Twitter, the fast-growing microblogging site now seeking ways to make money, expanded its terms for users on Thursday to allow advertisers to reach the Internet site's more than 45 million monthly visitors. Twitter, the two-year-old venture capital-backed company that lets people send an unlimited number of 140-character messages, is just now beginning to ramp up
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Google is disappointed with the lack of breakthrough investment ideas in the green technology sector but the company is working to develop its own new mirror technology that could reduce the cost of building solar thermal plants by a quarter or more. "We've been looking at very unusual materials for the mirrors both for the
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European equities advanced for a sixth straight session to hit a fresh 11-month high on Friday, with financial shares extending recent gains and miners rising on global economic recovery hopes. At 0819 GMT, the FTSEurofirst 300 index of top European shares was up 0.5 percent at 992.81 points after touching 995.37, the highest level since
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Britain's top share index gained 0.5 percent in early deals on Friday, moving back above the 5,000 level, led by strength in heavyweight oils, miners and banks, supported by gains on Wall Street and in Asia. By 0808 GMT, the FTSE 100 index was 26.73 points higher at 5,014.41, having closed 16.62 points, or 0.3
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Cyprus President Demetris Christofias and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat began the second phase of the UN-led direct negotiations, by discussing bridging proposals in relation to the executive power in case of a solution in Cyprus. In a statement following the meeting, Special Adviser of UN Secretary-General Alexander Downer said that the leaders discussed
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A two-member delegation from The Elders are in Cyprus for contacts, as part of their initiative to garner regional support and encouragement for the peace process between the island’s two communities. The delegation, consisting of former UN Special Envoy Lakhdar Brahimi and former Norwegian Prime Minister Gro Brundtland, talked to the press on Thursday about
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Hellenic Bank Public Company Ltd (HB) announced the finalization of the procedure of the public offer for the acquisition of the share capital of Athena Cyprus Public Company Ltd (ATH). The Acceptance Forms that were submitted represent 17,240,256 shares of Athena; or 15,836% of the issued share capital. As a result, the total shareholding that
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Japan's Nikkei average slipped 0.7 percent on Friday, hurt by selling that followed the settlement of futures and options and by concerns over a stronger yen that pushed automakers like Toyota Motor Corp lower. Japan's gross domestic product grew a revised 0.6 percent in the second quarter, below market expectations for a 0.9 percent expansion,
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Europe faces a slew of national elections in the coming weeks with the focus on what form of coalitions will emerge and whether they will make it easier or harder to make crucial adjustments in the face of the economic crisis. Germany, Norway, Portugal and Greece are all due to hold national elections in late
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U.S. President Barack Obama will give a speech about the financial crisis on Monday, marking the anniversary of the collapse of Lehman Brothers, the White House said. "He will discuss the aggressive steps the Administration has taken to bring the economy back from the brink (and) the commitment to winding down the government's role in
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