Erdogan canceled a visit to Sweden because of the Armenian Genocide Resolution
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan canceled a visit to Sweden in connection with the resolution on the Armenian Genocide, approved by the Swedish Parliament earlier on Thursday, March 11. As the <Reuters, Erdogan was scheduled to visit Sweden on...
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Swedish Parliament recognized the Armenian Genocide
Though the motion to recognize the genocide of Armenians and other ethnic groups – Chaldeans, Syrians, Assyrians and Pontian Greeks – had the backing of members of five of the seven Swedish parliamentary parties, the vote’s outcome was uncertain to...
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Charles P. Thacker was the creator of the first PC got Turing Award
The Association for Computing Machinery today named Charles P. Thacker the winner of the 2009 ACM A.M. Turing Award for his pioneering design and realization of the Alto, the first modern personal computer, and the prototype for networked personal computers. ...
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The Google Apps Marketplace, announced the company’s Campfire One event
Google is bringing the app store concept to business cloud computing, giving software developers a storefront for Google Apps customers. The Google Apps Marketplace, announced here Tuesday at the company’s Campfire One event, will allow Google Apps users to purchase third-party...
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3 Americans held in Iran called home
Cindy Hickey had rehearsed what she would say to her son when she finally got to talk to him months after he was detained in Iran. When the time came, the conversation lasted only about a minute, she said, “so...
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California jury recommends death for serial killer
It was 2005 when Bruce Barcomb received the call he’d been awaiting for nearly three decades: Police had finally identified the man who raped and murdered his little sister in a remote canyon on a dark night in 1977. Police told...
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Unemployment rises in 30 states California, at 12.5 percent
Unemployment rose in 30 states in January, the Labor Department said Wednesday, evidence that jobs remain scarce in most regions of the country. The data is somewhat better than December, when 43 states reported higher unemployment rates, but worse than November,...
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Euro moved up over 1.36 dollars
The euro staged a modest turnaround against the dollar Wednesday in featureless trading as dealers looked for signals on prospects for the world economy and a proposed European monetary fund. The single European currency moved up over 1.36 dollars late in...
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No agreement between British Airways and cabin crew
Talks between British Airways and a cabin crew union aimed at averting a strike have broken down with no agreement, the airline said Wednesday, again raising the possibility of a walkout by thousands of employees. Officials at the Unite union said...
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Gates keeps up pressure on Iran with Saudi visit
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates told Saudi leaders Wednesday that the U.S. effort for diplomatic engagement with Iran had come to naught and he asked for the influential kingdom’s help to win wide backing for biting economic penalties against Tehran. The...
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