EU Consumer Commissioner Meglena Kuneva today announced the results of an EU-wide investigation into websites offering mobile phone services such as ring-tones and wallpapers. The enquiry, which was carried out on more than 500 websites across the 27 Member States, Norway and Iceland, found that 80% of the sites checked need to be further investigated
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Two men often mentioned as possible running mates to U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama joined him on the campaign trail in Indiana on Wednesday, further stoking speculation about the Democrat's closely guarded search for a No. 2. Former Georgia Sen. Sam Nunn and Indiana Sen. Evan Bayh appeared flattered that their names were being bandied
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From chilling close-ups of Heath Ledger's Joker to heart-pounding aerial photography, few summer movies have attracted filmmakers' attention like Christopher Nolan's landmark addition to the Batman franchise. With digital processes all the rage in Hollywood, Warner Bros.' "The Dark Knight," which opens Friday, takes the film route, in part using Imax 65mm film cameras —
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Two South Korean labs are offering pet owners the chance to clone dogs, but for those looking to bring back a beloved beagle, be ready to wait in line and have plenty of cash on hand. The Seoul-based labs — one affiliated to RNL Bio Co and the other to Sooam Biotech Research Foundation —
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In the video game industry, the spoils of the console wars come in the form of support from third-party software publishers selling games to run on your machine. Nintendo Co Ltd, surging from the commercial success of its Wii game machine, is winning over this coveted group of partners in a marked departure from the
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Just what the television industry needs, increased competition from those wacky YouTube videos that 68 mln people watch every month. Only now, it will be easier than ever to view them on television screens. Beginning Thursday, TiVo will offer thousands of its subscribers the ability to stream YouTube videos onto their television sets through their
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Moody’s has assigned a C- Bank financial strength rating (BFSR) for Bank of Cyprus (BOCY). According to Moody’s, the BFSR reflects the increasingly competitive conditions in BOCY’s primary markets that are pressuring interest margins and its high credit expansion, suggesting that the credit portfolio remains relative unseasoned and untested by any economic slowdown. The credit
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Cyprus Finance Minister Chariloas Stavrakis stated that the government is considering investing a large part the Social Insurance Fund reserves worth EUR 5.3 bln in banks and Cooperatives in order to take advantage of the exceptionally high interest rates offered for deposits and at the same time improve the performance of the fund. About 98%
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Ocean Tankers Holdings Public Ltd (OCT) announced that on July 22 2008 it will receive the first of the two tankers constructed at the STX Shipyard in South Korea. The first tanker is of 12,800 tonnes capacity and is called M/T GEMI. With the receipt of this ship, the Company’s fleet will increase from 13
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European stocks gained ground in early trade on Thursday as banks surged after results from Wells Fargo sparked a relief rally on Wall Street. At 0713 GMT, the FTSEurofirst 300 index of top European shares was up 1.7% at 1,134.66 points. Recently beaten-down European banking stocks were the biggest gainers, with UBS soaring 7.7 percent,
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