Dec
11

Nokia Siemens cerrará su división de servicios: fuentes

FRANCFORT/HELSINKI (Reuters) - La división de servicios de la empresa de redes Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) enfrenta su cierre debido a la cancelación de un contrato esencial con la empresa de telecomunicaciones alemana Deutsche Telekom, dijeron el martes dos fuentes con conocimiento del tema. Una persona dijo que el cierre, que se hará efectivo en el 2013, se anunciará el miércoles durante una reunión...
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Data: New (physical) book chronicles the virtual

NEW YORK (AP) — We question. We research. We catalog. We quantify. We aggregate, calculate, communicate, analyze, extrapolate and conclude. And eventually, if we're fortunate and thoughtful, we understand. These are the contours of the society that has taken shape in the past generation with the rise of an unstoppable, invisible force that changes human lives in ways from the microscopic to the gargantuan:...
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Dec
10

British TV astronomer Patrick Moore dies

LONDON (Reuters) - British astronomer Patrick Moore, who helped map the moon and inspired generations of star gazers with decades of television broadcasts, died on Sunday aged 89. Moore presented BBC television's landmark "The Sky at Night" programme for more than 50 years, making him the longest-running presenter of a single show in broadcasting history. His old-fashioned appearance and rapid-fire...
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Challenger: Merkel isolating Germany in Europe

BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Angela Merkel's center-left challenger accused the German leader of isolating the country in Europe as he sought Sunday to kick-start his campaign for next year's elections, pledging to make social policy and promises of tougher financial regulation central issues. Former Finance Minister Peer Steinbrueck's Social Democrats rallied around him after a difficult start to his...
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6 dead as heavy snow hits Balkans

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Freezing temperatures and heavy snowfall have killed at least six people and caused travel chaos across the Balkans, with rescue teams struggling to reach passengers stranded in buses and cars in Serbia on Sunday. Officials said four people have died in Croatia and two in Serbia as a result of blizzards in the region of southwestern Europe over the weekend, closing airports...
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EU leaders accept Peace Prize in anti-EU bastion

OSLO, Norway (AP) — European Union leaders arriving in Norway to receive the 2012 Nobel Peace Prize said the 27-nation bloc needs more integration and authority to solve problems, including the worst financial crisis afflicting it since the union was formed. Conceding that the EU lacked sufficient powers to stop the Bosnia war in the 1990s, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said...
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Australian radio chair: Station reviewing policy

LONDON (AP) — The reverberations from the death of a nurse who accepted a hoax phone call about the ill Duchess of Cambridge spread through two countries Sunday, as Australian authorities said London police had contacted them about a possible investigation. The Australian radio station behind the call also announced an immediate review of its broadcast practices after the debacle, which began with...
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