Hassan Ali
Joined on: Nov 30, -0001
Published stories: 45
Articles By Hassan Ali
The new leader of North Korea Kim Jong-un to address the burning issue of food shortage in the country by upholding his late father’s policies The North’s three main state newspapers said in a policy-setting editorial traditionally published on New Year’s Day that Kim Jong-un has legitimacy to carry on the revolutionary battle initiated by […]
Jan 2 2012 | Posted in
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Apple noses out rest in the smartphone patent war The patent in question, ‘647, relates to technology that helps users clicking on phone numbers and other types of data in a document, such as an email, to either dial directly or click on the data to bring up more information. As it is widely used […]
Dec 20 2011 | Posted in
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North Korea’s iron leader, Kim Jong-il died and son hailed as great successor KCNA said Kim Jong-il died on Saturday after "an advanced acute myocardial infarction, complicated with a serious heart shock". South Korea, still technically at war with the North, placed its troops and all government workers on emergency alert, but said there were […]
Dec 19 2011 | Posted in
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Fitch has said that the euro zone deal is beyond reach It reaffirmed France’s top-notch triple-A rating but even here said the outlook was now negative, meaning it could be downgraded within two years. Underscoring the tensions within the bloc over a crisis that has spread relentlessly over the past two years, Italy’s prime minister […]
Dec 17 2011 | Posted in
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Apple to top iPhone sales against all other smart phones in the coming holidays Apple’s long-awaited iPhone 4S and Samsung Electronics’ fresh, broad offering are likely to stand out in this holiday season’s smartphone sales which will otherwise be clouded by global economic uncertainty. Apple, which lost its position as the world’s largest smartphone maker […]
Dec 16 2011 | Posted in
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Big foreign investment drops down for the first time in China China’s economic growth could be slowing further as data on Thursday showed the first year-on-year drop in foreign direct investment in 28 months and a fresh fall in new orders signaled a further contraction in factory activity. The data highlights increasing risks to […]
Dec 15 2011 | Posted in
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China determined to grow despite grim global economy Laying out a blueprint for the world’s second-biggest economy in the year ahead, Beijing promised to keep monetary policy "prudent," fiscal policy "pro-active" and consumer prices stable — language broadly in line with previous commitments. Economists said the rhetoric suggested Beijing preferred to only fine-tune economic policies, […]
Dec 14 2011 | Posted in
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Giving birth is a battle for survival in war stricken Afghanistan She was 15 years old, heavily pregnant and had travelled eight days on the back of a donkey to reach hospital. Suffering from seizures and high blood pressure, she died soon after at the Herat Maternity Hospital in western Afghanistan, one of the thousands […]
Dec 13 2011 | Posted in
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Apps might change the way you hunt for jobs Facebook, the social networking site, is probably not the first place that comes to mind when contemplating new career opportunities. But Monster.com, the career search website, hopes to change that with BeKnown, a professional networking app that allows users to build their professional identities within Facebook. […]
Dec 12 2011 | Posted in
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6.5 magnitude earthquake shook Mexico, killing two people A 25-year-old man was killed when a rock fell on a small van on the Mexico City-Acapulco highway, a spokesman for emergency services in southwestern Guerrero state said. "I was dreadfully afraid, I thought it was never going to end," said Laura Gonzalez, who was drinking in […]
Dec 11 2011 | Posted in
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No age limit to buy Plan B One-Step pill without a prescription. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on Wednesday used her power to trump the Food and Drug Administration’s plan to do away with the age limit on who can buy Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd’s Plan B One-Step pill without a prescription. The […]
Dec 8 2011 | Posted in
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China – Stimulus stopped so did the China’s runaway growth After car sales growth of 46 percent in 2009 and 32 percent in 2010, the maker of the squat Ben Ben mini car and Changan Star van saw a modest 3 percent rise in the first 10 months of 2011. It also watched its share […]
Dec 7 2011 | Posted in
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