Thursday, May 23, 2013
 
 
Arizona jury begins to weigh death penalty in Jodi Arias murder case
By Brad Poole

(Reuters) - Jodi Arias, the California woman convicted in a sensational trial of brutally murdering her ex-boyfriend, faced an Arizona jury on Wednesday for the start of proceedings that will decide whether she deserves the death penalty for her crime.

S...
 
AT&T expects better results in mobile business in second quarter
(Reuters) - AT&T Inc expects much better results in its wireless business in the second quarter after a weak start to the year, Chief Executive Randall Stephenson said on Wednesday.

Last month, the No. 2 U.S. mobile provider reported a net loss of 69,000 cellphone subscribers in the first ...
 
Arizona jury to weigh death penalty in Jodi Arias murder case
By Tim Gaynor

PHOENIX (Reuters) - Jodi Arias, the California woman convicted in a sensational trial of brutally murdering her ex-boyfriend, will face an Arizona jury on Wednesday charged with deciding if she deserves the death penalty for her crime.

Arias was found gu...
 
Russian media delight in U.S. spy case as leaders try to limit fallout
By Timothy Heritage

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian state-run media revelled on Wednesday in embarrassing the United States over a botched attempt to recruit one of its intelligence agents but both countries signaled they wanted to prevent the episode harming efforts to improve relations.

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Insight: Bank documents portray Cyprus as Russia's favorite haven
By Stephen Grey and Michele Kambas and Douglas Busvine

NICOSIA (Reuters) - When the Cyprus bank run began earlier this year, Russians set much of the pace. Documents seen by Reuters show that as the Mediterranean island headed towards financial meltdown in March, most notable among compani...
 
Exclusive: EU to warn China it may levy duties against Huawei - sources
By Ethan Bilby

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission plans to send a formal warning to China that it is ready to levy sanctions against telecoms equipment makers Huawei and ZTE Corp over illegal subsidies, people close to the matter said.

EU trade chief Karel D...
 
Exclusive: EU threatens trade duties against China's Huawei, ZTE - sources
By Ethan Bilby

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission plans to send a formal warning to China that it is ready to levy trade duties against telecoms equipment makers Huawei Technologies Co Ltd and ZTE Corp over what it says are illegal subsidies, people close to the matter said.

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ABC bets TV viewers will marvel at superhero show
By Liana B. Baker and Lisa Richwine

(Reuters) - Walt Disney Co's ABC network is tapping its blockbuster Avengers franchise for a new TV show, looking to reverse a ratings decline that put it last of the four largest networks among audiences coveted by advertisers.

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ABC bets TV viewers will marvel at superhero show
By Liana B. Baker and Lisa Richwine

(Reuters) - Walt Disney Co's ABC network is tapping its blockbuster Avengers franchise for a new TV show, looking to reverse a ratings decline that put it last of the four largest networks among audiences coveted by advertisers.

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Cost to be big factor in 'talking' cars acceptance: U.S. transport chief
By Ben Klayman

ANN ARBOR, Michigan (Reuters) - Cars that talk to each other to avoid crashes or traffic jams, like those being tested here, will save lives but the cost of the systems will determine consumers' acceptance of such technology, the U.S. transportation secretary said on T...
 



Exclusive: EU to warn China it may levy duties against Huawei - sources
By Ethan Bilby

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission plans to send a formal warning to China that it is ready to levy sanctions against telecoms equipment makers Huawei and ZTE Corp over illegal subsidies, people close to the matter said.

EU trade chief Karel D...
 
In uproar over U.S. seizure of AP records, focus turns to Holder
By Tabassum Zakaria and Susan Cornwell

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder was likely to face a storm of questions on Tuesday over the Justice Department's controversial decision to seize telephone records of the Associated Press, a move denounced by critics as a g...
 
Nokia's market share slumps in first quarter: Gartner
LONDON (Reuters) - Nokia, battling to keep up with Samsung and Apple in the global phone race, lost almost 5 percentage points of market share in the first quarter, research company Gartner said on Tuesday.

Overall global sales figures for mobile phones rose 0.7 percent in the first three ...
 
Associated Press says U.S. government seized journalists' phone records
By Tabassum Zakaria and Susan Cornwell

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Associated Press said on Monday the U.S. government secretly seized telephone records of AP offices and reporters for a two-month period in 2012, describing the acts as a massive and unprecedented intrusion into news-gathe...
 
Palestinians unite behind Gaza Strip "Arab Idol" star
By Nidal al-Mughrabi

GAZA (Reuters) - The fractious factions in the Gaza Strip and across the Israeli-occupied Palestinian territories have found one voice to unite behind - a 22-year-old youth singing songs about a lost homeland on the Middle East's version of 'American Idol'....
 
Prosecutors seek 6-year jail term for Berlusconi in sex trial
By Silvia Aloisi and Sara Rossi

MILAN (Reuters) - Italian prosecutors called on Monday for a six-year jail sentence and a lifetime ban on holding public office for centre-right leader and former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, who is charged with abuse of office and paying for sex with a...
 
Syrian refugees fear backlash in Turkey after bombings
By Jonathon Burch

REYHANLI, Turkey (Reuters) - Syrian refugees in Turkey say they fear a backlash after car bombings that killed 50 people and wounded many others over the weekend in a border town.

Turkey is home to some 400,000 refugees from the two-year civil war in...
 
Indian companies at center of global cyber heist
By Dinesh Nair and Jim Finkle

DUBAI/BOSTON (Reuters) - Two companies with major operations in India were the weak links that opened the door to a $45 million global cyber heist brought to light by U.S. authorities this week.

EnStage Inc, which operates from Bangalore,...
 
Euclid Analytics Uses WiFi to Track In-Store Shoppers
The tech analytics service uses wireless signals from smartphones to help retailers learn more about shoppers.
 
Exclusive: Indian card processor in $45 million heist is ElectraCard - sources
By Dinesh Nair and Jessica Dye

DUBAI/NEW YORK (Reuters) - One of the credit card processing companies whose security was breached in a $45 million global cyber heist was India's ElectraCard Services, according to two people familiar with the situation.

ElectraCard...
 


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 





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