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BBC World News, 24.04.13 07:02 UTC

Trial of Russian activist Alexei Navalny resumes

The trial on embezzlement charges of one of Russia's leading opposition figures, Alexei Navalny, has resumed.

USD  GBP  RUB  United Russia party  Alexei Navalny  Vladimir Putin  +6 more

Seattle Times, 24.04.13 06:27 UTC

Trial of Russian opposition leader Navalny resumes

The trial has resumed in the case against a Russian opposition leader who led protests against President Vladimir Putin and exposed alleged corruption in his government.

President   opposition leader   RUB  USD  Alexei Navalny  Vladimir Putin  +1 more

Seattle Times, 24.04.13 06:16 UTC

High-profile corruption cases fall apart in Mexico

In just one week, some of Mexico's most high-profile corruption cases have unraveled on thin or made-up evidence, reinforcing long-held notions that the Attorney General's Office is more focused on political vendettas or favors than justice.

USD  National Autonomous University of Mexico  Institutional Revolutionary Party  Attorney General's Office  Enrique Pena Nieto's government  Calderon administration  +24 more

Reuters - Top News, 24.04.13 06:05 UTC

Italy president set to announce choice for prime minister

By Philip Pullella ROME | Wed Apr 24, 2013 1:47am EDT ROME (Reuters) - Italy's president Giorgio Napolitano is set to announce on Wednesday his choice of prime minister to form a new government and ...

Italian government  Democratic Party  Civic Choice  Mario Monti  Matteo Renzi  Philip Pullella  +15 more

The Register, 24.04.13 05:09 UTC

Bill Gates offends Koreans after sticking hand down trousers

Bill Gates has managed to offend the whole of South Korea after brazenly breaking the country's strict but unwritten handshake rules. He greeted female President Geun Hye Park with the customary ...

Korean National Assembly  Chung Jin-suk  Bill Gates  Geun Hye Park  South Korea  secretary general   +1 more

Daily Mail, 24.04.13 04:34 UTC

Le catastrophe! A hated leader. Violent protests. Wealth creators Fleeing abroad. After a year of socialism, France's meltdown is a stark warning to anyone who wants Red Ed as PM

PUBLISHED: 23:21 GMT, 23 April 2013 | UPDATED: 23:21 GMT, 23 April 2013 Never in modern times has a French government been so unpopular. Even in May 1968, when strikes and student protests paralysed ...

Europe  French government  European Union  Francois Hollande  Louis XVI  Carla Bruni  +8 more

Reuters - Business News, 24.04.13 04:11 UTC

States' tax revenue likely grew at beginning of year: report

WASHINGTON | Wed Apr 24, 2013 12:03am EDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. states' tax revenue likely continued growing in the second quarter of 2013, according to preliminary estimates for January and ...

USD  Rockefeller Institute of Government  U.S. Census Bureau  Rockefeller Institute  federal government  GEORGE W. BUSH  +5 more

Seattle Times, 24.04.13 03:48 UTC

Sources: Labor talks stall over proposal to end city pay for Seattle police-union leader

Contract talks between Seattle and the Seattle Police Officers Guild have stalled over a city proposal to stop paying $125,000 in salary and benefits for the union president.

spokesman   Vice President   Bruce Harrell  Labor Relations Policy Committee  Sergeant  secretary /treasurer  +19 more

Reuters - Business News, 24.04.13 03:25 UTC

Apple's cash plan takes heat off Cook, buys him time

By Poornima Gupta and Ben Berkowitz Tue Apr 23, 2013 11:19pm EDT (Reuters) - Tim Cook wants investors to "think different" about Apple: less as a hyper-growth startup-like company and more as a ...

Apple Inc.  Endpoint Technologies Associates  FORRESTER RESEARCH, INC.  iPad  iPhone  President   +10 more

The Sydney Morning Herald, 24.04.13 02:51 UTC

'Proudly pro-Assad': the group behind Twitter hacks

It sounds like it could be the name of a band you might hear on Triple J, but Syrian Electronic Army is a real online threat, as media organisations and universities across the world are discovering. ...

President   International Federation of Association Football  White House  Syrian Electronic Army  British Broadcasting Corporation  TWITTER, INC.  +12 more
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