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ANSA: 3/8: mercati riflettono su Draghi
ANSA: Rajoy apre a richiesta aiuti e vara nuovi tagli
ANSA: Crisi: frenata dolce fallimenti imprese
Aljazeera: Sudan and South Sudan oil deal applauded
Aljazeera: Israelis protest over austerity measures
Aljazeera: NZ soldiers among dead in Afghan firefight
Aljazeera: UN says staffer killed in Sudan border state
Financial Times: Xstrata earnings to renew Glencore debate
ANSA: Sempre più debiti, oltre 20mila euro a famiglia
Financial Times: Logistics groups at risk from bribery law
Huffington Post: Friendship Day: 5 Celeb Pairs Who Helped Each Other Through Divorce
Huffington Post: 7 Years After Katrina, New Orleans Homeless Twice Pre-Storm Level
Huffington Post: 'Total Recall' Box Office Numbers Fail To Beat 'The Dark Knight'
Huffington Post: McKayla Maroney Falls In Olympic Vault Final, Settles For Silver Medal (VIDEO)
Financial Times: Court battle gives glimpse into Apple’s core
Financial Times: Traders urge action after Knight fiasco

ANSA: 3/8: mercati riflettono su Draghi

Posted: 04 Aug 2012 12:27 AM PDT

Volano listini, giu' spread

ANSA: Rajoy apre a richiesta aiuti e vara nuovi tagli

Posted: 04 Aug 2012 12:31 AM PDT

Ma aspetta conoscere condizioni, piano austerita' 102 mld

ANSA: Crisi: frenata dolce fallimenti imprese

Posted: 04 Aug 2012 02:25 AM PDT

Infocamere, oltre 3.800 tra aprile-giugno, 130 in meno di 2011

Aljazeera: Sudan and South Sudan oil deal applauded

Posted: 04 Aug 2012 05:04 PM PDT

US and EU praise profit-sharing agreement of oil revenues reached by two Sudans.

Aljazeera: Israelis protest over austerity measures

Posted: 04 Aug 2012 07:43 PM PDT

Mass rallies held across Israel against tax hikes and spending cuts implemented by PM Netanyahu's Likud party.

Aljazeera: NZ soldiers among dead in Afghan firefight

Posted: 04 Aug 2012 11:49 PM PDT

Prime minister says deaths in central Bamiyan province will not accelerate Wellington's plan to withdraw troops by 2013.

Aljazeera: UN says staffer killed in Sudan border state

Posted: 05 Aug 2012 04:59 AM PDT

Sudanese driver for World Food Programme killed in war-torn South Kordofan state as UN agency claims attacks escalating.

Financial Times: Xstrata earnings to renew Glencore debate

Posted: 05 Aug 2012 06:23 AM PDT

Disappointing first-half results raise fresh questions over miner's valuation as Swiss commodities trader comes under renewed pressure to sweeten its offer

ANSA: Sempre più debiti, oltre 20mila euro a famiglia

Posted: 05 Aug 2012 07:53 AM PDT

Studio della Cgia di Mestre. I nuclei romani sono i più esposti con le banche

Financial Times: Logistics groups at risk from bribery law

Posted: 05 Aug 2012 09:18 AM PDT

Big companies are failing to publish anti-corruption policies, in spite of the sector being exposed to UK legislation introduced last year

Huffington Post: Friendship Day: 5 Celeb Pairs Who Helped Each Other Through Divorce

Posted: 05 Aug 2012 09:31 AM PDT

Brace yourself for a big group hug. Why? Because August 5 is Friendship Day.

The holiday, which takes place on the first Sunday in August every year, has special relevance for those of us who've been through divorce; there's nothing like a good friend to get you through a painful breakup.

Just ask the celebs in the slides below. Click through to test your knowledge of famous, divorce-withstanding friendships -- from the real-life "Friends" who've taken on breakups together, to the bestie who stood beside Nicole Kidman on the red carpet post-Tom. (We'll let you decide if you want to to cue up the "Golden Girls" theme song.)

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Huffington Post: 'Total Recall' Box Office Numbers Fail To Beat 'The Dark Knight'

Posted: 05 Aug 2012 09:46 AM PDT

"Total Recall" took in $26 million at the box office this weekend, Sony reported, which wasn't nearly enough to outdo "The Dark Knight Rises."

The Christopher Nolan filmed earned $36.4 million in its third weekend, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Sony projected $25 to $30 million for "Total Recall" in its opening weekend, but many box office observers thought the movie would bring in more than that, THR noted.

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Huffington Post: McKayla Maroney Falls In Olympic Vault Final, Settles For Silver Medal (VIDEO)

Posted: 05 Aug 2012 09:49 AM PDT

McKayla Maroney is widely considered the best female gymnast in the world on the vault. Just ask her coach. Before the women's vault, U.S. coach Martha Karolyi was quite clear.

"She's the best," Karolyi told The Associated Press.

Over the long run, that may be true. But Maroney did not produce the best performance during the women's vault final at the London Olympics on Sunday. After posting the highest vault score during qualifying (by nearly half a point) and executing a breathtaking vault during the team finals, Maroney delivered a lackluster performance by her incredibly high standards. Of course, that was still good for the silver medal behind Sandra Raluca Izbasa of Romania.

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