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French tax lawyer accused of swindling L’Oreal heiress
A French tax lawyer was charged Friday with swindling the country’s richest woman, L’Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt, by getting her to hand over a private island in the Seychelles to him. A source said Fabrice Goguel, who also heads the Foundation for Ecological balance, was suspected of abusing 89-year-old Bettencourt’s…
Pandora threatened by Apple’s entry into Internet radio market
Pandora Media shares plunged Friday after reports said Apple is in talks to license music for a rival online radio service. Shares of Pandora, the largest Internet radio operator, slid 17.6 percent to $10.35 in early trade on Wall Street. The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times reported…
Australia halts deportation of U.K. murderer after he spit and cursed at flight crews
Australian officials were Friday considering how to deport a British murderer after he was pulled from two commercial flights after reportedly spitting at crew and screaming abuse after boarding. Keith Herring ripped a telephone from the seat of a plane and urinated in a holding cell as officials attempted to…
U.S. adds just 96,000 jobs in August, unemployment falls to 8.1 percent
The US economy added a poor 96,000 jobs in August, but the overall jobless rate fell to 8.1 percent from 8.3 percent, the Labor Department said Friday. The lower than expected job creation numbers are likely to feed into the Federal Reserve’s debate on embarking on new actions to help…
Slum surveys giving ‘invisible’ inhabitants a say in urban planning
In 2005, Jeremiah Makori was asleep in his home in Nairobi’s Deep Sea slum when he heard a voice outside. “We went to sleep as usual, and at midnight I heard a strange voice outside, [saying] move out and save your lives,” he said. He rushed outside with his nightclothes…
Hollywood stars boost Obama for re-election at convention
Hollywood starlets Eva Longoria, Scarlett Johannson and Kerry Washington took to the convention stage Thursday to try to persuade American voters to re-elect Barack Obama. The trio laid out ordinary early lives far from the bright lights of Hollywood with Longoria using her previous existence as a server at fast-food…
Lady Gaga’s raw meat dress goes on display at Washington women’s museum
The raw meat dress worn by Lady Gaga at a 2010 awards ceremony will go on display Friday in the US capital alongside a fox fur worn by Billie Holiday and boots sported by Patti Smith. The dress made out of raw beef, which caused a sensation at the MTV…
Myanmar passes new law to attract foreign investors
YANGON, Myanmar – Myanmar’s parliament on Friday, September 7 passed an eagerly awaited new law aimed at boosting foreign investment in the former pariah state, which is emerging from decades of military rule, a lawmaker said. The legislation allows foreign companies to own a 50-percent stake in joint ventures with…
Motorcycle bomb attack outside Damascus mosque: state TV
DAMASCUS: A motorcycle bomb exploded as worshippers left a mosque after Friday prayers in northern Damascus, wounding several people, Syrian state television said. “A terrorist attack carried out with a motorcycle loaded with explosives struck the exit of Rukniyeh mosque as worshippers were making their way out,” it said, adding…
Lufthansa grounds half of flights as strike begins
German airline Lufthansa cancelled around half of its scheduled flights Friday as a 24-hour strike by cabin crew got under way, a company spokesman said. Frankfurt airport, Lufthansa’s main hub and Europe’s third-busiest airport, was “most affected” by the stoppages, the spokesman said. But the head of the striking UFO…
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