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Icahn says 'dramatically undervalued' Apple should trade at $240
Billionaire investor Carl Icahn said Apple’s stock was “still dramatically undervalued” and that it should be trading at $240, up from his earlier estimate of $216.
Did Game of Thrones' New Twist Go Too Far? George R.R. Martin Weighs In
HBO’s Game of Thrones made another big deviation from the book series its based on last night and a lot of people are wondering what George R.R. Martin, the mastermind behind your obsession,…
Q&A: Nick Jonas on hit singles, JoBros, Timberlake, acting
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nick Jonas may have become a sex symbol to female fans in the last year, but the singer says his new tour won’t cater just to the ladies. He’s thinking about his male fans, too.
Pixar celebrates Cannes return with original 'Inside Out'
CANNES, France (AP) — After a two-year hiatus, Pixar has made a sensational return to the Cannes Film Festival with “Inside Out,” the kind of fresh take on animation that the studio built itself on.
Victoria Beckham Is Combining Her Dress and Denim Clothing Lines—Here's Why!
Any chance that Victoria Beckham is taking a cue from the Spice Girls’ hit “2 Become 1”? The star is combining her Victoria, Victoria Beckham and Victoria Beckham Denim…
WHO chief announces operations shake-up after Ebola shock
The World Health Organization will dramatically reform its emergency response operations this year, its chief said Monday, after the UN agency faced blistering criticism for its slow Ebola response. WHO Director General Margaret Chan told the agency’s decision-making body in Geneva that she had decided to make some “fundamental changes” to help the organisation respond more quickly and efficiently in times of crisis. “I do not ever again want to
Indian nurse dies four decades after being sodomized and left in a coma
By Nita Bhalla NEW DELHI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A 66-year-old Indian nurse, who was sexually assaulted and left in a vegetative state for more than 40 years, died on Monday, in a case that sparked national debate over the legalization of euthanasia. In November 1973, Aruna Shanbaug was attacked by a ward attendant at the King Edward Memorial (KEM) Hospital in Mumbai as the 26-year-old nurse was finishing her
WHO boss Chan launches $100 million health emergency fund
GENEVA (Reuters) – World Health Organization director-general Margaret Chan announced on Monday that she was establishing a $100 million contingency fund to ensure that the U.N. agency has the resources to respond immediately to a major crisis. Admitting that the WHO had been “overwhelmed” by the Ebola epidemic in West Africa, Chan also told its annual meeting that she was creating a new programme for health emergencies linking its three
Why do men exist? Scientific study offers an explanation
Since in many species, sperm is males’ only contribution to reproduction, biologists have long puzzled about why evolutionary selection, known for its ruthless efficiency, allows them to exist. Now British scientists have an explanation: Males are required for a process known as “sexual selection” which helps species to ward off disease and avoid extinction. A system where all offspring are produced without sex — as in all-female asexual populations —