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Egypt elections
Egypt to Choose Between Muslim Brotherhood Candidate Mohammed Morsi and Mubarak's Ex-Military Man Ahmed Shafiq

By IBTimes UK

Unofficial exit results of the Egyptian presidential elections suggest Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohammed Morsi and Mubarak's former Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq are set to face each other in a run-off. (12:50 pm)

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Sultwalk protest in Kolkata
Kolkata Joins Slutwalk Protest to Supports Women’s Right [Photos]

By IBTimes IN

Kolkata on Thursday joined a global movement of Slutwalk rally to protest against claims that women's attire or her behavior provoked rape and sexual assault. Slutwalk is a protest movement against sexual violence that began last year in Toronto... (12:00 pm)

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Mark Zuckerberg Turns 28: Ten Interesting Facts About The Facebook Founder And His Social Network
Mark Zuckerberg's $6.4 Billion Loss: Value Of Facebook CEO's Stake A Gambler's Nightmare

By IBTimes

In the week since Facebook Inc. (Nasdaq: FB) went public, its founder, CEO and majority shareholder saw his $20.2 billion stake in the social media giant quickly swell to $24 billion only to shrink by day's end to $17.6 billion. (11:24 am)

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Facebook IPO: Mark Zuckerberg Celebrates With Employees As Nasdaq Begins Trading
Facebook, ‘Titanic” Of IPOs, Could Poison Tech Company Pipeline

By IBTimes

Faced with the disastrous fallout from the initial public offering of Facebook (Nasdaq: FB), the No. 1 social network, other technology companies that had been waiting to go next may reconsider. (10:49 am)

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Australian Stock Exchange
Australian Stock Market Report – Afternoon 5/25/2012

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The Australian sharemarket lost ground for the third consecutive day and week, with the All Ordinaries Index (XAO) down 0.6 pct or 25 pts to 4081.2 today. Nine out of 12 sectors finished in the red today and the broader market hit a fresh six-month low. (10:45 am)

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Facebook
Facebook Camera Launched; New Mobile App Influenced by Instagram?

By IBTimes IN

Facebook's initial public offering (IPO) failed to impress the world but it didn't stop the biggest social networking site from thinking big. It introduced Camera, a new mobile app, on Thursday to make using of Facebook photos faster and easier. (9:58 am)

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Stock index futures signal higher open

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Stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Wall Street on Friday, with futures for the S&P 500 up 0.52 percent, Dow Jones futures up 0.3 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures up 0.48 percent at 0815 GMT. (9:42 am)

MORE TOPICS: DOW JONES, MORGAN STANLEY, MICHIGAN

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Aishwarya Rai At 2012 Cannes Film Festival: Actress Shocks Critics With Stunning Figure and Gorgeous Looks [PHOTOS]   

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Aishwarya Rai Bachchan finally made it to the 65th Cannes Film Festival amidst recent controversy over her weight gain. The ‘Best Dressed Celebrity’ arrived at L'Oreal Paris-amfAR (The Foundation for AIDS Research) dinner, to help raise funds for HIV/AIDS research. (9:20 am)

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Facebook Launched Camera App for iPhone: New App Reflects Instagram?
Facebook Launches Camera App for iPhone

By IBTimes UK

The Facebook Camera app allows you to edit and share photos on Facebook faster and with a higher-resolution. (8:05 am)

MORE TOPICS: IPHONE, IPAD, THE NEW YORK TIMES, IPOD, ITUNES, NEW YORK, TWITTER

Phillip Phillips
Phillip Phillips Talks to Seacrest about His Girlfriend: “She makes it known that she’s with me” [VIDEO]

By IBTimes AU

In a radio interview with American Idol host Ryan Seacrest right after his victory on American Idol, Phillip Phillips talked about his thoughts after winning, his parents, and his girlfriend’s reaction to his screaming fans. (4:37 am)

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