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Obama hails 'boundless' promise of precision medicine President Barack Obama unveiled plans to plow $215 million into "precision medicine" research.

31 January 2015

Jay Z to acquire Wimp music service US rap star Jay Z made a $56-million foray into the music streaming business, buying Norway's Wimp in a bid to compete with giants like Spotify and Apple.

31 January 2015

Michael Jackson's mother loses appeal against US promoter The concert promoter AEG was in no way responsible for Michael Jackson's death, a California court ruled as it rejected an appeal brought by the singer's mother.

31 January 2015

1979 New York child murder trial gets under way A mentally unstable man accused of killing a six-year-old boy in one of America's most famous missing child cases went on trial, 36 years after the crime.

31 January 2015

Third time no charm: Romney won't run for president Former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney said he will not run for the White House again in 2016.

31 January 2015

Kerry heading to Ukraine amid concern over conflict US Secretary of State John Kerry will visit Ukraine next week amid growing global concern over the intensifying nine-month war in the country's eastю

31 January 2015

Super Bowl alert after measles outbreak warning in Arizona Health authorities in Arizona are on alert after warning that 1,000 people may have been exposed to a measles outbreak as the US state prepares to host this weekend's Super Bowl.

30 January 2015

Amazon surprises with $214 mln quarterly profit Amazon surprised the market with a quarterly profit far better than anticipated for the online giant known for investing for the long term.

30 January 2015

Obama clash looms after Senate passes Keystone The US Senate approved a bill authorizing construction of the controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada to the United States.

30 January 2015

Golovkin to hold next fight in USA: Tom Loeffler WBA (Super), IBO and WBC Interim middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin will have his next fight in the USA.

29 January 2015

Apple ties with Samsung as world's top smartphone vendor Apple caught up with Samsung as the world's biggest smartphone vendor in the fourth quarter of 2014, thanks to booming sales of its new iPhone 6.

29 January 2015

Obama to request hike in US military budget: officials President Barack Obama plans to ask for an increase in military spending in a proposed budget for 2016.

29 January 2015

Sundance filmmaker turns focus on Mormon offshoot The US director of an award-winning film about sex abuse by Catholic priests has unveiled a new documentary, focusing on child sexual assault in a radical offshoot of the Mormon Church.

29 January 2015

Poroshenko and US press Putin on Ukraine violence Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko appealed to Russia's Vladimir Putin while Washington threatened tougher measures should Moscow fail to rein in separatists mounting.

29 January 2015

IMF begins work on 'Plan B' as US blocks reforms The IMF said it would begin working on alternatives to its stalled, five-year-old reform program after passing another year without the required ratification.

29 January 2015

McDonald's CEO pays price for growing woes Fast-food giant McDonald's replaced president and chief executive Donald Thompson, after the company turned in another poor quarter of sales and earnings last week.

29 January 2015

US 'monitoring closely' as new Greek PM shakes up policies The White House said it was "monitoring closely" events in Greece, where a new hard-left government has vowed to reopen the terms of a massive financial bailout.

29 January 2015

Kazakhstan's beauty fails to enter Miss Universe final Kazakhstan's representative at Miss Universe-2014 Aidai Isayeva has failed to become one of the 15 finalists at the world's top beauty pageant in Florida, USA.

28 January 2015

India sends foreign minister to China after Obama visit India's foreign minister will travel to China this weekend, a day after Barack Obama ended a visit aimed at renewing US ties with the South Asian country.

28 January 2015

Yahoo announces tax-free spinoff of Alibaba stake Yahoo is spinning off its stake in Chinese Internet giant Alibaba, splitting off the valuable holdings in a move that sidesteps taxes.

28 January 2015

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