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| Gates, Ballmer seek re-election to Microsoft board | | | SEATTLE (Reuters) - Chairman Bill Gates and retiring Chief Executive Steve Ballmer are standing for re-election to Microsoft Corp's board of directors, despite recent moves by some investors to reduce their influence, according to the software company's annual proxy filing made public on Thursday. |
| 36 Hours in Antwerp, Belgium | | | Years ago, Antwerp established itself as a fashion hub, but this stylish citys creativity extends far beyond clothes. |
| Refugees inside their own country | | | The ongoing violence in Syria has left millions of people displaced. And while many Syrians fled to neighboring countries to escape the bloodshed, others have remained despite being in harm's way, though they have been forced from their homes. |
| Can a case boost your iPhone 5's WiFi? Check the Linkase | | | The Linkase for iPhone 5 boasts up to a 50 percent boost in Wi-Fi signal strength thanks to a small electromagnetic waveguide extension. Does it work? See for yourself in these mobile speedtests where Wi-Fi is usually terrible. |
| Charles Taylor Sentence upheld | | | An international court in the Netherlands ruled Thursday to uphold the 50-year sentence handed down last year to Liberia's former president, Charles Taylor, after he was convicted of aiding war crimes in neighboring Sierra Leone. |
| French floor company Tarkett readies 2.5 bln euro IPO-FT | | | Oct 3 (Reuters) - French floor maker Tarkett, which is 50 percent owned by U.S. private equity firm KKR, is set to launch an initial public offering that could value the company at as much as 2.5 billion euros ($3.41 billion), the Financial Times said on Thursday. |
| London keeps global edge as top transport finance hub | | | LONDON (Reuters) - London remains the top financing centre for the global transport industry, although it faces stiff competition from New York and capitals in Asia Pacific as companies seek to tap more funding sources, a survey showed on Friday. |
| See Xbox One vs. PS 4 | | | The next gen Xbox and PS will spark video game sales, but its not enough to help Britain's flagging gaming industry. |
| Wal-Mart eyes acquisitions in China -WSJ | | | CHICAGO, Oct 5 (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc is open to potential acquisitions in China, the head of the retailer's Asia division said on Saturday, according to the Wall Street Journal. |
| Scores Are Killed in Iraqi Violence | | | A suicide bomber killed at least 51 Shiite pilgrims crossing a bridge in Baghdad, the police said, in the deadliest of several attacks in Iraq. All told, at least 80 were killed, officials said. |
| Off-balance, cliff-edge hotel | | | It's awkward, possibly ingenious; designers hope to create a building that will make Lima an international sensation. |
| Legendary Vietnamese general dies | | | Gen. Vo Nguyen Giap, a man credited with major victories against the French and the American military, has died, according to local media reports. Giap was 102. |
| 'Day of tears' after deadly shipwreck | | | Italy's government declared a day of national mourning in the wake of a shipwreck that left at least 111 people dead off the tiny island of Lampedusa. Many more people are still unaccounted for. |
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