Guinea and UAE sign bauxite supply deal

affiliate marketing DUBAI (Reuters) – Compagnie des Bauxites de Guinee (CBG) signed a long-term supply agreement with the United Arab Emirates for the main raw material in aluminium, the Gulf country’s state news agency reported late on Friday.“The agreement with Mubadala will make a significant contribution to Guinea‘s economy by enabling...

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Syria army quits base on strategic Aleppo road

affiliate marketing BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Syrian army abandoned its last base near the northern town of Saraqeb after a fierce assault by rebels, further isolating the strategically important second city Aleppo from the capital.But in a political setback to forces battling to topple President Bashar al-Assad, the United Nations said...

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Watch the First ‘Angry Birds Star Wars’ Gameplay Scenes [VIDEO]

affiliate marketing Rovio Entertainment is giving us the first glimpse of the gameplay in Angry Birds Star Wars ahead of its Nov. 8 release on Android and iOS.The teaser scenes show Red Bird as Luke Skywalker and the franchise’s newest character, Pink Bird, as Princess Leia. Shot from their slingshot, they fly through intergalactic...

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‘Gossip Girl’ set for 2-hour season finale on December 17

affiliate marketing LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) – Get ready to shut down the rumor mill; “Gossip Girl” will officially come to an end in December.CW’s scandalicious drama will end its six-season run with a two-hour finale on December 17 at 8 p.m., bringing an end to more than half a decade of gasp-inducing twists, the network said Wednesday. affiliate...

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FDA says Sandy delays decisions on some drugs

affiliate marketing (Reuters) – Health regulators will delay decisions on some drugs for up to two days because of the massive storm Sandy, which closed the federal government.The Food and Drug Administration said on Friday that the delay in meeting regulatory timelines for prescription drugs, medical devices and biosimilar drugs would...

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Rwanda sees GDP growth hit if aid doesn’t restart

affiliate marketing KIGALI (Reuters) – Rwanda‘s economic growth could be hit if donors fail to reinstate aid payments, with the economy only able to withstand the stoppage until the end of the year, the country’s finance minister said on Friday.The United States, Sweden and the Netherlands have all suspended some aid to Rwanda, which...

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Syrian rebels kill 28 soldiers, several executed

affiliate marketing BEIRUT (Reuters) – Anti-government rebels killed 28 soldiers on Thursday in attacks on three army checkpoints around Saraqeb, a town on Syria’s main north-south highway, a monitoring group said.Some of the dead were shot after they had surrendered, according to video footage. Rebels berated them, calling them “Assad’s...

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The Devil’s General? German film seeks to debunk Rommel myth

affiliate marketing BERLIN (Reuters) – Erwin Rommel, the World War Two German field marshal celebrated as the brilliant and humane “Desert Fox“, is portrayed in a new film as a weak man torn by his loyalty to Adolf Hitler and the dawning realization that he was serving a devil.The drama, due to be broadcast on the public ARD television...

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High-protein diet may help some people shed pounds

affiliate marketing NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Dieters who eat meals and snacks high in protein might lose a bit more weight than those who get less protein and more carbohydrates – all other things being equal, a new analysis of past studies suggests.Researchers found that over an average of 12 weeks, people assigned at random to a...

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Wall Street up 1 percent boosted by data

affiliate marketing NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stocks climbed 1 percent on Thursday after both weekly jobless claims and data on growth in private-sector jobs pointed to improving labor market conditions a day before the government’s closely watched monthly jobs report.Equities extended gains throughout the morning, though volume remained...

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