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Thai court to hear first royal insult case under new king

Thai court to hear first royal insult case under new king

Published 10/02/2017

Jatupat Boonpattararaksa, a law student and member of Dao Din, an anti-coup group, speaks during an interview with Reuters in Khon Kaen May 5, 2016. REUTERS/Amy Lefevre/File Photo

A Thai court agreed on Friday to put a prominent activist on trial for insulting the monarchy after he shared a BBC Thai-language profile of the new king, which some said was offensive, on Facebook.

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Pressure on scandal-hit Fillon as polls point at disapproval

Pressure on scandal-hit Fillon as polls point at disapproval

Published 10/02/2017

Francois Fillon, a former French prime minister, member of The Republicans political party and 2017 presidential candidate of the French centre-right, attends a campaign visit in a CSU, urban surveillance center, in Athis Mons Paris suburb, February 8, 2017. REUTERS/Thomas Samson/Pool

Seven out of 10 French voters want conservative presidential candidate Francois Fillon to step down, an opinion poll by Odoxa for France Info radio said on Friday as a scandal over alleged "fake work" by his wife continued to weigh on his campaign.

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Mexico foreign minister denies report he changed Trump wall speech

Mexico foreign minister denies report he changed Trump wall speech

Published 10/02/2017

Mexico's Foreign Minister Luis Videgaray gives a speech to the media next to Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu (not pictured), at the foreign ministry building (SRE) in Mexico City, Mexico February 3, 2017. REUTERS/Henry Romero

Mexican Foreign Minister Luis Videgaray on Thursday rejected a CBS news report that he had made changes to U.S. President Donald Trump's speech announcing an executive order for the construction of a border wall with Mexico.

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Kushner family in talks to buy Miami Marlins baseball team: reports

Kushner family in talks to buy Miami Marlins baseball team: reports

Published 10/02/2017

Sep 26, 2016- Miami, FL, USA- Miami Marlins teammates celebrate after defeating the New York Mets 7-3 at Marlins Park. Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports

The Kushner family, relatives of President Donald Trump through son-in-law Jared Kushner, is in talks to buy the Miami Marlins baseball team, media said on Thursday.

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Twitter numbers paint grim profitability picture

Twitter numbers paint grim profitability picture

Published 10/02/2017

A 3D printed Twitter logo is seen in front of displayed stock graph in this illustration picture made in Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina, February 3, 2016. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic

Twitter Inc's (TWTR.N) desultory earnings report on Thursday show a company with no evident path to profitability, as core costs climb more quickly than revenue while user growth stagnates.

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Trump, reacting to U.S. appeals court ruling, tweets: “SEE YOU IN COURT”

Trump, reacting to U.S. appeals court ruling, tweets: “SEE YOU IN COURT”

Published 10/02/2017

U.S. President Donald Trump tweeted "SEE YOU IN COURT, THE SECURITY OF OUR NATION IS AT STAKE!" shortly after a U.S. federal appeals court on Thursday unanimously upheld a temporary suspension of his order that restricted travel from seven Muslim-majority countries.

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Macquarie, ING join Apple Pay in Australia in challenge to Big Four

Macquarie, ING join Apple Pay in Australia in challenge to Big Four

Published 10/02/2017

FILE PHOTO - A woman looks at her iPhone as she walks past a sign announcing a new branch of the Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd (ANZ) in central Sydney, Australia, April 27, 2016. REUTERS/David Gray/File Photo

Macquarie Group and ING Direct on Friday said they would start using Apple Inc's mobile payment service in Australia this month, hoping to snatch market share from the major retail banks through digital technology.

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Remote control: Companies blur lines over who owns devices

Remote control: Companies blur lines over who owns devices

Published 09/02/2017

FILE PHOTO: A customer uses his Samsung Electronics' Galaxy Note 7 as he waits for an exchange at company's headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, October 13, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/File Photo

When Samsung Electronics remotely disabled the last of its flawed Galaxy Note 7 smartphones last month, it further blurred the lines between who ultimately controls your phone, or computer, car or appliance: you, or the companies that make it work?

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Twitter advertising revenue falls, shares drop more than 10 percent

Twitter advertising revenue falls, shares drop more than 10 percent

Published 09/02/2017

People holding mobile phones are silhouetted against a backdrop projected with the Twitter logo in this illustration picture taken in Warsaw September 27, 2013. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel/Illustration/File Photo

Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) posted the slowest revenue growth since it went public four years ago, sending shares down more than 10 percent on Thursday on fears that rivals Snapchat and Facebook Inc(FB.O) were winning the war for advertising.

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`FarmVille` creator Zynga forecasts bookings below estimates

`FarmVille` creator Zynga forecasts bookings below estimates

Published 09/02/2017

The Zynga logo is pictured at the company's headquarters in San Francisco, California April 23, 2014. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith/File Photo

Zynga Inc (ZNGA.O), which created the online game FarmVille, forecast current-quarter bookings largely below analysts' estimates, weighed down by a seasonally weak advertising business as well as declines in its web business.

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