AMMAN (Reuters) – A bomb exploded near army and security compounds in Damascus, Syrian television reported, and fractured opposition groups seeking to topple President Bashar al-Assad began unity talks abroad to win international respect and arms supplies.The 50-kilogram (110-pound) bomb, near a large hotel in a heavily guarded district, was described...
The app’s the thing as Shakespeare goes digital
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TORONTO (Reuters) – William Shakespeare‘s plays are getting a 21st century-style makeover in the form of new apps for tablets and smart phones nearly 500 years after the Bard took pen to parchment.Plays such as “Romeo and Juliet” and “Macbeth” spring to life in iPad apps released by Cambridge University Press, which pairs the texts with audio performances,...
Sharon Osbourne has double mastectomy
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LONDON (AP) — Sharon Osbourne says she had a double mastectomy after learning she carries a gene that increases the risk of developing breast cancer.Osbourne told Hello! magazine that “I didn’t want to live the rest of my life with that shadow hanging over me.”
The 60-year-old “America’s Got Talent” judge, who had colon...
BioMarin genetic disorder drug meets main goal, shares jump
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(Reuters) – BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc said a late-stage trial of its experimental genetic disorder drug met the main goal of improving patients’ walking ability when administered weekly, sending the company‘s shares up 25 percent in premarket trading.The drug, called GALNS, however, did not show any improvement over a placebo when administered every...
UK service sector growth ‘slows’
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5 November 2012 Last updated at 05:56 ETActivity in the UK service sector grew at its slowest pace in almost two years in October, a survey has suggested.
The PMI services index from Markit/CIPS fell to 50.6 from 52.2 in September. Any score above 50 indicates growth.Growth in new business eased, while employment in...
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Brazil’s ‘pop-star priest’ gets mammoth new stage
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SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil‘s “pop-star priest” is already packing in the crowds at the newly opened mammoth sanctuary that he built for his campaign to stem the exodus of faithful from the Roman Catholic Church in Latin America’s biggest nation.Brazil still has more Catholics than any other country in the world, with...
Red Cross’ App Helps Sandy Victims
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App Name: Hurricane by The American Red CrossPrice: Free
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Available Platforms: iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, (requires iOS 4.2 or later), and AndroidWhat does this app do? Millions remained without power and the death toll in New York City topped...
AnnaLynne McCord to get “Scorned” With Billy Zane in new thriller
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LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) – AnnaLynne McCord is about to become a woman “Scorned.”“90210″ star McCord has signed on for the revenge thriller “Scorned,” alongside “Titanic” star Billy Zane and Viva Bianca from Starz’s “Spartacus.”
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McCord and...
Israel’s Neuronix offers new Alzheimer’s treatment
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TEL AVIV (Reuters) – Israel-based Neuronix, which has developed a non-invasive medical device to help to treat Alzheimer’s disease, expects the system to be approved by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration in late 2014.The device, which combines electromagnetic stimulation with computer-based cognitive training,...
Comet gift vouchers are suspended
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4 November 2012 Last updated at 04:33 ET
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Comet customer: “It looks like a plague of locusts have been inside [the store] and cleaned the place out”
The administrators of the electrical retailer Comet have suspended the use of gift vouchers at the stores.
The shops have been open as usual over the weekend since administrators were called in on Friday.
The Comet website has returned in a slimmed down form, confirming store locations and answering questions about the administration.
There has been no sign of heavy discounting so far, but the website said a sale would be starting soon.
On the question of gift vouchers, it said: “The administrators are currently considering the position in relation to gift cards and gift vouchers and at this stage they cannot be used to pay for items.
“The administrators are reviewing this position urgently.”
Holders of gift vouchers would usually be considered as low priority creditors to a retailer going into administration, and would be unlikely to be able to use their vouchers.
The exception is when a chain is sold to new owners, who might decide to accept them as an act of goodwill to prevent the brand they have bought being tarnished.
The new website explained on its front page that administrators from Deloitte had been appointed.
Its question and answer section said that people who were waiting for items to be delivered that they had paid for would only be receiving those items if they were already in stock at a delivery centre.
“Where the item for an existing order is not currently in stock, this delivery cannot now be made,” it said.
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