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Nintendo forecasts net loss, slashes Wii U sales target Japanese gaming giant Nintendo on Friday warned it would swing back into the red this fiscal year as it slashed its annual sales target for the Wii U game console.

20 January 2014

Cigarettes more dangerous than ever: US health report Smoking cigarettes can cause even more health problems than lung cancer, including blindness, diabetes, erectile dysfunction and liver cancer.

20 January 2014

Germany welcomes Obama's pledge to curb mass spying Berlin welcomed on Friday President Barack Obama's pledge to curtail the reach of the secretive US spy agency, stressing that German law must be respected on German soil.

19 January 2014

Intel to cut staff in face of stagnant earnings US chip giant Intel said Friday it will trim its workforce by five percent this year as it shifts from personal computers to powering mobile gadgets.

19 January 2014

Kerry praises Greece for tough economic choices US Secretary of State John Kerry praised the Greek government Friday for making "tough choices" to resolve the country's economic crisis and said he believed the situation was improving.

18 January 2014

Two teens injured in Philadelphia school shooting Two teenage American high school students were shot and injured Friday by a student gunman who whipped out a handgun at the end of the school day, police said.

18 January 2014

Syrian opposition meets to decide on peace talks The divided Syrian opposition will meet Friday in Istanbul to decide whether to join next week's landmark peace talks, as its Arab and Western allies ratchet up the pressure for it to attend.

18 January 2014

NSA scoops up millions of text messages a day: report The US National Security Agency has collected almost 200 million mobile phone text messages a day from around the world, a report said Thursday, in the latest revelations from the Edward Snowden files.

18 January 2014

EU envoy criticises 'tightening' curbs on China human rights The European Union's outgoing ambassador to China on Friday criticised growing curbs on human rights in the country, raising several individual cases including an arrested activist and a detained Uighur academic.

17 January 2014

US driver acquitted over Google Glass ticket A US woman thought to be the first person to get a traffic ticket for wearing Google Glass was found not guilty Thursday.

17 January 2014

New sanctions against Iran would sabotage deal: Gates Proposals by US lawmakers to impose new sanctions against Iran would be a mistake that would sabotage a possible diplomatic deal with Tehran: Gates

17 January 2014

UN warns of 'genocide' in C. Africa as parliament seeks new leader The UN has warned that bloodshed in the Central African Republic could turn into genocide as horrors continue to unfold in the country where parliament is preparing to choose a new leader.

17 January 2014

'Hustle," "Gravity' lead Oscar nominations in crowded race Hollywood fired the starting gun Thursday on the most crowded Oscars race for years, with "American Hustle" and 3D space drama "Gravity" topping nominations but a wide field of movies hoping for glory on March 2.

17 January 2014

NBA's Kings to accept Bitcoin for tickets US basketball outfit the Sacramento Kings said Thursday they would begin accepting Bitcoin, the first professional sports team to accept the virtual currency.

17 January 2014

Google making sugar-sensing contact lens for diabetics The Google lab known for working on unusual projects like self-driving cars is crafting a contact lens that could help diabetics manage blood sugar levels.

17 January 2014

Obama to unveil NSA reforms, response to Snowden President Barack Obama presents Americans on Friday with long-awaited reforms of spy agency phone and Internet data collection sweeps, prompted by the damaging torrent of leaks unleashed by Edward Snowden.

17 January 2014

Google gets in game of Internet age storytelling The Google lab behind augmented reality game "Ingress" is teaming with HarperCollins Publishers and top author James Frey for an Internet age adventure in storytelling.

17 January 2014

S. Korea rejects North's warning over military drills South Korea on Thursday rejected North Korean warnings to call off scheduled joint military exercises with the United States and vowed "severe" retaliation to any provocation from Pyongyang.

16 January 2014

Boston court assigns trial day for Kadyrbayev and Tazhayakov The Boston court has scheduled the trial of Dias Kadyrbayev and Azamat Tazhayakov in the Federal Court on June 23, 2014.

16 January 2014

Hollywood awaits Oscar nominations Hollywood is holding its breath for the unveiling Thursday of this year's Oscar nominations, with top Golden Globes winners "12 Years A Slave" and "American Hustle" leading a crowded field of contenders.

16 January 2014

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