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Japan net retailer Rakuten to buy Viber for $900M TOKYO — Japan's Rakuten Inc. is buying Cyprus-based Viber Media, which operates a popular Internet phone application, for $900 million, fortifying the online retailer's social networking footpri... (photo: WN / Arturo Ubaub) Lexington Herald-Leader Internet Photos Rakuten Viber Media Wikipedia: Viber |
Asian stocks mostly higher, Europe muted European stocks were muted but Asian markets mostly gained Friday after China's inflation was steady in January, leaving its government room to stimulate the economy if a slowdown worsens. | In Europe... (photo: AP / Katsumi Kasahara) Springfield News-Sun Asian Stocks Europe FTSE Markets Photos Wikipedia: FTSE 100 Index |
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Snow wallops a second punch for US East Coast Tweet | Washington, Feb 14 (IANS) Walloping a second punch, snow returned to the American capital even as Washingtonians were digging out of the worst storm in four years... (photo: WN / Janice Sabnal) Newstrack India America Photos Snow Storm Wikipedia: 2014 North American cold wave Winter |
Sochi and 'Shooting-Off' Stray Dogs Like Laika Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling | If in an enlightened age a civilization can be judged by how it treats its young and old, then surely in a progressively ... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) WorldNews.com Animal Rights PETA Photos Sochi Olympics Wikipedia: 2014 Winter Olympics |
No-Confidence Vote Ushers In Italy's Youngest-Ever Premier 3:50 PM | Italy's Prime Minister Enrico Letta will step down after his own party launched a no-confidence vote against him, paving the way for the young and popular mayor... (photo: Creative Commons) National Public Radio Enrico Letta Letta Cabinet Matteo Renzi Photos Wikipedia: Letta Cabinet |
The Best Apps for Sparking Romance This Valentine's Day Whether you're planning a romantic date, or trying to quickly get out of one, these apps have upped the ante on your Valentine's Day plans. | Valentine's Day is just arou... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba) Austin American Statesman Apps Mobile Photos Romance Wikipedia: Valentine's Day |
Comcast to pay $45 billion for Time Warner Cable Staff Dayton Business Journal | Comcast Corp. has agreed to a $45 billion merger with Time Warner Cable in a stock deal valued at $45.2 billion, the companies announced t... (photo: Creative Commons / Ildar Sagdejev) Business Journal Business Comcast Photos Time Warner Cable Wikipedia: Time Warner Cable |
Storm causes at least 12 deaths, extensive outages across South ATLANTA (AP) — Small armies of utility workers labored to turn the lights — and the heat — back on for hundreds of thousands of Southerners as a winter storm that l... (photo: WN / Janice Sabnal) Richmond Times Dispatch 2014 February Winter Storm 2014 US Cold Wave Photos Storm Wikipedia : 2014 February Winter Storm |
Nikkei leads fall in weak global stock markets Global stocks fell Thursday, led by a fall in Tokyo, as investors fretted upcoming U.S. indicators would show weakness in the world's biggest economy. | In early European... (photo: AP / Eugene Hoshiko) STL Today Markets Nikkei 225 Photos Stock Exchange Tokyo Stocks Wikipedia: KOSPI |
Mariah Carey: I'm a hands-on mum Mariah Carey has said she is a hands-on mum - but she has to fire her nannies a lot. | The diva has two-year-old twins Moroccan and Monroe with her husband Nick Cannon. |... (photo: AP / Joe Kohen/Invision) Belfast Telegraph Artists Gossip Photos Singer Wikipedia: Mariah Carey |