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Iran deploys Revolutionary Guards to quell 'sedition' in protest hotbeds LONDON (Reuters) - Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards have deployed forces to three provinces to put down an eruption of anti-government unrest after six days of protests that have rattled the clerical leadership and left 21 people dead.
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| Water, and Maybe Life, in Places We Never Expected Earth exists in that sweet spot in distance from the sun, often referred to as the "Goldilocks Zone," where water is a liquid on the surface. Much closer and you can get a runaway greenhouse effect, which makes Venus hellishly hot. Too far away, and you freeze into an ice ball. But there's another place in ...
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What You Need To Know About the Protests in Iran Tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets in protest in Iran, which has resulted in at least 21 deaths and hundreds arrested. This is the third major uprising in the country in the last two decades. Student protests in July 1999 led to demonstrations over free speech and public dispute over the ...
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| Michèle in Lamyland LONDON, United Kingdom — Of all the graphic images that spring to mind when I think about the extraordinary Michèle Lamy — sorceress, gypsy princess, high priestess, maenad, sphinx — I can swear in all honesty that "defence attorney" was never one of them. And yet, in a previous incarnation, that ...
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| No, Amazon Isn't Buying Target In 2018 A recent report from the prominent tech analyst Gene Munster, co-founder of the venture capital firm Loup Ventures, suggested that Amazon could buy Target in 2018. It's a sensible prediction, citing comparable demographics and other good reasons for the combination. And of course there's the appeal ...
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| Report: China's Didi to buy Brazil's 99 in $1B deal to take on Latin America A year ago, Didi made a big move into Brazil when it laid down over $100 million to take a stake in 99, a local competitor to Uber in the app-based ride hailing market. Now, on the heels of getting a massive $4 billion investment of its own, it appears that Didi is looking to double down the Latin American ...
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| Mifid II risks drowning in its ambition Mifid II was billed as the biggest shake-up to European markets for a decade, but as it arrived on Wednesday, bankers and investors warned it will take several years before its effects are fully felt. Its launch marked a significant moment for the continent's markets. In part an effort by EU regulators to ...
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| Man appears in court charged with Finsbury Park murder A man has appeared in court charged with the Christmas murder of a pub worker who was found dead in a north London park. Kasim Lewis, 31, is accused of killing 22-year-old Iuliana Tudos between 24 and 27 December. Tudos, who called herself Julie, was found dead in Finsbury Park, near her ...
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| Data take centre stage as Ant Financial fails in MoneyGram bid Ant, the payments affiliate of Chinese internet group Alibaba, and MoneyGram said in a joint statement that they had failed to obtain clearance for the deal from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, an inter-agency body that vets inbound acquisitions for security implications.
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| Spotify sued for $1.6bn in unpaid royalties as it reportedly files for IPO The company is the most successful in the music streaming business, with over 60m paying subscribers. It is reportedly valued at $19bn, and is expected to be floated on the stock market later this year. According to news website Axios Spotify has filed documents for an initial public offering (IPO) in ...
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