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Russia Today- Yahoo poised to buy Tumblr for $1.1 billion – report May 19, 2013Yahoo’s board has reportedly approved a deal to purchase blogging startup Tumblr for $1.1 billion. It is not yet clear whether Tumblr's board has also approved the deal. If successful, Tumblr would continue to operate largely as an independent business.RT
- Israel’s ‘illegal’ military entry permit bars selected tourists from West Bank - report May 19, 2013Many tourists hoping to visit the West Bank are finding it impossible to do so – because Israel requires certain visitors to have an entry permit. Obtaining permission is anything but easy, because Tel Aviv doesn't explain the process, Haaretz reported.RT
- US robots, Israeli drones to help make 2014 World Cup in Brazil 'one of safest sporting events ever' May 19, 2013Brazil has added 30 US military robots to the Israeli drones and 'Robocop-style' glasses with face recognition cameras to its arsenal after the country allocated $900 million to make 2014 World Cup "one of the most protected sports events in history."RT
- Austerity on the side: EU hits restaurateurs with olive oil law May 19, 2013As if European Union bureaucrats don’t have enough on their hands trying to extinguish financial fires raging across the broken continent, they’ve now decided to take their unlimited powers to the holy of holies: EU eateries.RT
- Syria in frame: Netanyahu vows ‘continued’ protection of Israel against ‘leakage of weapons to Hezbollah’ May 19, 2013Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu said at a cabinet meeting that he will prevent the transfer of weaponry to Hezbollah, implying Syria could be struck in the process. Fatal blasts battered Damascus in early May, allegedly executed by Israel.RT
- Yahoo poised to buy Tumblr for $1.1 billion – report May 19, 2013
