Iraq to allow fourth mobile telecom service provider
Iraq is to allow a fourth mobile service provider to operate in the country and has invited interested companies to submit documents.
Telecom
Nov 11, 2015
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Bangladesh signs $250m satellite deal with French firm
Bangladesh on Wednesday signed a $250 million deal with French-Italian firm Thales Alenia Space in Dhaka to build the country's first communications satellite, officials said.
Space Exploration
Nov 11, 2015
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Microsoft to keep German customers' cloud data in country (Update)
Microsoft may soon be one of the first U.S. cloud-computing companies to let Europeans store their online data closer to home, a response to fears that U.S. data centers are more vulnerable to snooping by the U.S. government.
Business
Nov 11, 2015
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The last decade's culture wars drove some states to fund stem cell research
It wasn't what President George W. Bush had in mind. In 2001, Bush restricted the use of federal funding for embryonic stem cell research, giving conservatives what looked like a major victory in the nation's culture wars.
Other
Nov 11, 2015
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Scientists get celebrity treatment at Breakthrough Prize award ceremony
Scientists got the red carpet treatment Sunday night as luminaries from Hollywood and Silicon Valley handed out Breakthrough Prizes worth a total of $22 million.
Other
Nov 11, 2015
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Fidelity markdown suggests Snapchat is overvalued
Snapchat Inc. is the latest startup to fall victim to fears that investors have become overzealous in valuing privately held technology companies.
Business
Nov 11, 2015
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India sees clean cooking as climate action that saves lives
Kamlesh feeds the flames of a crude clay cookstove with kindling, kerosene and sunbaked discs of cow dung. She breathes in the billowing smoke, as she does for hours every day. Her eyes water and sting. Her throat feels scratchy ...
Environment
Nov 11, 2015
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Japan researchers find chimps caring for disabled infant
A chimpanzee mother cared for her disabled infant in the wild in Tanzania, Japanese researchers reported in a study published this week, research they hope will help in understanding the evolution of social care in humans.
Plants & Animals
Nov 11, 2015
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Blocked Internet firms on Chinese charm offensive
Google, Facebook and Twitter are all banned in China, but the Internet giants' top executives are increasingly frequent visitors to Beijing as they seek opportunity and profit from the world's second-largest economy, despite ...
Internet
Nov 11, 2015
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China splurges on world's biggest online shopping spree
Shoppers spent around $9 billion in the first 12 hours of China's "Singles Day" sale on Wednesday, e-commerce giant Alibaba said, in the world's biggest online shopping day.
Business
Nov 11, 2015
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