ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Ivory Coast security officials are torturing dozens of detainees by administering electric shocks and other forms of abuse, Amnesty International alleged Friday.The victims include people charged with endangering state security in the wake of a recent spate of attacks targeting military installations. Since early August, unknown gunmen have...
Star Silicon Valley analyst felled by Facebook IPO fallout
Label: Technology SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The firing of Citigroup stock analyst Mark Mahaney on Friday in the regulatory fallout from Facebook Inc’s initial public offering was greeted with shock and dismay in Silicon Valley, where Mahaney was a well-known and well-liked figure.“Pretty shocked,” was the reaction of Jacob Funds Chief Executive Ryan Jacob, who described Mahaney as one...
Rolling Stones play $20 surprise gig in Paris
Label: Lifestyle PARIS (Reuters) – The Rolling Stones performed an energetic warm-up gig in Paris on Thursday for a few hundred fans after announcing on Twitter that tickets would go on sale for 15 euros ($ 19.45) just hours in advance.“I can’t believe we’re all still standing up, you’d think by now one or two of us would be sitting down, but we’re not,” lead singer Mick Jagger, 69,...
Baseball-Pitch counts don’t add up to more injuries, says study
Label: Health NEW YORK, Oct 26 (Reuters Health) – It is impossible to watch a Major League Baseball (MLB) game nowadays – such as those in the World Series now underway – without hearing about how many pitches a player has thrown.But a new study suggests that when it comes to preventing injuries, the obsession of many teams with those kinds of numbers may be misplaced. “I...
Hacking claims hit Mirror shares
Label: Business 26 October 2012 Last updated at 15:36 ETContinue reading the main story Shares in Trinity Mirror slid 16% on Friday as the media group’s newspapers face allegations of phone hacking.Ex-England football manager Sven-Goran Eriksson is among four people taking legal action against the group’s print business, Mirror Group Newspapers.The claims...
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Magnitude 5 earthquake hits southern Italy, hospital evacuated
Label: Health ROME (Reuters) – A magnitude 5 earthquake struck north of Cosenza in southern Italy early on Friday, and police said a hospital had been evacuated after cracks were found in its structure, but there were no reports of injuries.The quake hit at 1:05 a.m. (7.05 p.m. EDT on Thursday) about 6.3 km (3.9 miles) underground, north of Cosenza in the Pollino mountains area...
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