiled new models of its popular Focus and showcased its technological innovations for the new model year.  Although spokespeople for Ford would not comment for the record, they implied that Toyota’s woes had contributed to Ford’s windfall.  A spokesperson did say, “European...
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Freida Pinto to Star in Singh Epic War of the Gods

Freida Pinto to Star in Singh Epic War of the Gods

The word is out, and the Hollywood press has cranked-up the buzz blaster: Freida Pinto has landed her biggest and best role to date.  She will play Phaedra, the hero’s oracle, in War of the Gods, a Greek mythological epic currently in pre-production.  One of many in a sudden flurry of mythological mega-movies that...
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BT Plans to Welcome Rivals to Share Fiber Network

If you are talking about healthy competition then you must be admiring the new forward step by BT in which they have plans of opening up their underground networks for their rival companies so that they are able to reach out to customers as well. BT sees this as a bold move as it...
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BT reaches One Million Wi-Fi Hotspots in Ireland and the UK

BT can now celebrate about the million Wi-Fi spots that they have been able to create across the United Kingdom and Ireland. This is a remarkable achievement in the field of networking because no other network provider has been able to provide this huge number of Wi-Fi spots. BT has grown at an exponential...
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Digital Radio faces a small loss of Popularity

Digital radio has taken a hit in its popularity figures in the latest quarter as per a research. According to Radio Joint Audience Research, this particular fact has come up in their latest statistics. The truth is that every year the number of digital radio listeners increase, however, according to the statistics of the...
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It Costs 37,000 pounds for a BT Broadband Connection in Cumbria

If you are living in Cumbria and decide to upgrade to a broadband internet connection then you will have to pay up a whooping amount of 37,000 pounds. This is exactly what Mr. and Mrs. Walker will have to do if they wish to equip their wonderful Bed and Breakfast with BT’s broadband connection....
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Facebook gets ban Fatwa in Egypt

Facebook faces a ban in Egypt since some of Egypt’s Islamic leaders believe that Facebook might be one of the reasons for the recent increase in the number of cases of marital infidelity and divorces. Most of the religious clerical population of Egypt, want Facebook termed as a prohibited site in Egypt.  The Fatwa...
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The Biggest Window in Space – Copula

The Endeavour shuttle launch will ensure an important contribution of Europe in the field of space research and technology.  The Endeavour is going to deliver Cupola, which is a dome shaped space unit with windows and Node 3 which is also known as Tranquility, a final connection unit. Both these units come from Italy...
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