HSBC earmarks more for US fines

5 November 2012 Last updated at 03:47 ETHSBC bank has put aside a further $ 800m (£500m) to cover potential money-laundering fines in the US as it announced a fall in quarterly profits. The bank had already put aside $ 700m after a US Senate report published in July said lax controls had left it vulnerable to money...

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Meet the Only Guy In Line for an iPad Mini in NYC [PICS]

affiliate marketing Amid the rushing passersby outside the flagship Apple Store, one man stood alone Thursday afternoon in the official line for Friday morning’s iPad mini launch.Luis Lorenzo braved New York City’s transit system — still weakened by flooding from Hurricane Sandy — to get from East New York in Brooklyn to the Fifth Avenue...

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DA seeks rehearing in Anna Nicole Smith drug case

affiliate marketing LOS ANGELES (AP) — Prosecutors refusing to accept an appellate court‘s ruling in the Anna Nicole Smith case asked the court on Friday to change its decision and allow her former boyfriend and manager to be retried.California’s 2nd District Court of Appeal ruled last month that Howard K. Stern could not be retried...

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Israel’s Neuronix offers new Alzheimer’s treatment

affiliate marketing TEL AVIV (Reuters) – Israel-based Neuronix, which has developed a non-invasive medical device to help to treat Alzheimer’s disease, expects the system to be approved by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration in late 2014.The device, which combines electromagnetic stimulation with computer-based cognitive training,...

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Anglogold strikers return to work

affiliate marketing 2 November 2012 Last updated at 10:31 ETStriking miners at two South African Anglogold Ashanti pits have agreed to return to work as tensions across the country’s mineral sector ease. affiliate marketing Hundreds of miners have been holding underground sit-ins...

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Syria army quits base on strategic Aleppo road

affiliate marketing BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Syrian army abandoned its last base near the northern town of Saraqeb after a fierce assault by rebels, further isolating the strategically important second city Aleppo from the capital.But in a political setback to forces battling to topple President Bashar al-Assad, the United Nations said...

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13 Gadgets to Prepare You for a Natural Disaster

affiliate marketing 1. Wind-Up RadioRadios may seem like primitive technology in the digital age, but they’re still very effective in relaying information during an emergency. The one pictured uses solar power, features a hand-crank for backup power and even includes a flashlight.Click here to view this gallery. affiliate...

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Amy Winehouse wedding dress stolen: family foundation

affiliate marketing LONDON (Reuters) – Two dresses worn by late British singer Amy Winehouse have been stolen from her house, her family’s charitable foundation told Reuters on Thursday.The two dresses were due to be auctioned as part of charity events later this year and next in London and New York to raise money for The Amy Winehouse...

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Watch: Cancer Touches Everyone: Dogs and Humans

affiliate marketing Home > Video > Health > Health NewsCancer Touches Everyone: Dogs and Humans affiliate marketing Cancer Touches Everyone: Dogs and HumansTwo Million Dogs hopes to eradicate cancer through education and research.Magic Johnson’s HIV Announcement: Nov. 7,...

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Anthony Scianna’s Storybook Ending

affiliate marketing Francesco Nazardo for Bloomberg BusinessweekA typical Friday night at FairyTail LoungeTo enter the FairyTail Lounge, a one-year-old New York nightclub opened by three former commodities traders, guests pass through a sparkle-splattered door into a small room so shimmery it looks like it was painted by Tinker Bell....

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