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Posted: 31 May 2013 08:19 AM PDT
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland has formally rejected claims by U.S. Senators Carl Levin and John McCain that Ireland is a tax haven and that it handed Apple a special tax deal.
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Posted: 31 May 2013 05:43 AM PDT
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Indian authorities dismissed Nokia's appeals over an income tax demand of 20.8 billion Indian rupees ($370 million), the phone company said, a setback for its efforts to resolve the dispute in a crucial market.
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Posted: 31 May 2013 05:07 AM PDT
(Reuters) - Dell Inc urged shareholders on Friday to vote for the $24.4 billion buyout offer led by founder and Chief Executive Michael Dell at a special meeting on July 18, saying the bid was superior to other strategic options.
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Posted: 31 May 2013 04:43 AM PDT
MILAN (Reuters) - Shares in Telecom Italia fell more than 4 percent on Friday after being briefly halted from trading, a day after the company took the first step to spin off its fixed-line network.
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Posted: 31 May 2013 03:56 AM PDT
TOKYO (Reuters) - Apple Inc hiked prices of iPads and iPods in Japan on Friday, becoming the latest and highest-profile brand to join a growing list of foreign firms asking Japanese consumers to pay more as a weakening yen squeezes income.
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Posted: 31 May 2013 03:20 AM PDT
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Vodafone and China Mobile said on Friday they had pulled out of the battle to win a new license in Myanmar, saying the conditions set by the country did not suit the two operators.
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Posted: 31 May 2013 02:46 AM PDT
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd, said it set up a research and development company in Japan for displays and touch panels, its latest effort to strengthen its display business.
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Posted: 31 May 2013 01:59 AM PDT
MUMBAI (Reuters) - Private equity giants Carlyle Group LP and Blackstone Group LP as well as Indian outsourcers L&T Infotech and Tech Mahindra Ltd, are lining up bids for Hewlett-Packard Co's $1 billion stake in India's MphasiS Ltd, several sources involved in the process said.
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Posted: 30 May 2013 11:35 PM PDT
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - A New Zealand court granted Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom access on Friday to all evidence seized by police in a 2012 raid, bolstering the Internet entrepreneur's fight against extradition to the United States to face online piracy charges.
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Posted: 30 May 2013 06:15 PM PDT
NEW YORK (Reuters) - One of the biggest minority shareholders in Clearwire Corp, on Thursday urged the wireless company to recommend against Sprint Nextel Corp's buyout offer after Dish Network Corp made a counter bid.
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Posted: 30 May 2013 03:15 PM PDT
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics has chosen an Intel Corp processor to power a new version of one of its top-tier Android tablets, a source with knowledge of the plans told Reuters, in a major victory for the U.S. chipmaker, which is struggling to find its footing in the mobile market.
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Posted: 30 May 2013 11:03 AM PDT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States was set to relax sanctions on Iran on Thursday to allow American companies to sell mobile phones, software and other technology used for personal communications to Iranians, two U.S. officials said.
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Posted: 30 May 2013 10:40 AM PDT
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Shares of Facebook Inc jumped 5.6 percent on Thursday after two investment brokerages upgraded their recommendations, arguing that concerns over the waning engagement of younger users were overblown.
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Posted: 30 May 2013 09:52 AM PDT
MILAN (Reuters) - Telecom Italia took a first step to spin off its domestic fixed-line access network on Thursday, a move that could allow the debt-laden Italian telecoms group to raise cash to fund investments.
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Posted: 30 May 2013 09:33 AM PDT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A deal among the United States, China, the European Union and nearly two dozen other countries to eliminate duties on billions of dollars of technology products could be reached in the next two months, U.S. technology groups said on Thursday.
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Posted: 30 May 2013 09:15 AM PDT
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Shares of Facebook Inc jumped 5.6 percent on Thursday after two investment brokerages upgraded their recommendations, arguing that concerns over the waning engagement of younger users were overblown.
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Posted: 31 May 2013 02:52 AM PDT
Concerns about the project's environmental and human cost endure as China prepares a huge hydropower expansion.
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Posted: 31 May 2013 02:47 AM PDT
A new report says Myanmar's economy has the potential to at least quadruple in size by 2030 – if it manages to diversify, build infrastructure and maintain political stability.
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Posted: 31 May 2013 03:46 AM PDT
In recent weeks, units of Burma Army under the control of Military Operations Command #16 based in Hsenwi, reportedly wearing SSA uniforms in disguise and roaming in the villages saying they are Shan soldiers and extorting money from villagers. They would also interrogate people, in case villagers resist giving money, they would be beaten, news sources said. 
Lt-Col Zawm Mong, commander of Task Force 701 (Photo: RCSS/SSA)
In response to the situation: "We have informed our soldiers not to wear SSA uniforms and roam about except the unit on duty at the command center. We have also ordered to shoot without warning if anyone is found wearing SSA uniform," said Lt-Col Zawm Mong, commander of Task Force 701. At the same time, Burmese authorities also alleged that the Burma Army has dutifully carried out the attack on 9 May is due to the SSA Task Force base 701 has been running illicit drug business. Lt-Col Zawm Mong categorically denied the allegation by saying it is baseless and faulty. "The Task Force 701 is neither our stronghold nor a center for running drug business as Burmese authorities claim. Their claim is baseless and absolutely faulty. This base serves for 2 purposes: 1) to provide medical treatment for drug addicts and rehabilitation; and 2) a center for implementation of drug free zone," the Shan commander told SHAN. "As the government does not provide such a rehabilitation center for the drug addicts and they cannot afford to go to China for treatment, so we have started the project for the people who live in the Mao valley region." "With strong support from the locals, we had scheduled to open the hospital and drug rehabilitation center on 12 May. All of a sudden, our plans had gone for good as the Burma Army with over 400-strong attacked on our center," the Shan commander recalled. On the other hand, the President Thein Sein is making peace with armed group movements, while Burma Army is attempting to create a disaster scenario to the country. Once and for all, if the Burma Army withdraw from the areas, peace will come automatically, Lt-Col Zawm Mong is quoted as saying. On 30 May, Phophtaw News (Shwehintha) reported in Burmese that a 300-strong Burma Army force attacked the Ta'ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) base between Mong Wi and Namkham on the Sino-Burmese border. Some of the soldiers in the Burma Army units were wearing RCSS/SSA uniforms, said the TNLA field commander. |
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