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Named as the new ambassador for Carl F. Bucherer, Swiss artist Stephan Schmidlinhas always tried to pursue his dreams in life through constant effort and determination.

Chronology: Key events that have punctuated Oracle's handling of Java this year.

Heavy snow blanketed French skies on Wednesday resulting in fresh traffic disruptions for European travelers after last week’s transport shutdown even as storm lashed Portugal and Spain.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is urging the European Union (EU) to expand the size of its rescue fund in the wake of weakening market performance in the euro zone’s peripheral members.

Facebook's Cartoon Characters campaign spills all over the internet with an anti-child abuse message. The move has taken over Twitter and Google Trends while media could not resist coverage. Despite skepticism, the campaign has managed to create an impact.

BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (RIM) has announced that it has acquired Swedish UI design company The Astonishing Tribe (TAT) to spruce up its PlayBook UI.

Standpoint Research has downgraded American Eagle Outfitters to hold from buy, expressing concerns over the apparel retailer's store count.

As US Supreme Court agreed yesterday to give Microsoft a hearing related to a 2009 court order that required it to pay $290 million to i4i for patent infringement related to its high-profile product Microsoft Word, Microsoft itself has been on a buying spree collecting patents that cover a range of its products.

Jefferies & Co. upgraded its rating of BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. (RIMM) to 'buy' from 'hold' and increased its price target to $80 from $55.

The technology used by Wikileaks to maintain anonymity could be the Onion Router which is also used by U.S. Navy.

It was a tightly contested second day at the Gabba, when Mike Hussey frustrated England with an unbeaten 81, in the first test of the 2010 Ashes.

Researchers have found that one of the Jupiter's stripes that disappeared last spring is now showing signs of a comeback. The latest observations will help scientists better understand the interaction between Jupiter's winds and cloud chemistry.

Some individuals – like myself and a few other students of crises in the recent cycle – are able to predict the financial storm well in advance, said Nouriel Roubini, co-founder of Roubini Global Economics.

Storied Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, who faces trial in the U.S. for plotting to kill Americans by making weapons available to terror outfits, was extradited to the U.S. on Tuesday, almost three months after a Thai court overturned his plea contesting an earlier extradition verdict.

Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's invitation to hundreds of young women to convert to Islam overshadowed a two-day visit to Italy intended to cement the growing ties between Tripoli and Rome.

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi met Muammar Gaddafi on Monday looking to reinforce business ties, after the Libyan leader aroused a media storm by suggesting to a group of young women they convert to Islam.

Hewlett-Packard Co's top lawyer, Mike Holston, came to the company on the wings of a board spying scandal in 2006. He is now at the center of another storm, this time surrounding the ouster of his friend, Chief Executive Mark Hurd.

Oil prices were steady near $79 a barrel as the fading Tropical Depression Bonnie brought more output back online in the Gulf of Mexico, dampening otherwise buoyant sentiment following positive U.S. macroeconomic data.

Oil prices seesawed near unchanged levels on Monday as stronger-than-expected U.S. home sales data lifted prices even as energy companies restarted production after Tropical Storm Bonnie fizzled. U.S. crude for September delivery slipped 12 cents to $78.86 a barrel by 12:49 p.m. EDT, having seesawed between $78.06 and $79.33.

Oil prices slipped back from an 11-week high above $79 on Friday, falling on uncertainty over European bank stress test results even as companies began shutting in Gulf of Mexico production ahead of a tropical storm. The dollar's strength against the euro and a basket of currencies .DXY also added pressure.

Crude drifted lower after hitting a three-month high near $80 on Friday, supported by a storm threat to U.S. Gulf oil installations but pressured by uncertainty over the result of bank stress tests in Europe. By 0943 GMT (5:43 a.m. EDT), U.S. crude for September was trading 26 cents lower at $79.04 a barrel. ICE Brent crude futures were 28 cents down at $77.54.