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/ 31 January 2011
A senior human resources manager at Toshiba Corp accused a US unit of the Japanese technology company of "systemic" gender bias against women.
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/ 31 January 2011
Equatorial Guinea’s President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo replaced Malawi’s leader as African Union chairperson on Sunday.
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/ 31 January 2011
Oscars front-runner <em>The King’s Speech</em> won the top prize at the Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday.
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/ 29 January 2011
New Pentagon rules allowing gays to serve openly in the US military prohibit separate bathroom facilities based on sexual orientation.
Tucson shooting suspect Jared Lee Loughner pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges of attempting to assassinate US Representative Gabrielle Giffords.
A return to form by Tiger Woods should give the US PGA Tour a boost as television negotiations loom and top Europeans drop United States events.
US President Barack Obama proposed a five-year freeze on some government spending and warned of painful cuts ahead on Tuesday.
UK historical drama <em>The King’s Speech</em> garnered 12 Oscar nominations on Tuesday, leading the competition for the film industry’s top honours.
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/ 25 January 2011
Healthy living pioneer Jack LaLanne’s feats included holding the world press-up record and towing boats while handcuffed.
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/ 25 January 2011
An Illinois state appeals court on Monday threw the Chicago mayor’s race into turmoil by ruling Rahm Emanuel did not qualify for the February ballot.
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/ 25 January 2011
Healthy living pioneer Jack LaLanne’s feats included holding the world press-up record and towing boats while handcuffed.
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/ 23 January 2011
<i>The Other Side of the Wind</i>, an unfinished "masterpiece" filmed by Orson Welles nearly four decades ago, is finally to reach the screen.
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/ 22 January 2011
After slip-ups with search, Street View and Android, it’s clear that Google needs control at the top — and Eris Schmidt is not the man for the job.
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/ 21 January 2011
Google co-founder Larry Page will take over as CEO from Eric Schmidt, a surprise move to make the company more nimble.
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/ 20 January 2011
A woman is now able to speak again after she had a rare operation to replace her voice box.
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/ 20 January 2011
Burglars snorted the cremated remains of a man and two dogs in the mistaken belief that they had stolen illegal drugs.
Barack Obama’s foes have muscled a symbolic Bill calling for the repeal of his overhaul of US healthcare to passage in the House of Representatives.
United States President Barack Obama delivered a strong message on US concerns over Beijing’s human rights record at a summit on Wednesday.
China and the US talked on Wednesday about China’s yuan currency being undervalued, militaries and discourse between China and the Dalai Lama.
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/ 19 January 2011
United States investment bank Goldman Sachs on Wednesday said fourth-quarter profit dropped 52% amid falling revenue.
US President Barack Obama came under increasing pressure on Tuesday to publicly speak out against Beijing’s harsh treatment of dissidents.
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/ 18 January 2011
Citigroup posted a $1,3-billion quarterly profit on Tuesday, as losses on bad loans fell.
Apple CEO Steve Jobs announced on Monday he is taking a new leave of absence from the technology company "so I can focus on my health".
Back in the heady days of 1970s feminism there was an argument that once women achieved political power, there would be no more war.
United States congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords’ medical condition was upgraded from critical to serious on Sunday, eight days after she was shot.
Facebook film <em>The Social Network</em> won four Golden Globe Awards on Sunday, including best drama, making it a front-runner in the Oscar race.
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/ 16 January 2011
Thousands of shoppers browsed for guns at a trade show in Tucson on Saturday, a week after a shooting rampage that killed six people.
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/ 15 January 2011
Ronald Reagan, who was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s five years after leaving office, showed signs of the condition while still in the White House.
A United States military presence in the Pacific is essential to restrain Chinese assertiveness, Washington’s defence chief said on Friday.
Sarah Palin’s use of the phrase "blood libel" could scarcely be more incendiary, especially in a religious country like the United States.
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/ 13 January 2011
Stop the presses — completely. The world’s first iPad newspaper, the <em>Daily</em>, is prepping for launch.
According to a secret US diplomatic note, former president Thabo Mbeki was involved in the creation of Cope policy — a claim he has denied.