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Profit at Samsung Disappoints

Profit at Samsung Disappoints


Profit at Samsung Disappoints

Posted: 04 Jul 2013 08:50 PM PDT

The Korean electronics giant estimated quarterly profit of $8.3 billion, short of analysts' expectations, as sales of Galaxy S4 smartphones underwhelmed.
    


Crackdown on Morsi Backers Deepens Divide in Egypt

Posted: 04 Jul 2013 08:09 PM PDT

As prosecutors arrested dozens of top Muslim Brotherhood members, a senior Egyptian jurist was sworn in as acting head of state.
    


Even as Army Seizes Power, Egyptians Claim Revolt as Their Own

Posted: 04 Jul 2013 07:47 PM PDT

In protest squares and elsewhere in Egypt, it was hard to find much hand-wringing about the circumstances that forced President Mohamed Morsi from power.
    


Ban Lifted, Japan’s Politicians Race Online

Posted: 04 Jul 2013 07:34 PM PDT

For the first time in Japan's history, candidates for public office are allowed to use the Internet and social media for campaigning.
    


Grenoble Journal: Disabled People Say They, Too, Want a Sex Life, and Seek Help in Attaining It

Posted: 04 Jul 2013 06:34 PM PDT

Some legislators and advocacy groups in France are demanding the legalization of sexual surrogates to help disabled people have sex lives, but critics see instead a kind of prostitution.
    

A Coup? Or Something Else? $1.5 Billion in U.S. Aid Is on the Line

Posted: 04 Jul 2013 06:00 PM PDT

President Obama seems content to let a debate play out in hopes of using the possibility of an aid cutoff to influence the situation without actually pulling the trigger yet.
    


Résumé Shows Snowden Honed Hacking Skills

Posted: 04 Jul 2013 05:32 PM PDT

Edward J. Snowden's résumé suggests that he transformed himself into the kind of cybersecurity expert the N.S.A. is desperate to recruit.
    


As Mandela Lies Dying, Disputes Over His Legacy Are Taking Hold

Posted: 04 Jul 2013 05:22 PM PDT

A legal fight over a burial site is settled, but other troubles are simmering among Nelson Mandela's family and political colleagues.
    


Czech Scandal Shines Light on Corruption

Posted: 04 Jul 2013 03:41 PM PDT

A nexus of scandals has either dealt a blow to or highlighted the kind of graft that has permeated much of Eastern and Central Europe since the fall of Communism.
    

Dire Echoes of a Bailout Gone Wrong

Posted: 04 Jul 2013 01:27 PM PDT

The Irish bank bailout in the fall of 2008 was the first to hit a euro zone country during the credit crisis, and it set some unfortunate precedents.
    


Chen Shi-Zheng’s Road to ‘Monkey: Journey to the West’

Posted: 04 Jul 2013 01:05 PM PDT

In staging the opera "Monkey: Journey to the West," the director Chen Shi-Zheng urged the members of his Chinese cast to shed aspects of their past training.
    

France, Too, Is Collecting Data, Newspaper Reveals

Posted: 04 Jul 2013 12:35 PM PDT

Days after President François Hollande sternly told the United States to stop spying on its allies, Le Monde on Thursday disclosed that France has its own surveillance program.
    


2 Central Banks Promise to Keep Rates Low

Posted: 04 Jul 2013 12:30 PM PDT

Neither bank had made such a move before. The bid to reassure investors brought the two banks into closer alignment with the Federal Reserve.
    

German Sprints to Victory in Stage 6

Posted: 04 Jul 2013 12:14 PM PDT

André Greipel beat Peter Sagan and Mark Cavendish to the finish for his first victory in this year's Tour de France.
    


India Ink: Ahead of Elections, India’s Cabinet Approves Food Security Program

Posted: 04 Jul 2013 12:04 PM PDT

The executive order establishes a legal right to food and will create what may be the world's largest food subsidy system for the poor.
    


I.M.F. and Pakistan Agree to a $5.3 Billion Bailout

Posted: 04 Jul 2013 11:21 AM PDT

The two sides reached a provisional agreement on the rescue package, which aims to bolster Pakistan's flagging economy.
    


Prominent Egyptian Liberal Says He Sought West’s Support for Uprising

Posted: 04 Jul 2013 10:37 AM PDT

Mohamed ElBaradei, Egypt's most prominent liberal, said he told Western leaders that the forced removal of President Mohamed Morsi was necessary.
    


Different Paths to Final, but Similar Responses

Posted: 04 Jul 2013 10:05 AM PDT

Marion Bartoli of France, the No. 15 seed, and Sabine Lisicki of Germany, the No. 23 seed, will face each other on Saturday, and one will win their first Grand Slam title.
    


Six Children Are Killed by Hidden Bombs in Afghanistan

Posted: 04 Jul 2013 07:48 AM PDT

Four girls at a wedding party and two boys walking home from school died in two roadside blasts.
    


Campaign for Parliamentary Election Begins in Japan

Posted: 04 Jul 2013 06:19 AM PDT

At stake in the election are half of the seats in the upper house of Parliament, and polls are forecasting major gains for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his economic revival plan.
    


European Central Bank Commits to Low Rate

Posted: 04 Jul 2013 05:52 AM PDT

Mario Draghi, the bank's president, said on Thursday that interest rates will stay low "for an extended period of time."
    


China to Test Free Trade Zone in Shanghai as Part of Economic Overhaul

Posted: 04 Jul 2013 05:12 AM PDT

China wants to use Shanghai as a platform for financial overhauls, including interest rate liberalization and full convertibility of China's currency.
    

Bank of England Keeps Interest Rates at Record Low

Posted: 04 Jul 2013 04:04 AM PDT

The central bank left its benchmark rate at 0.5 percent and maintained its bond-buying stimulus program amid recent signs that Britain's economic recovery is strengthening.
    


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