Wednesday Morning bite

25 May 2011

Cheers, old fruit!

Obama Pays Tribute To ‘Enduring Bond’ - President Barack Obama last night paid tribute to the “enduring bond” between Britain and the US as he embraced the “special relationship” in a speech at Buckingham Palace. He spoke of the “rock solid foundation” of a friendship that “never rests”, stressing that Britain had been America’s “closest partner” since the horrors of 9/11. [telegraph]

Obama And Cameron Form Table Tennis Team [Video] – Barack Obama and David Cameron teamed up to play some pupils at table tennis at the Globe Academy school in south London. The US president and UK prime minister visited the school on Obama’s first day in the country on his state visit. [bbc]

SA Cuts Business Ties with Libya – South African financial institutions have suspended business with entities linked to the Libyan government, Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan said on Tuesday. Responding to a question in parliament, he said he could not disclose any further details. He said South Africa remained committed to implementing the “letter and spirit” of the UN Security Council resolution. [fin24]

Sony Reports Another Hacker Attack - Sony has reported another security breach, this time a hacker attack that affects 8,500 user accounts on Sony Music Entertainment Greece websites where fans can subscribe to newsletters. Usernames, passwords, email addresses and phone numbers were all stolen in the attack. [mashable]