BreakingNews: A Memphis, Tennessee City Council committee has voted to cut all funding to the Memphis Sexual Assault Resource Center – WREG-TV.
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BreakingNews: Australian Defense Minister Fitzgibbon has resigned following questioning over his failure to declare a hotel expense, Sky News reports.
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BreakingNews: The Philippines National Disaster Coordinating Council tells BNO News a boat carrying 17 people has gone missing in bad weather.
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BreakingNews: At least 5 people are dead after a van carrying 17 Tanzanian tourists rolled over on I-10 near Tucson, Az. 12 have been flown to hospitals.
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BreakingNews: Australian exports fell 11% in April versus March while imports fell 2%, MarketWatch reports.
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BEIJING (Reuters) – China marks 20 years on Thursday since the bloody June 4 crackdown on pro-democracy protesters around Tiananmen Square, but the day is likely to pass largely peacefully, with troops and police ready to stifle unrest. Read more…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The weak labor market is hurting U.S. cities — centers of many industries and large housing markets — with 93 metropolitan areas registering an unemployment rate of at least 10 percent in April, according to Labor Department data released on Wednesday. Read more…
Google today announced the release of Google Mobile App for S60 (3rd Edition), which allows quick access to Google search and offers shortcuts to a number of Google’s other services. Features include a homescreen shortcut and automatic location context, via GPS or cell positioning, for searches. Incidentally Google’s S60 You Tube application has also been recently updated to version 2.0.17. Read on for more details.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Top executives of General Motors Corp and Chrysler LLC were pressed by angry U.S. senators on Wednesday to rethink plans to slash more than 2,300 dealerships as a key part of their restructuring. Read more…
The Nokia 5630 XpressMusic (Symbian S60 3rd FP2, 3.2 mp af camera, Wi-Fi, 3.5G) has quietly become available through various channels in Europe including the official online shops of Nokia Finland, Nokia Germany and Nokia Italy, it’s starting to appear in normal retailers too, and is available to pre-order in areas and shops where it isn’t yet on sale. The 5630 is designed for S60 users on a budget, and the unlocked SIM-free model in most places seems to be around 200 euros plus taxes, which is among the lowest launch prices so far for a smartphone. (Note that the Nokia Germany shop currently only stocks the Comes With Music edition which costs more due to its unlimited music downloads bundle.)