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Arab uprisings raise hope, doubts among filmmakers
OUAGADOUGOU – Popular uprisings that toppled veteran leaders in the Arab world have raised hopes among north African filmmakers that the winds of change will also blow across the burgeoning industry. But there are fears too that the revolts which ousted Tunisia’s Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, Egyptian strongman Hosni…
Oil prices ease as Saudi downplays supply fears
NEW YORK – Saudi Arabia’s assurances Tuesday that it would counter any disruptions of the global oil market pushed crude prices down Tuesday, but Libya’s ongoing turmoil kept a floor on the market. The world’s largest oil supplier has 3.5 million barrels of day in spare capacity and is building…
Women march for better life on International Women’s Day
PARIS – Women worldwide took to the streets Tuesday to mark the 100th International Women’s Day, with protests against honour killings, the objectification of women in Italy and the shooting of seven women in Ivory Coast. Drawing inspiration from the boardrooms of Finland and the toppling of autocratic regimes in…
Bias creeps into meta-studies: US medical journal
WASHINGTON – Meta-analysis combines the results of small studies and is often used to help interpret research and form treatment guidelines, but bias can creep in, a major US medical journal said Tuesday. Information on funding and conflicts of interest by study authors who may have financial ties to drug…
US probes ‘Anonymous’ hacker threat over WikiLeaks soldier
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon said Tuesday it had requested an investigation into a hacker group’s reported cyber threat against a military base that is being used to hold a US soldier suspected of giving documents to WikiLeaks. Pentagon spokesman Colonel David Lapan said the probe was requested after news that…
US missile strike kills five militants in Pakistan
PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A US missile strike targeting a compound killed five militants in a Pakistani tribal region near the Afghan border on Tuesday, security officials said, updating an earlier toll of four. The strike took place in Landidog village, 20 kilometres (12 miles) west of Wana, the main town…
Chinese in stew over California shark fin threat
SAN FRANCISCO — Chefs in San Francisco’s Chinatown are sharpening their knives to defend the right to serve shark fin soup, a staple in high-end Chinese restaurants in the city. Two local assemblymen have proposed a law to ban the transport and sale of shark fins in California, which would…
Google purges tainted apps from Android phones
SAN FRANCISCO — Google has remotely purged Android smartphones of applications tainted with a malicious code that could take control of the handsets and steal information. Mobile phone security firm LookOut said the purpose of the “DroidDream” code was to “download additional applications and install them silently as system applications…
At least 20 killed in Pakistan bomb attack
LAHORE, Pakistan — A bomb planted by suspected Islamic militants exploded at a filling station in Pakistan’s central Punjab province Tuesday, killing at least 20 people and wounding 127 others, police said. Many of those hurt remained trapped by debris and shrapnel hours after the blast reduced the station building…
Man held in Scotland over Stockholm bombing: police
LONDON — British police said Tuesday they had arrested a 30-year-old foreign national in Scotland in connection with a suicide bombing in Stockholm in December. The man was detained in a dawn raid in Glasgow on suspicion of “aiding terrorist activities” abroad, police said. Officers were also thought to be…
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