Brazil will spend 24.1 billion reais ($10.8 billion) on infrastructure projects for the 2016 Rio Olympics in an effort to ensure South America’s first Games are delivered on time, organizers have announced. The figure will take the total projected spending…
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With his baseball cap and tracksuit, Crystal Palace manager Tony Pulis is an unlikely trendsetter, but his exploits this season have made him the name on everyone’s lips. On the day the 56-year-old Welshman was appointed manager last November, Palace…
The United States has authorized the release of a $450 million installment in Iranian assets that were frozen as punishment for Tehran’s disputed nuclear program, the State Department said Thursday. It came after a new report by the UN’s nuclear watchdog…
You can call it copying or you can call it borrowing, but the “swapping” of ideas between Facebook and Twitter over the past year has been fascinating to see unfold. Facebook copied Twitter’s hashtags and trending topics, and then Twitter copied…
Sunday afternoon is showtime in Soweto, a time when it seems everyone in South Africa’s iconic township is out on the streets strutting their stuff. An armada of sleek German sedans — the must-have ride for South Africa’s black nouveau riche — slithers…
Colombia’s Nobel-winning novelist Gabriel Garcia Marquez died Thursday in Mexico City at the age of 87, the Colombian president said. “One thousand years of solitude and sadness for the death of the greatest Colombian of all time,” Juan Manuel Santos…
US college freshman stars Jabari Parker and James Young said Thursday they will skip their final three seasons of collegiate play and declared themselves eligible for June’s NBA Draft. Parker, a forward, led Duke University to a 26-9 season, averaging…
President Barack Obama said a deal Thursday to de-escalate tensions in Ukraine was a “glimmer of hope” but cautioned he could not be sure if Russia would live up to it. Obama, in a careful response to the apparent breakthrough in Geneva, said he was…
Sony’s latest home game console, the PlayStation 4, has only been available for just shy of 6 months, and its success is unprecedented. As of April 6th, the company reported that it has sold a whopping 7 million consoles worldwide in more than 72…
SUNNYVALE, CA–(Marketwired – Apr 17, 2014) – AMD (NYSE: AMD) Q1 2014 Results Revenue of $1.40 billion, decreased 12 percent…
SILICON SLOPES, UT–(Marketwired – April 17, 2014) – Today Domo, a software-as-a-service (SaaS) venture that is redefining business intelligence (BI)…
Former All Blacks full-back Bruce Reihana announced his retirement on Thursday after the 38-year-old revealed that his contract with French side Bordeaux Begles was not being renewed. The announcement was not a surprise as Reihana, who played two Tests…
Brazilian star Neymar could miss the rest of the club season after being ruled out for four weeks with an injured left foot, dealing Barcelona a worrying blow to their La Liga hopes. The club confirmed on Thursday that the 22-year-old picked up the…
Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers said on Thursday that there was no extra pressure on his side despite the fact they are within sight of a first league title since 1990. “We’ll deal with it the same as we have from the very first game of the season…
WASHINGTON, April 17, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Funding Opportunity AnnouncementBureau of Population, Refugees, and MigrationApril 16, 2014Funding Opportunity Number:…
SANTA CLARA, CA–(Marketwired – Apr 17, 2014) – Magellan, a leader of innovative GPS devices for vehicles, fitness, outdoor and…
TORONTO, ON–(Marketwired – April 17, 2014) – ViXS Systems Inc. (TSX: VXS) and ViXS USA, today filed a complaint in…
SANTA CLARA, CA–(Marketwired – Apr 17, 2014) – Seculert, a leader in advanced threat protection and malware solutions, today announced…
MENLO PARK, CA–(Marketwired – Apr 17, 2014) – Delphix, the leading provider of agile data solutions, today announced that the…
Report from the Office of the Surveyor-General of the Federation Newly inductees to the surveying profession have been advised to…