ISTANBUL (Reuters) – A hit TV show about the Ottoman Empire‘s longest-reigning Sultan has raised a political storm in Turkey, with Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan urging legal action over historical inaccuracies and the opposition accusing him of artistic tyranny.Erdogan tore into the weekly soap opera “Magnificent Century”, which attracts an audience of up to 150 million people in Turkey as well as...
Youth HIV Rate High, Testing Low
Label: HealthAmericans between the ages of 13 and 24 accounted for more than a quarter of new HIV infections in 2010 — about 12,000 cases — but only a third of that age group had ever been tested for the virus, the CDC reported.“This is our future generation, and the bottom line is that every month, 1,000 youth are becoming infected with HIV,” said Dr. Thomas Frieden, director of the agency.The “shocking” data,...
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Euro zone, IMF reach deal on long-term Greek debt
Label: BusinessBRUSSELS (Reuters) – Euro zone finance ministers and the International Monetary Fund clinched agreement on a new debt target for Greece on Monday in a breakthrough towards releasing an urgently needed tranche of loans to the near-bankrupt economy, officials said.After nearly 10 hours of talks at their third meeting on the issue in as many weeks, Greece’s international lenders agreed to reduce Greek...
HP hit with civil securities lawsuit over Autonomy deal
Label: TechnologySAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Hewlett-Packard Co was sued on Monday by an investor who claimed the company knew statements about its Autonomy acquisition were misleading and led the stock to fall, according to lawyers representing the plaintiff.The proposed class action lawsuit was filed in a San Francisco federal court.HP dropped a bombshell last Tuesday with an $ 8.8 billion write-down on its acquisition...
Actor: CBS comedy ‘Two and a Half Men’ is ‘filth’
Label: LifestyleNEW YORK (AP) — The teenage actor who plays the half in the hit CBS comedy “Two and a Half Men” says it’s “filth” and through a video posted by a Christian church has urged viewers not to watch it.Nineteen-year-old Angus T. Jones has been on the show since he was 10 but says he doesn’t want to be on it. He says, “Please stop watching it. Please stop filling your head with filth.”The video was posted...
Grapefruit, Medicine Interaction Warning Expanded
Label: HealthNov 26, 2012 5:48pmImage credit: Johner/Getty ImagesABC News’ Ben Maas reports:It has long been known that grapefruit juice can pose dangerous — and even deadly — risks when taken along with certain medications. Now, experts warn the list of medications that can result in these interactions is longer than many may have believed.Check below to see whether your medication appears on the list.In a new...
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Aston Martin firm denies bid talk
Label: Business25 November 2012 Last updated at 07:38 ETThe owner of Aston Martin, Kuwait’s Investment Dar, has denied reports it has received competing bids for a 50% stake in the luxury British car brand.Italian private equity fund Investindustrial is widely reported to have made an offer of nearly £250m ($ 400m) for Aston Martin.India’s Mahindra and Mahindra is understood to have made a higher offer.But in an...
Israel successfully tests missile defense system
Label: WorldJERUSALEM (AP) — Israel successfully tested its newest missile defense system Sunday, the military said, a step toward making the third leg of what Israel calls its “multilayer missile defense” operational.The “David’s Sling” system is designed to stop mid-range missiles. It successfully passed its test, shooting down its first missile in a drill Sunday in southern Israel, the military said.The system...
Nokia imaging chief to quit
Label: TechnologyHELSINKI (Reuters) – Nokia‘s long-time imaging chief Damian Dinning has decided to leave the loss-making cellphone maker at the end of this month, the company said in a statement.The strong imaging capabilities of the new Lumia smartphone models are a key sales argument for the former market leader, which has been burning through cash while losing share in both high-end smartphones and cheaper handsets.Nokia’s...
Singer Bjork’s vocal cord surgery successful
Label: LifestyleLONDON (AP) — Icelandic singer Bjork says she has had successful surgery to remove a vocal cord polyp.The eccentric 47-year-old singer says on her official website that she had been trying to tackle the problem with exercises and diets since doctors first discovered the polyp, a benign growth on either one or both of the vocal cords, several years ago.Bjork said that she decided to undergo laser surgery...
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