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Viadeo vies for Arab expansion with Moroccan branch

Viadeo, the world's second-biggest online networking site for professionals after LinkedIn, said on Friday it had opened a regional branch in Morocco as it seeks to expand its presence in the increasingly-wired Arab world.
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Outspoken Moroccan rapper freed: activists

A Moroccan rapper who has become one of the monarchy's boldest critics was freed on Thursday, activists said, after he served a four-month sentence for assault, a charge which his lawyers say was a ploy to muzzle the popular singer.
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Analysis: Mosaic May Have Won Skirmish in Fertilizer Wars

Mosaic, a leading North American fertilizer producer, may have won the battle to arrest a plunge in phosphate prices ahead the region's spring planting season, but it still risks losing the war as overseas capacity surges in the coming years.
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GSM phones vulnerable to hijack scams

Flaws in a widely used wireless technology could allow hackers to gain remote control of phones and instruct them to send text messages or make calls, according to an expert on mobile phone security.
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GSM Phone Vulnerable to New Scam: Researcher

A well-known expert on mobile phone security says vulnerability in a widely used wireless technology could allow hackers to gain remote control of phones, leading to new scam.
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Any GSM phone vulnerable to new scam: researcher

A well-known expert on mobile phone security says a vulnerability in a widely used wireless technology could allow hackers to gain remote control of phones, instructing them to send text messages or make calls.
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Thomas Cook axes 200 Shops, Checks out of 500 Hotels

Thomas Cook will close 200 underperforming shops and 500 hotels and is lining up further disposals, as it battles to cut debt and restore confidence among investors and customers after a bailout by its banks.
Malaria kills twice as many people worldwide than originally thought.

Deaths From Malaria Fall, But Funding Woes Loom

Malaria deaths have fallen dramatically in the past decade thanks to increased aid allowing more people access to nets and medicines, but the economic slowdown threatens to curb future progress, the World Health Organisation said on Tuesday.
An Egyptian woman reads a ballot paper before casting her vote at a polling station during the parliamentary election in Cairo

Islamists Seen Winners in Egypt Election

Initial results of Egypt's first free election in six decades will emerge on Thursday, with Islamist parties expecting to command a majority in parliament, hard on the heels of victories by their counterparts in Tunisia and Morocco.

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