Americas
Facebook boosts IPO size
16/05 16:59 CET
Facebook on Wednesday increased the size of its initial public offering of shares by 25 percent. The additional shares will be sold by early investors including PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel, Accel Partners’ James Breyer, investment manager Tiger Global Management and…
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USA - 16/05 02:53 CET
DSK sues New York maid who accused him of rape
The disgraced French politician and former IMF chief Dominique…
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Mexico - 16/05 01:13 CET
Mexican author Carlos Fuentes dies aged 83
One of Latin America’s most celebrated and widely read authors…
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Colombia - 15/05 22:53 CET
Deadly bombing targets former Colombia minister
A former Colombian minister has survived a bomb attack that killed his…
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USA - 15/05 19:05 CET
JPMorgan boss faces shareholders after revelation of big trading…
There was a relatively easy ride for JPMorgan Chase’s boss at the…
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USA - 15/05 15:40 CET
Snow White and the Huntsman
Another version of the Grimm Brothers’ Snow White is about to hit…
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Mexico - 15/05 06:14 CET
Journalist found murdered in Mexico
Police in the Mexican city of Cuernavaca have found the body of a…
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USA - 15/05 04:43 CET
Obama camp targets Romney in video attack
The US presidential campaign has got off to an unofficial start…
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USA - 14/05 17:48 CET
Huge losses cause top banker to resign
The chief investment officer of one of Wall Street’s biggest banks…
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Argentina - 14/05 09:52 CET
Six die in river collision in Argentina
Six people have been confirmed dead in Argentina after a cargo ship and a…
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Monterrey - 13/05 21:53 CET
Dozens of mutilated bodies found on Mexico highway
The dismembered bodies of 49 people have been found in plastic bags on…
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USA - 13/05 05:44 CET
Republican Romney says no to gay marriage
US Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has spoken out against…
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Venezuela - 12/05 08:23 CET
Venezuela's Chavez returns to quash death rumours
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez flew home on Friday from cancer…
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USA - 11/05 16:04 CET
JPMorgan trading blunder spooks bank stocks
JPMorgan Chase has shocked the markets by revealing a trading loss of…
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USA - 11/05 08:24 CET
US experts back HIV drug for preventive treatment
The first drug shown to prevent HIV infection has won approval from…
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Guatemala - 11/05 07:10 CET
Guatemala discovery sheds light on Mayan calendar doomsday…
The Mayan calendar many believe predicts the end of the world actually…
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USA - 11/05 06:50 CET
Read roars home to pressure Ocean Race leaders
America’s Ken Read has won his second Volvo Ocean race leg in a row…
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USA - 10/05 19:13 CET
Will Obama's gay marriage backing become an election issue?
President Obama’s backing for same-sex marriage has brought…
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USA - 10/05 17:14 CET
Spurlock's new comedy questions masculinity
Director Morgan Spurlock’s comedy documentary ‘Mansome’…
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USA - 10/05 17:07 CET
Obama's symbolic gay support
Gay marriage is a big subject to raise in the six months before the…
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USA - 10/05 11:34 CET
Obama: Same sex couples should be able to wed in US
It is being hailed as a turning point in American civil rights. Barack…
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USA - 10/05 07:16 CET
Celebrity hairdresser Vidal Sassoon dies at 84
The man credited with revolutionising hairdressing in the 1960s, Vidal…
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USA - 10/05 02:23 CET
Obama backs same sex marriage
Barack Obama has become the first US president to support gay marriage in…
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USA - 09/05 17:08 CET
US court sees CCTV of police beating homeless man
Video footage of police beating a mentally-ill, homeless man has been…
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USA - 09/05 15:00 CET
Obama's fair-shot, fair-share campaign
The US presidential race will see major rallies in Virginia and Ohio this…
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USA - 09/05 12:13 CET
Records galore at post-war art auction
Mark Rothko’s 1961 “Orange Red Yellow” has become the…
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USA - 09/05 09:03 CET
Saudis and CIA claim al-Qaeda coup
American and other officials have reportedly confirmed Monday’s…
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USA - 09/05 05:23 CET
Neighbourhood watchman pleads not guilty to murder of teenage…
US Neighbourhood Watch volunteer George Zimmerman has entered a plea of…
