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Israel Welcomes Iran-World Power Talks, But Believes Military Strike Only Alternative to Solve Issue

Satellite image shows the nuclear facility at Bushehr, Iran,
Israel was guarded in its approach to the resumption of talks with Iran by the world powers on Wednesday. The six world powers including the United States, France, Britain, China, Germany and Russia had expressed their willingness to continue talks with Iran over its nuclear program.Iran had offered to open up a key military base for international inspections, which the world powers suspect would be used for a its secret nuclear program.
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Protect Your Bubble

Protect Your Bubble: Smartphone, Tablet Insurance that Replaces Device in 24 Hours

Protect Your Bubble, a new online insurance company that launched in the U.S. today, will replace your gadget within one day of being lost or damaged within 24 hours. To boot, the company offers a lock, wipe locate feature for Android-based devices and a locate feature to compliment Apple's iCloud. In essence, you won't lose any information or the location of your device.
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Hacking payouts may drive up privacy damages in UK

Big payouts to victims of phone-hacking by Rupert Murdoch's now-defunct News of the World paper are set to drive up the damages awarded in privacy cases in Britain, according to a recent judgment and experts in media law.
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Prince Harry in Jamaica as Country Mulls Breaking UK Links

Prince Harry began a four-day visit to Jamaica on Monday as part of a Diamond Jubilee tour honoring Queen Elizabeth II. The young prince's visit comes at an awkward time, however -- Jamaica's newly elected prime minister has said the island nation should be its own republic, without ties to the crown.
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UK moves towards three strikes Internet policy

British Web users face having their Internet connections throttled or suspended if they are found to have downloaded music or movies illegally after Internet service providers BT and TalkTalk lost a court appeal on Tuesday.
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Sabu Turns in LulzSec Members: Hacker Leader Was FBI Informant

After hacking into the CIA, Sony, PayPal and Mastercard Web sites over the years, Sabu, suspected leader of Anonymous splinter group LulzSec pled guilty to 12 counts of conspiracy to engage in computer hacking March 6. Five other suspected hackers were also arrested March 6, and it now looks as if Sabu, also known as Hector Xavier Monsegur, had been cooperating with the FBI since the middle of 2011, according to papers filed in a Manhattan court.
iPhone 5 Specs: Why Samsung's Galaxy S3 Could Beat Apple in Mobile Gaming Market

iPhone 5 vs. One X: Battle Between Apple and HTC Gets Fiercer

While Apple enthusiasts are eagerly waiting to see the latest iPhone 5, HTC’s new series of flagship smartphones in the form of HTC One X, S and V has taken away the spotlight from every other device presented at the MWC 2012. Check out how the HTC One X will fare against the speculated iPhone 5.
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Obama Administration Appeals Ruling on Tobacco Health Label

The Obama administration on Monday appealed a decision that found unconstitutional a U.S. Food and Drug Administration regulation requiring tobacco companies to put large, graphic health warnings on cigarette packages and advertising.
Iran

West Offers to Resume Iran Nuke Talks; UN Gets Site Access

Iran on Tuesday said it will give U.N. weapons inspectors access to a secret military complex where it's believed work on a nuclear weapon may be taking place, as Western countries offered to resume talks with Tehran over its nuclear program.
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Myanmar to Float Currency in 2012/13, Unify FX Rates

Myanmar will begin a managed float of its currency in the fiscal year starting in April and wants to develop an interbank money market to end a black-market currency system that critics say deters investment and abets kleptocracy.

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