LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Royal Mail moved a step closer to privatisation on Thursday after the appointment of a firm to set up an employee share scheme, one of the pre-conditions for a sale. Under the 2011 Postal Services Act, which paves th... [Full Article]
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) - Romanian artist Vasile Muresan, known as Murivale, thinks art belongs on the street. The white-bearded painter can often be seen sitting on the colorful canvases that he displays in the street, while he is followed by the st... [Full Article]
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Benjamin Netanyahu is changing his mid-air sleeping arrangements after a public flap over a $127,000 custom-built bedroom for the Israeli prime minister and his wife on a flight to London last month. Israel's Channel 10 tel... [Full Article]
By Chris Michaud NEW YORK (Reuters) - It is hailed as "the great American novel," but so far "The Great Gatsby" has defied attempts by some of Hollywood's top filmmakers to bring its lyrically romantic story and tragic charac... [Full Article]
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission said it believed Motorola Mobility, a unit of Google, was abusing its market position by seeking and enforcing an injunction against Apple in Germany over patents essential to mobile phone standards. The C... [Full Article]
By Phil Wahba (Reuters) - J.C. Penney Co Inc, recognizing it made mistakes in its attempt to re-invent itself last year, launched a social media campaign on Wednesday that asked shoppers who left in droves to come back. Last year, sales plunged 25 pe... [Full Article]
ISLAMABAD (AP) - On the campaign trail in Pakistan, candidates boast about their readiness to stand up to Washington and often tout their anti-American credentials. One party leader even claims he would shoot down U.S. drones if he comes to power. (S... [Full Article]
(Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd grabbed more smartphone market share from archrival Apple Inc in the latest quarter, with sales of its phones jumping to account for one third of the global market. Sales of the iPhone 5 helped Apple's volu... [Full Article]
By Poornima Gupta and Ben Berkowitz (Reuters) - Tim Cook wants investors to "think different" about Apple: less as a hyper-growth startup-like company and more as a mature but robust technology corporation with the world's most lucrati... [Full Article]
By Stephanie Nebehay NYON, Switzerland (Reuters) - Noted Brazilian musician Gilberto Gil, who says that struggle has been a counterpoint to his successful musical life, takes a road trip in the film "Viramundo" to seek out his musical origi... [Full Article]
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