Noticias de Hoy

By Alexei Oreskovic (Reuters) – Facebook Inc’s mobile advertising revenue growth gained momentum in the first three months of the year as the social network sold more ads to users on smartphones and tablets, partially offsetting higher spending which weighed on profits. New types of ads designed for smartphones, particularly ads aimed at enticing Facebook users to install mobile apps on their phones, helped lift revenue while traffic to the social network remained strong. . . .

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By Stephen Aldred HONG KONG (Reuters) – Fang Fenglei, a former Goldman Sachs banker and co-founder of Hopu Investment Management, is raising up to $2 billion in a new fund, people familiar with the matter said, as one of China’s best known bankers seeks to add to his riches. The launch of another Hopu fund removes the mystery surrounding the next move of a politically connected and closely watched China financier who stepped out of the limelight three years ago. . . .

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Police use flash bangs and pepper spray as officers and protesters clash.

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By David Schwartz PHOENIX (Reuters) – The largest Native American tribe in the United States is seeking to dub the classic 1977 movie "Star Wars" movie in Navajo as a way to help preserve its traditional language. Fluent Navajo speakers have been invited for a casting call in Window Rock in northern Arizona on Friday and Saturday to dub the roles of Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Princess Leia and others, tribal officials said. . . .

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BANGKOK (AP) ? Asian stock markets fell Thursday after U. S. and Chinese data pointed to slower growth in the world’s two biggest economies.

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An American detained for nearly six months in North Korea has been sentenced to 15 years of "compulsory labor" for unspecified crimes against the state, Pyongyang announced Thursday.

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Ingenious new phone accessories

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Authorities say two airplanes have clipped each other while preparing to take off at New Jersey’s Newark Liberty International Airport.

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ATLANTA (AP) ? Authorities in Georgia say Chris Kelly, a member of the 90s rap duo Kriss Cross, has died in Atlanta.

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One might imagine that activists at the pro-immigrant, pro-labor May Day rally in New York City would be happy about the bipartisan immigration reform bill currently in the Senate. But signs and activists at Wednesday’s rally called the current draft bill an "unjust" plan that will leave out too many immigrants in its legalization scheme [. . . ]

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