Mon, 20 Feb 2012 06:20:08 +0100 (AP) - A dancer from the Mocidade samba school swings from a float during carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday Feb. 20, 2012. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
Sony Ericsson swings to Q4 loss before ownership change
Thu, 19 Jan 2012 12:00:07 +0100 STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sony Ericsson posted a quarterly loss that missed all forecasts after losing in the battle for smartphone sales in the key year-end period, showing the challenge for Sony as it prepares to take full control of the joint venture. The world's ninth-biggest handset maker, which got left behind in the boom that powered smartphone growth at rivals such as Apple and Samsung Electronics , has also been struggling with high costs in the global slowdown. ... (Source: Reuters)
Biggest asteroid in 35 years swings close to Earth
Wed, 09 Nov 2011 01:10:12 +0100 An asteroid as big as an aircraft carrier zipped by Earth on Tuesday in the closest encounter by such a massive space rock in more than three decades. (Source: AP)
American golfer Michelle Wie swings a club as she poses during ...
Mon, 17 Oct 2011 10:50:06 +0200 (AP) - American golfer Michelle Wie swings a club as she poses during a charity golf event to raise funds for UNICEF at the Clearwater Bay Golf & Country Club in Hong Kong Monday, Oct. 17, 2011. The charity event was aimed to raise a donation for the extension of UNICEF's Child-Friendly Schools program in over 20 countries in East Asia and Pacific Region. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man swings a chicken over his head ...
Tue, 04 Oct 2011 20:50:02 +0200 (Reuters) - An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man swings a chicken over his head as he performs the Kaparot ritual ahead of the holiday of Yom Kippur in Jerusalem's Mea Shearim neighbourhood October 4, 2011. Kaparot is a custom connected to Yom Kippur, where white chickens are slaughtered as a symbolic gesture of atonement. The slaughtered chickens are then donated to the poor. REUTERS/Baz Ratner (JERUSALEM - Tags: RELIGION ANIMALS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)