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Photo courtesy of bitsstation.com Shift to mobile hits tech giants' bottom line With the shift to mobile Internet gaining pace, some of the big tech firms are adapting and others are not.
27 July 2013
Photo courtesy of azeturywo.htw.pl GMAC pays $230 mln to borrowers in foreclosures case GMAC Mortgage, a defunct unit of Ally Financial, will pay $230 million to borrowers as part of a government review of potentially flawed foreclosures.
27 July 2013
Australia's former prime minister Julia Gillard. ©REUTERS/Andrew Taylor Dumped Australian PM Gillard says sexism 'glossed over' Australia's first female leader Julia Gillard has spoken out against the "glossed over" sexism of her tenure, saying it would have ended political careers had it been about race.
27 July 2013
EU reaches 'amicable solution' with China on solar panel dispute The European Commission said Saturday it has reached an "amicable solution" with Beijing over imports of Chinese solar panels, a dispute that had threatened to turn into a full-blown trade war.
27 July 2013
21 dead as floods strike quake-hit Chinese province At least 21 people have been killed and four reported missing in floods and mudslides that hit a Chinese province where at least 95 others died this week in twin earthquakes.
27 July 2013
N. Korea stages largest parade to mark war anniversary North Korea mounted its largest ever military parade Saturday to mark the 60th anniversary of the armistice that ended fighting in the Korean War.
27 July 2013
Pope understands youth who lose faith over church sins Pope Francis on Friday voiced understanding for young people who have lost faith over the Catholic Church's failings and those turned off by corrupt politics.
27 July 2013
Oil slips after China orders industrial capacity cuts World oil prices slipped on Friday after China ordered industrial production capacity cuts in the face of slowing economic growth.
27 July 2013
©REUTERS/US Marine Corps/Sgt. Eric D. Warren/Handout Time to train for world's first fleet of marine drones An odd underwater ballet has been unfolding in the Mediterranean port of Toulon these past few days.
27 July 2013
Cairo pro-Morsi demo to be ended 'legally': minister A long-running sit-in in Cairo by supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi will be ended "in the framework of the law".
27 July 2013
Photo courtesy of mashable.com Some blood pressure drugs found to slow dementia A class of drugs designed to lower blood pressure also slightly brakes the progression of dementia among the elderly and may even boost brain power marginally.
27 July 2013
©REUTERS/Kacper Pempel More than 3,700 Marilyn Monroe photos to be auctioned More than 3,700 photos of American pop icon Marilyn Monroe will be sold this weekend along with their copyrights.
27 July 2013
Senegal police chief suspected of drug trafficking Senegal's top police chief and former drug buster is suspected of drug trafficking and was dismissed from his job Thursday as police launched an investigation.
27 July 2013
©REUTERS Kashagan to affect oil prices in 2 years Commercial production at Kashagan field may put some pressure on the oil prices, but in only the long run.
26 July 2013
©REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch/Files A year on, Olympics yet to solve East London's problems A year after hosting the Olympics, London is trumpeting the economic benefits of the Games. But residents living near the Olympic Park are still waiting for the promised benefits as rents soar.
26 July 2013
©REUTERS/Lincoln Feast US Navy to retrieve bombs it dropped over Barrier Reef The United States Navy said Friday it will spearhead a search for four unarmed bombs it dropped over Australia's Great Barrier Reef and make sure they are safely removed.
26 July 2013
Africa backs French Mali mission, Mideast against: poll Africans generally approve of France's military intervention to help drive Islamists out of northern Mali, while Middle Easterners are opposed.
26 July 2013
Photo courtesy of research.psu.edu US Arts Academy chief quits over false resume The chief executive of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences has agreed to resign on July 31, the body announced Thursday following reports she had embellished her cv.
26 July 2013
Harry promises fun times for new baby Britain's Prince Harry on Thursday promised to use his expertise to make sure his new nephew George "has fun".
26 July 2013
©REUTERS Locusts may destroy Kazakhstan's harvest in 2014 Aktobe grain farmers forecast a difficult year in 2014 because of the locusts outbreak.
26 July 2013

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