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Refillable Olive Oil Bottles to Be Banned in Europe

Sat, 05/18/2013 - 12:45

As per reports, the European Commission has recently announced that the refillable olive oil bottles will be banned at restaurants across Europe.

Charity Invites People to Talk during Dementia Awareness Week

Sat, 05/18/2013 - 12:41

South Tyneside’s people have been urged to join a debate on dementia. The Alzheimer’s Society is encouraging people to talk about the condition during Dementia Awareness Week.

The charity is promoting a series of events to invite residents of all ages in the borough to enable people suffering from the condition to take the first step to receive help.

David Cameron Blamed for “scaremongering" over Health Tourism

Sat, 05/18/2013 - 12:39

The promise made by Prime Minister David Cameron of regulating the health tourism is being criticized after the revelation of the official statistical that highlights that the charges to the NHS is 18 times reduced than the amount which is claimed by the government.

Deal Secures Future of 8 Permanent Venues of Olympic Park

Sat, 05/18/2013 - 12:37

It has been revealed that iCITY has signed a deal with the London Legacy Development Corporation. Experts were of the view that the deal has come in less than year of the London 2012 Games.

Now, when the deal has been signed, authorities concerned were of the view that all the eight permanent venues in the Olympic Park are now secured.

Martin Weale Raises Concern over Rise in Inflation

Sat, 05/18/2013 - 12:34

As per recent reports, it has been revealed that Martin Weale from Monetary Policy Committee has warned that more stimulus can prove risky as a rise in inflation can be witnessed.

US Defense Dept. approves Apple devices for use on its network

Sat, 05/18/2013 - 04:41

In a May 17 announcement, the US Defense Department said that Apple devices have been approved for use on its network; thereby implying that the employees of the department can be issued iPhones and iPads in the office.

Austria fails to Sell Kommunalkredit Austria AG

Fri, 05/17/2013 - 09:18

As per recent reports, it has been revealed that Austria is at quite an embarrassing position due to Kommunalkredit Austria AG. It has been said so as it has failed to sell Kommunalkredit, which is said to be the first Austrian bank that was nationalized in 2008.

Only 2 of 13 small SUVs performed well in front-end crash tests

Fri, 05/17/2013 - 07:14

According to the Thursday-released results of a test which the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety started using last year, only 2 out of 13 small Sport-Utility Vehicles (SUVs) performed satisfactorily in the insurance industry group's simulation of a fatal kind of front-end crash.

Four members of LulzSec hacktivist group sentenced to jail time

Fri, 05/17/2013 - 05:55

In a Thursday statement, the U. K. Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) revealed that four LulzSec members - Ryan Cleary, Jake Davis, Ryan Ackroyd, and Mustafa Al-Bassam - have been sentenced to jail time by a London judge.

Austria and Luxembourg do not Approve Tougher Rules on Tax Evasion

Thu, 05/16/2013 - 09:30

Algirdas Semeta, the European commissioner for taxation and anti-fraud, has said to be disappointed at a failure by European Union finance ministers to agree on tougher tax rules on tax evasion during a meeting on Thursday.

Austria and Serbia Signed an Agreement to Increase Investments

Thu, 05/16/2013 - 09:29

Adem Ljajic, Serbian footballer, is opening a business forum named `Economic Partner-Serbia' which according to Ljajic will focus on economic reforms, macroeconomic stability, remedying the consequences of the economic crisis and changing the model of economic growth and development.

Steam releases new ‘Trading Cards’ beta feature within its service

Thu, 05/16/2013 - 07:05

In a recent announcement, Steam said that it is releasing a beta feature - dubbed Steam Trading Cards - within its service. The beta for virtual collectible cards essentially enables the gamers to convert the cards into badges or trade them for other exhilarating stuff from the company.

Google expanding voice search capabilities and other features of Google Search

Thu, 05/16/2013 - 04:42

In an announcement which underscores that an incremental change is coming aboard Google Search, Internet search giant Google said at its I/O event on Wednesday that its voice search capabilities and other features of its core product will be expanded in the near future.

UK Union Arms Embargo on Syrian Rebels would violate International Law: Austria

Wed, 05/15/2013 - 08:58

The Austrian foreign ministry circulated a discussion paper among the EU member states yesterday. It refuted British and French arguments for amending the European embargo on Syria to enable rebels to get access to weapons.

Foxconn's Hon Hai’s Q1 revenue falls, likely on weak iPhone 5 demand

Wed, 05/15/2013 - 08:56

In its earnings report released on Wednesday, Foxconn's Hon Hai Precision Industry said that its revenue for the first quarter had witnessed a 19.2 percent year-on-year decline; a fall which probably resulted from the weak iPhone 5 demand which affected the company's sales.

Austria Govt May Save Hypo Alpe from Insolvency

Wed, 05/15/2013 - 08:55

As per recent reports, it has been revealed that there are fewer chances that Hypo Alpe-Adria-Bank International AG will undergo 16 billion-euro insolvency.

It has been said so as Austria Government is having good links with the Commission. Therefore, there are chances that the Hypo Alpe-Adria-Bank International AG will require to undergo the same, revealed the central bank of Austria.

Twitch App for Xbox 360 now available on Xbox Live

Wed, 05/15/2013 - 08:54

In a Tuesday blog post, Larry Hryb - who is also called Microsoft's Major Nelson - introduced the new Twitch App for Xbox 360. The app went live on Xbox Live on Tuesday; and it will chiefly allow the Xbox Live gamers to watch Twitch. tv feeds.

BlackBerry to offer BBM app as a download to run on rival platforms

Wed, 05/15/2013 - 04:33

At the conclusion of his keynote address at BlackBerry's 2013 Developers Conference in Orlando, Florida, on Tuesday, the company's CEO Thorsten Heins came up with a surprise disclosure --- that BlackBerry has plans underway to offer its BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) app as a download to run the operating systems of its rivals.

Google, Microsoft improve their cloud offerings

Tue, 05/14/2013 - 04:21

Google and Microsoft revealed in their recent cloud-related announcements that they have made some noteworthy improvements to their respective cloud offerings - Drive and SkyDrive.

Google announced on Monday that storage limits for Gmail and Google Drive have now been unified by the company, in an attempt to give the users free storage of up to 15GB across both the products.

Nokia introduces $99 smartphone – Asha 501 - for India and other emerging markets

Mon, 05/13/2013 - 04:36

In an attempt to regain a foothold in the low-cost smartphone sector, Finland-based handset maker Nokia unveiled its $99-priced touchscreen handset, the dual-SIM Nokia Asha 501, for India as well as other emerging markets last week.

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