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Europe woes could hit S.Africa bonds, raise

The debt crisis in Europe, which holds around 35 percent of South African government debt, could hit local bonds if it worsens, pushing yields higher than expected, Treasury Director-General Lungisa Fuzile said on Monday.

UK teen cyber activist bailed without Internet access

A British teenager charged with hacking offences and believed to be a leading member of the Anonymous and LulzSec online activist groups was released on bail in a London court on Monday on condition he did not use the Internet.

Google's Chrome overtakes Firefox in UK

Google's Chrome overtook Mozilla Firefox in July to become Britain's second-most popular Web browser after Microsoft's Internet Explorer, Web analytics firm StatCounter said on Monday.

Teenage activist in UK court on hacking charge

A teen-ager believed to be a leading member of the Anonymous and LulzSec online activist groups appeared in a London court Monday charged with hacking offences including an attack on Britain's Serious Organised Crime Agency.

S.Africa may reopen arms deal probe, pressuring Zuma

South African police may reopen a corruption probe into a multi-billion dollar arms deal involving several companies and high profile officials including President Jacob Zuma to see if charges can be instituted a decade after the transaction.

Kodak adopts plan to protect tax benefits

Eastman Kodak adopted a poison pill on Monday to reduce a tax hit it would take from a sale of its valuable intellectual property portfolio that it has been shopping around in recent weeks.

Gene Linked to High Asthma Risk in African-Americans Discovered

Researchers found a gene, PYHIN1, and its variations may account for a large proportion of asthma risk in people of African descent. The recent study, published in Nature Genetics, pooled together data from nine independent research groups, including nearly 6,500 patients, about half of which who had asthma.

Rupert Grint Shows Tom Felton Some Love at 'Apes' Premiere [PHOTOS]

Now that the "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2" craze is dying down (a little), Twentieth Century Fox studio is throwing their summer flick in the mix. "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" is remake of a prequel from the "Planet of the Apes" saga. This years production is starring James Franco, Freida Pinto, and our favorite villain-- Tom Felton. It didn't take long for the ex-Hogwarts students to come back out on the red carpet to promote a film that wasn't "Ha...

Kodak adopts poison pill to keep tax benefits

Eastman Kodak adopted a poison pill on Monday to preserve its tax assets, as it looks to sell its valuable intellectual property portfolio and reduce the tax hit from any gain on that sale.

Google Acquires More than 1,000 Patents From IBM

Google announced on Thursday that it had acquired more than 1,000 patents from International Business Machines Corp. to defend itself against lawsuits while increased interest in intellectual property suggests a legal showdown between Apple and Google.

Foxconn to use more robots; said up to 1 million in 3 years

Taiwan's Foxconn Technology Group, known for assembling Apple's iPhones and iPads in China, plans to use more robots, with one report saying the company will use one million of them in the next three years, to cope with rising labor costs.

Harry Potter Movie Joins the Billionaire Club

Two weeks after its release, the film continues to shatter records. "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2" finally made it pass the $1 billion mark in global box office sales this weekend. The first film in the franchise: "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone," came the closest to passing this mark with $974.8 million in 2002.

Miley Cyrus Tweets: 'GOD is Love'

Cyrus has been showing the world a more mature (in a good way) side to herself with her charity work and under the radar relationship to Liam Hemsworth, who was recently cased in "The Hunger Games" series along side Josh Hutcherson.

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