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Anti-government protests must stop: Egypt vice president

Omar SuleimanEgypt’s newly appointed Vice President Omar Suleiman said Wednesday evening he would not speak with the opposition until Egyptian protesters stop demonstrations and return to their homes. “The request by President (Hosni) Mubarak to open dialogue with opposition will not continue until protesters stop and leave the Egyptian streets to return to normalcy, which will [...]

Spammers Grab IP Space Assigned to Egyptian President’s Wife

Spamhaus reports that spammers have hijacked IP addresses assigned to the wife of the Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. – Spammers have
control of thousands of IP addresses assigned to the wife of Egyptian President
Hosni Mubarak and the science center that bears her name.
According to the Spamhaus Project, spammers
hijacked IP addresses assigned to Suzanne Mubarak and the Suzanne Mubarak
Science Exploration Cente…


Afghanistan president to visit India

Manmohan Singh and hamid karzaiAfghanistan’s President Hamid Karzai is leaving for a two-day visit to India where he is to meet with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and other senior officials, his spokesman said Wednesday. “President Karzai’s visit is aimed to discuss regional economic capacity development with the Indian authorities,” Seyamak Herawi said. “He will also meet with the [...]

UOL promotes Chief Operating Officer Liam Wee Sin to president

UOL Group promoted Chief Operating Officer Liam Wee Sin to president. Liam, 51, will be in charge of the property division, except for finance and legal matters, and continue to report to Chief Executive Officer Gwee Lian Kheng.

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Egypt president announces new government

A new government was announced in Egypt on Monday, with new ministers of Interior and Finance.
Other members remained the same as in old cabined Mubarak dismissed on Friday, the state television reported.

Intel Capital Commits $200 Million as Part of President Obama’s “Startup America” Campaign

Intel Capital joins Public and Private Companies and Foundations to Invest in American Entrepreneurs

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
  • Intel Capital continues its Invest in America Fund commitment with new $200M pledge
  • Intel Capital executive joins the Startup America partnership board of advisors
  • Previous $200M Invest in America Fund commitment for 2010 and 2011 was met in less than one year

WASHINGTON, D.C., Jan. 31, 2011 – Intel Corporation announced that it has joined President Obama’s Startup America campaign to strengthen entrepreneurship in the United States. As part of this partnership, and in conjunction with its ongoing Invest in America initiative, Intel Capital, Intel Corporation’s global investment organization has pledged to invest another $200 million in American technology companies and joined the campaign’s board of advisors.

“Intel is dedicated to creating a culture of investment in the United States that supports American startups and the country’s future competitiveness,” said Arvind Sodhani, president of Intel Capital and Intel executive vice president.  “We are pleased to join the Administration in the effort to help new businesses succeed in the United States and consider this partnership an important opportunity to promote education, innovation and entrepreneurship to maintain a globally competitive economy.”

“Startup America” is a White House campaign to celebrate, inspire and accelerate high-growth entrepreneurship throughout the nation. This coordinated public/private effort brings together an alliance of the country’s most innovative entrepreneurs, corporations, universities, foundations, and other leaders, working in concert with a wide range of federal agencies to dramatically increase the prevalence and success of American entrepreneurs.

Intel Capital’s new $200 million commitment comes almost a year after the launch of the Invest in America Alliance, an Intel led initiative supported by many leading venture capital firms and corporations aimed at further anchoring the nation’s competitiveness on the global stage. As part of the Invest in America Alliance, which was announced in Feb. 2010, Intel committed to invest $200 million over two years in U.S.-based growth-oriented industries through its Invest in America Fund. Intel Capital met this original commitment in less than a year.

The Intel Capital Invest in America portfolio companies are addressing areas on the forefront of technology innovation from distributed energy resource management and cloud platform technologies to educational gaming and dynamic mobile video optimization. As these companies grow and create the next breakthroughs in technology innovation, they serve as a strong example of how private sector efforts can complement state and federal programs to foster fast growing, emerging industries with high job creation potential.

Intel believes a culture of investment is essential to keeping the U.S. on the leading edge of technology innovation and stimulating economic activity.  Last week, Intel announced plans to invest $100 million directly into U.S. university research over the next 5 years. Intel Corporation is engaged with a number of university research centers to focus on projects in select technology areas that align with the company’s research agenda including visual computing, mobility, security and embedded solutions.

About Intel
Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) is a world leader in computing innovation. The company designs and builds the essential technologies that serve as the foundation for the world’s computing devices. Additional information about Intel is available at newsroom.intel.com and blogs.intel.com.

About Intel Capital
Intel Capital, Intel’s global investment organization, makes equity investments in innovative technology start-ups and companies worldwide. Intel Capital invests in a broad range of companies offering hardware, software, and services targeting enterprise, home, mobility, health, consumer Internet, semiconductor manufacturing and cleantech. Since 1991, Intel Capital has invested more than US$9.8 billion in over 1,100 companies in 48 countries. In that timeframe, 189 portfolio companies have gone public on various exchanges around the world and 258 were acquired or participated in a merger. In 2010, Intel Capital invested US$327 million in 119 investments with approximately 44 percent of funds invested outside the U.S. and Canada. For more information on Intel Capital and its differentiated advantages, visit www.intelcapital.com.

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Obama: Egypt needs orderly transition

U.S. President Barack Obama on Sunday called for an orderly transition in Egypt to a government that reflects the aspirations of the Egyptian people. The president spoke by telephone with world and Middle East leaders about the situation in Egypt.

Obama speaks with foreign leaders on Egypt situation

barack obama1US President Barack Obama has spoken with leaders from Turkey, Israel, Saudi Arabia and Britain on the present situation in Egypt, the White House said. Obama spoke to Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Saudi King Abdullah Saturday, and to British Prime Minister David Cameron Sunday, Xinhua reported citing [...]

Egyptian president sacks government

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has appeared on national television for the first time since protesters took to the streets demanding his ouster.

In a televised speech late Friday, Mubarak promised to implement political and economic reforms.

President: Serbia ready for dialogue

Serbian President Boris Tadić has stated that Serbia is prepared for the dialogue with Priština.
He also pointed out that EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton had already been informed about it.

Obama bids to rebrand his presidency

U.S. President Barack Obama has delivered his first State of the Union speech since his Democrat party lost control of Congress.
It marks a significant shift to the right in a bid to gain Republican support for his legislation for the final two years of his first term.

President sends condolences after terrorist attack

Serbian President Boris Tadić sent on Tuesday a telegram of condolence to Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in the wake of Monday’s terrorist attack in Moscow. “The citizens of Serbia and I are deeply distressed by the loss of such a large number of lives. Please receive our deepest sympathy with the families of the victims and the people of Russia at this difficult moment,” reads the message released by Tadić’s press service.

Vice president greets nation on Republic Day

hamid ansariPeople should remain firm in their commitment towards the founding principles of the Indian republic, justice, liberty, equality and fraternity, Vice President Hamid Ansari said while greeting the nation on Republic Day Wednesday. In his message to the nation, Ansari said: “Since the people of India resolved to constitute India into a republic, we have [...]

Montenegrin PM on private visit

Montenegro’s new Prime Minister Igor LukÅ¡ić had talks with the president and prime minister of Serbia Boris Tadić and Mirko Cvetković. This took place during his private visit to Belgrade on Thursday, Beta news agency reported.

Czech President Vaclav Klaus visits Serbia

Czech President Vaclav Klaus is visiting Belgrade today, where he has received a charter of his acceptance into the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts (SANU). Upon his arrival in Belgrade, Klaus first conferred with Serbian President Boris Tadić, who also attended the ceremony at the SANU.

Obama says US welcomes China’s peaceful rise

barack-obama-2US President Barack Obama has said cooperation between America and China is good for both countries as well as the world. “I absolutely believe that China’s peaceful rise is good for the world and it’s good for America,” Obama told a joint press conference Wednesday after talks with Chinese President Hu Jintao at the White [...]

Chinese president begins U.S. visit

Chinese President Hu Jintao has met Barack Obama several times before, but never during a state visit to the United States, euronews reports. He will be the first Chinese leader treated to a White House dinner in 13 years.

Tunisian president flees

Turmoil has continued in Tunisia overnight after popular protests swept the president from power.

Looters and gangs have exploited the security vacuum in the capital. Witnesses said the army was called in to try to restore calm.

President, PM condole Sabarimala stampede deaths

pratibha and manmohan44565President Pratibha Patil and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday condoled the deaths of over 100 people in a stampede near Kerala’s Sabarimala temple. The prime minister has sanctioned Rs.1 lakh as compensation to the kin of the dead and Rs.50,000 for those injured. President Patil, in letters to Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan and Governor R.S. [...]

Tunisian president sacks interior minister

Tunisia’s interior minister has been fired after a deadly wave of violence not seen in decades.
Protests against unemployment and corruption have swept the country and have also reached the capital Tunis.