Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:00:09 +0100 Japanese telecom operator KDDI said Thursday net profit for the December quarter fell 17 percent on falling income from voice calls but raised its full-year revenue outlook thanks to iPhone 4S sales. (Source: AFP)
Dawn Benca packages footballs for shipment at the Wilson Sporting ...
Wed, 25 Jan 2012 23:20:02 +0100 (Reuters) - Dawn Benca packages footballs for shipment at the Wilson Sporting Good dedicated football factory in Ada, Ohio January 25, 2012. Wilson Sporting Goods has been making all of the Super Bowl footballs since Super Bowl I in 1967. REUTERS/Matt Sullivan (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT FOOTBALL)
Mon, 23 Jan 2012 22:40:12 +0100 (Reuters) - "Queen of Soul" Aretha Franklin on Monday called off plans to marry in the summer, saying she and her fiancé William 'Willie' Wilkerson had decided they had gone too far, too soon. "Will and I have decided we were moving a little too fast, and there were a number of things that had not been thought through thoroughly. There will be no wedding at this time," the couple said in a joint statement. "We will not comment on it any further because of the very personal and sensitive nature of it. We appreciate all of the many well wishes from friends. Aretha & Will. ... (Source: Reuters)
Wed, 18 Jan 2012 09:10:06 +0100 TOKYO (Reuters) - Fujifilm Holdings President Shigetaka Komori wants a Swiss-style cap on the yen to help Japanese firms, he said in an interview on Wednesday, adding his voice to a growing chorus of executives, including Nissan's Carlos Ghosn. Komori also said diversification had helped protect Fujifilm from meeting a fate like that of photographic film pioneer Eastman Kodak, which is preparing a Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection filing in case it is unable to sell its digital patents to raise capital, a report said earlier this month. ... (Source: Reuters)
In this March 24, 2011 photo, Russell Falls in Mount Field National ...
Tue, 03 Jan 2012 19:50:03 +0100 (AP) - In this March 24, 2011 photo, Russell Falls in Mount Field National Park is shown in Tasmania, Australia. While its landscape has similarities to New Zealand's North Island, with lush, rocky, âLord of the Ringsâ countryside, Tasmania is unequivocally Australian, with carnivorous marsupials, eucalyptus forests and a mellow, rustic spirit. (AP Photo/Carrie Osgood)