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ANSA: Petrolio: chiude in rialzo a 96,75 dlr

Posted: 20 May 2013 11:41 AM PDT

Quotazioni salgono dello 0,76%

ANSA: Oro: recupera soglia 1400 dollari

Posted: 20 May 2013 11:24 PM PDT

Dopo ribasso della vigilia

ANSA: Cambi:euro poco mosso a 1,289 dollari

Posted: 20 May 2013 11:27 PM PDT

Yen si indebolisce a 132,1

ANSA: Petrolio: in rialzo a 96,8 dollari

Posted: 20 May 2013 11:29 PM PDT

Brent a 105,03

Aljazeera: Britain to offer visas to Afghan interpreters

Posted: 22 May 2013 03:32 AM PDT

Cameron to allow interpreters who served with UK forces fighting Taliban to live in Britain, reversing earlier decision.

Financial Times: Ireland pledges to fight tax avoidance

Posted: 22 May 2013 05:40 AM PDT

Prime minister insists Ireland does not cut special tax deals with foreign companies as he arrives for an EU summit where the issue will top agenda

Aljazeera: World Bank offers $1bn to Africa Great Lakes

Posted: 22 May 2013 05:49 AM PDT

Funds for health, education, hydro-electric projects and cross-border trade come amid fresh fighting in the region.

Aljazeera: New Zealand police 'terrorism raids unlawful'

Posted: 22 May 2013 06:39 AM PDT

Maoris call for apology after report finds police intimidated people during anti-terrorism operation in Ruatoki Valley.

Aljazeera: German firm to hire hundreds with autism

Posted: 22 May 2013 06:47 AM PDT

Computer software company announces plans to employ hundreds of people with autism in bid to drive innovative thinking.

Financial Times: G8 protesters ‘map’ London hedge funds

Posted: 22 May 2013 08:33 AM PDT

An anti-capitalist group has highlighted potential targets in the UK capital, encouraging supporters to 'show their anger' at companies' addresses

Financial Times: Iran’s poll charade

Posted: 22 May 2013 10:02 AM PDT

Ban on candidates highlights the frailty of the Islamic regime and increases the likelihood of social unrest

Financial Times: Swedish riots stir debate on immigration

Posted: 22 May 2013 10:03 AM PDT

The widespread unrest began in the north-western suburb of Husby, where immigrants represent about 80% of the population and unemployment is high

Huffington Post: Obama Second-Term Curse? A Look Into Presidential Scandals After Reelection

Posted: 22 May 2013 10:07 AM PDT

President Barack Obama's second-term agenda hit a road block this month when a series of scandals within the administration stacked up, one after another.

From the IRS' targeting of tea party groups, the Department of Justice's probe into Associated Press journalists' phone records and the never-ending criticism of how the Obama administration handled the Benghazi attacks, eyes have shifted away from the broader policy debates that the president spoke of in his second inaugural address in January.

But is the 44th president's recent slew of scandals related to a "second-term curse?"


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Huffington Post: Michele Bachmann Romance Novel Author Talks To HuffPost Live

Posted: 22 May 2013 10:08 AM PDT

Politics and romance novels might just make sexy bedfellows. Tréy Sager, author of "Fires of Siberia," joined HuffPost Live Wednesday to explain why writing a bodice ripper based on controversial congresswoman Michele Bachmann made perfect sense.

"She has such publicly acknowledged sex appeal, and she's this very enigmatic figure, I thought, what better place to explore these intense feelings that the culture has about her than in a romance novel?" Sanger also discussed how the book wasn't just about Michele -- her real-life husband Marcus was also an inspiration.

"As a culture, we are really interested in Marcus Bachmann and Michele Bachmann's sex life -- what's happening in their bedroom? Whole tropes exist on the internet about his sexuality."


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Huffington Post: Grownups Speak To Startups: We're Not Into Technology Just Because It's Cool

Posted: 22 May 2013 10:14 AM PDT

SAN FRANCISCO -- Representatives from AARP and Geisinger Health System make no pretensions: They're not into technology just because it's cool.

While the 50+ population and doctors appear to be dissimilar markets, selling to either requires a deep understanding of customer needs rather than just a sense of having "the next big thing."


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Huffington Post: Karrina And Sydnee Vargyas: Family Mourns 7-Month-Old, 4-Year-Old Oklahoma Tornado Victims

Posted: 22 May 2013 10:14 AM PDT

As families across Oklahoma start to pick up the pieces in the wake of Monday's devastating tornado, one family is reeling after the loss of two of their children to the storm.

According to a Tuesday report from the Oklahoma medical examiner's office, Sydnee Vargyas, 7 months, and her sister Karrina Vargyas, 4, were among the 10 children so far declared dead in the suburb of Moore.

The medical examiner reports that Sydnee died from "blunt force trauma of the head." Her big sister sustained "multiple blunt force injuries."


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