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• Crew member accused of attacking cruise passenger - CNN.com

  "The fight started because of an alleged slight -- and ended with a crew member being accused of attempted murder. Ketut Pujayasa, a 28-year-old room service attendant with Holland America's ms Nieuw Amsterdam, physically and sexually assaulted a female passenger while in international waters, according to a criminal complaint."

  tags: cruise unitedstates indonesia travel transportation

• Does formula mystery help keep Coke afloat? - CNN.com

  "London (CNN) -- Coca-Cola -- the world's ubiquitous brown fizzy drink -- is staying afloat as the soda market shrinks, and many point to a marketing strategy around the so-called "secret recipe" as key to its resilience in a struggling industry. "

  tags: coke random business unitedstates beverages

• Gulen’s shadowy network is a formidable enemy - FT.com

  "Mr Erdogan is autocratic and ambitious. He does not welcome opposition. Now that he has convinced himself that the Gulen network poses a threat, he is determined to weaken it. However it will not easily be defeated. Nor will it even be obvious when victory has arrived. It could be a long struggle. "

  tags: Turkey politics Islam balanceofpower democracy akp erdogan

• China considers larger tanks as soldiers pile on pounds - FT.com

  "China already has the largest army in the world. Now its soldiers are getting bigger too. A People’s Liberation Army study has concluded that its soldiers are significantly taller and heavier than they were 20 years ago – so much so that they are in danger of outgrowing their equipment."

  tags: china military health fitness fat asia

• US minimum wage rise may cost half million jobs, says CBO - FT.com

  "Barack Obama’s preferred option for lifting the federal minimum wage could cause a loss of 500,000 jobs in the US by the second half of 2016, according to the non-partisan congressional budget agency. "

  tags: unitedstates obama jobcreation economy cbo

• Opposition leader detained in Venezuela - FT.com

  "Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo López surrendered to security forces to face charges of fomenting unrest as thousands took to the streets to demand the resignation of President, Nicolás Maduro. "

  tags: venezuela protest authoritarianism southamerica politics balanceofpower

• Nespresso has shot at larger coffee sale - FT.com

  "Nespresso is betting that a new machine that brews larger coffees will help double its US sales to $600m in the next two years as the single-serve coffee maker seeks to boost its international growth. "

  tags: nespresso coffee unitedstates food beverage

• Mondelez set for new cost-control strategy - FT.com

  "Mondelez has hired Accenture to help it implement a severe cost-control budgeting system championed by 3G Capital, the Brazilian private equity fund that took over Heinz last year. "

  tags: mondelez kraft food business europe

• Edward Snowden, University of Glasgow: NSA leaker appointed a rector at Scottish school.

  "Students at the University of Glasgow on Tuesday tapped Edward Snowden as their new rector. The election means that, technically speaking, the former NSA contractor will spend the next three years as a student body representative, but in practice the vote was more of a political statement than anything else. Here's the Guardian with more: "

  tags: snowden protest nsa spying bigbrother unitedstates obama

• Ukraine protests: Kieve burns as protesters, police clash in bloodiest day of months-long protests.

  "Kiev Burns: New York Times: "Mayhem gripped the center of the Ukrainian capital on Tuesday evening as riot police officers moved on protesters massed behind barriers raised throughout Independence Square, the focal point of more than two months of protests against President Viktor F. Yanukovych. As the attack began just before 8 p.m. local time, the police tried to drive two armored personnel carriers through stone-reinforced barriers outside the Khreschatyk Hotel in the square. But they became bogged down and, set upon by protesters wielding rocks and fireworks, burst into flames, apparently trapping the security officers inside and prompting desperate rescue efforts from their colleagues." Live-feed."

  tags: ukraine protest revolution europe easterneurope balanceofpower russia

• Peace talks on hold after Taliban executes Pakistani soldiers - FT.com

  "Peace talks between Pakistan’s government and Taliban militants broke down on Monday after 23 army soldiers in Taliban captivity were killed. Hours after the head of the main Taliban group in Mohmand – an unruly region near the Afghan border – claimed responsibility for the killing, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said in a statement: “Pakistan cannot afford such bloodshed . . . The situation is very sad and the whole nation is shocked.”"

  tags: pakistan taliban death terrorism war destruction balanceofpower

• Abu Dhabi works to lure top investors to fledgling financial hub - FT.com

  "Abu Dhabi’s new financial centre has appointed a veteran Dubai regulator to oversee its launch and lure top global banks to the wealthy capital of the United Arab Emirates. "

  tags: abudhabi uae finance gcc middleeast dubai

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