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22 November 2014 • 04:57 AMT
Ebola outbreak can be ended by mid-2015, Ban says

More than 5,400 people have died in those three countries, along with a handful of others in Nigeria, Mali, Spain and the U.S.

22 November 2014 • 04:51 AMT
NY federal judge approves Apple $450mln e-book settlement

Although the settlement is final, Apple only has to pay that amount if it loses its appeal of a 2013 price-fixing ruling.

22 November 2014 • 04:41 AMT
Yahoo acquires photo app-maker Cooliris

The company was founded in 2006 and was initially known for creating a “3D wall” for navigating photos and other media content.

22 November 2014 • 04:34 AMT
Benghazi investigation finds no wrongdoing in U.S. response

The inquiry by House Intelligence Committee said there was no intelligence failure and no delay in sending a CIA rescue team.

21 November 2014 • 17:34 AMT
U.S.-led coalition stages 30 air strikes against IS targets in Syria

Six strikes near Kobani destroyed staging areas, buildings and two tactical units, while another near Ar Raqqah damaged an IS barrack.

21 November 2014 • 17:19 AMT
HSBC bank placed under formal investigation in France

In Belgium, prosecutors said the private banking branch is suspected of “promoting and encouraging fiscal fraud”.

21 November 2014 • 16:33 AMT
Toyota to recall 422,509 luxury brand Lexus cars over fuel leak

The recall covers Lexus LS from model years 2007 to 2010, Lexus GS from 2006 to 2011 and Lexus IS from 2006 to 2011.

21 November 2014 • 16:21 AMT
Armenia’s Mavrik Nasibyan wins gold at World Sambo Championships

There are 3 categories: senior sport sambo men, women and combat sambo men and 9 classes in each, making 27 classes in all.

21 November 2014 • 14:57 AMT
Another French minister quits in financial wrongdoing probe

Arif is the third minister in the embattled Socialist government to quit after being linked to an investigation of financial wrongdoing.

21 November 2014 • 14:36 AMT
Messi rumored to leave Spain over tax jail threat

Messi had his first run-in over tax last year when he was accused of concealing €4.1mln earned from image rights in shell companies.

21 November 2014 • 13:00 AMT
Artsakh rules out exchange of Azeri saboteurs for pilots’ bodies: official

“These saboteurs have committed a crime. They are standing trial and must be punished,” Armenian Defense Minister said.

21 November 2014 • 12:37 AMT
8 killed in Romanian military helicopter crash

The ministry said that the IAR-330 crashed in the locality of Malancrav, some 350 kilometers northwest of Bucharest.

21 November 2014 • 12:29 AMT
Ameria Management Advisory Services completes Kyrgyz project

The project aimed to assist the country in improving financial management and efficiency of the government’s activity.

21 November 2014 • 11:36 AMT
Kerry to meet British, French counterparts

Kerry expressed hope that a deal could be forged by the target date and said negotiators “are not talking about an extension”.

21 November 2014 • 11:21 AMT
China capable to shut down U.S. computer systems: NSA

Rogers testified two days after a bill to overhaul the NSA’s bulk collection of telephone records failed in the Senate.

21 November 2014 • 11:11 AMT
Sotheby’s chief executive stepping down after 14 years of service

Rival Christie’s sold a record $852.9mln in works, compared to $343.7mln at Sotheby’s during flagship sales held every November.

21 November 2014 • 11:03 AMT
Amazon signs deal to lease huge premises in Manhattan: report

Last month Amazon opened pop-up stores in San Francisco and Sacramento in an effort to catch the holiday crowd.

21 November 2014 • 10:33 AMT
ECB head says willing to ‘step up pressure’ to stimulate economy

The ECB has held off because bond purchases are legally and politically more complicated in a multi-country currency union.

21 November 2014 • 10:18 AMT
Israel says Hamas planned to kill Foreign Minister

Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip although it is formally under Abbas’ rule, neither confirmed nor denied the allegations.

21 November 2014 • 06:30 AMT
Japan PM dissolves parliament, paves way for snap election

Abe launched an ambitious economic plan, informally known as “Abenomics”, two years ago when he became Prime Minister.

21 November 2014 • 06:00 AMT
AT&T to pay $52mln in penalties to California

“This settlement holds AT&T accountable for unlawfully dumping electronic waste,” state Attorney General Kamala Harris said.

21 November 2014 • 04:55 AMT
LG clinches title of world’s largest UHD TV panel vendor

DisplaySearch’s TFT-LCD shipment report said LG sold 578,000 UHD TV panels, securing 28.1 percent of the market for October.

21 November 2014 • 04:46 AMT
Nobel Peace Prize winner to lead review of UN peacekeeping missions

Jose Ramos-Horta said he would be reluctant to impose on busy field commanders and would opt to speak via videoconference instead.

21 November 2014 • 04:34 AMT
Obama offers sweeping changes to immigration system

The plan will also expand a 2012 program that defers deportation for young people brought to the country illegally as children.

20 November 2014 • 17:19 AMT
Dropbox launches Carousel photo gallery app for iPad, Web

The tablet app is scaled and designed for larger mobile screens and works in much the same way as the mobile phone apps.

20 November 2014 • 16:47 AMT
Stoltenberg: NATO war planes had to scramble 400 times this year

“NATO does not possess or NATO doesn’t sell military equipment, that is something the nations are doing or not doing,” Stoltenberg said.

20 November 2014 • 16:40 AMT
Muslim Brotherhood senior leader arrested in Egypt

President Mohammed Morsi, who won office with Brotherhood backing, was ousted when the military retook power in 2013.

20 November 2014 • 16:21 AMT
Jolie says wants to switch her focus to directing

“I like being pushed mentally to have to learn so much and be a part of every single aspect of a production,” she said.

20 November 2014 • 16:06 AMT
30 countries pledge $9.3bn for UN Green Climate Fund

“I’m confident that we will reach the $10 billion goal,” Barbara Hendricks told reporters. “$9.3 billion is already pretty close.”

20 November 2014 • 13:26 AMT
Swedish court rejects Assange appeal to revoke detention order

WikiLeaks founder has been stuck inside Ecuador’s London embassy since June 2012 to avoid a British extradition to Sweden.