SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Several Google Inc Web products, including the popular Gmail service, appeared to go dark for users on several continents on Monday.Google confirmed that “service disruptions” had affected Gmail and Google Drive, its online storage service. The two products are part of Google’s Apps suite, a Microsoft Office rival that caters to both consumers and businesses.By 10:10 a.m....
Jenni Rivera’s family hopes Mexican-American singer still alive
Label: LifestyleLOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The family of Mexican-American singer Jenni Rivera said on Monday they are holding onto hope that she may still be alive, although U.S. officials said earlier that she died on Sunday in a plane crash in Mexico.“In our eyes, we still have faith that our sister will be OK,” Rivera’s brother Juan told reporters outside the family house near Long Beach, California.“We thank God...
FDA OKs J&J prostate cancer drug for pre-chemo use
Label: Health(Reuters) – U.S. health regulators on Monday expanded the approval of Johnson & Johnson‘s drug Zytiga for advanced prostate cancer to allow its use prior to treatment with chemotherapy.The widely-expected, expanded Food and Drug Administration approval, which came after the company demonstrated that Zytiga could extend survival if used prior to chemotherapy, is likely to significantly boost sales...
HSBC ‘to pay $1.9bn’ in US deal
Label: Business10 December 2012 Last updated at 19:30 ETHSBC is to pay US authorities $ 1.9bn (£1.2bn) in a settlement over money-laundering, say reports, the largest ever in such a case.The UK-based bank was alleged to have helped launder money belonging to drug cartels and states under US sanctions.Earlier this year HSBC admitted having poor money laundering controls following a US Senate investigation.Last month...
Egypt army given temporary power to arrest civilians
Label: WorldCAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s Islamist president has given the army temporary power to arrest civilians during a constitutional referendum he is determined to push through despite the risk of bloodshed between his supporters and opponents accusing him of a power grab.Seven people were killed and hundreds wounded last week in clashes between the Islamist Muslim Brotherhood and their critics besieging Mohamed...
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In giant “garage sale”, Japan’s TV giants hawk $3 billion of assets
Label: TechnologyTOKYO (Reuters) – Panasonic Corp, Japan‘s struggling maker of Viera brand TVs, owns more than 10 million square meters of office and factory space, dormitories for its workers and sports facilities for its rugby, baseball and women’s athletics teams.As it battles for Christmas shoppers’ wallets in the year-end holiday season, the sprawling electronics conglomerate is also seeking buyers for some of...
UK hospital says royal prank call appalling after nurse death
Label: LifestyleLONDON/PERTH, Australia (Reuters) – The London hospital that treated Prince William‘s pregnant wife Kate condemned on Saturday an Australian radio station that made a prank call seeking information about the duchess, after the apparent suicide of a nurse who answered the phone.There has been renewed soul-searching over media ethics after Jacintha Saldanha, 46, the nurse who was duped by the station’s...
Obama met with Boehner on Sunday over fiscal cliff: aides
Label: HealthWASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama met with Republican Speaker of the House of Representatives John Boehner on Sunday at the White House to negotiate ways to avoid the “fiscal cliff,” according to White House officials and a congressional aide.The two sides declined to provide further details about the unannounced meeting. Obama and Boehner aides used the same language to describe it.“This...
India’s Strange Obsession With Hitler
Label: BusinessAll that remains of the sign above the Hitler clothing store in Ahmedabad, India, is the swastika that used to dot its “i.” Citing cultural insensitivity, the municipality tore it down on Oct. 30 after the store’s owners refused to change it. Rajesh Shah, a co-owner of the shop, which opened in August, is flummoxed. “We are popular because of the name,” he says. “Our customers were not upset...
EU leaders in Norway to pick up Nobel Peace Prize
Label: WorldOSLO, Norway (AP) — European Union leaders on Sunday hailed the achievements of the 27-nation bloc, but acknowledged they need more integration and authority to solve problems, including its worst financial crisis, as they arrived in Norway to pick up this year’s Nobel Peace Prize.Conceding that the EU lacked sufficient powers to stop the devastating 1992-95 Bosnia war, European Commission President...
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