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Snowden seeks asylum in China | | The anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks says it has submitted asylum requests to 19 more countries for Edward Snowden, the ex-National Security Agency computer contractor who has admitted leaking details of U.S. surveillance programs to reporters. |
AstraZeneca picks site for new global home in Cambridge | | LONDON (Reuters) - AstraZeneca has chosen a science park on the southern outskirts of Cambridge, England, next to the world-renowned Addenbrooke's Hospital, for its new $500 million global headquarters and research center. |
Radwanska outlasts Li in epic quarter-final | | LONDON (Reuters) - Last year's runner-up Agnieszka Radwanska, the highest ranked player left in the women's draw, moved closer to reaching successive Wimbledon finals after outlasting China's Li Na 7-6(5) 4-6 6-2 in an epic last-eight duel on Tuesday. |
Breakingviews IP-uh-O | | June 28 - Jeffrey Goldfarb and Rob Cyran discuss how rising interest rates led to price cuts in a rash of stock market debuts, including CDW and HD Supply, and whether the IPO party is over. |
Dog eats dog as Britain's tabloids bare all | | LONDON, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Fleet Street's finest jostled furiously at the start on Thursday of a government inquiry, trying to grab public attention with tales of shock and horror. |
Sony suffers second box office letdown as it eyes partial spinoff | | LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Sony, which is studying a partial spinoff of its studio at the urging of major shareholder Daniel Loeb, suffered its second box office misfire of the summer season when its action movie "White House Down" opened with ticket sales below industry forecasts. |
Football Brazil lift Confeds Cup | | Hosts Brazil enjoy a triumphant finale to the troubled Confederations Cup with a 3-0 defeat of world champions Spain in the Maracana Sunday. |
Ex-Tyco CEO Kozlowski denied bid for new parole hearing | | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Dennis Kozlowski, the former Tyco International Ltd chief executive convicted of looting the company of more than $100 million, was denied a bid for a new parole hearing by a New York state appeals court on Tuesday. |
BRIEF-Tyco says got notices of deficiency from IRS | | July 1 (Reuters) - July 1 (Reuters) - Tyco International Ltd * Got notices of deficiency from IRS asserting several of co's former U.S. units owe additional taxes of $883.3 million plus penalties of $154 million * Says several of co's former U.S. units owe penalties of $154 million based on audits of 1997 through 2000 tax years of co. * Under 2007 tax sharing agreement,covidien;TE Connectivity would share 42%,31%,respectively,of any tax liabilities due in respect of these matters * Source |
Well Gay Marriage Same, but Different | | Gay marriages tend to be more egalitarian with couples leaning on a network of friends and reporting being happier and have less conflict than straight couples. |
AP Source 3-Team Deal Sends Redick to Clippers | | A person with knowledge of the situation says a three-team trade is in place that sends J.J. Redick from the Milwaukee Bucks to the Los Angeles Clippers and point guard Eric Bledsoe from the Clippers to the Phoenix Suns. |
Tribute to Simonsen | | Audi's Tom Kristensen recorded a record ninth victory in the Le Mans 24 hour race Sunday and dedicated it to fellow Dane Allan Simonsen, who died in a high speed crash the previous day. |
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