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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

Google takes over NASA airport in Silicon Valley Ever-growing Google now has an airport to its name: the Internet giant has signed a 60-year lease to run a NASA airbase that comes with massive hangars for dirigibles.

12 November 2014

Nicki Minaj apologizes for Nazi imagery in video Hip-hop star Nicki Minaj apologized and denied any Nazi sympathies after she came under criticism for imagery that resembled the Third Reich in a video.

12 November 2014

Spotify defends payout norms after Taylor Swift withdraws music Spotify's chief executive said his company was on the side of musicians after popular US artist Taylor Swift withdrew her music from the online music service.

12 November 2014

US welcomes Xi-Abe meeting as chance to 'reduce tensions' The United States welcomed the meeting in Beijing between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as a chance to lower their simmering tensions.

11 November 2014

Pentagon can't confirm fate of IS leader A Pentagon official suggested that lower-level figures of the Islamic State group may have been hit.

11 November 2014

Hackers could trick way into Apple gadgets: researcher Cybersecurity firm FireEye warned that hackers could trick owners of Apple gadgets into installing applications that steal information.

11 November 2014

McDonald's recalls Hello Kitty whistles in North America McDonald's recalled nearly a million red whistles included with a Hello Kitty-themed toy offered in children's meal choices in the United States and Canada.

11 November 2014

'Sesame Street' celebrates 45 years Sesame Street, the hit children's television show that has been broadcast in more than 150 countries, reached yet another milestone as it celebrated its 45th anniversary.

11 November 2014

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