Sony begins restoring PlayStation after security breach (Reuters)

Posted on 16th Maj 2011 by admin in News

A person plays a video game at a Sony Playstation in the Sony's flagship store in Berlin, April 27, 2011. REUTERS/Thomas Peter/FilesReuters – Sony said it had begun restoration of its PlayStation Network games service on Sunday, almost a month after a massive security breach of the network forced the company to shut it down.




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North Korea, Iran trade missile technology: U.N. (Reuters)

Posted on 16th Maj 2011 by admin in News

Reuters – North Korea and Iran appear to have been regularly exchanging ballistic missile technology in violation of U.N. sanctions, according to a confidential U.N. report obtained by Reuters on Saturday.




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Capitalist styles seen in N. Korea fashion (AFP)

Posted on 16th Maj 2011 by admin in News

A policeman in Pyongyang. Cosmetic surgery, skinny jeans and hoop earrings are in fashion in North Korea as the pursuit of female beauty remains unbound by the communist state's chronic food shortages, an online newspaper reported.(AFP/Mark Ralston)AFP – Cosmetic surgery, skinny jeans and hoop earrings are in fashion in North Korea as the pursuit of female beauty remains unbound by the communist state’s chronic food shortages, an online newspaper reported.




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US envoy to discuss N. Korea in Seoul: diplomats (AFP)

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The US special envoy on North Korea Stephen Bosworth, pictured in 2009, will visit South Korea next week to coordinate policy towards nuclear-armed Pyongyang, diplomatic sources said Friday.(AFP/POOL/File/Jo Yong-Hak)AFP – The US special envoy on North Korea Stephen Bosworth will visit South Korea next week to coordinate policy towards nuclear-armed Pyongyang, diplomatic sources said Friday.




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Markets unfazed in near-term by IMF chief’s arrest (AP)

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FILE - In this April 22, 2010 photo, IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn, speaks during a news briefing at the 2010 WB/IMF Spring Meetings in Washington, Strauss-Kahn has been taken into custody by New York City police and is being questioned in connection with a sexual assault of a hotel maid on Saturday, May 14, 2011. NYPD top spokesman Paul Browne says Dominique Strauss-Kahn was pulled off an Air France flight to Paris on Saturday afternoon at John F. Kennedy International Airport after he left the Manhattan hotel. Strauss-Kahn, the managing director of the IMF, has not been charged. (Manuel Balce Ceneta)AP – The euro briefly fell to a six-week low against the dollar Monday following the arrest of the International Monetary Fund’s managing director Dominique Strauss-Kahn, but the selling pressure diminished as the markets concluded that it would have little immediate impact on Europe’s debt crisis.




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Eurozone inflation rises to 2.8% in April: EU (AFP)

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The logo of the euro stands in front of the European Central Bank (ECB) in Frankfurt. Eurozone inflation rose to 2.8 percent in April, the highest level for 30 months, from 2.7 percent in March, European Union data showed on Monday.(AFP/File/Daniel Roland)AFP – Eurozone inflation rose to 2.8 percent in April, the highest level for 30 months, from 2.7 percent in March, European Union data showed on Monday.




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IMF chief to face NY court in sex assault case (Reuters)

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Dominique Strauss-Kahn, head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), departs a New York Police Department precinct in New York late May 15, 2011. REUTERS/Mike SegarReuters – IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn makes his first appearance in court on Monday since being accused of trying to rape a hotel maid in a case that sent shockwaves through French politics and left the IMF in turmoil.




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Gunmen kill Saudi diplomat in Pakistan’s Karachi (Reuters)

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Policemen inspect a damaged car, currently parked in a police station, in which a Saudi diplomat was travelling in when under attack by gunmen, in Karachi May 16, 2011. REUTERS/Athar HussainReuters – Gunmen on motorcycles shot and killed a Saudi diplomat in the Pakistani city of Karachi on Monday, police and the Saudi ambassador said, the second attack on the mission since the killing of Osama bin Laden increased tensions in the region.




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Scientists find genetic link to depression (Reuters)

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Make up is applied on a model backstage before the Charlotte Ronson Fall/Winter 2011 collection show during New York Fashion Week February 12, 2011. REUTERS/Eric Thayer/FilesReuters – Scientists say they have discovered the first solid evidence that variations in some peoples’ genes may cause depression — one of the world’s most common and costly mental illnesses.




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ICC prosecutor to reveal details of Libya case (AP)

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AP – The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor will seek arrest warrants Monday for three senior Libyans he says are responsible for the murder and persecution of civilians during the crackdown by Moammar Gadhafi’s regime on anti-government rebels.




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