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As count goes on Egypt candidates reach out to rivals
May 27th, 2012
As final votes are counted the apparent winners of the first round of Egypt's landmark presidential vote reached out to rival candidates ahead of a June run-off. (Source: AFP) -
By Tom Bergin LONDON (Reuters) - The opposition Labour party, tapping into widening public anger over corporate tax avoidance, wants the government to push for new international rules to force companies to report profit and tax payments country-by-country. Campaigners say the move, which is receiving increased support internationally despite strong... [Full Article]
By Irene Klotz CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - A music video shot aboard the International Space Station went viral on Monday, turning an astronaut into an overnight music sensation with his zero-gravity version of David Bowie's hit "Space Oddity." As the first Canadian to command the space station, a $100 million project of 15 n... [Full Article]
CAIRO (AP) - Dozens of Egyptian troops and armored vehicles moved into Sinai Monday as the government beefed up security in the volatile peninsula after the abduction of six policemen and a border guard by suspected Islamic militants. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Hard-line Iranian lawmakers have petitioned authorities to bar two contenders - a moderate former president and a protege of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad - from running in next month's presidential election. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
By Swati Pandey and Supantha Mukherjee MUMBAI/BANGALORE (Reuters) - The Indian government's cyber watchdog is investigating how the computer systems of two companies that are part of the country's vast IT services industry were breached in a global ATM heist that saw $45 million stolen from two banks in the Middle East. EnStage Inc, which... [Full Article]
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU antitrust regulators have given some of Google's rivals more time to study its proposals to settle anti-competitive complaints, which could provide more leverage to pry further concessions from the Internet search giant. The European Commission last month told interested parties they had until May 26 to ... [Full Article]
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