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JAPAN POSTS ITS FIRST ANNUAL TRADE DEFICIT SINCE 1980
- Japan posted its first annual trade deficit since 1980, as data out Wednesday, Jan 25, showed a wider-than-expected trade gap in December, with analysts divided over how long it will take to return to surplus, MarketWatch reports.
A persistently strong yen, a series of natural disasters, and a rise in energy imports to offset a drop in nuclear-power usage have been among the factors pushing up the deficit.
For December, the Japanese trade deficit hit 205.1 billion yen ($2.63 billion), wider than a ¥150.5 billion forecast from a Dow Jones Newswires survey, but narrowing from November's ¥684.7 billion gap.
Exports for December fell 8% from a year earlier, a larger drop than projected falls of 7.9% and 7.5% from Reuters and Dow Jones Newswires, respectively. Imports rose 8.1% year-on-year.
That sent the annual trade account to its first shortfall in more than three decades, totaling ¥2.49 trillion.
Headlines for January 25, 2012
TIGRAN L. PETROSIAN: I AM VERY HAPPY TO BE BACK IN NATIONAL TEAM
2012 Armenian Chess Champion confessed that the tournament was not easy for him, especially after the defeat by Artashes Minasyan in the first round.
"It seemed that I lost the chance but I pulled myself ...OBAMA: AMERICA TO PREVENT IRAN FROM GETTING A NUCLEAR WEAPON
U.S. President Barack Obama leveled an implicit threat at the Republic of Iran in his State of the Union address on Tuesday, Jan 24 night, suggesting he is willing to turn to military action if the country ...JAPAN POSTS ITS FIRST ANNUAL TRADE DEFICIT SINCE 1980
Japan posted its first annual trade deficit since 1980, as data out Wednesday, Jan 25, showed a wider-than-expected trade gap in December, with analysts divided over how long it will take to return to ...SARKOZY EXPECTED TO SIGN GENOCIDE BILL WITHIN TWO WEEKS
The bill criminalizing genocide denial will take effect in France within two weeks, after it will be signed by President Nicolas Sarkozy.
As Itar-Tass reported, citing a source in the French presidential ...ARMENIAN FOREIGN MINISTER TO VISIT BALTIC STATES
Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian will be visiting Lithuania and Latvia on Jan 25-26. According to the ministerial press office, Mr. Nalbandian is expected to meet with the leadership of the ...ARAM I: FEAR INCREASINGLY DOMINATING LIFE OF CHRISTIANS IN MIDDLE EAST
In his opening remarks to the international conference on "The Christian Presence and Witness in the Arab World", taking place at the headquarters of the Armenian Catholicosate of Cilicia in ...WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM KICKS OFF IN DAVOS
Around 40 government leaders and over 1,600 business executives are among the 2,600 participants who will descend on the exclusive ski resort of Davos on Jan 25 for the biggest 5-day gathering of the ...U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE LAUNCHES TURKISH-LANGUAGE TWITTER ACCOUNT
The U.S. Department of State has announced the launch of a Turkish-language Twitter account, @ABDTurk, which will join the department's 10 official feeds in Arabic, Chinese, English, Farsi, French, ...APPLE ANNOUNCES RECORD QUARTERLY REVENUE
Apple announced financial results for its fiscal 2012 first quarter which spanned 14 weeks and ended December 31, 2011.
According to the press release, the Company posted record quarterly revenue of ...ARONIAN SATISFIED WITH HIS PERFORMANCE AT TATA STEEL
After the 9th round of the 74th Tata Steel Chess Tournament in Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands, Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian headed the standings with 6,5 points while his win over Italy's Fabiano ...NUMBER OF FRENCH SENATORS OPPOSING GENOCIDE BILL GROWING?
The number of French senators opposing the bill criminalizing genocide denial appears to be growing.
According to TRT Haber, two more senators from President Nicolas Sarkozy's ruling UMP party said ...IRAN SUMMONS DANISH ENVOY TO PROTEST EU SANCTIONS
Iran summoned Denmark's ambassador to Tehran, whose country holds the rotating presidency of the EU, to voice protest against the 27-nation bloc's oil embargo imposed on Tehran. Fars News Agency ...GREEK AWARD-WINNING FILM DIRECTOR THEO ANGELOPOULOS DIES
Greece's award-winning film director Theo Angelopoulos died after being hit by a motorcycle while crossing a street. He was 76. According to AFP, Angelopoulos died of cerebral haemorrhage at a hospital ...ARMENIAN GRANDMASTERS WIN GIBRALTAR CHESS FEST ROUND 1
Armenian grandmasters Sergei Movsesian, Gabriel Sargissian, and Varuzhan Akobian (U.S.) got off to a good start at Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival 2012.
At Gibraltar Chess Fest round 1, Movsesian, ...HOSTAGES RESCUED FROM SOMALI PIRATES AFTER 3 MONTHS IN CAPTIVITY
An American and a Danish hostage have been rescued from Somali pirates after three months in captivity, a local security official and the aid group they work for said on Wednesday, Jan 25. "The ...U.S., SOUTH KOREA PREPARING FOR ANNUAL JOINT WAR GAMES
U.S. and South Korean troops are preparing for their annual joint war games in coming weeks, an official said Wednesday, Jan 25, despite the sensitive power transition underway in North Korea. The two ...PETTY REVENGE: TURKS MAY GIVE A VIRTUAL SLAP IN SARKOZY'S FACE
Having realized its failure in relations with France, its attempts to foil the passage of Armenian Genocide bill falling through, Turkey is now resorting to petty means to spite the official Paris.
Following ...TURKISH MP PINS GENOCIDE BILL ADOPTION ON TURKEY
Leader of the Turkish opposition accused Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan of bearing responsibility for passage of the bill criminalizing the Armenian Genocide denial by the French Senate.
"When we ...DARK CHOCOLATE NOT HEALTHY ENOUGH
Chocoholics pounce on studies showing dark chocolate is good for the heart and contains procyanidins, which help lower blood pressure, according to Mail Online.
But while dark chocolate is better than ...TURKISH DIPLOMAT: GENOCIDE BILL QUESTIONS FRANCE'S OSCE CO-CHAIRMANSHIP
Turkish ambassador to Azerbaijan deems passage of the bill criminalizing the Armenian Genocide denial by the French Senate as a non-democratic step and disrespect for the Turkish state and nation.
According ...IMF CHIEF: COMBINING EFSF, ESM WILL HELP RESTORE CONFIDENCE
IMF chief Christine Lagarde said on Wednesday, Jan 25, that combining the European Union's temporary EFSF (European Financial Stability Facility) with its permanent ESM (European Stability Mechanism) ...NEW ZEALAND JUDGE REJECTS BAIL FOR MEGAUPLOAD FOUNDER
A New Zealand judge ordered the founder of online file-sharing site Megaupload.com to be held in custody for another month on Wednesday, Jan 25, saying the suspected Internet pirate posed a significant ...RUSSIAN TV TO AIR ASSANGE'S SHOW
A Russian state television channel said Wednesday, Jan 25, that it would exclusively air a television chat show hosted by WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, according to AFP.
RT, formerly known as Russia ...THOUSANDS EVACUATED IN FLOODING, LANDSLIDES IN AUSTRALIA
Thousands of Australians were evacuated Wednesday, Jan 25, with dozens being rescued, as monsoonal rains sparked flash flooding and landslides and a cyclone threatened to form in the Pacific Ocean, AFP ...AUSTRALIAN REGULATORS FINE NOKIA FOR SPAMMING CUSTOMERS
Australian regulators have fined Nokia, the world's largest cellphone maker by volume, A$55,000 ($58,000) for spamming customers and said the Finnish company should change its text message (SMS) marketing.
...BAKU TO HOST 2012 EUROVISION SEMIFINAL DRAW TODAY
Today, January 25, capital of Azerbaijan Baku will host a draw of 37 contenders of 2012 Eurovision two semifinals. The event will be held at Baku's Buta Palace, the official website of the contest reported.
...EXPERT: ARMENIAN GENOCIDE PROBLEM BACK TO POLITICAL-LEGAL FIELD
The problem of the Armenian Genocide, which has followed a wrong route since 1965, i.e. international acknowledgement and condemnation, was brought back to the political-legal field by the decision of ...AZERBAIJAN'S ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE FROM OSCE MG FAILED, EXPERT SAYS
The main achievement of Sochi meeting between Armenian, Russian and Azerbaijan Presidents is that Azerbaijan failed to change the OSCE Minsk Group format or to transfer the Nagorno Karabakh problem settlement ...EXPERT SAYS PROTOCOLS AFFECTED GENOCIDE RECOGNITION CAMPAIGN
History Institute director at RA National Academy of Sciences is confident that Armenian-Turkish Protocols affected the Genocide recognition campaign.
"It was suspension of Protocols that enabled the ...NORAH JONES TEAMS UP WITH DANGER MOUSE FOR ‘LITTLE BROKEN HEARTS' ALBUM
Norah Jones has teamed up with super-producer Danger Mouse for the official follow-up to 2009's The Fall. Little Broken Hearts, the singer-songwriter's fifth full-length, will be released this ...TURKISH FM ACCUSES EU OF DOUBLE-FACEDNESS
The European Union would render totally a different reaction, in event the bill penalizing Genocide denial was adopted in a different state, according to Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu.
"Though ...BAKU, ANKARA HAVE SERIOUS CONTRADICTIONS - ARMENIAN EXPERT
Turkey and Azerbaijan have serious contradictions which they're attempting to conceal, according to director of History Institute at RA National Academy of Sciences.
To prove his point, Ashot Melkonyan ...EARTHQUAKE JOLTS NORTHERN ITALY
An earthquake struck northern Italy on Wednesday, Jan 25, surprising people traveling to work, but there were no reports of injuries or damage, Reuters reported. The 4.9-magnitude quake hit at 3:06 a.m. ...GEGARD MOUSASI TO CLASH MIKE KYLE MARCH 3
A light-heavyweight bout between Mike Kyle (19-8-1 MMA, 3-3-1 SF) and Gegard Mousasi (32-3-2 MMA, 3-1-1 SF) will be part of March's "Strikeforce: Tate vs. Rousey" event.
Kyle tweeted news ...GENOCIDE MUSEUM DIRECTOR EXPECTS A "PARADE OF GENOCIDE RECOGNITIONS"
Adoption of a bill penalizing Armenian Genocide denial is an "event of pan-European importance," according to Caucasus Institute director.
At news conference in Yerevan, Alexander Iskandaryan expressed ...TURKEY MUST DECLASSIFY GENOCIDE ARCHIVES - EXPERT
French Senate's passing the bill penalizing Armenian Genocide denial is a truly historic event, said the director of the Institute of Political and Social Studies of the Black Sea and Caspian region.
...EUFOA: TURKEY'S HYSTERIA COULD HARDLY BE MORE SELF-DAMAGING
The hysteria in Turkey over the French bill prohibiting the denial of the Armenian Genocide could hardly be more self-damaging or more revealing, Secretary General of the Brussels-based European Friends ...JAILED JOURNALIST: DINK KILLERS REMAIN FREE
The killers of Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink remain free, imprisoned colleague Nedim Şener said during a hearing in the ongoing OdaTV case, in which he and Ahmet Şık, as well as 10 other suspects ...ARMENIA'S ECONOMIC ACTIVITY INDEX GROWS BY 5,9% IN 2011
A 6,1% growth in economic activity index in Armenia in December 2011 was reported as compared to the same period in 2010, with January-December 2011 index to gross 5,9%.
According to the National Statistical ...UKRAINIAN EXPERT: TURKEY DOESN'T FEAR DETERIORATION OF TIES WITH FRANCE
France's ruling party considers the power and influence of the French Armenian community prior to elections, according to the director of the Kyev-based Center for Political and Conflict Studies.
As ...ARMENIA U-19 TO PLAY FRIENDLY V. BANANTS
Armenia U-19 will play a January 25 friendly against Banants in preparation for EURO 2012 elite round.
At May 23-28 Italy-hosted elite round, Armenia will face off against Spanish, Belgian and Italian ...NILS MUIŽNIEKS ELECTED COE COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
After a first round election victory, Nils Muižnieks (Latvia) became the third Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights.
The Latvian gained 120 of the votes cast by the Parliamentary Assembly ...UKRAINE URGED TO FOLLOW FRANCE'S SUIT ON GENOCIDE ISSUE
Dwelling on passage of the bill criminalizing the Armenian Genocide denial by the French Senate, Larisa Skorik, professor of the Ukrainian National Academy of Sciences, secretary of the humanitarian council ...FÜLE: EUROPEAN COMMISSION SHOULDN'T INTERVENE IN ARMENIAN GENOCIDE ISSUE
On Janaury 25, European Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighborhood Policy Stefan Füle voiced his position regarding passage of the bill criminalizing the Armenian Genocide denial.
"I ...MEDVEDEV MAY RUN FOR PRESIDENT AGAIN IN FUTURE
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Wednesday, January 25, he has not ruled out running for president again in future, RIA Novosti reported
"I have never said that I would not stand again. ...ISRAELI, PALESTINIAN NEGOTIATORS COLLIDE DURING TALKS
A bitter confrontation broke out between the head of the Israeli negotiating team Yitzhak Molcho and chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat during their meeting In Jordan last week, after the Erekat ...EGYPTIANS MARK UPRISING ANNIVERSARY
Thousands of Egyptians rallied Wednesday, Jan 25, to mark the first anniversary of the country's 2011 uprising, with liberals and Islamists gathering on different sides of Cairo's Tahrir Squarein ...U.S. SEEKS TO RECONCILE FRANCE, TURKEY
U.S. want to see good relations between France and Turkey, accoriding to the spokesperson for the United States Department of State.
As Victoria Nuland stated, commenting on French Senate's passing ...EXPERT: WAR IN IRAN FRAUGHT WITH HUMANITARIAN CATASTROPHE FOR ARMENIA
Armenia must get ready for a possible war in Iran, an expert said. "In case of hostilities, Iranians will flow into Armenia what may lead to humanitarian catastrophe," Sargis Asatryan told a press conference ...ARMEN AVAGYAN APPOINTED AS HEAD OF NKR PRESIDENTIAL STAFF
On January 25, President of the Artsakh Republic Bako Sahakyan signed a decree appointing Armen Avagyan as head of the NKR presidential staff, Central Information Department at NKR President's Office ...EU OFFICIAL TO PROPOSE DATA PROTECTING RULES
A senior EU official plans to unveil proposed EU-wide rules on protecting data that her office says would save businesses money and safeguard privacy, AP reported. The proposal would mean businesses ...OBAMA: MILLIONAIRES SHOULD PAY NO LESS THAN 30% IN TAXES
People earning over $1 million per year should pay an effective tax rate of no less than 30 percent, U.S. President Barack Obama said in his State of the Union address.
The president laid down one of ...VALÉRIE BOYER CELEBRATES ADOPTION OF GENOCIDE BILL
Valérie Boyer, one of the initiators of the bill penalizing the Armenian Genocide denial jointly with the local Armenian community celebrated the passage of the draft law. Boyer's Facebook page ...RUSSIAN, TURKISH FMS DISCUSS KARABAKH CONFLICT
Discussion of Russian-Turkish relations, Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement, as well as situation in the region was on the agenda of the meeting between Turkish and Russian Foreign Ministers Ahmet Davutoğlu ...SYRIA AGREES TO EXTEND ARAB LEAGUE OBSERVER MISSION
Syria has agreed to extend a widely criticized Arab League observer mission for a second month, just hours after launching an angry tirade against the bloc's efforts to mediate in the crisis. League ...SOCHI MEETING TURNING POINT IN KARABAKH SETTLEMENT - AZERI EXPERT
The Sochi-hosted meeting between Armenian, Russia, and Azeri presidents may become a turning point in Karabakh conflict settlement, according to the Director of the Center for Political Innovations and ...DINK CASE JUDGE, PROSECUTOR FACE INVESTIGATION AFTER CLASH
Turkey's top judicial council ordered an investigation of the judge and prosecutor in the recently concluded Hrant Dink murder case on Wednesday, Jan 25, after they publicly clashed over the verdict. ...WORLD'S LARGEST EMERALD TO BE AUCTIONED JAN 28
Owners of the world's largest cut emerald - a 57,500-carat natural wonder - will auction off the gem later this month, and the bidding starts at $1 million.
Regan Reaney, of Gems Canada in Calgary, said ...ANOTHER ATTACK REPORTED IN NIGERIA
Around 30 gunmen rained bombs and gunfire on a police station in Kano, killing a woman in the latest attack blamed on Islamist group Boko Haram in Nigeria's second city of Kano, AFP reported. The ...USD MARKET AVERAGE RATE TOTALS AMD 387,74 JAN 25
Deals amounting to $3,1 mln at an average rate of AMD 387.28/USD1 were concluded at NASDAQ OMX Armenia on Jan 25. The closing price totaled AMD 387,25.
The market average rate of USD totaled AMD 387,74 ...CSKA SELLS STRIKER VAGNER LOVE TO FLAMENGO
CSKA Moscow striker Vagner Love has signed for Brazilian club Flamengo in a two-year deal, both clubs confirmed Wednesday, Jan 25. According to RIA Novosti, the Rio-based club paid 10 million euros for ...AZERBAIJAN TERMINATES COOPERATION WITH FRENCH NGOS
Today, January 25, Youth Education Center of Azerbaijan officially terminated cooperation with three French NGOs. Youth Education Center of Azerbaijan "resorted to specific steps" following adoption ...GREECE WANT TO COMPLETE DEBT SWAP DEAL BY WEEKEND
Greece says it is aiming to complete negotiations on its debt swap deal by the end of the week, and that the chief negotiator representing private creditors is to return to Athens in a day, The Associated ...LAVROV: RUSSIA OPEN TO CONSTRUCTIVE PROPOSALS ON SYRIA
Russia is "open to constructive proposals" on settling violence in Syria but remains opposed to any UN resolution requiring all nations to abide by unilateral sanctions imposed by the West, Russian Foreign ...NEW-BORN BABY IN ARMENIA NAMED "SARKOZY"
A couple in Armenian city of Gyumri named their newborn baby after French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Wednesday, January 25 in thanks for the French Senate vote to outlaw denial of 1915 Armenian Genocide, ...RUSSIAN EXPERT: SOCHI STATEMENT SHOWS READINESS TO KEEP UP KARABAKH TALKS
The Sochi statement of Armenian and Azerbaijan's Presidents clearly conveys the sides' readiness to continue Nagorno Karabakh talks, political analyst Andrei Areshev said.
"No connotation suggesting ...U.S. MARINE SPARED FROM JAIL OVER IRAQ KILLINGS
A U.S. Marine accused of leading a 2005 massacre of 24 civilians in the Iraqi city of Haditha was spared jail time when he was sentenced for his role in killings that brought international condemnation ...SARKOZY SON TAKEN TO UKRAINE'S ODESSA HOSPITAL
Pierre Sarkozy, son of French President Nicolas Sarkozy, has been hospitalized in Ukraine's Black Sea resort of Odessa after feeling ill, said Anna Osipchuk, a spokeswoman for the city's mayor.
Pierre ...ARMENIAN U-19 SQUAD LOSES TO BANANATS
On January 25, Armenian U-19 team suffered 1:0 defeat by Banants, the only goal scored by defender Hovhannes Hambardzumyan.
At May 23-28 Italy-hosted elite round, Armenia will face off against Spanish, ...BRITAIN'S ECONOMY DANGEROUSLY CLOSE TO RECESSION
Britain's economy shrank by more than expected in the fourth quarter, data showed Wednesday, January 25 placing it dangerously close to recession as the eurozone debt crisis and austerity measures ...ITALIAN PRELATE COMPLAINS OF CORRUPTION IN VATICAN - REPORT
The Vatican says it has no comment on a media report that an Italian prelate was transferred to Washington as papal ambassador after he wrote to the pope complaining about corruption in the awarding of ...IRAN UPS INTEREST RATES TO AVOID CURRENCY CRISIS
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was forced Wednesday, January 25 to increase the bank interest rates, in a first effort to confront an economic crisis caused by European Union sanctions, M&C ...REMAINS OF 23 PEOPLE DISCOVERED IN CENTRAL DIYARBAKIR
Turkish authorities found the remains of 23 people in a mass grave in mainly Kurdish southeast Turkey on the former site of military police headquarters, AFP reported, citing Anatolia news agency. The ...BAHRAIN POLICE FIRE TEAR GAS AT SHIITE PROTESTERS
Security forces in Bahrain have fired tear gas and stun grenade after opposition groups staged a rare march into the center of the capital Manama, AP reported. Police set up checkpoints and many shops ...LG'S OPTIMUS LTE SMARTPHONE SALES TOP 1MLN
LG's Optimus LTE phone is proving to be a hot seller around the world, racking up more than 1 million unit sales. Debuting in South Korea last October, the phone grabbed sales of 600,000 units in ...LATVIAN FM ON GENOCIDE: WE SHARE ARMENIANS' PAIN
Latvia shares the pain of the Armenian nation due to similarities in Latvian and Armenian histories, Latvian Foreign Minister said.
Dwelling on adoption of the bill penalizing the Armenian Genocide denial ...PROTESTS OVER RELIGIOUS REPRESSION SPREAD IN CHINA'S TIBETIAN AREAS
Police in China shot dead more protesters in Tibetan-inhabited areas as unrest spread, official media and an advocacy group said Wednesday, amid signs of a physical and virtual lockdown on the region, ...IRISH GOVT WEBSITES HACKED OVER NEW COPYRIGHT LAWS
Hackers attacked the websites of Ireland's departments of finance and justice on Wednesday, January 25 in a protest against government plans to block websites that violate copyright laws, Reuters ...15000 INDIANS SIGN NATIONAL ANTHEM TO SET GUINNESS RECORD
In a rousing display of patriotism and unity, over 15,000 Indians on Wednesday, January 25 took part in a mass singing of national anthem Jana Gana Mana in full-throated fervour, created a world record, ...LIBERATION: GENOCIDE IS CRIME AGAINST ALL MANKIND
French Libération newspaper published an article dedicated to the bill criminalizing the Armenian Genocide denial.
"It is not about authorizing the parliament to settle historical issues, but ..."OCCUPY" ACTIVISTS PROTEST DAVOS ECONOMIC FORUM
Activists linked to the global 'Occupy' movement used giant red weather balloons to stage a flying protest over the venue of the World Economic Forum Wednesday, January 24.
About a dozen protesters sent ...NASA'S OPPORTUNITY ROVER MARKS 9TH YEAR ON MARS
NASA's exploration rover Opportunity entered its historic ninth year of service on Mars today, January 25 having already driven over 21 miles and helped boffins make groundbreaking scientific discoveries ...MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION TO BE DISCUSSED AT GERMAN PARLIAMENT
Germany's socialist Left party is calling an expert hearing on "legalizing cannabis through the introduction of cannabis clubs" in the German parliament on Wednesday, January 25. The idea has met widespread ...LEVON ARONIAN BEATS ANISH GIRI IN TATA STEEL ROUND 10
On January 25, Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian beat Anish Giri (Netherlands) in the 10th round of the 74th Tata Steel Chess Tournament in Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands,
With 7,5 points Aronian continues ...RUSSIAN BILLIONAIRE REGISTERED AS OFFICIAL PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE
Russia's election authorities on Wednesday, January 25 officially registered tycoon Mikhail Prokhorov to run in the presidential elections in March, RIA Novosti reported.
The billionaire has now become ...2012 EUROVISION MOTTO: LIGHT YOUR FIRE!
"Light your fire" has been determined as the motto for the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest. Along with the slogan, the theme art for the contest was presented in a spectacular show coming live from Baku, ...ARAB RED CRESCENT HEAD REPORTEDLY KILLED IN SYRIA
A spokesman for the International Committee of the Red Cross says the head of the Syrian Arab Red Crescent in the northern town of Idlib has been shot dead. Hicham Hassan is an ICRC spokesman in Geneva. ...EU LAUNCHES BID TO ENABLE INTERNET USERS' CONTROL OF PERSONAL DATA
The European Commission launched Wednesday, January 25 a bid to make companies including Internet giants such as Google or Facebook give people more control of their personal data or be fined up to one ...NY POLICE MULLS ENABLING DRONES FOR SURVEILLANCE
The New York City Police Department (NYPD) is apparently mulling over the idea of deploying drones to assist officials with various law enforcement tasks, TGDaily reported. Drones are already flying ...KALASHNIKOV RIFLE SALES SOAR 57.4% IN 2011
Izhmash, the manufacturer of Kalashnikov AK assault rifles, said its sales were up 57.4 percent last year at 5.73 billion rubles (about $190 million).
Civilian weapon sales rose 25 percent and a similar ...NSC SECRETARY HOPES OTHER STATES TO FOLLOW FRANCE'S SUIT
Secretary of the Armenian National Security Council Artur Baghdasayran sent a gratitude letter to French Secretary General for National Defence Francis Delon on the occasion of French Senate's adoption ...UN: FISH STOCKS DEPLETED BY YEARS OF OVERFISHING
The worldwide fishing industry could benefit from a $50 billion boost annually if stocks were allowed time to recover, AFP reported citing a UN report. Already 32 percent of the world's fish stocks ...NISSAN TO INVEST $2BLN TO BUILD NEW MANUFACTURING COMPLEX IN MEXICO
Japanese automaker Nissan said on Wednesday, Jan 25, it would invest up to $2 billion (1.5 billion euros) to build a new manufacturing complex in Mexico to boost the company's production for the Americas. ...BAKU TO HOST 2012 EUROVISION FINAL ON MAY 26
On January 25, capital of Azerbaijan Baku hosted semi-final allocation draw for the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest.
The contenders were divided into two semi-finals following the draw, Armenia to perform ...PORTRAIT FROM ELIZABETH TAYLOR'S LIVING ROOM SOLD FOR $2MLN
A 17th-century portrait that once hung in the living room of Elizabeth Taylor's California home - and was only recently reattributed to the Dutch master Frans Hals - sold at auction Wednesday, Jan ...IMF WARNS OF DAMAGING DEFLATION
Global growth is slowing rapidly and the possibility of ample economic slack means risks of "damaging deflation" are rising in some G20 member economies, Reuters reported citing a paper published ...RIGHT-TO-LEFT LANGUAGES COMING TO TWITTER
Twitter announced languages read right to left would be coming to the Twitter Translation Center, beginning with Arabic, Farsi, Hebrew and Urdu. Twitter will become fully available in those four languages ...POLICE, ANTI-GOVERNMENT PROTESTERS CLASH IN BAHRAIN
Bahraini police and anti-government protesters clashed in Shiite villages, leaving dozens of officers and several demonstrators injured, officials and the opposition said Wednesday, Jan 25. The interior ...PEOPLE FLEE HOMES TO ESCAPE FLOODWATERS IN MALAWI
About 5,000 people have fled their homes to escape floodwaters in southern Malawi, due to heavy rains from a deadly cyclone that is battering neighboring Mozambique, authorities said Wednesday. Army ...SUSPECT JAILED IN MEGAUPLOAD CASE, NAME NOT RELEASED
A prosecutor's office spokeswoman says an Estonian citizen has been jailed for 60 days after being arrested by Dutch police at the request of American authorities investigating file-sharing website ...ACTOR JAMES FARENTINO DIES AT 73
Actor James Farentino, who played more than 100 roles in TV, film and on stage, has died at age of 73, a family spokesman said on Wednesday, Jan 25. Farentino died in a Los Angeles hospital on Tuesday ...
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