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Hungary PM dismisses US corruption claims Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban dismissed corruption claims cited by Washington as the reason for US entry bans on six senior Hungarian officials.

15 November 2014

Obesity costs more than $8 bn in lost US productivity: study Obesity among workers in the United States is costing the nation $8.65 billion a year in lost productivity, according to a study released.

15 November 2014

Obama says US cannot carry 'world economy on our back' President Barack Obama said the United States cannot "carry the world economy on our back" and urged G20 leaders to work harder to create jobs by revving up growth.

15 November 2014

Microsoft rolls out Skype for web browsers Microsoft released a test version of Skype that lets people make Internet calls from web browsers, eliminating the need to install special applications.

15 November 2014

Facebook to curb promotional posts on user timelines Facebook said it is making moves to reduce the number of promotional posts that pop up in timelines, in response to users' demands for fewer advertisements.

15 November 2014

LA film festival puts focus on foreign Oscar race Hollywood's A-listers gathered in Los Angeles for a film festival that may not be well known but nonetheless shines an early spotlight on awards season.

14 November 2014

Hachette, Amazon end nasty feud with deal on book sales Publisher Hachette and Amazon ended an acrimonious feud over online book sales.

14 November 2014

Washington museums get $2 billion 'revitalization' plan The Smithsonian Institution announced a major overhaul of its museums along the south side of the National Mall in Washington.

14 November 2014

S&P gives Twitter debt 'junk' rating Standard & Poor's gave Twitter's recent $1.8 billion debt issue a "speculative" rating of BB-.

14 November 2014

Steps agreed to lower Israeli-Palestinian tensions: Kerry US Secretary of State John Kerry said that steps were agreed at talks in Amman to lower tensions between the Israelis and Palestinians.

14 November 2014

More than one in five US high school students smoke More than one in five US high school students smoke, putting themselves at risk of disease and premature death.

14 November 2014

A history of US music, the Foo Fighters version The history of rock 'n' roll has been attempted in exhaustive compilations and encyclopedic guides. The Foo Fighters are trying the feat in a 42-minute album.

14 November 2014

Japan PM wants more defence ties with US, Australia Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said he wanted deeper defence ties with the United States and Australia to ensure peace throughout the Asia-Pacific region.

14 November 2014

Obama to press reform progress on Myanmar visit Fears that Myanmar's reforms are stagnating are in the spotlight as it hosts Barack Obama during major regional summits showcasing the country's giddying transition.

13 November 2014

YouTube debuts subscription music service YouTube introduced a long-rumored subscription music video service with ad-free access to tunes in a challenge to Spotify, Pandora, Apple and others

13 November 2014

World's oldest people share no genetic secrets: study US scientists said they've found no genetic secrets shared between a group of 17 supercentenarians, or those who have lived beyond 110.

13 November 2014

NASA hails comet landing as 'breakthrough moment' NASA hailed the first-ever landing of a spacecraft on a comet as a "breakthrough moment" in the history of space exploration.

13 November 2014

Yahoo buys video ad platform BrightRoll for $640 mn Yahoo announced it is buying video advertising platform BrightRoll for $640 million to bolster its ability to make money from marketing on desktop computers.

13 November 2014

SpaceX chief Musk confirms Internet satellite plan High-tech entrepreneur Elon Musk confirmed that he is working on a web of small, low-cost satellites that could provide wireless Internet around the world.

12 November 2014

Virus may affect mental abilities: US researchers People with an algae virus in their throats had more difficulty completing a mental exercise than healthy people, and more research is needed to understand why.

12 November 2014

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